dr_joe
Responses from dr_joe
| Best drive unit? Actually, "drive unit" is the normal audio term for "raw speaker driver." For example, my Tannoy System 15 DMT II studio monitors use the 3833GG dual concentric drive unit.I suppose you mean "digital disc player" or "digital source" or "digital fr... | |
| Which Patricia Barber album floats yer boat? I've got all Barber's albums, including her earliest."Modern Cool" does it for me, though I very much enjoy every single one of them. In particular, the title track and "Company" are superb.As for uninvited comparisons, I never much enjoyed the mu... | |
| is 4 meter speaker cable too long? Unless you're going to go with really short speaker cables (e.g., 1 metre), and long interconnects--in which case there might be some benefit--I wouldn't worry about using 4-metre cables.Regards,Joel. | |
| Personal amp evolution Let's see...1971: Dynaco SCA-80 integrated (40 Wpc solid state)1973: SAE (100 Wpc) power amp1978: 40 WpC Pioneer integrated (went back to school)1985-1999: had nothing more than a boom box1999: Quad 405-II (100 Wpc)2000: Bryston 4B (original), Qua... | |
| Which integrated, or keep what I have? I think you should keep your amp and preamp rather than invest in the integrated amps you mentioned. If you want to improve your amplification, you might want to invest a grand in upgrading your McCormack DNA 0.5 Deluxe to the Revision A (half tha... | |
| Best Component Ever, for the money For me, for electronics, it has to be the Meitner PA-6i/MTR-101 combination, last manufactured in the early 1990s, but still serviced and upgraded by Museatex (www.museatex.com). I've had this pre-power set in my main system for seven years. I kee... | |
| Review: Threshold 400a Amplifier Many thanks for the review, Ferrari.I'm in the process of downsizing and am looking for a modestly powered but high current solid state amp to power fairly sensitive (94 dB) speakers that don't drop below 5 ohms. Would the early 1990s 60 wpc SA/3.... | |
| Nightmare selling to Canada I general, I must concur with Hack about purchasing used audio items from the U.S. Postal money orders and PayPal make payment simple and easy, but the 15% sales tax which we don't have to pay for purchases within Canada does leave us all with a s... | |
| PC for Brsyton 4B SST I concur with those who recommend saving your money and spending it on more CDs, SACDs, or LPs. | |
| Best speakers, used, for around $1,000. Tannoy: System 12 DMT, System 12 DMT II, or System 1200.Some who are used to speakers designed for domestic environments find the dynamics frightening, but it's worth it. | |
| Time to get things straight. I have my doubts about the inherent superiority of either belt or direct drive: it all depends on how the engineers have implemented the basic principles, on parts quality and on manufacturing tolerances.The owner of KAB is right when he emphasize... | |
| HELP-Suggestions for High Efficiency speaker s Tannoy System 15 DMT II: about $4K list, actual price cheaper; available only at pro audio shops or resellers. 95 dB anechoic; 98 dB half-space; 200 wrms continuous power handling; 15 inch dual concentric driver. 38 hz to 25 kHz +/- 3 db. Cabinets... | |
| How do you determine how much to spend on speakers Thinking back over 35 years of enjoying recorded and live music, I still find that the speakers are the single most important component--provided that one is talking about half-way decent components (say $500+ each). Next in importance is the room... | |
| Replace Bryston 7BSST by Goldmund 29M To be honest, you'd be far better off to spend the money on professional acoustic room treatment. Optimizing the acoustics of your listening room will make MUCH more difference than sinking thousands more into another power amplifier. Plus you'd p... | |
| Trouble letting go? Similar situation here: without planning to, I've ended up with three complete two-channel systems (two with three sources, one with two sources). I live alone, so there's no problem housing all this stuff (bedroom system, living room system, home... |