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| Review: Denon DL 103R Cartridge TWL rocks! Great review.Marty | |
| Review: Forte Model 4a Amplifier It is great to know that there is a resource for the excellent IGBT transistors. I have found that the demise of output transistors in solid-state gear is frequently caused by failure in the previous stages so I would continue to have concern abou... | |
| Review: Forte Model 4a Amplifier Caveat: I believe that the unique IGBT transistors used in this amp are long gone and repairs that involve them will be problematic to say the least. The upgrades offered by Threshold for the regular line involved replacing these with conventional... | |
| Taking the bad with the good One man's meat is another man's poison. As with all things audio perspective is everything. Sean, do you use vaccum tubes in your home rig? | |
| What is a good tube tester and where can I buy one Ed, we can't get away from it; the tube vesus transistor debate rages on even in the arcane world of tube testers. | |
| What is a good tube tester and where can I buy one I too use a Hickock 752 and it is much easier and more versatile than my TV-7 because it can test both sides of a dual triode at the same time. The king though is probably the Cardmatic provided that you can get the proper assortment of cards. | |
| Why bi-wiring is bad Zaikesman, as far as the audibility of back emf many of us will disagree, however the existance of back emf is measureable and even intuitively understandable. A speaker is a transducer; it converts one form of energy into another. When an electri... | |
| How many versions of Magnepan SMG exist? Rgd, thanks for the correction; I guess that memory did not serve.Marty | |
| Criminy, I've reached 300 threads I just hit 316; one more goner with more opinions than sense.Regards,Marty | |
| Why bi-wiring is bad This pseudo-scientific explanation does not address the known, and measurable, back EMF from the drivers modulating one another. Although not eliminated by biwiring, it is greatly reduced. | |
| How many versions of Magnepan SMG exist? Three versions SMG, SMGA, SMGB, if memory serves. The purpose of the wings is to prevent the back wave from wrapping around and cancelling the front wave at bass frequencies. Diminishing the width will certainly increase this cancellation thus dec... | |
| Realistically, will the Spendor S 3/5 work for me? Figuy, if you have the bug then why not just buy a used pair? They were done depreciating eons ago so, if others are correct, you will be in love, and if I am correct, you should be able to get out of them for about what you paid. That's what the ... | |
| Realistically, will the Spendor S 3/5 work for me? Uhhh, no. Too many things to wear on you. The marginal dynamic range, note I did not say ultimate loudness, the rather old fashioned tailoring of the midrange transition to the midbass and the overall lack of transparency by modern standards. Havi... | |
| 20th Anniversary of CD Today Ahhh yes, CD finished what the transistor started. | |
| Arm suggestions for my Basis 1400 TWL, I too saw it on the website. The proof is in the listening though. Sometimes the smallest changes make, to me, what is night and day differences and then sometimes what look like massive changes make no difference at all. If you get a listen ... |