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| New power cords for Vintage amps Any changes to classic amp's may or may not improve the sound, but they will reduce there value for sure. | |
| Boomy Bass? Try the Dspeaker DSP unit. It takes boomy base and makes it tight, accurate and tames the room reflections. | |
| Audio Research VT100 MKll Stays on Bravo Tubegroover! | |
| A speaker so loud it can kill you I was in the JBL factory test room for woofers in Van Nuys,Ca. and the volume was so loud you had both ear plugs and over ear protection. You could only stay in the room for a limited time as it was not considered safe. The room was used to test m... | |
| Where do audiophiles retire? I just retired and picked up a nice vacation apartment in Cabo San Lucas,Mexico. I left my A system at home in California but brought a pretty nice set up with me. Not having other equipment on hand I don't have the urge to change anything. It is ... | |
| Crossover for Altec 416-8B , 806-8A , 811B Try diyaudiovideo.com and go to calculator. Values for Linkwitz_Riley is 8.29 UF for tyhe caps and 2.12 mH for the coils. The calculator shows the schematic for wiring. Remember the heaver coil on the woofer and better cap on the horn. The resisto... | |
| Crossover for Altec 416-8B , 806-8A , 811B You will need at least a 12DB slope crossover. The 800 Hz is in my opinion a little low for the 811 horn. I would try 1200 Hz @ 12 DB. That would require a cap and coil for each driver. There are calculators on the internet that can get you in the... | |
| Chemistry question on aluminum I live and work near the Pacific Ocean. Aluminum even NEAR the ocean will turn to a powdery dust if left untreated. I remember as a child we would have to replaice our aluminum patio furniture every year as it would weaken and become unsafe. I wor... | |
| Best Speakers for Nearfield Listening $4k or Less? Look into Westlake Audio. Many, actually most, are designed for nearfield use in recording studios. They are expensive but some times they are affordable on the used market. They like solid state amplification. | |
| DACs With Killer Built-In Preamps The PS audio PWD MK2 sounds very nice. It's a great dac and I have been using it as a pre amp with various tube amps with success. Underwood Audio has great prices. Very pleased with mine. | |
| Best High Efficiency Speakers for full bass tone I have a lot of speakers as I am somewhat of a collector. Currently have Klipschorns, Jbl L200's, Altec VOTT, JBL L220's and as good as they are none comes close to the quality and quanity of bass that my Westminster Royals have. They are very exp... | |
| How to connect mac mini to a DAC and monitor I have had had good results by making sure the device and USB cable are connected and on when the Mac Mini is booted up. It seems that it doesn't always see something connected after it is running. | |
| When speakers almost sound like the instruments In my experence the larger speakers sound most like real instruments. The body/dynamics of many instruments just are not large enough on small speakers. The laws physics of make most speakers sound like miniture recreations of the event. This is f... | |
| tannoy speaker grill locks If you are in need of Tannoy keys or parts contact any Authorized dealer(Audio Classics is one) they can order from Tannoy. You must use a dealer for parts. | |
| Focal Electra 1028 Be set , where i can find them? Czbbcl: The music direct speakers are S's NOT Be's they are without the Berillium tweeters. Big difference. Wyred 4 sound STI 500 integrated is a great match for the Focal Elantra series. I use one on 1037 Be's |