tonyptony

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Best realistic omni type speaker option?
+2 on Shahinian.  
Which stereo amp to try under $30k
Let me just say that at least for my part, I have no affiliation or relationship at all with Merrill.  
Which stereo amp to try under $30k
Mayor, as a reminder, you were open, to up to 30 K........The Merrill 118 mono blocks are getting raves by many......I’ve heard the 118s a number of times through various speakers, as Merrill W. lives in my part of the country and he’s had some lo... 
Can you use the Kirmuss Ultrasonic cleaner without the lengthy white paste steps
@iamhe , did you see Fremer's video from RMAF with the panel discussion on record cleaning? Kirmuss was on the panel along with a bunch of other folks. Based on that discussion it now appears Tergikleen is the devil incarnateI wish this stuff was ... 
TT on Symposium Super Segue - slate or maple underneath?
Well, I decided my first experiment will be (and is) the TT feet in Supercouplers, which are resting on Super Point Pods, which are sitting on a 3” Maple platform, which itself is sitting on a 13 layer Baltic Birch ply platform. I’m listening to t... 
TT on Symposium Super Segue - slate or maple underneath?
Where's a good place to buy ASC WallDamp?It's funny to see the resurgence of Baltic Birch. Dick Shahinian, bless his memory, knew how good such material can be for building speakers. Although IIRC he used Finland Birch, back in the days when I thi... 
TT on Symposium Super Segue - slate or maple underneath?
Is thermal dissipation the same as storage? 
TT on Symposium Super Segue - slate or maple underneath?
the component on the iso stand should be placed on very hard cones AND the stand or anything under the stand should also be placed on very hard cones.@geoffkait, yes I can see that as being a logical approach. But the Symposium concept, if I under... 
TT on Symposium Super Segue - slate or maple underneath?
@lak , do you think even if slate is used as part of a constrained layer solution? I've  
TT on Symposium Super Segue - slate or maple underneath?
Thanks @bdp24. 
TT on Symposium Super Segue - slate or maple underneath?
Thanks t_e_p. Unfortunately I don't have a Foundation rack, and the Segue will not fit comfortably on top of my old CWD rack (yes, I'll be moving to a better rack someday). I called Peter at Symposium and he suggested going Segue / slate / maple, ... 
Anyone else gotten SPAM pop ups the last couple of days?
Thanks! 
Anyone else gotten SPAM pop ups the last couple of days?
So Audiogon, it seems many of us have already done the usual assortment of things in an attempt to get this to go away. It doesn’t work. You have any ideas on your side?Oh, BTW, at least in my case it only seems to happen on my iPad, not my iPhone... 
Anyone try Cerapucs under full range speakers?
So in this case, is spiking or decoupling the theoretically better option? (All determined ultimately by listening, of course.) 
Mapleshade or Butcher Block Acoustics
A sheet of 19mm 13-ply Baltic Birch in the standard 5’ x 5’ size will cost one less than $100.@bdp24, can you provide a source for Baltic birch ply?