whart
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| Looking for vintage system suggestions (maranta, klipsch, etc...) +1 yakbob, good stuff and far more sensible approach than mine. Well done. | |
| Looking for vintage system suggestions (maranta, klipsch, etc...) I am in the process of assembling a vintage second system, based largely on components I’ve owned for decades, but had not restored. It is in some ways a serious system, and in other ways, has limitations, but it is truly period and has resale val... | |
| Subwoofer for classical music listener For what it’s worth, I don’t like running my main speakers through some external crossover. I am concerned that additional electronics in the way of the main speakers will cause a loss of transparency. I let them play full range, and feed the subs... | |
| CD players = dead? @williewonka thanks. | |
| Allnic 1201 and Herron VTPH-2 I can’t weigh in on the sonics merits of these two pieces (though I do own a piece of Allnic gear) but have a different observation and a suggestion: the audio press, such that it is, rarely does "shoot-outs" of comparable gear for many reasons. A... | |
| CD players = dead? @williewonka ’s observation-- that CD is following the path of vinyl- rings true in some ways, but it hasn’t had its resurgence yet. I’ve been a ’vinyl only’ guy forever, and am only now starting to look at CD as a serious medium. Why? Access to m... | |
| Any Allnic users out there? Hum problem. Try:Albert PorterPost over on WBF and call out for Carl- his handle over there is "cjfrbw" (Perhaps he posts here too).Christian/Rockitman, who I'm pretty sure has the head amp. | |
| Any Allnic users out there? Hum problem. I have the H3000, but not the head amp. No hum, I had some tube squeal that was solved by replacing the tubes-supplied by Allnic through then distributor David Beetles. If you are in the States, Albert Porter is now the importer. I know one guy-- ... | |
| Lamm LL2 Deluxe.... You bet. I hope you love it. | |
| Rythmik L12 or F12 I can’t speak to the L12, which looks like an entry level sub, but I’ve had experience with the F series. I’m currently using an F 12 SE with a paper cone for my small HT, but originally ordered it to play with my two channel hi-fi. Well made, eas... | |
| Lamm LL2 Deluxe.... Rox- glad that worked out for you. When I bought my Lamm gear, all used, I had Vlad go over it. He didn't charge much to replace a few parts on the amps, and updated my line stage- the L2- to the then current spec. They are very nice people- Elina... | |
| Lamm LL2 Deluxe.... If David Karmeli weighs in, perhaps he could help. Maybe Vlad could add the attenuation switch. Worth finding out. Not sure what sonic differences exist between the 2 and 2.1I've owned various Lamm gear over the years and have been very happy with... | |
| French inventor beat Edison by twenty years with his audio recording device. I think Edison didn't really know what to do with the cylinder- I believe that he was thinking of the equivalent of the Dictaphone, but if memory serves, he applied it to music only after others (Berliner?) did so. I don't really mess with cylinde... | |
| French inventor beat Edison by twenty years with his audio recording device. I read about this in the book "Cowboys and Indies" (horrible title), which covers the history of recorded sound, including both the technology and the businesses that depended on it, as well as the cultural shifts that paralleled this. Sidenote: t... | |
| Pass Labs I’m going to skirt the political aspects of this and focus for a minute on the merits. Every time there is a post about some new uber-price for a piece of gear- whether it is cable, hardware or whatever- i think you get the predictable assortment ... |