ozfly
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| REL Q108E, strange review, somewhat confused. Specs can be very misleading by themselves. The overall solidity of the experience is key for bass. A seamless curtain of bass from 40 to 200 Hz can sound staggering compared to a "mushy" 20 to 200. Perhaps that is also the case with the REL per M... | |
| Room Treatments, When are they required? Slappy, much depends on your lifestyle. For me, I want to hear my system in several parts of the house, particularly the kitchen, informal eating area and small office (where I am now). So, a dedicated room made no sense for me -- I want to live w... | |
| best non guitar rock solo I'll second Ncarv's "Toad" (Ginger Baker) and Rostamann's "Do What You Like" (Ginger Baker). Yes, I'm a big percussion fan ;-) Great stuff in jazz too, but that's another thread. Marakanetz, I'll have to check out Wun-wun -- I'm a big Jack Bruce f... | |
| What's involved in dedicated lines Gjkphd, you can go either way as long as new wire is directly connected from the outlets to the fuse box (specifically, each fuse will service one and only one outlet). As mentioned earlier, there are a number of very good threads on this with lot... | |
| What's involved in dedicated lines Gjkphd, changing out the fusebox without running dedicated lines will likely not help much. In fact, there are many audiophile proponents of the old screw-in fuse vs. the modern fuse which resets. However, the screw-in fuse is more dangerous since... | |
| Linn ikemi heard : can you check my opinions ? Second hand or not, if you are buying from a dealer that you know, I would expect and request a home trial. Take it home just before the dealer closes so he/she does not miss out on a potential sale. Return it early the next business day. | |
| Check this out, heard of Altmann Tube-o-Lator ?? Looks interesting. Let us know how it works when you try it. Thanks | |
| MIT cables There are many kinds of MIT cables. I purchased the Oracle v2 speaker wires because, at the time, I was driving Thiels with Bryston amps. The upper range sounded far too etched for my tasts, though the detailing was fantastic. When I switched to t... | |
| How does good analog differ from good digital You might want to check out more details on their setup -- Avid with what tonearm and cartridge? If you liked that system, it could establish a baseline for cost comparisons.Quite nice systems are available for under $2k as mentioned by Nrchy and ... | |
| corrosion Shventus, that was great info on ACF50! I have an old amp lying around, I wonder if I could get it to work if I dipped it? ;-) | |
| corrosion 1) I'd use gold plating on every connector -- replace the old if possible. 2) For some casings, you might want to try seasoning it much like one would an iron skillet. That is, rub vegetable oil into the metal and then wipe dry. You can't do this ... | |
| Idiotic question Not an idiotic question. Thanks for the research Jeffloistarca. | |
| Jazz Supergroup: Hancock, Shorter, Holland & Blade Actually, I saw Hancock and Shorter about 6? years ago in Boston with another big jazz fan and our wives. They decided to perform some very, to my ears, disjointed and nonmusical pieces. Halfway through, I was the only one left listening and it wa... | |
| Threshold S/5000e new amp too good to be true??? Good points Loudandclear. Still ... the weight difference makes you wonder. Certainly class A runs hotter, but 250 wpc in class A would require a pretty hefty power supply, wouldn't it? At minimum, as you stated, it should require even more in hea... | |
| Coupling vs. Decoupling for Bass Response P.S. Barry and I are on the same wave length. When I suggested the heavy concrete pads, I didn't specify that they were to only go under the speakers, but I hope it was clear through implication. I would not suggest 1400 sq ft of heavy concrete as... |