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| Horn speakers are really bright? The big Klipsch's will never fully take on the character of a polite British loudspeaker. But, who want them to? As stated in this forum, horns are unforgiving of "mid-fi" and will confidently reveal the warts promenent in lesser systems. For t... | |
| Any tricks to remove drivers from a (sticky) cabinet @larryi This was my attempt at humor. Guess some people are better at telling jokes than others. I'm an experienced builder/servicer involved in performance upgrades. Yes, working with the holes in the frame does lower the drama and incident ... | |
| Any tricks to remove drivers from a (sticky) cabinet Install a pneumatic valve on the rear of the cabinet. Pressurize the cabinets to 35 psi. Grab some popcorn and enjoy the show. non-sealed cabinets will require a little extra creativity. Duluth Trading Company briefs stuffed in openings seem t... | |
| Was my friend given misinformation. Many years ago Kenwood expanded distribution into catalog showrooms which ticked off audio specialty stores who helped build the brand in the US. Kenwood's answer was to offer an "Audio Purist" line to independent dealers. Sounded like the right... | |
| Monstrous power cables @audiodwebe thanks for the info on who recommended the cable to you. Next questions: How does it sound? Are you happy with the package (power cable and power conditioner)? | |
| Monstrous power cables By the way, I am not the dealer, and have no idea who the dealer is. | |
| Monstrous power cables @audiodwebe Have you considered that your dealer knows what he is doing and actually recommended a good power cable choice based on the price/performance of your power conditioner? | |
| What do you use to keep high gloss speakers clean? I use an EGo 56 volt cordless leaf blower to remove surface dust from my high gloss speakers. There is also the added benefit of removing additional debris such as album covers, stylus brushes, etc. from adjacent cabinets and furniture as well. ... | |
| Concerning high end audio names in new cars After setting relatively low expectations for the Meridian system in my Rivian R1T, I am more than pleased with the performance of the system. It sounds as if Meridan used some fairly decent DACs in the front end and designed the system for grown ... | |
| Best progressive rock album side @wlutke "Quicksilver Messenger Service - QMS". I'm with you on this one. But which side? | |
| All New Yamaha NS-2000A Loudspeakers Are On The Market I worked for a dealer back in the 70s when a flash flood filled the building with 7 feet of water. When we finally allowed to access to the building, there was still about 2 feet of water in the building, slowing seeping out the gap in the bottom... | |
| Yep much to do about nothing. Fear brains. Rigid partisanship equals misery. | |
| Yep much to do about nothing. Fear brains. And, oh yeah, Russian tubes literally light up my life. | |
| Yep much to do about nothing. Fear brains. I've spent the past 5 years interacting with various "unite" groups -- including my own. Identifying, acknowledging and celebrating our common links and connections (humanity) is a major segment of our work. Encouraging unapologetic, firebreathi... | |
| which is a better speaker It's been said that "you can't blame a compass for pointing north". And, when you make an inquiry to a group of audiophiles you can expect "audiophile" responses from "audiophiles". If the question were posed on a forum for oral surgeons: "What ... |