mglik
Responses from mglik
| Amplification: what are the biggest advances of the last 40 years? My thread “Is there a SS amp that can satisfy a SET guy?”.Today, the answer is yes… the best of Class D.And, IME, the question can be expanded to include all tube amps and all non class d SS amps.And speaking of “the best” class d, I anxiously awa... | |
| Vibration - What are the Main Sources? The two obvious and central components needing vibration control are the TT and speakers. IME, other component also benefit but the improvements are more subtle. | |
| Rank the tweaks, geeks! I don’t consider cables a tweak. Rather they are a main component. | |
| Rank the tweaks, geeks! Without question, a great tweak was an Ohio Class SRA platform under my TT. It was like this sophisticated complex piece of gear was finally able to perform as designed.And a recent innovation in my system is QSA light blue fuses in my mono blocks... | |
| SOUNDLAB ULTIMATE 545 hi pinotnoirThinking about the CAT JL-7. A very nice match for SLs.But the Atma-Sphere MA-1 or MA-2 would also be excellent.I am a big Atma-Sphere fan.The output transformers in the CAT are superb but there is nothing like an OTL. And if you play ... | |
| SOUNDLAB ULTIMATE 545 If you can get CAT amps do it! And their preamp is also excellent.Your 545s deserve the best! And I believe they will be a great match with the SLs. | |
| Fluids.... Keith Monks discOvery with the KM RCM works for me.If good enough for the Library of Congress, BBC, etc. …When I apply the fluid with a brush I can see the whitish decavitation. And then the arm and nozzle suck up the dirty fluid one grove at a ti... | |
| An ideal (minimal) 2.1 setup Go with the Kefs and a Rel sub (s).I have a 4 K TV, is the OLED much better? | |
| Best Sounding Speaker Cables? I replaced $6K speaker cables with $1200 Silversmith Fideliums. Now the former cables are relative junk.Check out the Enjoy the Music review. His Fideliums beat his $20K Reference. Innovative and superb. And for $175 the Fidelium bi wire feature i... | |
| Transport needed ! You can probably get a used Theta DVD/CD player for 300-350ish.I have had mine for about 20 years and it is still going strong.Great quality great sound. | |
| How long can preamp tubes last? It depends on the preamp.I turn my Atma-Sphere MP-1 off and on twice a day to save the 18 tubes. Ralph says that if left on, the tubes need changing every 6 months. I try to make them last a year or more. It is on about 8 hours a day.I think that ... | |
| What is the most important component to consider while building a new system? There is no question that speakers are central to the SQ.However, the source can make or break a system. I once heard a million dollar system with a very digital edgy sounding CD player and I wanted to run out of the room screaming!When I got my l... | |
| How to design a high end crossover… This is why a speaker is good or not. IMO, the hardest thing to accomplish is High End Audio. It is v far from just selecting the best components. It takes an artist to integrate drivers, crossovers and enclosures. To make the final speaker sound ... | |
| As you have moved on, are there any items you remember fondly...or most fondly? Am v surprised that no one has mentioned Quad 57s.Maybe because everyone still has them.I joyfully lived with mine for ten years. Only sold them to get bass, treble and dynamics. The cosmetic was also an issue. But their glorious midrange was addi... | |
| Buying used vs new? If you can live at a few dings, there is no reason not to buy used speakers unless they are decades old. But even in the case of needing to recone old drivers, that is not a big deal.When buying used speakers, best to buy ones that you know are to... |