darkmoebius
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| Home Entertainment Show in Los Angeles I spent 6+ hours at the show today , some observations...1) That hotel is like a freaking maze, snaking off in all directions rahter than the normal north, south, east, west. I got turned around more than a few times.2) Rooms ranged from small to ... | |
| DIY do it yourself tube amp kit Hi Keithmundy,Sorry to bring this up, but only two of the kits mentioned so far will do your Vandy 5's the least bit of justice - the Velleman K4040 at 90wpc and the Transcendant BEAST at 165 wpc. In fact, the Welborne, Audio Note, other Transcend... | |
| What will beat ear 834p by a margin Good point Goatwuss,Upgrading one part of a system often has the disadvantage of revealing weaknesses in other parts. Or, at the very lest, throwing off the "synergy" that existed before.For me, getting better speakers required better amps, which ... | |
| XLR RCA Adapters in Los Angeles? The only place I know, for sure, that carry XLR to RCA interconnects/adapters are Guitar Centers and other musician stores. Though, the IC's are pretty low quality. | |
| Sherman Oaks, CA Hi Zargon,I've actually been to two meetings of the LAOCAS and it was a great time. Lots of highly experienced people there to get advice and input from.But, smaller get togethers at people's home also have their own advantages that larger meeting... | |
| DIY do it yourself tube amp kit What kind of speakers are you driving? That's the most important factor.Decware, Bottlehead, and Welborne are best suited for speakers above 94dB efficiency with fairly stable impedences above 8 ohms.I have Welborne DRD 300B monoblocks and they ar... | |
| Sherman Oaks, CA I'm down near the beach in San Pedro, but I'd make the drive to the Valley for a good listeing sessiona and some audio talk. Please let me knwo when & if you are having a get together.Btw, the size of your Dynaudio's make me feel a whole lot b... | |
| What will beat ear 834p by a margin Pedrillo,How many of those listed have you personally compared to the 834P in your own system?Please realize that everyone's comments on these extremely fine mid-priced to high-priced phono pre's are heavily weighted towards personal preference an... | |
| Which Multimeter for newbie. I bought a bench Fluke 8050A digital multi-meter (pic) on eBay for $50 three years ago. This is an excellent DMM that is very accurate and durable. They still sell for $30-50 these days. It is perfect for any DIY project or repairs. | |
| Advice for Building a turntable Hi Herman,I'm with you, DIY TT's are way out of my league. But, there are some really fascinating discussions as to what actually goes into the design of a seemingly simple turntable. As a result of reading a healthy portion of their journey, I ha... | |
| Advice for Building a turntable Hi Pedrillo,Have you read the original correspondance between the primary architects of a DIY effort to clone Thomas Scheu's high mass Premier tunrtable. Their efforts later became the high-end turntable companies Teres Audio, Galibier Design, and... | |
| What can you tell me about jm reynaude. Hi John,Thanks for filling in the details. I got my speakers right after JMR switched from the Battenboard to the newer cabinet construction.How do you like the Von Schwiekert's?I heard the VR4.5 jr(?) last year and they were incredible. | |
| What can you tell me about jm reynaude. Bob Neil of Amherst Audio is now the US Distributor for Reynaud speakers and the best place to start for information. Believe it or not, he actually started out a reviewer for 6Moons.com and loved reviewing the Reynaud's (and others) so much that ... | |
| Any Tool fans out there. Yep, been into them since their first EP "Opiate" in 1992. One of the most powerful, hard rock, bands the last 20 years. Intensity is the word for them, even when they try to slow it down.Back in ~1991, when I worked at major record label in Los A... | |
| What can you tell me about jm reynaude. Wow Tireguy,I had mine for 5 years and never had any problem. I live near the beach in Southern California resulting in dampness and fog at least 4 months of the year, you'd think that would lead to problems, but no ever. A lot of wood and metals ... |