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| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list Jacynthia titled "Here's to Ben". A tribute to Ben Webster. While not the greatest singer, this album is the best recording I have ever heard. The vinyl is the best I have ever seen. The record is heavy and it is flat. The silent passages are tota... | |
| Turntable for Rega RB300 Arm Thank-you for your input. I went with a Rega Planar 3 turntable. It was simple and inexpensive. The sound is very listenable. I'm a happy camper! | |
| WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor)and Speakers The bass list probably has some advice. Being a DIY speaker builder, my experience is the refraction from the grill frame is the bigger culprit that the cloth itself. IE the speaker sounds the with grill frame with and without cloth. So I remove t... | |
| Newbie on subs - need hook up advice Buy an electronic crossover. Connect the pre-amp to crossover and low out put to subwoofer(s) and high outputs to speaker amps. If your sub has low level inputs (ie from pre-amp) it should alo have low level outputs that go speaker amps. I suggest... | |
| The Fourfold path...which way to go? I would go the electronic cross-over route. The cross-over frees the high frequency amp from producing the power demanding low frequency which the ss amp handles easily and the harmonics of the high end are preserved by the tube amp. Now the downs... | |
| Active Crossovers--Who knows about them? Marchand makes a good unit. That is a true deal for the kit and you really can't go to wrong. I built and own one which I still use. DBX makes a nice unit called 234 (I think and it very similiar to the Marchnd 24db/octave and it a bargain if you ... | |
| Who has built their own speaker systems I have built several systems and all have proven better than expected. The last uses 12" NHT's for subwoofers and Dynaudio 13W75 for mid range and Dynaudio 28/2 tweeters for top ends. The subwoofers have separate enclosures (90 liter) and the top ... | |
| Built your own speakers ? I have built several systems with great success. Currently my system consists of two NHT 12" drivers for the subwoofers, two Dynaudio 5" (mid) and two Dynaudio 1" silk dome drivers. I use a 3 way electronic cross-over at 100 Hz and 4000 Hz. I am e... | |
| Best DIY tube amp kit(s) Good question! I'd like to know if anybody built any of the kits from the 3 companies mentioned and what was their experience. | |
| Tubes plus a sub? Build your own. check out www.madisound.com They even sell boxes. So does www.speakercity.com if you are on the west coast. www.zalytron.com has speakers and builds good boxes too if you are NYC area. There are many sites recommending tubes runnin... | |
| Best power cord for amp?? You guys are all nuts. How the cord carrying 60 Hz 120 volts alternating current that then passes through a transformer and then rectified into direct current can affect sound to the degree claimed is amazing. I DON'T BELIEVE YOU! Maybe you guys s... | |
| Good choices for first time DIY speaker? The NHT 1259 is a can't miss for the subwoofer. You need a very stiff 3 to 3.5 box to put it in. Madisound will sell you a great box made for it. I recommend the Marchand cross-over, or DBX or Audio Source Richter scale. (I have all 3 in various s... | |
| Biamping -- any good? Bi-amping works well if speaker is designed for it. Works the least well using passive cross-over and best with active 24 db/octave. I currently run a tri-amp system that I am very pleased with. I recommend a 4:2:1 ratio for woofer:mid:tweeter amp... |