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| Quad ESL 57 with subwoofer The best sub for any dipole is an OB. In the 70's a company named Gradient made one for the ESL63, with two 12 inch drivers facing in opposite directions in an OB "H-frame". A company named GR Research now offers a similar design, but with the add... | |
| What sub under a grand? You can get a new Rythmik F15 for under 1K, plus shipping. An F12 is even less. | |
| ESL's to Monitors The Eminent Technology monitors are well worth hearing. Planar Magnetic midrange and tweeter, cone bass. Better than Maggies! | |
| How can I drive a very large passive subwoofer? I have a DQ-LP1 to sell. It's in excellent condition, factory stock with manual. If interested (pics available) you can contact me (ericjerde@gmail.com). | |
| Help me spend $3000 on a used amp Music Reference RM200. It has balanced inputs, 100w/ch. | |
| Need recommendations to replace ARC VT100 MkII For a low maintenance tube power amp with great sound, look into the Music Reference RM200. Its tubes are mounted on the amps chassis, not circuit boards. Very bad idea, ARC. | |
| Got big amp-help with 20A line and receptacle Contact any of the makers of "audiophile" grade outlets (PS Audio, Shunyata, etc.). | |
| Granite surface plate A high-mass paving stone sitting on top of an under-inflated bicycle tire is another old idea (first proposed by Frank Van Alstine in the early 80's). | |
| Alternative for VPI springs? I have a pair of the Sims new in a blister pack if you are interested. It would take me a while to dig them out of whichever box I put them in when I moved out of my house in '08. | |
| Which Amplifier for Sonus Faber Olympica 3 Speaker Given the balance of the speakers and their impedance characteristics, look into the Music Reference RM200 tube amp. | |
| will new Beatles mono lp's require a mono setup A mono cartridge is optimum, but a pre-amp's mode switch set to mono will do. | |
| My 2014 California Audio Show impressions... The EAR-U.S.A. room. Jazz was being played, and the instruments just sounded more "there" than in any other room I visited. More body, less ethereal. | |
| Isolation disc for speaker spikes on wood floors. Before spending more, try these, which cost only a penny apiece: pennies. | |
| Computer vs CD/SACD discs It could depend on your age. At mine(64), I'm done with changing over systems. I have a CD collection of somewhere around 7,000-8,000, and I ain't ripping them into a damn computer! I still have my LP collection too, numbering around 4,000 or so. ... | |
| Opinions on bang for the buck on TT & tonearm Townshend Rock 7 with Rega 303. |