viridian
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| Sagging Voice Coils? My Klipsch Cornwalls, with heavy 15" woofers, were made in 1977. That would be 34 years ago. Shockingly, the voice coils are not rubbing, nor do they need a woofer bra, though some enterprising audio company may take this as a que to begin marketi... | |
| Best steak to eat while listening to your rig? Elizabeth, if you regret what has happened to beef, pity the poor pig. They bred all of the fat out of it trying to make it the other white meat or some such travesty. What is left is a tough veneer of porcine gristle. At least beef is still recog... | |
| If you could bring back one great artist that has Joplin is a great choice. I would bring back Nick Drake, though he would probably just hate me for it and kill himself again. | |
| AES Superamp or Quicksilver Mini-Mites? Thanks so much gents for the guidance! | |
| It's Sunday afternoon...what wax is on your table? Ian and Sylvia "Early Morning Rain" Vanguard mono, "Northern Journey" Vanguard stereo and "Four Strong Winds" Vanguard mono.On deck, Edith Piaf "Live 1, Olympia '55 '56" on Japanese EMI/Odeon and Allman Brothers "Live At The Fillmore" on Nautilus ... | |
| Sound stage, front, middle, or behind your speaker It also has nothing to do with the way that music sounds in the concert hall. | |
| How old is too old? Some folks are using Western Electric amps, and field coil loudspeakers, that are older than you are! You're not going to tell us that they are too old. | |
| Why magic at 80 db? It's funny. I think of 80-85db as rather quiet. And, of course, Fletecher and Munson got the high frequency varience with loudness more than completely wrong, which lead to many crappy loudness controls. The Robinson-Dadson equal loudness curves c... | |
| Thoughts on current EL-34 tubes Dwr no need to explain; I am the one that suggested the tube 6P3SE. Just don't call it an EL34. That is simply misleading. | |
| Thoughts on current EL-34 tubes Dwr, the 6P3SE is not an EL-34/6CA7. It is a 6L6 type tube. | |
| Need to replace my Denon 2910, have $400? The Apollo would be my choice. | |
| Thoughts on current EL-34 tubes The Shugang Treasure 6CA7 sounds very good for a current production tube. You might also take the low road and try the Soviet 6P3SE, which is a 6L6 equivilent, or even one of the new KT66s. | |
| Need to replace my Denon 2910, have $400? Rega Planet | |
| Cat damaged speaker, Help I would use silicone sealant. It remains pliable and should have roughly the same characteristics as the rubber surround. | |
| Your feelings on vintage audio. You can replace the 7189s with a fresh quad of the excellent, Russian, 6P14P-EV tubes, which can be ordered from the Baltic countries via e-bay for about $25.00 per set, or from Jim McShane in the US, who will burn in and match them for about $50.... |