kingsleuy
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| Do you care about car audio? When I was interested in purchasing this one used car, the first thing I did was turn on the radio and played a cd. Bose system. I could nit pick but surprisingly decent. Didn't tell the salesman that. Then, I walked around and inspected the ... | |
| The Lifespan of an LP? A long long time.I stole my dad's collection when I moved out in 1975. I remember he playing them on a Magnavox phono console in the late 50's. I played them till 2010ish. Those records saw a bunch of systems Always sounded good. Even when pl... | |
| Newbie question 1. Why the need for soooo much watts?2. Who manufacture a 2500 watt amplifier? Bridged? Per side! 3. True. It does not matter how much power your "vintage receiver" has. You should not be connecting it's speaker outputs to the inputs of thi... | |
| My ears are ready to retire! "down sizing my home" Does this mean from a 10x16 listening room to a 10x16 studio apartment? My divorce made that happen to me.Looking at the system in your profile. Appears to be a good system.I would keep it. All paid for! Make them work ... | |
| Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again I was looking at the toroidal transformer for some wiring information. Hoping for good news. Noticed: Boy, that one tube is really close to the transformer. And behind the transformer are the output jacks. Also very closely mounted. Here's m... | |
| Does it annoy you when companies don't show the internals of electronics ? Yes. Not "annoyed" but it is a deciding factor for me. Hope I don't have to but I like to do my own repairs. If I see any proprietary epoxy modules (secret black boxes) I pass. Unless they are really inexpensive or given to me. Otherwise if i... | |
| Biwire - wiring diagram inside speaker My feeling about the "bridge" bar is minor. You're just adding another physical connection into the circuit.I took apart my B&W speakers which has biwire capabilities. I wanted to goof with the crossover because I hate the sound of them so ... | |
| Mistakes I’ve made Lot's of Mistakes in my life. "Loaning" out motto,"Never loan out anything I or you are not willing to give away"Stereo equipment, tools, money, frying pan... | |
| Women who enjoy quality speakers Corrections. She is NOT one to go to shows or shops. She is NOT into talking technicals. | |
| Women who enjoy quality speakers I know female audiophile exist. Met them years ago at the winter and summer CES shows. 1970's, 80's. And while visiting audio salons on America.I wanted my girlfriend to respond but she gave me the "don't wanna" look.I know for a fact that she k... | |
| 100 W Tube Amplifier Malfunctioned Wow. I find this amazing. I started working on electronics professionally since 1974. Power Transformer failures were very rare. Wal Warts don't count. Guess they don't make them like they used to. Just going on "the transformer was shot". H... | |
| Story problem I thought the 4 audiophiles were going to visit Miller in Redmond.Who is Mike Lavigne's? | |
| Is 1990's equipment vintage? I read this thread out loud and my girlfriend was near. Her answer was "You".I replied "stereo equipment". She gave it a thought and said "you".I don't know if this is a good thing or bad! | |
| which speaker to buy I would also suggest Pro Audio Gear. Designed to "Rock and Roll" large venues.Suggest NOT Bridging. Back in my days most pro speakers were 4ohm. Amplifiers that are bridged do not like driving 4 ohms loads. I would guess there would be 8 ohm sp... | |
| I'm never going to hear a megaspeaker in a good room am I? I will never hear a great system in a great environment. Never.Nor do I want to, really!Because I will Never, Ever HAVE that great system in my little apartment environment. There will be Excuses. Compromises. Deal with. Limited Dollars. Thus ... |