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How long do B&W 800 series speakers last
@ 68Pete and Rx8man Rx8man – something happened to your last post ? anywayI almost acquired a pair of 800 matrix this past spring but was not able to make the drive to get them plus the room was not ready to hold them. I hope to add a pair (cull a... 
Nude Turntable Project
Lewm - Halcro, Good on you that you did not agree with Ct to use compliant footers. We are not so far apart in our thinking.Lewm/Halcro – please tell me how my SP10 TT setup is compliant ? The SP10 is bolted into the base at both ends as is the 20... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Thigpens' recommendations are that with records with an eccentricity of 1/8" a low mass pivoted arm will be superior.Dover this has been mentioned many times here and is documented in the ET2 manual. What I am curious about however is that at the ... 
B&W Variable High Pass Alignment Filter Setting.
Hi Fearn48 When the article discusses later 800 series it refers to Nautilus and onward. All 800 matrix series were designed by John Bowers to use the filter (equalizer). Here is the wording from the Rockwell article that hit home with me years ag... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Hi Richard - are you up and running with the new pump yet?Cheers 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Hi Dgarretson – Does the wiring on the Terminator play a role in damping (stabilizing) the stylus ? cheers 
Nude Turntable Project
I grabbed the slotted metal surround screen and held a magnet against it………..This screen was magnetic steel!Strange for a TT that is marketed with the word laboratory ? Just kidding Henry – cool looking project. Looks like you are having a lot of ... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Dover Point taken - for some reason these comments from DG 08-18-13: I've tried it with as little as 35gm horizontal mass and as much as 100gm-- approximating the range of horizontal effective mass from ET to Kuzma airline. So far less horizontal ... 
How long do B&W 800 series speakers last
ZD - thats good because I was kidding and it was a joke. I should have put a grin at the end of it to qualify it as such. so here u go. :^)  
How long do B&W 800 series speakers last
"I wonder why ....."What does the type of music have to do with blown speakers? I listen to heavy metal and techno as part of my choices and I have NEVER blown a speaker. And, I do not listen to chamber music with 75db peaks either.I think that re... 
How long do B&W 800 series speakers last
I brought my 801 Matrix s3 home in 1994. They were bought used. The drivers today look almost the same as they did the day I brought them home. the difference ?A little dusty because my vinyl/system tuning is at a point now where I have no noticea... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
08-19-13: DoverInteresting comments on the Terminator linear tracking arm from Dgarretson on the MM thread who has fabricated a lightweight carriage from carbon finer instead of aluminium....08-16-13The wand has dual front and rear counterweights ... 
will pimaluna dialogue7 monos drive b&w matrix801
Hi Digital3 A recommendation is to (copy and paste)this impedance graph into an email to the manufacturer directly, and ask their advice on their amps performance. Fwiw – I find some mix up the two Q’s. Quality and Quantity. The speakers need at ... 
Speaker cables for B&W??
Hi Telescope_trade - when u said. I know B&W recommends a certain type of cable for best match. Are you sure this comment was not made by a dealer ? It is an impossible task imo for a manufacturer to say this as they do not know what type of ... 
Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners
Frogman - I may just do that; would be the only fair comparison of the two armsThat is a review of impressions I would be willing to cough up some coin to read. something a little different - I came across this. The man behind this thread. Scroll...