nmmusicman
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| Nola Baby Grand Reference I If there are indeed no connection designation markings or indicators on either the external crossovers or the speakers then you should definitely call Carl @ 631-738-2540. | |
| Nola Baby Grand Reference I I have bi-amped my Alon 1's and Alon Lotus SE mk ll speakers with tubes on the mid/tweets and SS on the woofers with relatively good success. Assuming you will be using the internal passive crossovers on the Baby Grand's, you will need the ability... | |
| Alon Model 1 8" woofers blown As a long time Alon/Nola owner including the Alon 1, I wanted to add that as mentioned your best option to retain the famed Alon 1 bass slam and balance is to get the woofers rebuilt/reconed by Miller Sound. In fact I'm fairly certain that Carl us... | |
| Speakers for SET 8 Watt 300B system? If you can locate a used pair of Cabasse Farela 401's in good shape, they were/are a match made in heaven with my 8 watt/channel 300B SET amp. They needed a sub to flesh out the bottom end but the attack, purity of tone let alone sheer musicality ... | |
| 36v, 72v active filter on AudioQuest IC To Michael,There are some AQ splitters out there that were wired incorrectly and it sounds like you may have some. Unfortunately AQ no longer sells the splitters last I checked so your choices are to buy some used or make your own. As a longtime A... | |
| Attention AT150ANV owners I am running an AT150ANV on my VPI Scout with JMW-9 Signature tonearm and it is a great match. I'm running VTF at 1.57 grams, VTA pretty much level with the record and no anti-skate. The adjustments I found that had the most influences are azimuth... | |
| Tweeter type and brightness There are many factors that can make a metal/soft dome tweeter sound harsh and the most common are the series cap used in the crossover to the tweeter, the internal wiring along with magnet composition and the internal vibration modulation of the ... | |
| Turntables and power conditioners? To be clear, the Walker is powered by the Monarchy which is itself run directly from the wall via an Oyaide R0 outlet/WPC-Z wall mount system and a PS Audio Lab ll power cable. The Monarchy is indeed a 100 watt true AC regenerator but with limited... | |
| Turntables and power conditioners? I too use a Monarchy AC regenerator to power my TT motor(VPI Scout/300 RPM) but I also use a Walker Audio Motor controller AC regenerator in between the Monarchy and the Scout motor. Yes two AC regenerators may seem like overkill but the results a... | |
| Tone arm to JC-3 interconnect I currently have a fully tricked out VPI Scout along with a Parasound JC-3 and the best cable I've found is the AQ Sky IC running at 100VDC DBS. With it's DBS bias and no dielectric contact with the internal wiring, the Sky produces a most vivid, ... | |
| Song With Best Beginning The Rolling Stones "Can't you hear me knocking" would be my close second choice :) | |
| Song With Best Beginning For me it's Van Halen "Dirty Movies" off of Fair Warning. | |
| Tube amp for Nola Metro ref Gold Being a long time Alon/Nola owner and current Nola Viper 1AX owner, I've used tube amps from Golden Tube, EICO, AMC and McIntosh to drive my various Alon/Nola speakers over the years and while they all sound great to a greater or lesser degree, th... | |
| Andy Chongs retipping service Bellvue Wa I just sent off a Benz Micro Ruby 3H OA to Andy on the recommendations both here and other audio websites to straighten a misaligned cantilever and replace the suspension if needed. He quoted me a two week turn around time and a damn good price fo... | |
| Parasound JC3 or Ayre P-5xE I've been using a JC-3 for over a year and can say it is one of the most neutral phono stages out there. When I say "neutral" I mean that it does not editorialize the signal, it will pass what ever is delivered and will respond to tweaks and power... |