pinthrift
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| Salk Audio Sound Hi mpomerantz Ol' dawg here with small cube of a room. I've had sealed Salk Veracitys for several years now. They were build "sealed" per request of my friend using a different mid/woofer to gain a tad more detail, my preference. When they c... | |
| Has anyone finally decided to sell their Turntable and Vinyl collection? Hey dougsatLate to the party for this thread. I was never a collector but sold off vinyl and full blown SOTA Star Sapphire rig and Fidelity Research arm in late 90's when when playback quality of cds finally struck my emotions enough. I have NO ... | |
| AC Dedicated Line Thanks millercarbon and lowrider57 for your thoughts around the positioning of the dedicated audio lines on the electrical panel. I live about 1/2 mile from a large radio tower and pollution is a true concern.As these things go, two days ago I be... | |
| AC Dedicated Line My electrician retired and referred me to a Master Electrician that works the panels on nuke submarines at nearby Bath Iron works. He seems generally interested in my audiophile pursuits. I had already upgraded to dedicated 10ga wires to the sou... | |
| Can You Fell the Love Tonight? Well now... living in "The Pine Tree State" of Maine, the love of fell supports our economy. As a wee lad, 3 of my uncles had their own barber-shops up in Caribou, extreme northern Maine. Mom would always give me money for my haircuts, and, of ... | |
| Need to adjust the speed every time I turn on turntable phoenixengrThank you for that insight around speed fluctuations, phoenixengr! In the later 90's, I had a full blown SOTA Star Sapphire with vacuum hold-down / electronic flywheel (line conditioner) - paired with a Fidelity Research fx64 arm with ... | |
| Most impressive small footprint speaker Hi Curious and Folks,Owning Salk Veracitys (<other posts have details) and being an admitted cone-head, one small floor-stander 2-way I could easily live with are decade old Josephs heard with so-so vinyl (not a fan of the Rega1) a lousy Marant... | |
| Recommendation for detailed/analytical bookshelf speaker? Hey FolksSo, Insoc - the description of YOUR flavors mirror mine to quite a degree in my small sound studio. I happen to be running a modded NAD M2 into a pair of SEALED Salk Veracitys, also modded. In speaking to Jim Salk, these are the only se... | |
| Your reference system? Hey Misc-audioHi. Find the topic somewhat ambiguous, as already stated, but well meaning. I am more camped in the school of subjectivity, guided by the hard sciences. As I pile into my dotage reading the journals, chatting with active long time... | |
| Why No McIntosh Recommendations? ...the tests of the day...my greater point was, of course, speaker load match-ups of the day was far from general knowledge. More Peace, Pin | |
| Why No McIntosh Recommendations? mrdecible...thanks, but check the tests. Pin | |
| Your favourite music movie? Don Juan DeMarco - a wonderful little film with Dep, Brando and Dunaway. The opening track is "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman" receiving a Grammy nomination for best song but don't be fooled, The infectious score was composed, orchestrated... | |
| Why No McIntosh Recommendations? Guess I'll jump in a tad here. Long ago, in the time of tiny audio journals, Denon direct drive TT's, Sheffield Labs... I found a good, knowledgeable McIntosh dealer. My mistake was buying 70's solid state, tho a big sonic jump from the 110w/per... | |
| I went from Class D to Luxman A/AB - And most of what you think is wrong Hey Folks. This journey includes late 70's ss McIntosh MC2200 (ugh) // Electrocompaniet Ampliwire II ..the starting period of good sounding sand // modded hybrid Moscode 300 with great NOS tubes - less truthful but nice tube magic // Muse 160 wit... | |
| Most useful tweaks that are sensible and really make a noticeable improvement Hey gillatgh - geoffkaitA very seasoned music lover and I paired up to try the Furutech Nano Liquid...I also shared some with another tech savvy friend out west...all three of us have had a very positive experience. My west coast friend goes deep... |