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| Humming and static noise, Plinius SA 100 MkIII Using the same, in bridged mono on 91 dB speakers. And that's along with a Genesis/NHT active x'over/1600W bass amp. Never heard anything more than a slight pop, very rarely. I've had a stethoscope on them. I'm also using a 5KVA transformer coming... | |
| RCA to XLR adapters? The only time I tried SE into balanced, the amp did not respond well at all, and it was fully differential. It made sound, but badly.Many find that they don't need expensive XLR cables because the effects (or is it affects) of the cable get reduce... | |
| The Ultimate SACD Machine Lindemann 820S or older D680. Tough to find in US. | |
| Are my ears just fooling me? Never pretended to be worldly with my limited brand experience but I've only known a few speakers that have been satisfying with sax, none of which would I recommend to a student. Too big, too demanding. However, I did notice a pair of Kappa8's fo... | |
| Who is the KING of MONOS? In that case, count my vote for hanging chad. | |
| Ceiling tiles using rigid fiberglass Currently open joists?Here's an unusual method, and I admit I've never tried it on a ceiling. Insulate as usual between the joists but be careful that the insulation stays above the bottom of the joists. Another vote for "Safe and Sound", being fa... | |
| Who is the KING of MONOS? This is another "Which is best..." threads.To be 'king", they have to hurt just to think about either lifting or affording. A king has power, wealth and prestige. Wisdom and sainthood are not prerequisites. The MBL's at 200 lbs and $50,000 each se... | |
| Who is the KING of MONOS? Musical Fidelity Titan?MBL 9011 - Darn, only 440WGoldmund Telos 5000, 2500, 1000, 350FM Acoustics FM 711-mkII, FM 1811 | |
| Who is the KING of MONOS? How about the VTL Siegfrieds or the old 1250W Wotans?Plinius SA-Ref in bridged mode (1000W @ 8 ohms)Chord SPM 14000 ($75,000/pair)Clayton Audio M2000Boulder 2050'sEdge NL Reference ($140,000) Certainly the most unusual looking.Ayre MXR's might be ... | |
| Anyone try stuffing their ports? One of the funniest things I ever saw... This was about 25 years ago. Started off being silly, rigged up a "recycled", cast iron, claw foot tub, a 2' thick pine table top, C-clamps, and a 18" "subwoofer" for this theater. Hey, that was the budget ... | |
| Are Horn Speakers good or bad or simply a complete joke? Worked with horns for PA systems and theaters over 20 years ago. Never occurred to me to bring them home. Even back then, tried to sell custom line arrays with rare success (once). Not a typical line array by today's standard as it used a single h... | |
| Downsizing from Ayre MX-R monoblocks No tubes, smallish 4 ohm speakers, not particularly demanding music (SET-type), effortless, $5000, integrated ...New: Classe CAP-2100 or Plinius 9200There's a Pass INT-150 on the listings board now but a INT-30 gets you into class A.Also saw some ... | |
| Kappa 9 vs Martin Logan Quest Z Have you heard either K9's or K8's or the ML's? There's no comparison. Completely different. Almost opposites. Different amp demands. The K9's are very demanding but so are the ML's, in different ways. Different placement/ listening position. Anyb... | |
| The British Sound Buconero117, was that the article that contrasted national speaking voice to speaker sound, that they tended to be opposite?I thought it was funny at the time, imagining Chinese speakers that sounded as flat as AM radio, rude Indian speakers and I... | |
| Why no remote controlled discrete resistor volume? http://electronics.dantimax.dk/Kits/Selectors_-_attenuators/index.htmlNot exactly "drop-in". |