mapman

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Brass screws make a real difference on Dunlavy s ?
I'd just call keeping drivers firmly attached a good idea and leave it at that. Not worth cutting hairs about. 
Tell us your worst audio dealer or mfr. experience.
Many condescending attitudes out there but most are nice. That's about the worst thing I've experienced 
Axpona
"They do all the audiophile tricks but musical is not one of them."I guess its reasonable to call a speaker one does not care for not musical. If they were, then you would probably like them.Meanwhile someone else things they are the most musical.... 
Brass screws make a real difference on Dunlavy s ?
Brass balls are often cited as a useful tweak. ☝ 
Lets talk tubes in Pharaoh Integrated
Walter good for you. Always optimize the physical setup of what you have and in many cases that will eliminate the need to change gear. That means speaker placement and orientation maybe some simple room treatments isolating components to keep noi... 
Glenn Campbell - new found respect
Always liked him. 
Brass screws make a real difference on Dunlavy s ?
It's a screw thread not nuts. 🃏 
Phasing out of Compact Disc
"Tape is a natural medium. It breathes."Some would call that hiss/noise. 
omnidirectional sound
No doubt! 
Axpona
Would like to try/hear some Eastern gear somewhere/someday. 
Thinking about buying a different tube preamp...
Abuck, sorry to hear that! 
Thinking about buying a different tube preamp...
I'd look no further than ARC, VAC or Rogue were it me. Rogue will likely be the best value. For a SS alternative, probably can't go wrong with a matching Classe pre-amp. Classe is one of teh few SS lines I would feel good about going in as an alte... 
Brass screws make a real difference on Dunlavy s ?
Interesting.Would seem to be a fairly insignificant difference, but if honest people who have heard hear a difference, then so be it.Plus brass screws usually look nicer for sure, so that can't hurt.One other thought. It usually always helps to ma... 
omnidirectional sound
John Strohbeen (OHM Owner, designer, and accomplished MIT educated EE) has been doing weekly, now biweekly, blog posts on the OHM site here News And Views blog posts for about a year now. JS is a very no nonsense, nuts and bolts guy who also happe... 
High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps
Taking it one step further, limited bandwidth would benefit SET sound by rolling off both the lowest and highest frequencies perhaps. The power can go much further with some low end roll off, and not much happens in music at the higher frequencies...