zaikesman
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| Maggies New or Older Models??? Other than concerns about adequate power, you could also save some $ by looking for a pair of the older 3.3's or 2.6's, both of featured the true ribbon tweeter like on the current 3.6 or the previous 3.5 (not employed on the discontinued 2.7 or c... | |
| Checking the quality of your AC I keep an old-fashioned anaolg voltmeter with a dedicated standard two-prong plug connected to my system's AC duplex all the time. Other than when I first turn on my high-powered tube monoblocks, or when the air conditioning kicks in, I never see ... | |
| Review: Lindemann D680 CD Player I've not heard of this brand before, so thanks for the heads-up. Now, why is it that so many A'gon reviewers and thread-heads seem to forget to list their speakers when posting about their systems? It's like speakers are the only component people ... | |
| Review: Coincident Speaker Tech Total Victory Speaker Nice informative review. I have no personal experience with Coincident's products, but have wondered in the past about just how realistic the average impedance and efficiency claims that this company seems to routinely make for its speakers really... | |
| Why do Maggies need a lot of power? Ake, using an amp with enough power to drive these speakers comfortably at high levels will not only change the sound when you're head-banging, but can positively affect the sound quality at all levels. Normal listening is usually done at only a f... | |
| any audio buffs in SW VA? Geez, Arthur, it's looking pretty grim, eh? I'd like to help, but I'm all the way up in DC. Gook luck, though - you just can't be the only one down there! | |
| What do you think Audiogon does right? or wrong? Audiogon has improved the site significantly just since I started coming here, about 2 years ago (to browse and buy - I only started posting later). The site still has a few minor quirks and a couple of functions that could be added or made better... | |
| Why do Maggies need a lot of power? Blw, that was undoubtedly the case. As an MV-55 (45wpc, BTW) owner, I can assure you that this amp is not up to driving Maggies (which I used to sell retail) to realistic levels in large rooms and cannot pump out the bass current the speakers dema... | |
| MIT Love 'em or Hate 'em FWIW, I have never been interested in trying out any of the networked cables simply because of the boxes themselves. Can't say anything for 'em or against 'em one way or the other sonically speaking (tho' their prices often do seem a bit excessive... | |
| Smooth, "Film Like" Treble: Happiness At Last... Since finally joining the modern world and getting myself a new TV which has a 'color temperature' control (changes the 'shade' of the whites), I have noticed this adjustment can be seen as somewhat analogous to some of the sonic changes that can ... | |
| Transport with XLR digital out for 1500 new/used The discontinued Theta Pearl and Jade transports both offer AES/EBU output on XLR's, and employ the Pioneer Stable Platter mechanism. I own the Pearl and think it sounds great, but I have only compared it against lower-priced one-box players used ... | |
| Review: Air Tight ATM-3 Tube amp My experience with these amps (and matching AT preamp) in a system featuring SoundLab Dynastats - obviously a very different speaker - was pretty similar to yours. I did not like the sound of that system from a standpoint of overt tonal coloration... | |
| Class A amplifier choice, need suggestions Once again, I think we may have some semantic confusion going on here between class "A" amplifier bias operation, and Stereophile's 'Class A' of their Recommended Components listing. | |
| Potential problem with sale. Anyone who buys something to be shipped should realize there is the possibility that it could be damaged in transit. If this unit doesn't function correctly with his next TV, I think it would then be safe to assume something could well be wrong in... | |
| Heartsick Butch...do you have a real woman? :-) |