trelja
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| Sagging Voice Coils? Supposedly, Lowthers are famous for this. The other thing is picking up dirt and all manner of other stuff in their voice coils, and needing to both rotate and clean out the gunk.So far, with my Hornings, I've not done either. Then again, with the... | |
| Hurricane Irene Thanks all for the well wishes! Hang in there buds, you know we're going to make it.Sunrise on the beach http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBODVcsaPP0A look at the bay (Intracoastal Waterway), separated from the ocean by the two hundred or so yards o... | |
| Hurricane Irene I was on my way "down the shore" as we call the NJ beaches here in Philadelphia tonight or tomorrow for about 10 days. With the mandatory evacuation of the island where I have a vacation home to by midnight last (Thursday) night, it looks like the... | |
| Best steak to eat while listening to your rig? Mrtennis, "meat can't compare to a good piece of fish."Some of us disagree. At any rate, it's not an either/or situation. I happen to love seafood as well.Corazon, "I would advise caution salting too soon, no more than 5 minutes, as it will draw o... | |
| Best steak to eat while listening to your rig? Ah, Michael, a terrific thread, and I thank you.Like Marty, I'll take a ribeye/Delmonico or Porterhouse. I'm happy either way.So far, surprisingly, the most consistently good source of beef in a store I've found is Costco, as good as that served i... | |
| is "audiophilia" another form of conspicuous consu A kick butt "stereo" does impress many.However, quite often high-end audio represents less, not more. That being the case, I find a lot of people not involved in this hobby, come away impressed in the worst of ways. Think about trying to explain p... | |
| The ignorance of SACD & DVD-A marketing idiots.... In my opinion, it was a real shame that Sony dropped the ball on so many fronts when it came to SACD.Sony Music, a different division than the hardware end of the business, should have stopped stamping CDs altogether. Instead, EVERY disc they put ... | |
| Audio Physics Virgo II's; What amp? I heard them today with a push-pull 2A3 amplifier, and despite the low wattage, found the match to be fantastic. Considering you could purchase this combination for $3500 - $5000, I've heard many a system at 10X+ this price that didn't come close.... | |
| Used Focal Alto Utopia or New Focal 1038BE Stanwal, "I would almost always go with used from a higher line rather than new from lower one."In my opinion, that is sage advice. | |
| Amy Winehouse.RIP May she rest in peace. And, may her family be granted peace and comfort, now and throughout the rest of their lives. | |
| Gallo 3.5 vs Merlin VSM-MXe Goatwuss, I disagree that the Merlin VSMs will not work in a 12' X 12' room. I use a pair in my second system, with tube amplification, in a 15' X 13' room - not far off from those dimensions.The caveat I've found with this room is that speaker pl... | |
| Fried speaker comparison Nmmusicman, it would not surprise me if your issue was in the wire you employed.Several of us, including Bob (Rfogel8) have upgraded (and reengineered) Fried crossovers with stellar result. There are a lot of places you can go wrong in speaker whe... | |
| Fried speaker comparison Mtb_ww, you are right, it's difficult to find Frieds.I would suggest A/6, Studio V, or Valhalla system (C3/L AKA C4 with D subwoofer) if they ever come up. I saw a pair of the Valhallas here about a month or two ago, though they had no finish and ... | |
| Fried speaker comparison Among other Fried speakers I own, there a pair of Betas, Fried subwoofer, and A/6. But, as the cabinet increased in size over time, the floorstanding A/6 will be much different than the monitor sized A/3.I think they all will be good sounding, and... | |
| NYC Show Several months ago, those who put on the show maintained there will be a far bigger, better show next year. I'm not completely sure why that would be the case, but those involved seemed to view this as a dry run.If they were intending to use this ... |