bdgregory
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| How do I run my B&k 200.2 s2 at 4 ohms Just plug it in, and connect the speakers. It's not like a tube amp or pro gear - it has no output transformers with 4 ohm taps. It just deals with the load presented to it - and is designed to do so. | |
| Infinity Kappa 8's look for a pair of B&K M200 Sonatas. They're stable to 1 ohm, capable of 150 amps peak-peak, and sound wonderful. They can be found for <$600, and on occasion <$500. | |
| Who Do You Credit For Getting You Into This Hobby? My Dad. He owned a shop in the 50's-60's (he died in '66). They did sales, service, and installation of Audio, TV, and Communications (ie intercoms). I would go to the shop with him on Saturday, while he and his partner worked repairing customers ... | |
| Tubes... what do they do?... Read this:All about electron tubes | |
| Which Jazz Albums are similar to Kind of Blue Dave Brubeck "Time In" | |
| Your 3 favorite serious low end recordings That Mino Cinelu disc I mentioned at the beginning of the post is SO worth seeking out if you guys don't have it.Hear here! I agree!Also, Massive Attack - Mezzanine.Maurice Durufle - Complete Organ Works (SACD) Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Works | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Last night I dug out a few old LPs that haven't been played in years:Manhattan Transfer - BrasilMelissa Manchester - EmergencyJudy Collins - JudithHubert Laws - Rite of SpringThe Romero's - An Evening of FlamencoPepe Romero - GuilianoMike Oldfield... | |
| Wilson Watt Puppy 7 Blowen tweeters? Now we are going to harass this person with the blown tweeters in his Wilson speakers because he made a typo!!!!!!!!!!!Grow up!!!!!!!!!!! well, ok. But geez, there's nothing mean-spirited here, and Duane has been on this board for years,posted reg... | |
| Wilson Watt Puppy 7 Blowen tweeters? A blowen tweeter is a tweeter that was blown by an audiophile from the 60's or 70's. Many of them are "keyboard challenged" and are prone to hit 2 keys at the same time. I recognizew and canb relate to the problenm, although I've only blowen Midra... | |
| brass outlet covers...anyone try them? Sound good your points on connection quality are well taken Albert - i do clean connections (though probably not as much as I should given most of my equipment is a few years old, or older). I understand conductivity, and impediments to it such as oxidation ... | |
| Need help generating a short list Totem Mani-2's. I have them in one room, and VR4 gen III's in another. I like both, but if you're looking for more lively maybe the Mani-2's should be considered. If you power the Mani's properly, the dynamics and imaging are incredible. | |
| brass outlet covers...anyone try them? Sound good (also) ROTFLMAO I'm mostly certain I couldn't tell if there is sonic difference between covers, and I absolutely know I couldn't describe what it is. | |
| Adcom GFA-565 Capacitor Replacement Here's where you want to go:Musical Concepts Adcom ModsIf you don't want to spring for the full mod service (I would), ask them to simply recap them - maybe they'll give you a break. | |
| Vintage Problem I have a hum using the phono input only when I place the arm on a discdoes this mean you don't have the hum when the cartridge/tonearm are resting on the tonearm holder, but the power is turned on? If you can power the system on and there's no hum... | |
| Home Depot Ext. Cord for Speaker Cable I made a set of cables using the "commercial electric" branded ext cord. I used the 12 guage (yellow jacket) cord due to the distances I was running, and clipped the green wire. I think it cost me $50 for the set (ie for a 100ft cord), plus banana... |