detlof
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| Which MIT Speaker Cables? Vtin, do as Flex suggests, but don't fully discount Brulee's and CFB's advice. MIT cables are sound-shapers to the highest degree and must match in with your system. Pick the right ones, you'll be in heaven, pick the wrong ones and it is a match m... | |
| Which speakers do the hologram thing? Sean, one thought has been bugging me. As you quite rightly say, dipoles, by the very nature of their design, must distort the sound. I bet, that most concert going Maggie, Sound-Lab or Quad owners will heartily disagree with that statement. I als... | |
| Which speakers do the hologram thing? Sean, you are dead right of course. It was the good old Quad 57, which had the backwave at least partially blotted out by a fairly thick felt layer and this speaker, especially in the HQD version threw an incredibly good soundstage. Many people pr... | |
| Which speakers do the hologram thing? What Sean has heard with the AvantGardes, I've heard with the A-Capellas, which are also modern horn loaded speakers. I see his point about dipoles, radiating out of phase towards the back wall. However, when you listen to live music in a room or ... | |
| Strain Guage Cartridge Panasonics and a gentleman and US citizen names Sao Win of Bumese origin used to make and market them. Excellent as they were, they never really could make a dent on the market. They were difficult to drive. Win, I believe is still around, perhaps... | |
| my room sounds dead Have you tried to move your speakers closer to the listening position? I take it, that they fire along the long side of the room. I would stick to the 1/3 to 2/3 rule and start experimenting from there. Dipoles need a fair distance from the backwa... | |
| Planar in a small room If you like planars, why not try the smaller Inner Sound ESL. (www.InnerSound.net) | |
| Which MIT Speaker Cables? Get in touch with Joe Abrams at equusaudio@aol.com. He is very helpful und knowlegeable in matters MIT. | |
| New Virus starting to run wild I have a Dell, my son swears on Mac. From what I learn here, that makes him more intelligent. Probably, I'm too dumb to notice. (-; Happy new Year! | |
| Impedance loading low-output MC cartridges... I can only agree with all which has been said above. I loved the sound of my old Koetsus at 1000 ohms, as ALBERT did, however with the Helikon and also with Peter Suchy's stuff I settled for 47k. Here the dynamics were best and what Albert called ... | |
| New Virus starting to run wild Thanks Sean! | |
| Large room making me apprehensive.... To my ears and experience Sean is right on the money as far as his thoughts on horn speakers are concerned. Two excellent manufacurers come to mind: The makers of the Avant-Gardes and of the A-Capellas. Happy new Year! | |
| Can you recommend a audio dealer in Europe? Drop me a mail and tell me what equipment or spares you need. Zurich is very central in Europe. By the way, do bargain! The situation is tough in Europe and dealers are keen to make a sale. Some dealers also at least try to rip off foreigners. So ... | |
| What equipment do you really like? Tsk,tsk, too much bass, CFB, and I daren't think of the sulphorous stench, the system emits, though admittedly, the dynamics are volcanic!....Happy New Year!! Detlof | |
| Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope? Dan, from what the ladies tell me, its like this: We men like playing and will never grow up. Its only women who will take life seriously: Subjugating husbands, managing the dough, running the family and keeping the premises clean. But then I have... |