zargon
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| effective use of aurios? I have used the Aurios under a preamp, and they worked best on top of a 1" maple shelf. You can get maple shelves made to order in size, thickness and finish from places like Timbernation. You might try at least 2" thick if possible. You need to b... | |
| AC Power 101 Yes, it helps that you are out in the country and have a step down transformer dedicated to your house. It will act like an isolation transformer. Being far from city or industry is good. It is also great that you have a circuit separate from the ... | |
| Another Cable Burn-in Question Blindjim,It takes current through a cable for it to break in. I think all of us could agree to this. First, the cable must be connected to a source that is on and has a signal. For example, this source could be a CD player or tuner. Second, it mus... | |
| AR CD3, CD5, or CD7? I have been using the CD3 MKII in an all ARC system for several years and am quite well satisfied. While my listening comparisons to the upper level ARC players reveals they have improved, nothing has yet convinced me to spend the extra $. The CD3... | |
| Vandersteen problem Is the woofer vibrating against the cabinet? It may be as simple as needing to be tightened and secured. | |
| Listening Room Ceiling Do you have any concerns about noise levels in the room above? If so, you should consider noise isolation approaches now. Drop down acoustical panels are inexpensive, but provide little or no isolation. Drywall is better, but with a few relatively... | |
| Questions for Vandersteen 5A owners... I have heard many wonderful sounding 5A setups, but the ones that got my attention the most were using all ARC. Randy Cooley of Optimal Enchantment in Santa Monica, CA, has been selling Vandies of all breeds with ARC for years and at one time was ... | |
| Basic electrical questions. Jea48, I have read Hansen's article, and he does a good job of explaining the sources of disturbances on a household AC line. One has to appreciate well designed audio equipment that operates successfully in such a harsh environment. I do have som... | |
| Basic electrical questions. I have read on many occasions various AGON members stating that in effect "separate dedicated circuits alone help decouple components from one another". From an electical engineering perspective, separate dedicated circuits all connected to the sa... | |
| Vandersteen Model 7s? Stringreen,What is Kawazinga wood? How about adding a picture to your system? I have rotary cut ebony, which is extremely unusual and not available any longer. It is quite unusual and beautiful. I wonder what the effect on sales of the 7 will be i... | |
| Room Acoustics question: Adampeter, sorry as we seemed to have hijacked your thread. It started with a comment that your room dimensions seemed similar to the Golden Mean. I don't believe they are, however, if so, that would have meant that there was good reason to believ... | |
| Room Acoustics question: Magfan, writers/historians studying the Pyramids disagree on whether PHI was used in the design. According to Livio, it is possible either PHI or PI was used and more likely it was PI (see his book for the explanation). Just because there is a rel... | |
| Room Acoustics question: For anyone with a fascination for numbers and curiosity about what George Cardas and others are promoting. Read "The Golden Ratio, The story of PHI, the world's most astonishing number" by Mario Livio, Broadway Books, C 2002 (available in paperbac... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Am_dial,Here is another splicing tape suggestion which has worked for me. Get a roll of 2" wide mailing tape, the kind used for taping cardboard boxes. These rolls come in both brown and clear, and while I have used both, the brown feels thinner f... | |
| Questions for Vandersteen 5A owners... Mrjstark, Richard told me that based on some recent experiences with room-challenging dealer set ups of the 5As, he is stongly considering including the rear firing tweeter on the 7. As you indicated, he felt it was critical when dealing with over... |