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| Can't tell if LP's are stereo or mono from ads Same thing for CDs. But it's usually obvious that, for example, Benny Goodman 1937 Broadcast recoprdings will be mono. | |
| Magnepan 2.7QR owners...please. Maggie MG1.6 come with 1 ohm resistors (attenuators). The instructions say that the speakers are flat without the resistors, but, because many recordings are equalized with a "hot" high end to compensate for rolled off speakers, it may be desirabl... | |
| ELP laser turntable - any comments? OK Sam! A good posting.I guess it's time for me to "disclaim" any connection with Halcyonics. I have mentioned this product only because I had such good experience with it in a non-audio job-related situation. | |
| An observation about "Modern" classical music. Lousyreeds1...I hate to sound so negative, but I do see the nature of "modern" and "new" music to be a problem. MOST modern music I should add. There is some new work that is OK. I agree that people like Levine should support current composers. My... | |
| An observation about "Modern" classical music. Lousyreeds1...Thanks. I will look for that book.Our local newspaper, The Berkshire Eagle, has a big story today about how James Levine, the new conductor of the Boston Symphony is planning to redirect the BSO, and the Tanglewood music festival pro... | |
| An observation about "Modern" classical music. Of course, in his day Beethoven was considered dissonant and unlistenable. Maybe in a few hundred years I can learn to like modern music. | |
| Fuse for SEAS Millennium T25 CF002-06 Tweeter. Trelja...Yes I do think these tweeters are more delicate than most, but what I did to them was far beyond normal use. I suppose the lightweight coil enhances HF response. I have no complaint with SEAS, except perhaps that they should have recommen... | |
| Fuse for SEAS Millennium T25 CF002-06 Tweeter. Trelja...By the way, Madisound is out of stock on replacement voice coils. I wonder why :-( | |
| Fuse for SEAS Millennium T25 CF002-06 Tweeter. Trelja...I have NEVER blown any tweeter, except these. The mishap did not occur with normal listening to music, but rather during some testing and experimentation that I screwed up. My fault all the way.As to sound quality, I can detect no differe... | |
| ELP laser turntable - any comments? Useridchallenged...I think that Halcyonics has various models, some of which will support more weight. The 220 pound model should be sufficient for 99.9 percent of turntables.Thanks for the info on the patent. I will look it over. | |
| An observation about "Modern" classical music. Lousyreeds1...Agreed that a piece which ends quietly, (which is not that common) might have applause delayed slightly, but not 3-5 seconds. Also, "modern" music often ends just as loud as any other kind."Random" probably was the wrong word. As one... | |
| ELP laser turntable - any comments? Tbg...I never used it for audio, but the task of eliminating ripples in a dish of Mercury is a real vibration isolation challenge, and the Halcyonics table came through with flying colors. At the time I thought that it would make a great base for ... | |
| ELP laser turntable - any comments? Useridchallenged...The Halcyonics table is completely self-contained and easy to use. Just adjust (knob) for the load weight (as indicated by a LED). At work it performed flawlessly in a critical optical task. (Eliminated ripples in a pool of Merc... | |
| An observation about "Modern" classical music. Lousyreeds1..."Follow the music". What do I mean is a fair question. At any point in the music, at the end of a phrase, there are a great number of "answering" phrases that will "sound right" according to classical rules of composition. The compos... | |
| How do inductors help impedence matching? An inductor of 1.5mH would correspond to an 850Hz crossover for 8 ohm driver (and 1700 Hz for a 4 ohm driver). It must be in series.If the speaker is 8 ohms, the 8 ohm tap will maximize power. Try the others if you want...it will not hurt anything... |