fiesta75
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| Drivers survived Linkwitz-Riley 24dB, 3-way analog electronic crossover. Constructed by me, IC dates codes are 801 X B and 813 B B. | |
| Looking for new speakers for large audio room Are you replacing the Avantgarde uno series two? Thought you were just looking to upgrade. Those are some great speakers. Can you afford some Avantgarde's with bigger horns and 4 subwoofers? | |
| Drivers survived I'm guessing the tone was about 900Hz., yes I got super lucky. Scared the p**s out of me! I will be ordering upgraded replacement parts, starting with ALL op-amps and capacitors. Haven't decided on the film resistors yet. | |
| How long do good speakers last? My Altec's with cloth surrounds are original from late 60's or early 70's, I prefer treated cloth surrounds to even butyl rubber. For foam surrounds, I use mink oil about once every 2 years to keep them pliable. | |
| Grateful Dead- Sotheby's Auction Thanks, cool... | |
| What's your dream speaker? +1 JBL Everest DD67000. | |
| Solar Panel and Inverter Recent Audio Lessons Learned I'm using Enphase micro inverters with Tesla power wall, no issues with noise. I'm also connected to the grid. | |
| Looking for new speakers for large audio room Add a couple 15" to 18" subwoofers. Spread the subs around to get better coverage. | |
| How long do good speakers last? Keep them out of the sun. Should last 20 years or so before you need to replace surrounds if you don't abuse them. Amplifier clipping will damage tweeters. | |
| I have a speaker made by Federal Telegraph co Cool - Go to Virtual Systems page, use the "Create System" to upload photos.https://systems.audiogon.com/ | |
| Do you ever miss vintage gear you no longer have? Sony TAN-5550... | |
| Digital coax from CD player to DAC, RCA or BNC-RCA? For me BNC connectors are the best. I'm not a big fan of adapters, but if you cannot replace the RCA's with BNC's on both the cable and equipment, then Sliver Shadow would probably be a good option. I have found that the connectors are usually the... | |
| Sony TA-E77ESD Preamp Not Working If it were me, I'd try operating all switches and controls a few time to see if it might be a poor switch contact. If that doesn't work, take the cover off and look for any connectors that may have come loose during the move. Sony typically uses a... | |
| JBL Olympus C-50 loudspeakers This came from imhifiman; Go to Virtual Systems page, use the "Create System" to upload photos.https://systems.audiogon.com/ | |
| Zu introduces Soul 6 I'm going to order a pair once they get the supply issues resolved. If anyone receives a pair I would love to hear your review, thanks. |