albertporter
Responses from albertporter
| Walker High Definition Links Walker HD links are a small wooden box, maybe 2" X 1" X 1/2". They have two small silver wires with silver spades soldered on, and they go "across" the plus and minus lugs on the speakers, where amp connection is made. They retail for $300.00, and... | |
| Walker High Definition Links I use them, and would not take them from my system for twice what I paid for them. If you get a chance to try them, I think you will be shocked at what they do. | |
| Worst Audio Injury !! Garfish, this is the first situation I have ever heard of, where Richard Vandersteen was "foiled" in his attempt to build a speaker that was the "cats meow." | |
| Best Vanishing speakers The absolutely best "disappearing" loudspeakers are the ones that sound good, then priced reasonably, and posted for sale at Audiogon. | |
| Speakers: all-time worst I think this particular group of responses is a fine break in an otherwise pretty serious group of postings. Thank goodness Mr. Bose made so much money selling his product to the general public, otherwise, we would not have nearly so much fun here... | |
| Two cable questions Sol322, the three solders I tried were the Wonder solder, WBT solder and the custom solder manufactured for Purist Audio Design (do not know who made it for Jim). The WBT was the brightest, the Wonder Solder in the middle and the Purist was the mo... | |
| What the heck are NOS tubes?! Another tube that you folks could try in place of the Mullard (or other) 12AU7's is the Amperex 7316. This was a military tube and very high quality. In the Atmasphere amps for instance, the Amperex was quieter, more dynamic and less distortion. A... | |
| Two cable questions These are all excellent responses, but as Carl says, you cannot judge a cable by the specifications, whether you are discussing the metals, the insulation or the shield. Even micro changes in any one of these affect the final product. I have even ... | |
| What the heck are NOS tubes?! Grumpybb@aol.com provided a perfect answer. I would like to add that there are several countries like Yugoslavia, Russia and China that manufacture new tubes. The reason the NOS tubes are so sought after is that many were designed and manufactured... | |
| Worst Audio Injury !! My posting was meant to be funny (about Best Buy and Bose) you guys, especially Zootallures and Jeffloistarca, deserve some compassion. Injury's like the ones you describe would haunt me, awake or asleep, for the rest of my life! | |
| Power Cord Advice Actually, I have already tried making AC cords using Romex. It is not bad, after all, it is what is in your walls! I even remember a review from Peter Moncrief of IAR, where he used a four cross (two Romex cables in an X) to build an AC cable. I t... | |
| CD,DVD,Vinal storage?? If you own your own home (you did not say) consider built in bookshelves with KD brackets. You can (then) put shelves in at any height, and with a quarter round fastened on the shelf at the depth of either the DVD, CD, or LP, you have all the soft... | |
| Vandersteen 2ce vs. Meadowlark Kestrel For whatever it is worth, my vote is for the Vandersteen. At the price they sell for, they are very difficult to match, much less beat. They are very musical, have excellent tonal balance and great imaging. I should add, that usually you find spea... | |
| Acoustat Speaker Grill Cloth Contact Soundlab in Utah at (435) 658-1341. The Soundlab is a similar design, they have a black grill cloth that is totally transparent, and is easy to install. I have torn down two Soundlab U-1 speakers and replaced the cloth on both, with no pro... | |
| Worst Audio Injury !! My worst injury was in a Best Buy store. I was there, minding my own business, then this salesman turned on a pair of Bose speakers! Nearly ruined my hearing. |