whart
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| As Varied as the Audiophiles Themselves... And, it sounds like you were comparing real extremes in approach. What about systems that are ostensibly designed to be musical and uncolored? And often sound so different from each other? | |
| Grateful for Audiogon You know, I was just thinking the same thing. I'm relatively new here, and find the forums (fora) very helpful. I haven't sold anything yet (that's another story) but the few things I've bought so far have been terrific, and the experience is, com... | |
| Air Line Arm Owners- Compressor Electrical Noise Thanks for the responses, gents. (Franc- you have been constantly responsive to me in the past, for which I thank you). Interestingly, I had the compressor wired to a separate receptacle, connected via very high grade wire to a separate breaker in... | |
| retro but quality amp for ESL 57's Although the 57s benefit from a low powered amp, they will be revealing of its inadequacies in the mid-range. When I got my first pair back in the early 70s, I used them temporarily with a Dyna Stereo 70, then a ubititous, cheap tube amp. I later ... | |
| Air Line Arm Owners- Compressor Electrical Noise Initially, yes. And, its not insanely difficult. The key- as many have repeatedly told me- is the ability to get the arm absolutely level- which means that once you level the platform that the TT is sitting on- you are using it with the XL, right?... | |
| Air Line Arm Owners- Compressor Electrical Noise Well, here's the latest, since it's a holiday weekend and I wasn't going to reach anybody by phone anyway- I rearranged the electronics so that everything is plugged into a Shunyata Hydra, and still have the compressor plugged into my 240v step-do... | |
| JOHNNY WINTER IN CHICAGO Saw johnny at the Turning Point with James Montgomery several months ago- he blew the doors off the place. | |
| High End, and Rack Mountable I use equipment racks for my video system, including for the audio amplifiers that support the video system. (Mine are from Mid-Atlantic, but are the same concept- full sized enclosed racks with back doors, shelves, etc.)I'm not sure how well thes... | |
| Air Line Arm Owners- Compressor Electrical Noise Yep, I'll bug Scot, who has been responsive to every request as has my new dealer, Bill Parrish. I can barely hear the compressor kick on, mechanically, when the door to the room/closet it is installed in is closed. Putting it further away would s... | |
| More Electrical System Madness Only Shunyata Hydras, but not all of my components run thru them- for example, the Lamm line stage plugs directly into the wall, as does the power supply for the TT. I suppose I could plug those components into a Hydra as well.... | |
| More Electrical System Madness Well, it wasn't the ground between the arm and phono pre- so, for my next trick, I decided it still had to do with the compressor for the Air Line arm. Having had that plugged into a separate circuit didn't make a difference, and having a dedicate... | |
| Jumpers - How good do they really have to be? I can't speak to your particular combination, but can tell you that when I got my Avantgarde Duos, I first hooked them up with the factory supplied jumpers while awaiting delivery of some custom Cardas Golden Ref. jumpers. The speakers were, admit... | |
| More Electrical System Madness yep. Considerable discussion of that, and other issues relating to the installation of the "dedicated" system, in another thread relating to its set-up. I went back through all the grounds after I wrote the initial post, decided to pull the Granit... | |
| Which would you choose to isolate your turntable? Where do the HRS platforms fit into this hierarchy? | |
| Avantgarde in NYC? I don't think they represent Avantgarde any more. For a while, I think they were doing Acapella- and now, they seem to be devoted to Goldmund systems. I'm not sure there is an authorized dealer in NYC. As to Manley, I was forced to buy my Steelhea... |