whart
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| The longest you have owned any gear? I still have my:ARC Dual 75a- it was refurbished about 15 years ago and is presently not in use- purchased new in 1974-5;Quad ESL- refurbished recently and now in use- purchased used in 1973;Technics SP-10 turntable- refurbished and ready to go in... | |
| Is it the beer or do speakers/electronics really need some extended warm-up period? Just to be clear, I think the 'warm up' (at least that i'm referring to) involves playing it- not simply letting it stand idle after turn on. @hifijones -thanks for bringing out that distinction. | |
| Adjectives @goldenear1948 - if I had willpower I would. It's what I do in between being productive, i think.Not that there is anything wrong with that, and the fora are helpful, good places to connect, etc. but I can tell when I've had too much. Not implying... | |
| Austin Record Convention Man, I don't know how i missed you- i was talking with those Direct Audio folks--. You should see some real traffic today and tomorrow, yesterday was relatively quiet (except of course, in front of the very bins I was digging in). A lot there, wor... | |
| Adjectives brickxxxxhouse comes to mind, but doesn’t connote precision engineering.and conjures up images better left unsaid. | |
| Is it the beer or do speakers/electronics really need some extended warm-up period? In all seriousness (is that even possible?), I think the desire to turn up the volume is sometimes a desire to get 'more' you are there-they are here/immediacy/verisimultude (great word) out of the system. The trick for me is getting the volume/ga... | |
| Adjectives Subtle, yet naive. Fruity, with a chocolate finish? Oaky?Hmmmm. I gave up drinking. I gave up reading reviews. Far more sane. :) | |
| Austin Record Convention @trytone -were you there Friday? I spent several hours at the show on Friday, starting at around noon, and even kept an eye out for you--perhaps I just missed you. Sorry. I did buy a few things, got to see some familiar faces and meet some charact... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? I looked up the YL and saw that both of you guys were discussing this on the Hoffman forum. Someone else on one of the fora had mentioned Deja Vu recently, in connection with recreating old WE horns. I've been using a commercial horn system (Avant... | |
| Sellers increasingly overgrade records I was talking about mold in the sense of fungus, not so-called mold release compound, which I think is overhyped as an issue. Sometimes, records are just wretched. There are a few I’ve gotten from that french plant that had really bad surfaces, an... | |
| Sellers increasingly overgrade records For me, it is playing quality; I'd take a clean player with micro abrasions or surface discolorations (as long as it isn't mold/fungus stain) over a mint looking record that sounds noisy, has clicks, groove wear, etc. I'm also not as fanatical to ... | |
| Is it the beer or do speakers/electronics really need some extended warm-up period? With the Lamm ML 2 amps, you can definitely hear a difference as you play music for the first 45 minutes-1 hour. A gradual opening up in almost all aspects. If it is something else, then it must be the tube line stage or the tube phono stage, or p... | |
| Quad ESL 57 playing Prince I recently had my old pair of '57s restored by Kent McCollum, and he added a protection circuit. (I actually don't know what would happen if that kicked in). I'm using a freshly restored pair of Quad IIs with really good glass. I'm playing all kin... | |
| Dedicated Outlets - The Latest Recommendations If you look for an electrical contractor that does commercial work, not just residential, you may already be in the ballpark in terms of dealing with some of this stuff (less arm-twisting). At least that's been my experience. Good luck. | |
| Dedicated Outlets - The Latest Recommendations While awaiting @Jea48’s response (and I agree that he is always superb on these issues), here’s what I did, within code in Austin. recently.Subpanel off main panel- mainly to give me more room for breakers. I installed a big outdoor isolation tran... |