wspohn
Responses from wspohn
| Class A amplifiers A well built Class A amp might need servicing every 30 years or so...but so will all the non Class A amps - they need the electrolytic capacitors renewed. | |
| Single vs. Dual Subs I ran a single powered sub (15" driver) for awhile in my main listening room and then added a second. The second made a considerable difference to the sound. | |
| Old Amps that can still Kick Butt I like Class A amps despite the heat they put out. Have several Classe DR3 VHC, and a Belles A - not many made of any of those but still excellent sounding assuming they are in good shape (which usually means some capacitor replacement at this ag... | |
| Table for your Turntable? Show ‘em offf! https://imgur.com/E3VHu7a Marble base with solid granite plinth support | |
| Bin dug noisy records. Does it diminish your enjoyment? Need more discerning pre purchase examination. Gundge is OK as long as you own a cleaning machine. Scratches are not. | |
| Watt Gives? An amp's ability to deliver current, especially into 4 ohms and lower, is a better indicator of its performance with different speakers than its voltage rating! Agree. I have always enjoyed using amps with big power supplies that can deal with... | |
| At This Time Can We Recreate Full Range Live Music In The Home? Small jazz ensemble, sure. Baroque string group, easy.Full symphony orchestra - no. The reason being what was already mentioned - you would have to synthesize the huge room acoustic to reproduce it correctly. Don't know about you guys, but my ro... | |
| Phono Stage/SUT for Goldring Elite MC? Buy a Hagerman Piccolo 2https://hagerman-audio-labs.myshopify.com/products/piccolo2-mc-preampVery quiet. Have one in my second system and it is better than the transformer I was using. | |
| How do you know if you need to add a sub (without auditioning one, I mean)? You don't NEED a sub, but you may want one. Suggest that you buy a Hsu VTF 15H Mk 2 in plain black for under $1,000 (costs another $150 fro wood veneer finish) and see how you like it. Strongly advise that you add a second one when you can afford it. | |
| What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To? The Beatles.Hard to choose between 'Something' and 'Why Don't We Do It In the Road' of course. | |
| Recommendations for a new Basement home theater. I'd go looking for a projection set up if you can afford it. That TV is decent, but a bit small for the theatre experience. I use a 110" screen which seems about right.I like (and use) a Marantz AV preamp in my theatre. I'd go for a separate power... | |
| Hi end audio equip sounds better today than in decades past due to tech - T/F While the average quality MAY have improved, certain vintage gear still sounds as good, or in some cases better than current stuff. If you ever have a chance to sit in front of a pair (or even one) original Quad ESL57s driven by original Quad amp... | |
| How many vinyl albums do you own you listen to? I have around 4,000 LPs - classical, jazz and pop. The movers messed up my filing when we moved a few years ago, and we have just finished resorting. I took the opportunity to sift for duplicates and albums I really didn't want to keep and am sen... | |
| Do you care about car audio? Car audio is something that you improve only if it really bothers you - it is something that has to be just good enough that you can listen to it without wincing while driving to where you have your real system at home.There is a valid argument fo... | |
| Holographic Soundstage ? Is your hearing holographic? When your sound system can reproduce a single unamplified instrument so that you can't tell without opening your eyes whether you are sitting in an audition space listening to the instrument or in your listening room ... |