rbrowne
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| Does this speaker exist? "Make sure to properly seat them onto something good as there is a big difference in their presentation depending on what you sit them on. I recently found that out."Nonoise, Regarding the TL-D1's, what was your experience? Curious as I'm moving t... | |
| Why are wireless headphones so rare? Bose just came out with a wireless Bluetooth headphone, the AE2w that has some nice features. Very lightweight and comfortable they will pair with any Bluetooth enabled device. | |
| The best acoustic guitar recordings?? José Luis Montón's "Solo Guitarra" recording on ECM is a recent favorite and recommended to those who like a modern take on the flamenco tradition. | |
| Driver replacement for Silverline Minuets. If the speaker manufacturer matches the drivers in pairs it would be a better source for purchasing them than another source who just pulls a couple of boxes off the shelf. | |
| Choosing a Floorstander by Footprint Size You might want to check on some of the offerings from Role Audio. I haven't heard them, but they would fulfill the requirements with regards to size, specifically the Sampan model. | |
| Antistatic gun for CDs? I don't know about the Zerostat, but I use Brillianize plastic cleaner and polish to clean CD's. The manufacturer of the solution claims that it has anti-static properties. I've personally found that CD's sound better after cleaning with Brillianize. | |
| Audio Note AN-L bi-wire question on sheilding Audio Note's instructions regarding the shielding refers to the fact that with factory terminated AN-L cable they connect the shield surrounding both signal wires to just one leg of the wire. Generally this is done a few inches before the amp end ... | |
| Who makes the highest quality tube gear? For what it's worth, I used an Audio Note M1 pre-amp and P2SE amp for 15 and 16 years respectively with absolutely no problems regarding reliability. I never had an issue with either one. I no longer have them, but the new owners haven't reported ... | |
| Integrated Amps that run hot The Sugden a21a runs hot as I recall. | |
| Les Fleurs by Marsen Jules I have Les Fleurs and Nostalgia by Marsen Jules. Both very nice. An earlier work by him, Herbstlaub, is highly recommended if you can find it. There is quite a lot of music being made in the ambient/electronic/modern classical genres unknown to mo... | |
| What's the best way to clean vacuum tube pins? You can find fiberglass eraser pens at your local Radio Shack. I one they currently stock is a bit different than the one I used years ago to clean tube pins. Here's a link: Pro-Grade Abrasive Fiberglass Pen | |
| What three shelf stand should I purchase? "...with the bucks saved take your wife out for a Swedish meatball dinner."That's funny. For the price difference between Ikea offerings and some audiophile racks you could take your whole neighborhood out to a Swedish meatball dinner at Ikea.The ... | |
| Affordable SS amp that has tube characteristics Nonoise, I find the Gaincard to be relatively neutral in sonic character and very revealing of differences in recordings, upstream gear and wire with the TL-D1's. It all depends on what you feed it. With my Audio Note AN-Vx silver interconnects fr... | |
| Affordable SS amp that has tube characteristics Nonoise, I coincidentally came across the Clone Audio 25i recently myself. It appears to be a very good value if it sounds like the Gaincard which it is designed to emulate. I'd love to hear one as I've been using a Gaincard with my Tonian Labs TL... | |
| CD cleaning question If you are concerned about a few bits of dust, use a fine brush like the type made for camera lenses. That should work well for you. |