undertow

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Klipschorn: Still relevant??
I believe this is exactly why Klipsch has put out some other Gems that alleviate some of the issues with K-Horn demands and placement in rooms.. They have the new Palladiums which I can guarantee are pretty serious in sound, and not much will be m... 
Cartridge suggestions mmf-7.1
04rdking, Well you can only trust them so far, but again knowing they are calibrated right in the first place can eliminate the need for the gauge, but if you don't know where it lands from the beginning you could have issues.. Yeah you will get f... 
Mundorf silver in oil cap burn in?
They are far better caps in speakers than in electronics from my experience, not to say they don't perform better than many others in electronics, but with speakers they are like peanut butter and jelly.. Electronics they are a little brighter sou... 
Line Array speakers?
"05-03-08: Jb0194Great line arrays needn't be huge. Mine are 62" tall and 15" wide by 14" deep. Yes, I have stereo subs as well, but I could have opted for ported rather than sealed arrays to obviate them. My loudpeakers do not dominate a 16' by 2... 
Cartridge suggestions mmf-7.1
Yes I suggest the Denon 301 II from japan or the Denon 103r if you have a MC phonoamp capable of it, and as above I agree on the little big lower weight, I would go up to about 8 grams on anything, but you will get to a point that you will need to... 
Line Array speakers?
Dazzdax, Sorry not sure where you are coming from, but like anything else they are HUGE, and need the space along with the tolerance to use them...So Many just design speakers for more real world applications to try and appeal to the universal use... 
Cartridge suggestions mmf-7.1
Has nothing to do with the table, yes you need a cart.... Go with an Ortofon for very powerful rock and roll, go with a Denon if you really want a super sweet and good natural more analog sound.. Both powerful carts on these tables and arms. By th... 
Integrated for Zu Presence
Do it.. Looks like there is a first pair used up for sale right now you can probably get a deal on... I would look at the Cayin A-70T amp, getting a ton of great reviews, built awesome, good power, good features including a remote and can be switc... 
Vinyl vs. digital: what am I doing wrong?
I have found about a 75 to 80% in the win column of Vinyl vs. the same CD… That means a few can in fact just be good, and mostly this really depends on the music being played, or how good the pressing on vinyl is that you have… some vinyl are dud'... 
Quicksilver Contact Enhancer
Caig pro gold on your standard stuff will not really make a signal brighter, but more energy can be heard, use this on all interconnects, electrical connections, and speaker connections.. All NON-permanent connections that you sometimes need to re... 
McIntosh Amp Ratings
ArthurAballI guess that is the best way to describe..Natural, I feel much more Power in bass from Tube amps.. And have also from Mcintosh amps, but to be fair most of the Mcintosh amps I have heard were using Mcintosh preamps with Attenuation of t... 
Bass, Frequency response, Etc...Noob Question
Well my only point was basic coverage down to the lowest bass note of about 31.5 hz is normally good enough for rock music, very rare they have a Steinway lowest A key of 27.5 hz or a pipe organ of 16 hz!! That’s All I meant by it. 
Bass, Frequency response, Etc...Noob Question
I agree for 90% of whats needed 40hz with power is enough.. But if you can get it 32hz will work a little better. 
McIntosh Amp Ratings
An interesting observation I had made about mcintosh specs which I believe a one of the contributing factors to making them more universal and tube sounding is partially the autoformer deal, but also they have very low damping factor in comparison... 
Supra Swords or MIT's
I have heard MIT's mid line stuff, and Supras next to the top Speaker cables... Well... Bottom line the supras ESPECIALLY for the money is un-touched. Best cables made for dollar per foot available, can't go wrong as mentioned above, very natural ...