mlsstl
Responses from mlsstl
| Moving up???? Just a thought, but have you considered a road trip? Here and there over the decades I've been in this hobby I've taken a trip to hear speakers that I've been considering. It's paid off both ways -- finding a prize and avoiding a mistake. The o... | |
| Short? "failing cap" refers to a power supply capacitor in your Mac power amp. Some appliances, particularly those that draw a lot of power and have motors, will send a noise pulse into your house's AC circuit of your house when they cycle on or off. ... | |
| Ohm for Sale When I went to buy my Ohm 1000s four or five years ago, I asked them about their business continuity plans since I knew John was getting up in years. I was told that Evan was the next generation of management. I last heard from Evan this past Febr... | |
| What amp for LS3/5A nearfield only For near-field low volume listening, consider a Schiit Vali 2++ (tube) or Magni+ (solid state) with their Rekkr power amp and they stack nicely with a small footprint. $260 to $300, depending on the combo. You can also add one of their DACS (Modi+... | |
| Things To make Schiit freya + a even better preamplifier Perhaps not bad thoughts (though I don't know if anyone at Schiit reads this forum) but keep in mind that designing gear for mass manufacturing is not a simple process. You might enjoy reading Jason Stoddard's book "Schiit Happened: The Story of ... | |
| Is My Tube Amp Unfixable? Help Needed This is an odd situation -- the manufacturer and an independent repair shop both swear the amp is running fine with no noise, yet it is noisy in your system, even with no input. Just a thought, but do you have any friends with decent speakers (or... | |
| New cd player I had a NAD CD player some years ago that was quite nice. I just checked and you can get a NAD C 568 for $900 from Crutchfield. This is their mid-tier player. | |
| Woofers pumping Second the motion on switching speaker cables and seeing if the pumping motion moves over to the other speaker. If that happens, then the source is the problem. I have a few recordings that do have subsonics. One in particular is a CPE Bach reco... | |
| Schiit URD CD Transport SOON? @arcangles "Just saying or what am I missing..." My understanding is that Mike Moffat at Schiit, their co-owner and designer of their digital gear, strongly prefers their Unison USB over coax and optical connections. Many DACs, including Schiit'... | |
| Schiit URD CD Transport SOON? As of this evening, their web site says it ships in five to seven days. | |
| End of life for Vandersteen IICe? I'd second @panzrwagn's comment. Maybe someone else can use the cabinets or salvage other parts, or use them as the basis for a project with different drivers. If something isn't worth selling, I always try to give it away to an interested party b... | |
| Low Powered Tube Amp Distorting High Efficiency Speakers? Another possibility is the recording itself. Often vocals are VERY closely miked which can magnify the sibilance. This is true of many rock, pop or new country recordings. Add to that the "loudness wars" recording style that still hasn't gone away... | |
| Why do speakers improve with more powerful amps? @jumia -- "So why the hell do people buy inefficient speakers?" Simple, I like the way my Ohms (main system) and Spendors (2nd system) sound. I prefer them to the many more sensitive speakers I've heard over the years. I'm not here to impress yo... | |
| Why do speakers improve with more powerful amps? The OP has just been presented with the reality that opinions vary widely on this subject. And, there are a ton of variables to consider -- the speakers involved, their sensitivity and the load they present; the listener's desired volume; the siz... | |
| When are speakers considered Hi-Fi and not Mid-Fi??? For many people who fancy themselves audiophiles, it is difficult to consider any mass market brand anything more than mid-fi. When something becomes widely available and popular, it is no longer "exclusive" and "exclusive" is one of the primary r... |