timlub

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Speaker boxes. To rebuild or not to rebuild
I can help you with a couple of designs,  pm me if interestedTim  
Is powerfull Amps only for low sensitivity speakes?
A lot of interesting facts posted as well as a lot of interesting opinions.  Of course,  many times, Opinions turn out not to be facts, so,  I'm going to give one of each....Fact:  Nothing says that sensitivity alone has Anything to do with the sh... 
Recordings with incredible effects or imaging that we may not know about
Roger Waters: Amused to DeathJean Michel Jarre OxygenPaul Simon – Graceland remasteredIllinoisw Jacquette - But a different album, I bought Best of VerveSpyro Gyra – 20/20  again,  bought Very Best ofWill most likely still purchase : Urban Jazz Co... 
Recordings with incredible effects or imaging that we may not know about
I want to thank everyone that chimed in on this,  So far I have purchased 5 of these that I didn't already have.  I hope it was helpful to others. Tim  
Blown away by YAQIN MC-13S - tube amplifier
I have had a couple of Yaqin amps,  excellent value and very nice sounding. As mentioned,  you may try different tubes. Mine responded well to tube changes. I have recommended Yaqin at least once hear on Agon, seemed to fall on deaf ears.  I'm not... 
Recordings with incredible effects or imaging that we may not know about
I was afraid this would happen,  Just got off of Fleabay,  I've already bought a couple of these,  this could get expensive.  
Recordings with incredible effects or imaging that we may not know about
Thanks for chiming in guys,  I'll check out all of these  
Recordings with incredible effects or imaging that we may not know about
I love me some Floyd.  I don't have this album and will definitely check it out.  Thanks! 
Are you getting ridiculous offers from new members
Had a crazy offer a few days ago,  I actually just took my listing down this morning,  I figured I'd put it back up in a few weeks.  And yes, it was a new member.  
Filling speaker stands: sand, lead, steel, rice. Full, half, etc?
I've done sand and lead shots,  I prefer the lead by far,  One other method if you will never remove it is to take tiny Styrofoam balls and mix them 50/50 with concrete.  It dampens extremely well and cuts the weight of the concrete tremendously.   
Amp recommendation
These speakers are 87 db,  so they could run on 50 watts or so,  the problem is that they are 4 ohm and dip below that, so they will need an amp capable of producing some decent current. Even though the Arcam is 120 watts,  it has a poor power sup... 
Speaker Sensitivity AND Power Requirements
It has been many, many years since I've sold Audio,  but I always asked 3 questions,  which tomic601 touched on... How loud do you listen?, How big is your room? and what kind of music do you listen to? If your room is not too large and you are a ... 
Speaker distance
I have 3 pair of speakers,  they are all 3 home brew,  an mtm with 7" mid-bass drivers & ScanSpeak dome,  A 10" 3 way with Aluminum mids and ribbon tweeter and a 12 inch 2 way with Old ESS Heil AMT.  All 3 work very well in my current position... 
20 Year Old Amplifiers compared to 2017
I have mixed feelings on the subject, but in general, I feel there are not many changes or real improvements.  We do have Class D now and it has developed into a viable audiophile amplifier. I own an amp that I built with Abletec modules, it is qu... 
NSMT Speakers?
Duke said nothing about "Powered Wireless Speaker"  On that account, the thread of NSMT2 was selling. I don't doubt very good speaker designs coming form these folks, but I would like to see accurate specs. Of course you can't judge everything by ...