larryi
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| ... how important is Damping factor in determining what amp to buy If I knew absolutely nothing else about two amps, except that one has a damping factor of say 4 and the other had a damping factor of 1,000, I would take the amp rated 4 (it would most likely be a tube amp, and perhaps a single-ended triode with o... | |
| Good HiFi stores in NY, Washington DC area Deja Vu is quite a different kind of store--a lot of old gear, but mostly "new" gear that they make in-house or through exclusive associations with builders in Europe that build new stuff from old parts. Some of the speaker systems based on Weste... | |
| I have an uber awesome amp, why buy a speaker with a built in woofer sub-woofer amp It makes some sense to provide a powered woofer for certain kinds of systems. If the midrange/tweeter assembly is quite efficient, but, the designer cannot find a suitable woofer of equivalent or higher efficiency, a conventional design would mea... | |
| Good HiFi stores in NY, Washington DC area OP,You are hoping to buy these brands used from stores? | |
| Greg Brown - The Poet Game Yes, this is a terrific recording. The lyrics, in particular are amazingly thoughtful. I particularly like the title track (about the seeming power of words, but, ultimate impotence of words), and Brand New '64 Dodge (about the loss of innocence... | |
| Linear Tracking Turntables - Best?? The air bearing "slop" issue has to do with not having physical contact between the arm and the structure of the rest of the table (arm base and plinth). Micro vibrations caused by the stylus tracing the groove don't have as effective a path to b... | |
| Linn CD12 MK3 I don't know if it has to do with the choice of chip, or something else, but, I like the sound of the CD12 and also the sound of the Naim 555 cd player that I own. This too uses the 1704 chipset. There are a number of high-end DAC makers that h... | |
| Linear Tracking Turntables - Best?? The much higher effective mass in the horizontal plane of most linear tracking arms might not necessarily be a disadvantage. Bass is typically mastered monophonically, which means only lateral movement of the stylus tracing the groove. The highe... | |
| What is the "sound" dif. between a Joule -Elctra OTL and a SET amp?? Hi Charles 1 dad,I too find both the Atmasphere and Berning to be somewhat on the lean side, but, I like the liveliness of the sound they deliver. While I did not make any sort of direct comparison of the Joules with either OTL, I did hear the Jo... | |
| What is the "sound" dif. between a Joule -Elctra OTL and a SET amp?? I have heard the older Wyetech 211 amps with the Audio Note transformers and that is a very nice sounding amp. It was being used with ultra high efficiency speakers (107 db/w) so I do not know how they perform with speakers that are not that effi... | |
| recabling my Stax sr-009 to pure copper cable I have now heard the 009s on my amp (Blue Hawaii SE), and it is somewhat on the bright side and not quite as good in the midrange as the 007. I can see why someone might be tempted to change the wiring, although I have no idea if that will work o... | |
| Just moved to an apartment need speaker suggestions A lot of good advice in this thread. I think the Reference 3a would be an excellent choice and so would Neat speakers (talk about an under-rated line of speakers). On the higher efficiency side, the Tyler Acoustics PD15 is another candidate. Ne... | |
| Just moved to an apartment need speaker suggestions I seriously doubt, even at hypothetical "used" prices, the Magico S1 is what the OP is looking for. It is funny how this line of speakers always sneaks into the conversation even when it is SO NOT in the conversation. At less than 1/3 the price,... | |
| Just moved to an apartment need speaker suggestions Mapman makes a very good point. Use a platform that is designed to absorb vibrations and turn that energy into heat. Avoid carpet piercing sharp-pointed feet that couple the speaker to the floor. This causes the floor, particularly if it is a s... | |
| SET vs OTL Jet,I find that the upper bass on the AN-E, as well as other Audio Note models, can be a bit bloated, but, it is a very musically enjoyable speaker so, if that is a flaw, so what? I am not as big a fan of the 300b as I am of other small triodes (... |