islandmandan
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| Tannoy Yorkminster vs Canterbury Hi Analogluvr,Since you made mention of using custom enclosures and Tannoy drivers, it gave me license to mention mine, HPD 315's in 150 liter bass-reflex, 1 7/8" thick MDF, cones converted to "Hard Edge", and custom crossovers using copper ribbon... | |
| Transcendent Sound Grounded Grid Preamp upgrade For years, I ran a transformer-based Sonic Euphoria passive line stage. I wanted to try a tubed line stage, and a friend had gotten the Grounded Grid, which sounded very good to me.So, I ordered the kit, along with a Goldpoint stepped attenuator a... | |
| Bad idea to use pro Tannoy speakers for home use? A friend of mine has a pair of 15" Tannoys (not sure if they are Golds or HPD's) that were part of the sound reinforcement for the musical "Cats" on Broadway. They served the entire run without issue.He put them in custom enclosures for home, and ... | |
| Phono Stage Selection - PH-16 or Hagerman Cornet3 I wanted a tubed linestage, and wanted a kit, so I bought a Transcendent Sounds Grounded Grid pre. I love the thing. They also have a phono stage, you might want to check out. The linestage is only $499. The phono pre is $699 for the kit.I don't k... | |
| Jeff Rowland Al, thank you. You have done your usual stellar job of research, before providing a helpful and informative answer.It looks like the only issue will be the output impedence of my Transcendent Sound GG preamp. I used a 100 ohm Goldpoint stepped att... | |
| Jeff Rowland Hello Al, Ricred, Kijanki, and all,After reading this thread, it has led me to question my intention of using a second Class D CDA 254 amplifier, thus allowing me to use the two of them in bridged mode as monoblocs.My speakers are of course differ... | |
| 3/3/2015 Another San Francisco Smash and grab Yeah, I think citizens should have guns so they can shoot at these assholes, instead of just screaming at them. Outlaw all gun ownership, only criminals and cops will have them. Not what the founding fathers had in mind. | |
| Solid State amps with tube preamps This'll really throw a curve at you. My main amp is an SET 300B, 9 watts of SET bliss.For a back-up amp I built a CDA 254 amp from Class D Audio, 250 Wpc.This low-cost Class D amp has blown me out of the water, as it compares very favorably with t... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... I have enjoyed this thread more than any I can recall here on Audiogon. The comments by Jetrexpro, Grannyring, and others ( and the incomparable insight contributed by Almarg), gives so much validity to the DIY approach.Even though my skills pale ... | |
| Table setup/help in SE WI I hate to overstate the obvious, but it's probably time you learned to do it yourself. All of us, at some point, had to learn this vital aspect of vinyl listening.Get yourself a good quality alignment tool, such as a MintLP protractor, follow the ... | |
| Class D at low volume Good question. Since I built my Class D Audio amp, I haven't really done any low volume level listening, as all my listening sessions tend to be at my comfort zone, or my systems' comfort zone, and at, or near, concert hall levels.I can't help you... | |
| Best amp for $550 to mate with the following... Go to Class D Audio's website. You can buy a complete amp, a complete kit, or amp modules/power supplies. In any case, they are an indredible bargain, beautifully made, with high quality parts (in the USA), and are one of the best sounding amps I'... | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. I've never had Tannoys any larger than twelve inch, but in 45 years (off and on) of using them, I have concluded that they are an un-fussy speaker to drive.I have used an Aragon 300 Wpc SS, Plinius SA 100 MKIII, a factory-upgraded Assemblage Audio... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Yep, the thing is blowing me away. I had no idea what to expect, but when I send it away to fix my mess-up, I will miss it.I expected a sterile, cold sound, it is anything but cold and sterile sounding. This is really going to sound heretical, but... | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Charles, point of fact, the Class D amp is so good, I sold the First Watt M2. And loving it.Regards,Dan |