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1: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: I could simply match the drivers, no? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2023-05-29, 09:17:59 (76.169.138.2)
Thank you for your insight Bill. More research to do. .......
2: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: I could simply match the drivers, no? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2023-05-28, 15:51:34 (76.169.138.2)
I see. But aren't the level controls included with the XO for that purpose (perhaps not in the same way, but have a similar effect)? .......
3: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: I could simply match the drivers, no? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2023-05-28, 10:00:31 (76.169.138.2)
So, Bill, isn't my XO (3115A) doing just that, where this XO is designed to work with a low frequency impedance of 8 ohms and a high frequency impedance of 16 ohms? .......
4: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: "padded the level of the ... horns"? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2023-05-28, 00:18:53 (76.169.138.2)
Or I suppose I could simply match the drivers, no? H woofer with H horn or J woofer with J horn? I'll investigate whether the H 8 ohm is superior to the J 16 ohm; go with one or the other. Also wonder .......
5: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: "padded the level of the ... horns"? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2023-05-27, 13:41:34 (76.169.138.2)
Well, if I can't lower the output any more via the XO, what analog method(s) is preferred? .......
6: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: "padded the level of the ... horns"? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2023-05-27, 11:31:25 (76.169.138.2)
Explains why I'd set the XO "HF Boost" to -6db? .......
7: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Determining overall speaker sensitivity (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2023-05-26, 20:32:21 (76.169.138.2)
Bill: "padded the level of the ... horns"? .......
8: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Determining overall speaker sensitivity (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2023-05-26, 12:02:40 (76.175.223.192)
Can one, and if so, how does one determine the overall sensitivity of a speaker with multiple drivers? The speakers concerning my question are: JBL 4647 enclosures w/ 2225 woofers (97db) and 2445J dri .......
9: Inmate Central, RE: You write as if I'm a supporter of Trump! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-15, 00:54:41 (76.169.138.2)
Well at least I have some logic. I notice that this story has not been carried by pretty much anyone else, not even Fox News - curious. But that still leads you to your conclusion that the NYT is not .......
10: Inmate Central, RE: You write as if I'm a supporter of Trump! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-14, 18:52:58 (76.169.138.2)
Well at least I have some logic. I notice that this story has not been carried by pretty much anyone else, not even Fox News - curious. But that still leads you to your conclusion that the NYT is not .......
11: Inmate Central, RE: You write as if I'm a supporter of Trump! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-14, 17:11:04 (76.169.138.2)
You, a supporter of the President? Well, you did cite to him for your "failing" accusation, did you not? And you did use his "deep state" characterization of its contents, did you not? If you sound li .......
12: Inmate Central, RE: It's obvious you have not read the link either (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-14, 14:44:29 (23.242.49.198)
It's obvious you have no authority for your simple minded prejudice - you offer nothing but BS - I read your linked article of complaint by Russian journalists - how does that mean it is "NOT a fine, .......
13: Inmate Central, In fact it is a fine, respectable paper, and has been for decades (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-14, 12:06:48 (23.242.49.198)
You essentially present no facts, just your opinion. In fact, according to Ranker.com, the NYT is the most respected newspaper in the US. The top 10 are: 1 New York Times (a 112-time Pulitzer Prize wi .......
14: Inmate Central, the Ugly American ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-14, 09:53:27 (76.169.138.2)
never went away; racism never went away; antisemitism never went away; misogyny never went away. This is from January 20, 1972. "Protection" is pretty vague; pepper spray and the like might be app .......
15: Inmate Central, RE: Some great news .... that is good news although .... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-14, 09:33:05 (76.169.138.2)
you didn't include this from the article to which you cited: The data on new cases is imperfect because of variations between states in the amount and frequency of coronavirus testing. As of Wednesday .......
16: Inmate Central, Testing 1, 2, 3 (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-10, 09:44:10 (76.169.138.2)
"The tests are perfect, but something can happen between a test where it's good, and then something happens...She was tested very recently and tested negatively, and then today, I guess, for some reas .......
17: Inmate Central, I see a big wall and I want to paint it black (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-06, 13:13:11 (23.242.49.198)
Military commanders and border officials consider the black paint unnecessary, costly and a significant long-term maintenance burden, and they left it out of the original U.S. Customs and Border Prote .......
18: Inmate Central, French farmers sound alarm in cheese market meltdown amid pandemic (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-06, 08:49:47 (76.169.138.2)
5,000 tons of Roquefort, Camembert and Brie could go to waste. Sacre bleu, not the Roquefort! .......
19: Inmate Central, Good luck in Texas ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-06, 00:04:54 (76.169.138.2)
I think you're gonna need it ... as it turns blue over the next decade. .......
20: Inmate Central, RE: But, but, but, but, but (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-05, 21:12:48 (76.169.138.2)
I don't think so, at least not compared to the reckless spending by the President and his minions on tax cuts for the uber wealthy. Jeez, if the US is really #1 with 3.8 Trillion in debt, why can't #5 .......
21: Inmate Central, RE: But, but, but, but, but (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-05, 18:26:41 (76.169.138.2)
A few billions are some part of a trillion, I think. More importantly, because California gets disproportionately less funding from the federal government than most other states, if California got it .......
22: Inmate Central, RE: But, but, but (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-05, 16:15:02 (23.242.49.198)
Well, California does contribute to most of that federal tax money (by a lot). "In total, California contributes the most individual taxes to the federal budget." .......
23: Inmate Central, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-03, 18:50:19 (76.169.138.2)
Too bad there isn't an abundance of these Abbott testing machines the White House has. A lot more and easier testing would help with national prognosis. .......
24: Inmate Central, RE: Our niece died suddenly this past week (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-03, 18:35:36 (76.169.138.2)
Sucks. Just sucks. Condolences. Hang in there. Maybe seek a 2nd opinion on cause of death? .......
25: Inmate Central, RE: Humididity (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-02, 17:04:29 (76.169.138.2)
Sorry, you're right, it's not 0% its 61% in Huntington Beach (lower as one moves away from the beach) - which still means that virus droplets on non-porous surfaces are NOT killed in 2 minutes by sitt .......
26: Inmate Central, RE: Corona virus does NOT die in 2 minutes (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-02, 15:19:32 (76.169.138.2)
Inmate - I'm sorry you're apparently offended. I tried to be civil with the man and offered current science. Unfortunately, the civil conversation ended when Dave B. decided to push unscientific concl .......
27: Inmate Central, RE: Corona virus does NOT die in 2 minutes (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-02, 14:50:49 (76.169.138.2)
Actually it is alarming how a person who calls himself a scientist would persist in hiding the whole truth and in pushing conclusions not warranted by the facts (as a scientist you should be ashamed): .......
28: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Boz Scaggs plus Hall and Oates in Camp Backyard (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-02, 12:57:46 (23.242.49.198)
You're not alone. And you have friends. Enjoy - I wish we could see shooting stars but where I live there's too much night light. Abandoned Luncheonette is a great LP. .......
29: Inmate Central, Corona virus does NOT die in 2 minutes (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-02, 08:35:57 (76.169.138.2)
You're a troll and a liar. And you don't live here. Go back into your hole. .......
30: Inmate Central, RE: The virus dies in under 2 minutes. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-01, 23:57:42 (76.169.138.2)
You're a conservative troll or seriously ignorant - or both I suppose. Done with your lack of intellect and failure to absorb facts. Read the science Dave - it will set you free. .......
31: Inmate Central, RE: The virus dies in under 2 minutes. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-01, 16:50:53 (23.242.49.198)
Seriously, you're the moron if you're citing to a 2005 NIH paper "on lots of viruses" - that's 15 years old? That didn't consider or even know about the corona virus? It's not called the "novel corona .......
32: Inmate Central, RE: First off, you can spare me your sanctimonious attitude about... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-01, 15:12:56 (23.242.49.198)
Don't see what's sanctimonious about my comment. Rather, I was trying to make an argument in opposition to the seemingly reckless suggestions inherent in your initial post and followups - like you I a .......
33: Inmate Central, MAGA (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-01, 14:43:23 (23.242.49.198)
or MAFA. So much winning, so much winning. .......
34: Inmate Central, RE: The virus dies in under 2 minutes. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-01, 14:34:24 (23.242.49.198)
"You are much less likely to get infected outdoors in the sunlight. The virus dies in under 2 minutes. You are MUCH more likely to get infected if you stay indoors." How can you make such ignorant ass .......
35: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Don Sachs preamp on the way (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-01, 09:48:49 (76.169.138.2)
Wow, Ozzy, you've come a long way from your Maggie setups! Carver Crimson 275, Spatial X3s! Congrats! Is that a dual purpose knob for selecting inputs as well as volume level? No remote? .......
36: Inmate Central, RE: I don't know where you live, because your profile doesn't clarify that.... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-01, 09:45:39 (76.169.138.2)
I live in the heart of Orange County. That people practice social distancing in Long Beach is of no moment since Long Beach is in Los Angeles county which has a more restrictive stay at home order tha .......
37: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Wow, VPI is really getting cheap. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-01, 09:21:02 (76.169.138.2)
Well, at least they'll ship adhesive-less strips for free (just requested some for my machine). But I wonder if these VPI/Okki Nokki adhesive strips sold on Amazon would work? Appear to be the same si .......
38: Inmate Central, RE: IF people are maintaining social distancing.... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-05-01, 00:43:28 (76.169.138.2)
First off, the purpose of social distancing is not simply to protect you but to also protect others. The "risk" taken by violators impacts not just themselves but other people. Too many people here do .......
39: Inmate Central, Fools (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-04-30, 23:17:14 (76.169.138.2)
'Darwin' at work. I don't pity them. .......
40: Inmate Central, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-04-26, 20:05:00 (76.169.138.2)
Many seem to have died from cardiac arrest as a result of covid-19 that didn't get included in the official death count, especially early in the pandemic. .......
41: Inmate Central, For doing the best delivery of mail in history! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-04-22, 19:04:09 (76.169.138.2)
All you conservative naysayers who want it to go bankrupt can go f___ yourself (or go live somewhere else) - there has been no other mail service in the history of the world that has done a better job .......
42: General Asylum, Complete Brake job ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-04-03, 07:44:17 (76.169.138.2)
... for my old Benz, a daily driver; she's now good for a long, long time. .......
43: General Asylum, RE: I worked at... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-03-28, 12:23:19 (76.169.138.2)
I miss the Tower Records store in Irvine. .......
44: General Asylum, RE: Yep. You looked at the list? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-03-28, 08:44:14 (76.169.138.2)
The Canned Heat LPs, Al Green, Grateful Dead, Garcia, Hawkwind, Lang, Reed, Stones, Floyd, Tull, Waters ... for me, at least, there was a lot there to like, which has not always been the case - but I' .......
45: General Asylum, If you didn't know, Reccord Store Day on April 18 has ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-03-28, 07:35:26 (76.169.138.2)
been moved to June 20. For now at least, as it might be moved again due to CV-19 record store closures. So first the fire in February at Apollo Masters in Banning, CA, that made a reported 75% of t .......
46: Vinyl Asylum, RE: A question for some of our older members: (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-03-28, 07:15:00 (76.169.138.2)
Haven't decided yet given that no one close to me is really into vinyl and I kind of like the idea of anarchy when I go as opposed to control via the devise in a will. Sort of a 'let the chips fall wh .......
47: Inmate Central, With 8 bankruptcies under his belt ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-03-27, 08:41:34 (76.169.138.2)
the current resident in the White House is perhaps best suited to carry out 'repudiation', that is handle this financial situation. :^) .......
48: Inmate Central, Having owned an early MGB and a Triumph TR-4 ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-03-21, 08:54:44 (76.169.138.2)
not sure I want my ventilator made by them. Will there be electrical connections involved? .......
49: Inmate Central, Enjoy the summer but beware of the Fall (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-03-04, 07:33:02 (76.169.138.2)
History of the Spanish flu of 1918/1919 suggests a first 'mild' surge of the coronavirus will be followed by a much more deadly second pandemic in the fall. .......
50: Inmate Central, RE: Vantas--Chinese car coming to these here shores.... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-02-11, 07:50:08 (76.169.138.2)
It doesn't look so fuggly from the front. .......
51: Inmate Central, This f+cking sucks for so many ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-01-26, 14:39:48 (76.169.138.2)
... him and his deceased daughter, Gigi, his wife and surviving daughters, the NBA and sport in general. It seemed to me that he was gradually shedding something of a pariah image for the Shaq breakup .......
52: Inmate Central, RE: I subscribe to NYT and WAPO for several resons. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-01-25, 12:44:13 (23.242.49.198)
Agreed. Spot on. I also feel that the NYT and WAPO are leaders in investigative reporting, on whom many other providers of news rely for their content. After years of eschewing subscription journalis .......
53: Inmate Central, The US Space Force has revealed its logo and ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-01-25, 09:23:10 (76.169.138.2)
... (as you might have expected) Star Trek fans are not amused! Here's the Star Trek logo: And here's the Space Force logo: George Takei has an opinion and suggestion on the subject here: https: .......
54: Inmate Central, The US Space Force has revealed its utility uniform and its ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-01-18, 10:05:48 (76.169.138.2)
... Camouflage! Gosh, even if this is temporary, camouflage? Wouldn't a variation of the blue air force uniform be more appropriate? .......
55: Inmate Central, Anyone else think punishment should include ban on post season playoffs ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2020-01-15, 08:40:53 (76.169.138.2)
... like the NCAA? $5M fine for the owner? Hah. That's nothing - he'll drop off the fine in cash. Manager and GM lose their jobs? Why just them? It was the players (and fans) who benefited from the ch .......
56: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Very inexpensive Chinese Tube Amps (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-12-04, 15:54:39 (23.242.49.198)
I've been listening to vinyl using an Old Chen 34-B tube amp driving ADS L-1290 speakers. The preamp is a Xiang Sheng 728a. Quite nice. .......
57: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Full-Function SS Preamp (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-10-10, 08:34:43 (76.169.138.2)
Carver C1. .......
58: Vinyl Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-09-10, 07:29:10 (76.169.138.2)
Have that print as well; very cool. .......
59: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone try an Impossible burger? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-08-20, 07:51:31 (76.169.138.2)
Too long for the marketing budget. That's why 'veggie burger' became popular. What really matters is if they taste good, are healthy, and are good for the environment. The former has come a long way. .......
60: Inmate Central, RE: Anyone try an Impossible burger? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-08-19, 19:53:54 (76.169.138.2)
Del Taco has a vegetarian version called "Beyond Meat". It was very tasty but hours later I had a bit of heartburn. Perhaps I'm not ready for so much vegetation in their format! .......
61: Inmate Central, RE: Prince Andrew?? Now I'm really confused.. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-08-19, 09:03:08 (76.169.138.2)
What's to be confused about: more likely than not there were hundreds (if not thousands) of well-heeled men who participated with Epstein in molesting underage girls over many years in a "sexual pyram .......
62: General Asylum, RE: Abbey Road: Super Deluxe Edition (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-08-10, 08:48:22 (76.169.138.2)
Wow. Remixed and remastered from original 8 track (the only Beatles' LP recorded in 8 track) on 180 gram vinyl, half speed mastered, with a new stereo mix. Nice. There will be no subsequent mono vers .......
63: General Asylum, RE: RIP Rutger Hauer (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-07-27, 00:23:40 (76.169.138.2)
Here, here. Love that movie; loved his acting in it. And he apparently wrote that soliloquy himself the night before they shot the scene. .......
64: Inmate Central, RE: Those were the good old days (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-05-09, 23:02:22 (195.181.168.147)
Or when men were 'tools' and 'girls' were disinfected. .......
65: Inmate Central, RE: My stellar luck continues ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-04-25, 15:42:55 (23.242.49.198)
Well, Dean, after all the bitchin' luck you've had scoring awesome audio and fly fishing gear, perhaps this is just some sort of cosmic balancing. Regardless, I hope the next one is a paper cut (or wo .......
66: Inmate Central, RE: Remember this fellow (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-03-12, 09:10:58 (76.169.149.133)
Chris Lloyd playing Uncle Fester in the Adams Family Movie - Jackie Coogan played Uncle Fester in the series. Liked the series a lot. .......
67: Inmate Central, RE: Not so fast, however... is Wrong (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-03-08, 07:27:33 (76.169.149.133)
I wouldn't knowing the 'fuel' was free and I was 'part of the solution'. We all make choices, and have to live with them. .......
68: Inmate Central, RE: Not so fast, however... is Wrong (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-03-08, 06:47:43 (76.169.149.133)
Some Teslas can fully re-charge in ~70 minutes. The technology is still in its infancy, relative to gas powered vehicles. A client got in early and has free lifetime supercharging! Wish I had one. ::: .......
69: Inmate Central, RE: Warning signs are a dime a dozen these days (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-02-19, 08:12:54 (76.169.149.133)
So ignore them??? .......
70: General Asylum, RE: Space Shuttle Columbia (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-02-02, 11:42:49 (23.242.49.198)
The whole concept of reentering Earth's atmosphere in a fireball protected primarily by thermal tiles always gave me the 'willies'. .......
71: Inmate Central, RE: Of course, the drunks who put words in the groundhog's mouth are wrong. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-02-02, 11:38:32 (23.242.49.198)
Stay warm. .......
72: Inmate Central, RE: Of course, the drunks who put words in the groundhog's mouth are wrong. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-02-02, 08:46:30 (76.169.149.133)
And, just scientifically speaking, groundhogs can't predict the weather. .......
73: Inmate Central, RE: Brady and Belichick bitch slap the NFL again. ~:) (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-01-22, 17:20:41 (23.242.49.198)
IMO, Brady is no better than many other QBs. He has great stats because NE focuses on offensive linemen - they have one of the best, if not the best, offensive line year after year who make Brady seem .......
74: Inmate Central, RE: You might want to edit his post ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-01-09, 23:51:58 (76.169.149.133)
After reading your responses, I re-read the article to which you linked - it's not well written and gives the impression that MacKenzie is the 'mistress' and his net worth is $70 billion. While I stil .......
75: Inmate Central, You might want to edit his post ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-01-09, 16:30:29 (23.242.49.198)
This is the kind of post that can get you labeled a misogynist: she's not his "mistress", but rather his wife, of 25 years no less; and, she'd get, at best, $35 billion since he's worth 'only' $70 bil .......
76: Inmate Central, Most of them still make regular cars here ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-01-07, 09:50:38 (76.169.149.133)
Toyota Avalon made in Kentucky; Honda Accord made in Ohio; VW Passat made in Tennessee. In fact, many of these mfgrs make cars in more than one country. Meanwhile, the Jeep Renegade is made in Italy; .......
77: Inmate Central, Mercedes, BMW, VW, Toyota, Honda and Nissan are made here - (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2019-01-07, 08:22:14 (76.169.149.133)
does that make them American rather than German or Japanese vehicles? Are these cars lower in quality since they're made here? And then why did they do it - cheaper labor in the US? If so, are they p .......
78: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I had a copy a few years ago that I ended up selling. It was mastered by Bob Ludwig. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-12-23, 10:29:58 (76.169.149.133)
Bummer. I did once own that lp and it didn't have a lot of surface noise. But I don't remember the label (or country and I had a lot of imports). .......
79: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Spinning old Fleetwood Mac. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-12-23, 09:47:09 (76.169.149.133)
Well, "the same group that recorded Rumours did English Rose" is a bit of a stretch, unless you mean by name (i.e., Fleetwood Mac) only. While Mick and John McVie were in every iteration of FM, Peter .......
80: Vinyl Asylum, Uwe ebony body Denon DL-103R SS retipped ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-12-21, 15:12:13 (23.242.49.198)
waiting for the right head shell. .......
81: Inmate Central, RE: I did not know that (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-12-11, 08:15:32 (76.169.149.133)
Actually, a well known fact ignored by a certain segment of society. Glad you know. Vote accordingly. .......
82: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Any Good SS Preamps with an MM/MC Stage? Sub $500? [NT] (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-11-20, 14:47:32 (23.242.49.198)
Carver C-1 (very quiet MC) and Schiit Mani are both quite good. .......
83: Inmate Central, RE: Dodgers executives are suspect (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-10-30, 08:33:34 (76.169.149.133)
I disagree that "Roberts made the most of the limited talent he was given" and that the Dodgers "didn't have a chance against any of the AL final four". As to the former point, he surely didn't and t .......
84: Inmate Central, Roberts' managing is suspect (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-10-28, 10:17:33 (76.169.149.133)
The facts are as follows: before the start of the 7th inning, Hill had a one hitter and 4 run lead going and had thrown only 82 pitches. According to Roberts, though, before going out to start the 7th .......
85: General Asylum, Nothing Compares to ... Peace (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-10-26, 16:01:20 (23.242.49.198)
Why the suggestions of negativity? I'm happy for her. Shouldn't we all be happy for her? She's found peace of mind. She's reached the "natural conclusion of [her] intelligent theologian's journey". Sh .......
86: Vinyl Asylum, Frampton Comes Alive! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-10-13, 09:32:53 (76.169.149.133)
. .......
87: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Vanishing Point - wow! J. Hovah's Singers ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-09-11, 12:31:25 (23.242.49.198)
included Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett (Bonnie and Delaney), Rita Coolidge and Patrice Holloway (Bekka Bramlett was J. Hovah's baby); David Gates (Bread) played the piano player. Great vocal start .......
88: Inmate Central, RE: First time in 22+ years I've walked through the door and... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-08-21, 11:52:59 (76.169.149.133)
So sorry for your loss - it sucks when you lose a friend like that. When Dad died a couple of years ago he left his cat and not much else behind and only me to clean up for him. With no one else t .......
89: General Asylum, ... it's being considered for Border Control ... N/T (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-08-05, 09:02:51 (76.169.149.133)
. .......
90: Vinyl Asylum, $1.99 in Orange County, CA (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-06-07, 07:53:50 (76.169.149.133)
And most are not so good and not treated well by staff. : .......
91: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Spinnin'...Alan Parsons Tales of Mystery.... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-06-02, 19:13:48 (76.169.149.133)
So far, Mike Ness, Cheating at Solitaire Talking Heads, Remain in Light Manfred Mann, The Roaring Silence Exene Cervenka, The Excitement of Maybe .......
92: General Asylum, RE: Interesting Customer Service at Schiit Audio (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-05-15, 08:23:44 (23.241.215.36)
Get a PayPal account? It's easy and I've found it to be quite reliable. Or have a friend who uses PayPal do the purchase for you? What about buying used? Asylum has one; Audiogon has one. I recently .......
93: Inmate Central, RE: Surgery .... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-05-04, 15:45:44 (23.242.49.198)
You know it's probably karma for all that fabulous gear you've 'picked up' over all these years for almost nothing! (LOL) Look forward to you getting better, out of pain and sleeping well. Good luck. .......
94: General Asylum, Uh, yeah, like records man ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-04-22, 11:01:11 (23.241.215.36)
Jerry Garcia's "Run for the Roses" since my copy was worn. Per RSD, "Originally released in 1982, Run for the Roses is Jerry Garcia's fourth and final solo studio album. Produced by Garcia and John .......
95: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: How about this? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-04-16, 09:32:56 (23.241.215.36)
Having owned some Quicksilver gear 'back in the day', I was surprised by your question as Senor Sanders has been making some really good stuff for a long time now. Here's but one that I found, althoug .......
96: General Asylum, RE: STEREOPHILE (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-03-25, 09:22:04 (23.241.215.36)
Stereophile's 3/22/18 acquisition announcement link below. .......
97: Vinyl Asylum, RE: It's likely the phono preamp. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-02-18, 08:02:50 (23.241.215.36)
Henry, all other things being equal, would one potentially hear a difference between a phono preamp limited to 47 Ohm input impedance for MC carts (e.g., Schiit Mani) connected to the 100 Ohm requirem .......
98: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Still using tube that shipped with Saga. I've got a NOS Russian 6H8C (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-01-31, 16:48:43 (23.242.59.83)
If it would help you evaluate the Saga for the benefit of the Asylum I'd be willing to ship to you the NOS tubes I'm not using so long as you return them after you finish the evaluation. I'll cover th .......
99: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Just for grins . . . (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2018-01-29, 08:38:46 (23.241.215.36)
I picked up a Mani some time ago thanks to your posts and grinned at the price/performance ratio. So then picked up a used Saga and I'm very happy. Mine came with the stock 6H8C tube, new Tung Sol 6SN .......
100: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Thorens pic of the day... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-12-31, 09:13:14 (23.241.215.36)
That would probably be the 'perfect' dustcover for the FR-54 on my 124, Steve. :) Very nice. Happy New Year! .......
101: Vintage Asylum, RE: Sherwood S-5000 MK1 Power Transformer (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-12-29, 10:14:21 (23.242.59.83)
Mike is going to call Heyboer today. He's also getting an epidural - let's hope that works for him. .......
102: Vintage Asylum, RE: Sherwood S-5000 MK1 Power Transformer (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-12-28, 09:05:18 (23.241.215.36)
LOL! .......
103: Vintage Asylum, RE: Heyboer Transformer (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-12-27, 22:17:03 (23.241.215.36)
I think Mike said he had a guy who worked for Heyboer try to rewind mine and perhaps some others. But I think he then said the one Leon rewired didn't work right "on filament" so he got a NOS universa .......
104: Vintage Asylum, Sherwood S-5000 MK1 Power Transformer (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-12-27, 09:33:21 (23.241.215.36)
Mike Samra and I need one. Mike's done with my S-5000 but for a bad power transformer. And I've been waiting for almost 4 years to hear one of Mike's restored Sherwood amps. Yes, that's right: 4 years .......
105: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Crate & Barrel sale (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-12-23, 23:09:05 (23.241.215.36)
Just played the Merle Haggard, advertised as 180 gram, and it was very quiet; sounded quite nice. .......
106: Vinyl Asylum, Crate & Barrel sale (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-12-23, 16:04:20 (23.241.215.36)
At least in my SoCal area, C&B have their vinyl on sale, even double LPs, for $9.97. Bought Robert Glasper Experiment's "Black Radio" double LP, Blind Melon's debut double LP, Merle Haggard's "Mama Tr .......
107: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Recommend a integrated amp for Acoustats, please. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-12-02, 16:45:30 (23.241.215.36)
Why don't you post this over on the Planar asylum (subset of Speaker asylum) - lots of folks there who have owned/own Acoustats and could weigh in with lots of experience. Good luck. Link below. ::: T .......
108: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Adcom, Luxman, Technics amp questions (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-12-02, 16:42:17 (23.241.215.36)
1. IF the equipment is in good shape, that's a good price. 2a. No; the Luxman has MC phono built in. 2b. Don't need SUT if pairing SU9070 and GFA 555; the Technics has MC phono built in. This pairing .......
109: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Capitol records sale (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-08-29, 01:23:41 (23.241.215.36)
Pet Sounds, Big Pink, The Band, Norah Jones, and Beck. Thanks for heads up! .......
110: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I intend to do most of the work (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-08-18, 16:13:10 (23.242.59.83)
Mirko operates a machine shop where he fabricates unobtainable TD-124 parts that he has sold to individuals and businesses, including Schopper and Jim Campbell if I remember correctly. Check the archi .......
111: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Vinyl shopping: Santa Monica / LA (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-07-26, 23:41:19 (23.241.215.36)
All of the other stores mentioned and you might also consider Freakbeat Records in Sherman Oaks. Not far away and freeway friendly, its a nice little 'hole-in-the-wall' record store. You could also st .......
112: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Saturday spinning (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-06-24, 17:27:26 (23.241.215.36)
Rolling Stones > Sticky Fingers (Side 2) Stephen Stills > /s/ (Side 1) Steely Dan > Pretzel Logic (Side 1) Bob Dylan > Blood on the Tracks (Side 2) .......
113: Vinyl Asylum, RE: So, what did you get for Record Store Day? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-04-23, 09:19:33 (23.241.211.158)
Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive Nilsson - Schmilsson Sly and Family Stone - Stand! Bob Dylan - Knocked Out Loaded (used) K.D. Lang - Absolute Torch and Twang (used) Spirit - Twelve Dreams of Dr. S .......
114: General Asylum, RE: for thrift shop finds, stereo receiver recommendations (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-02-26, 09:36:14 (23.241.211.158)
FWIW, the planar folks who are generally quite amenable to responding to your kind of inquiry would probably appreciate it if you first did a search of the planar asylum (I know for a fact that your k .......
115: General Asylum, RE: for thrift shop finds, stereo receiver recommendations (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-02-26, 08:42:13 (23.241.211.158)
"today i just scored a pair of magnestan speakers ..." If you mean Magnepan or one of PG's Magnestand speakers (lucky you!), I suggest you raise this inquiry with the gurus on the planar asylum as the .......
116: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Sony PS-8750 service recommendation needed (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-02-13, 08:01:29 (23.241.211.158)
Hi Lew. Thanks for the suggestion. I'd sure like to stay local, but I'll check in with JP Jones just the same. .......
117: Vinyl Asylum, Sony PS-8750 service recommendation needed (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2017-02-12, 08:56:11 (23.241.211.158)
Please, can anyone suggest a tech in the Los Angeles area who can service my 8750? She won't keep speed and the strobe is out as well. I think it'll need some chips and probably an LED strobe conversi .......
118: Tape Trail, RE: nice offer -- may I encourage you to scan & upload them someplace,too? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2016-11-16, 08:09:10 (23.241.211.158)
I did. I uploaded them to HiFiEngine. Just thought someone who has one of these but doesn't have an original manual might want it. .......
119: Tape Trail, Couple of old manuals if anyone wants them ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2016-11-14, 15:07:10 (23.242.59.83)
I have an original Channel Master HD6005 Instruction Manual and an original Sankyo STD-1510 Operation Manual if anyone wants either or both. PM me and I'll put one or both in the mail. .......
120: General Asylum, But are they ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2016-08-28, 08:40:58 (23.241.211.158)
cryogenically treated outlets? I mean, why go to all the trouble, right? .......
121: Vintage Asylum, Those beautiful wooden side panels ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2016-08-27, 13:19:29 (23.241.211.158)
... (and sometimes top sheets) on many vintage receivers, are they just for looks? Do they offer any sonic benefits? Of course, for the most part, modern receivers eschew wooden side panels, but in ma .......
122: General Asylum, RE: Best thing about getting old?... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2016-08-21, 18:54:19 (23.241.211.158)
... getting younger? :^) .......
123: General Asylum, Two things ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2016-08-21, 17:13:02 (23.241.211.158)
One, everyone gets old. Kids today, will be old 'tomorrow'. Two, at least we have really good music to keep us company. Kids today, IMO, don't have music quite as nice to listen to when they're old. : .......
124: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Who's the best Thorens 124 Refurbisher? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2016-08-05, 14:07:31 (23.242.59.83)
Both Steve Clarke in WA, recommended above by Henry, and Mirko Djordjevic (classicturntables.com) in Huntington Beach, CA restored my 124 - both are excellent. .......
125: General Asylum, RE: Covers better than original song (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2016-07-14, 15:54:38 (23.242.59.83)
Randy Newman's "Sail Away" by Harry Nilson Here's a few that have tickled my fancy - Little Richard's "Long Tall Sally" by the Beatles Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" by the Grateful Dead Norman Meade's .......
126: Vinyl Asylum, Neato (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2016-04-28, 00:54:38 (23.241.211.158)
Where'd you get that? .......
127: Vinyl Asylum, Micro Seiki RX-5000 Clone - Mirko's masterpiece! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2016-01-19, 08:32:14 (23.240.34.31)
Micro Seiki fans - Mirko has an RX-5000 clone, all hand made by him in his shop in Huntington Beach, California, up for sale on the US Audio Mart (see link for his pictures and description). What a be .......
128: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Thorens Refurb in the Los Angeles Area (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2015-12-06, 23:30:07 (23.240.34.31)
Yes! Mirko Djordjevic (www.classicturntables.com). He's worked on mine and many others. He can even fabricate parts that are unobtainable. He's very good and quite reasonable. PM me for his number if .......
129: Vinyl Asylum, Right on! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2015-07-19, 09:26:05 (172.90.11.137)
Make a nice T-shirt. .......
130: Vinyl Asylum, Your luck at finding great tables on the cheap is, at the very least, (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2015-06-20, 17:52:24 (172.90.11.137)
impressive. Nice, nice find. I'll give you $400! :^) .......
131: Vinyl Asylum, Thorens? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2015-06-20, 09:30:50 (172.90.11.137)
. .......
132: Cable Asylum, Can you ID these? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2015-03-10, 19:16:55 (75.82.9.83)
These are old Audioquest cables for sure. But I don't know the model, so not sure of their construction. Haven't found anything like them on the web. The jackets are sort of a grey/dark green color .......
133: Vinyl Asylum, RE: $700 turntable recommendation (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2015-02-22, 12:51:16 (75.82.9.83)
Probably another 'other coast' bias - ~250 miles is rather local to me. For that table, I'd drive that distance. .......
134: Vinyl Asylum, RE: $700 turntable recommendation (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2015-02-22, 10:59:41 (75.82.9.83)
Don't see how you could go wrong with the TD-150 for sale on the Asylum. Its been completely refurbished by one of the most knowledgeable Thorens vinylistas around (follow the link to read a descripti .......
135: General Asylum, Important. In fact, depending on your stuff ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2015-02-16, 08:55:06 (75.82.9.83)
you might find there are members who'd like to have your boxes/packing if you're going to throw them away. You might even be able to sell the boxes/packing. .......
136: General Asylum, RE: The HDCD flag can have several meanings... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2015-01-24, 09:16:02 (75.82.9.83)
By the way, you should probably be posting this query over on the Digital Asylum. I just quickly did a search there and found the following post on the subject. .......
137: General Asylum, RE: The HDCD flag can have several meanings... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2015-01-24, 09:12:08 (75.82.9.83)
No personal experience with this player, but having many HDCD discs and HDCD players in the past, I looked into this a bit. Your Cary player doesn't appear to use the 'normal' decoding process for HDC .......
138: Vintage Asylum, RE: Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2014-10-26, 08:40:15 (75.82.9.83)
" If you made a SS amp have the same frequency response as a tube amp it would sound like a tube amp." This is what Sony engineers supposedly did when they designed/invented their VFET SS amps (e.g., .......
139: General Asylum, RE: Thoughts about the Asylum Trader..... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2014-09-30, 08:22:34 (23.243.118.118)
Couple of thoughts Ozzy: 1. Your questions suggest our Trader is not a success. I was not aware of that fact. I've sold and bought using the Trader and it worked well for me. And I see lots of stuff b .......
140: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Opinions on upgrading to tube amplification (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2014-08-21, 10:50:28 (23.243.118.118)
Thanks Travis, should have been clearer; power can be a relative term. The voltage gain (power output) of the amp is fixed. However, when the amount of voltage from the preamp to drive the amplifier t .......
141: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Opinions on upgrading to tube amplification (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2014-08-21, 08:56:22 (23.243.118.118)
Since your integrated amp has "PreOut - Main In" terminals, another option, Jared, is to use a tube preamp to feed your solid state integrated amp. You get a lot of the benefits of tube amplification .......
142: Vinyl Asylum, RE: New Floyd lp in October - The Endless River (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2014-07-05, 13:52:47 (162.202.128.22)
Wonderful! That it may be "... Rick Wright‘s swansong and very beautiful” makes it worth the wait. .......
143: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Edgarhorn still the best speakers I've ever heard (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-12-31, 10:03:13 (23.243.118.118)
Ditto, thanks to your 'partner in crime', Cyrus Brenneman, who effectively showed me yours is the best speaker system I've ever heard ('his living room deficiencies and all') - and who scared the dayl .......
144: General Asylum, RE: UX-45s make for a good Summer Amp (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-29, 21:11:27 (172.248.69.207)
That's a very nice looking amp. 1.8 wpc is plenty with the right speakers. And it keeps your electric bill down. I'm gonna do some more research on that amp. .......
145: General Asylum, RE: 102 in San Antone (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-29, 08:24:54 (172.248.69.207)
There are 2 room areas: one which I'm gonna do with some friendly assistance that'll be just a drywall ceiling; and, one for which I've explored just the very solution (foamboard insulation with a T&G .......
146: General Asylum, RE: I suffer from "Cooler near the Lake" syndrome. Lake Michgan. LOL (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-29, 08:20:01 (172.248.69.207)
Sounds idyllic, or alcoholic ("cooler by the lake" - sorry, couldn't resist)! A lakefront view would be a nice way to retire, Liz. .......
147: General Asylum, RE: You guys and your class "A" and "AB" (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-29, 00:49:41 (172.248.69.207)
Is that called modalism? .......
148: General Asylum, RE: Mid 90's in Denver but cooling a bit next week.... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-28, 21:56:29 (172.248.69.207)
I haven't lived in a house with a basement for, what, 30 years??? I miss basements. Not that common in SoCal because of them earthquakes. .......
149: General Asylum, RE: It ain't the heat it's the humdiditty (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-28, 21:53:32 (172.248.69.207)
LOL!!!! .......
150: General Asylum, 'Snowbirds'? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-28, 18:19:05 (172.248.69.207)
"in the summers i take down my tube amps and run SS" - totally get that (the "audiophile snowbird'?) - if I had multiple setups, I'd do the same. .......
151: General Asylum, RE: Too hot to 'fire' up the system? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-28, 17:53:50 (172.248.69.207)
Yeah, I used to like the heat, too. Or at least I could tolerate it better. This getting old thing really sucks. At least you never get cold. 112 in Azusa?? Ugh!! You're pretty close to the mountains .......
152: General Asylum, RE: You guys and your class "A" and "AB" (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-28, 17:43:48 (172.248.69.207)
LOL. Hear ya. In fact, I did try out some Class D monos once with some Magnepan 3.6Rs. Just couldn't live with the sound. 63F! Oh, you're so lucky. As for reveling in your colder climate, before I mov .......
153: General Asylum, RE: 102 in San Antone (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-28, 17:16:27 (172.248.69.207)
What's hot? 102, 115, they're both hot to me! But its probably relative; for some, 102 is a normal spring/summer day (e.g., Phoenix). Agreed; building codes to which homeowners adhered could ease the .......
154: General Asylum, Too hot to 'fire' up the system? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-28, 15:58:48 (172.248.69.207)
Its 'hotter than a pistol' out here in SoCal ("near-record levels" of 115 at Palm Springs International Airport and 114 in Death Valley) and while the weekend is upon us and I'd usually start playing .......
155: Vinyl Asylum, While the subject of silicone fluid is relatively 'hot' ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-26, 16:59:48 (172.248.69.207)
(see today's post re: "Turntable Basics Tim Morse") I thought I'd just update my situation: I had inserted 600,000 cSt silicone fluid in my cue device and it still leaked out. I'm thinking the horizon .......
156: Vinyl Asylum, Most hobby shops have silicone fluid ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-26, 15:50:43 (162.202.128.22)
in various high viscosities (100,000 cSt, 200,000 cSt, 300,000 cSt, 600,000 cSt, etc.). Clearco Products even has 20,000,000 cSt, but I think the minimum order is a gallon! .......
157: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Upgrade (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-24, 08:39:53 (172.248.69.207)
My 2Cents - $500 seems a decent price for 2.5Rs in really good condition (buyer beware) with standard used Maggie considerations. Should be a nice improvement over the MGIIb. They aren't exactly like .......
158: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Your thoughts on leaking cue device? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-23, 00:58:10 (172.248.69.207)
Hey Steve. Is it gonna be a nice summer in the NW? Think I might be making a road trip up there this year; see some family. No doubt about Mosin - I've pm'd him. Very nice of him. You know, I already .......
159: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Here's what it looks like ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-23, 00:43:39 (172.248.69.207)
Thanks Mosin - very cool; quite generous. I'll pm you. .......
160: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Alphason maybe. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-22, 12:01:22 (172.248.69.207)
Hi Valves; thanks for the info. An Alphason pot? Well, I don't have a micrometer, but using a measuring tape I got ~12mm. The Jelco is 12.8mm using a micrometer. .......
161: Vinyl Asylum, Here's what it looks like ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-22, 00:40:03 (172.248.69.207)
upside down with the lift/post unscrewed from the cue body. You can see a drip of silicone oil on its bottom that's now flattened out since its been upside down for awhile. .......
162: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Where/how is is it leaking .... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-22, 00:27:13 (172.248.69.207)
D, this was the stuff that Mirko used the last time he filled it for me, and was the thickest silicone he knew about. Its not like it drip, drip, drips out in minutes or hours. But a couple of weeks d .......
163: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Where/how is is it leaking .... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-22, 00:17:27 (172.248.69.207)
Hi, Dean. Yeah, Mirko took it apart. He cleaned it out. It must be pressure fit; there are no rubber gaskets of which I'm aware. .......
164: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Thorens (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-22, 00:14:55 (172.248.69.207)
Hey, Stu, its not a Thorens lift, its a Fidelity Research cue device. Would the Thorens grease still apply? .......
165: Vinyl Asylum, Your thoughts on leaking cue device? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-06-21, 17:48:07 (172.248.69.207)
Hi folks. Hope everyone's summer is coming along fine. So, I've been enjoying my TD124, rebuilt by Steve Clarke and Mirko Djojovic, Fidelity Research FR-54 tonearm, and Uwe housed Soundsmith re-tippe .......
166: General Asylum, RE: Burglary (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-04-27, 09:17:58 (172.248.69.207)
What a drag; sorry this happened to you. Hope you have insurance coverage. If so, use some of the proceeds to get video coverage of the whole house going forward. There are some video systems that are .......
167: General Asylum, Did not know that ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-04-18, 00:47:56 (76.93.96.87)
Thanks. .......
168: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Acoustat Spectra 2200's arrived! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-04-17, 16:52:14 (76.93.96.87)
Congrats. I have 22s and love them. Please do post some pics, especially of the electronics if that's possible. .......
169: General Asylum, RE: new Audiogon 'flat fee' $25 TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS.. Jeez i remember $2 (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-04-17, 14:06:38 (68.123.234.244)
Which means few inexpensive offerings on Audiogon. Which means more inexpensive offerings on Asylum Trader (that are free to post). So its a good thing, no? .......
170: General Asylum, Audio and apparel - get 'em both here (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-04-17, 14:03:59 (68.123.234.244)
Hope this isn't a sign of the times or something that takes hold: "For the guy who wants one-stop shopping, a new store set to open this weekend in Orange County ... will offer clothes, accessories, g .......
171: General Asylum, RE: John Prine, Son Volt, Wilco, Jim Lauderdale, Buddy Miller, David Olney, Jamey Johnson... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-04-13, 10:20:12 (68.123.234.244)
Right on! Thanks for the others. .......
172: General Asylum, RE: Depends if it is old country music.. or modern watered down drivel which passes for Country nowdays. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-04-13, 00:41:36 (76.93.96.87)
And then there's the really good stuff ... Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, ... .......
173: General Asylum, Maggies and Tubes (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-04-05, 15:28:29 (69.110.135.23)
First, replacing mid level Energy speakers with some cheap but old and 'beat-to-shit' Magnepan .6qr speakers covered in a 'butt-ugly' green burlap. Took quite awhile to set them up during which time I .......
174: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Looking fo $3000.00 tube pre with phono (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-03-14, 08:04:32 (76.93.96.87)
Aesthetix Janus. Used one on Audiogon right now (no affiliation). Janus is a full function, all tube, no negative feedback preamp. The remote controls all preamp and phono functions, including gain, .......
175: Outside Asylum, RE: What are these? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-02-23, 23:45:07 (76.93.96.87)
Hmmm, no one knows? Well, we gave it a shot. To the dumpster! .......
176: Outside Asylum, RE: Shark fin warmers. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-02-22, 18:25:42 (76.93.96.87)
Thanks, that was funny. .......
177: Outside Asylum, What are these? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2013-02-22, 17:11:01 (76.93.96.87)
Seriously, we've had these around the house for quite awhile, don't know where they came from, and they look like they'd be useful for some particular purpose. So can anybody help? If you ca .......
178: General Asylum, Latest phishing scam as follows ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2012-11-17, 09:01:00 (76.93.96.87)
I just received the following phish attempt: " Due to recent activity on your account, you will require a second confirmation of identity with us in order to enable further investigation of this matte .......
179: Vinyl Asylum, RE: OT: texanater in Afghanistan (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2012-09-15, 10:53:06 (68.126.248.1)
Don't know you. Don't know Nate. But I do know what its like to lose a loved one in war. I hope he comes back to you safe and sound. .......
180: Rocky Road, One of my faves as well - but should it be called a hybrid live LP? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2012-07-13, 08:59:54 (76.93.96.87)
I've read that Lowell 'sweetened' the tracks by adding slide guitar overdubs. Think Jerry did something similar with the Dead's 'Skull and Roses' live LP, also a fave. Perhaps this is common? ::: TOPI .......
181: Vinyl Asylum, The Audio Specialist in Studio City (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2012-07-09, 08:04:28 (76.93.96.87)
He has a lot of used TTs. A lot of used everything. .......
182: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Thorens TD124 idler wheel (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2012-04-16, 00:23:19 (76.93.96.87)
Rajiv - Mirko Djordjevic's email address is: cary300b@hotmail.com .......
183: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Thorens TD124 idler wheel (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2012-04-14, 09:11:41 (76.93.96.87)
Second Mirko. He has an impressive machine shop where he fabricates Thorens parts. I'm very happy with the idler wheel and upper platter he made for my 124. .......
184: General Asylum, RE: How would you respond and.... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2012-03-01, 10:03:54 (76.93.96.87)
To be clear, are you saying that taking it to Mc now for warranty repair is impossible? If not, then you might try The Dill's suggestion. Also, what exactly is the buyer asking you to do? Can you nego .......
185: General Asylum, RE: How would you respond and.... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2012-03-01, 08:59:16 (76.93.96.87)
Sorry about your trouble blphoto. While I agree with the other posters that the buyer should promptly upon receipt report any defects, I do think that defect reporting window is extended to the point .......
186: Asylum Feedback/Support, Thanks Rod (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-12-29, 11:31:07 (69.111.182.198)
That was odd; glad its over. .......
187: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Merry Xmas and Happy new Year to All! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-12-24, 13:46:19 (69.111.182.198)
Ditto and right back at ya. PS Very nice setup! .......
188: Vinyl Asylum, Re: Your most essential Holiday music on LP? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-12-23, 08:58:07 (76.93.96.87)
Has always been Fistoulari's Nutcracker ... but maybe it'll now be Grisman's Acoustic Christmas ... Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all in the Vinyl Asylum! .......
189: Asylum Feedback/Support, Ping: Rod M (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-12-22, 14:14:19 (69.111.77.136)
Help? .......
190: Asylum Feedback/Support, Can't seem to get email out while in AA (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-12-22, 11:32:13 (69.111.77.136)
Which means I can't even email "Contact Us" in the Asylum for a fix. Been a registered user for a long time; my email address is entered correctly; I'm logged in when I try. At wit's end. Anyone ever .......
191: Vintage Asylum, RE: Garrard 301 vs Thorens TD 124 (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-12-04, 10:05:37 (76.93.96.87)
That's going to depend a lot on the condition of the table when you get it, the amount of work you want done, and the prices charged for the work you want done. You could easily spend thousands of dol .......
192: Vinyl Asylum, My local Goodwill charges $1.99 and rarely discounts! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-12-04, 09:35:38 (76.93.96.87)
I guess my local Goodwill CEO is making a lot more than yours (mine made $354K in 2009!). And I still had to wade through the Mitch and Mantovani and ... But once I found a half dozen Emmylou albums i .......
193: General Asylum, RE: Old outlets (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-11-27, 18:43:10 (76.93.96.87)
The concerns of the other posters are warranted. I agree you should replace the old outlets with 3 prong outlets, not going overboard with expensive ones to start. If you don't have wiring that inc .......
194: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Quicksilver V4 Balanced - used price? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-11-20, 16:48:16 (76.93.96.87)
I think you should be able to get them for under $3K if you're patient. Owned them once - very nice amps. And they will keep you warm in the winter. Periodically, I've seen them advertised for less th .......
195: Speaker Asylum, If you mean the wiring schematic ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-11-18, 08:24:15 (76.93.96.87)
here it is. .......
196: Vinyl Asylum, RE: here are some places ... and ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-10-26, 16:25:45 (68.126.124.169)
if not listed in the News, Pepperland Music in Orange ("The #1 Source for Beatles Memorabilia") and Second Spin in Costa Mesa. Good luck and enjoy your stay. .......
197: Headphone Heights, RE: Sennheiser DSP 360 (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-10-18, 08:27:16 (76.93.96.87)
Sorry, I guess I wasn't very clear about the 600s - been using them for years. And, yes, I like them very much. Was just wondering if it made sense to open the DSP360 which is sitting here NIB. Things .......
198: Headphone Heights, Sennheiser DSP 360 (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-10-10, 12:50:59 (76.93.96.87)
Got one of these as a present - worth keeping? If not, recommendation? I have Sennheiser HD600 phones. Thanks in advance for the advice. .......
199: Speaker Asylum, RE: Anybody heard of the Yamaha NS-A535? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-10-08, 15:49:00 (76.93.96.87)
Hey, Hukk, you might give this site a try. I'd confirm the data on the NS-A535 but for the fact that I can't get the speakers link to work right now. But I've been to this site previously when the lin .......
200: Vintage Asylum, RE: Thanks for the link, Tommy, I really enjoyed it! nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-09-26, 17:03:23 (76.93.96.87)
. .......
201: Vintage Asylum, It does what to me? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-09-24, 21:18:58 (76.93.96.87)
And FWIW - what are the cylinders? Speakers of some sort? And the TT? .......
202: General Asylum, RE: wrong! Second that! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-09-19, 07:59:06 (76.93.96.87)
Howard's worked on a couple of things for me and has been nothing but competent. And he was pleasant. And he didn't charge an arm and a leg. What more could you want? Wish I'd seen the show - sounds f .......
203: Planar Speaker Asylum, Here's a link to what is probably the definitive post ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-08-05, 17:48:37 (76.93.96.87)
on the subject. But do follow up on it by reviewing the archives for other little tweaks to PG's very good write up on the subject. Good luck. .......
204: Planar Speaker Asylum, Here (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-08-05, 17:46:34 (76.93.96.87)
here > .......
205: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Digital Eq? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-08-05, 08:37:54 (76.93.96.87)
Hey, Mashley, if you check the archives, you'll see that a lot of folks use and have used "digital eq" on Maggies. I used a DEQX 2.6P to actively triamp 3.6Rs - best sound I've ever had out of my syst .......
206: Planar Speaker Asylum, I want what he's having! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-08-03, 17:05:56 (69.111.183.33)
. .......
207: Vintage Asylum, RE: Shop to service a Thorens TD-124 in the Los Angeles area ? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-07-29, 08:21:20 (76.93.96.87)
The Audio Specialist in Studio City is an authorized Thorens service center. Mirko (Cary300b on Audiogon - see link) in Seal Beach actually fabricates otherwise non-existent TD-124 parts that are soug .......
208: Vinyl Asylum, Audiogon (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-07-24, 14:40:40 (76.93.96.87)
T-bone is selling one on the 'gon right now. .......
209: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: K-15's in Columbus, Ohio (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-07-07, 15:44:31 (69.111.183.33)
Still have? If so, what do you want for them? .......
210: General Asylum, RE: one way truck rental for speaker pickup - suggestions? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-07-02, 16:38:17 (76.93.96.87)
Auto Driveaway? FYI, its a national company that pairs drivers with someone else' vehicle. Sometimes there are trucks. Now you might have to wait for a truck and for just your route, but that might wo .......
211: Rocky Road, RE: The Tea Room recordings are great (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-05-27, 07:57:12 (76.93.96.87)
FWIW guys, I bought the "Live in Boston Volume 1" CD and was disappointed with what appears to be an EQ or volume boost at a critical moment during "Jumping at Shadows". This HDCD is otherwise very ni .......
212: General Asylum, at the Garden of Joy - RIP Phoebe Snow - nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-04-26, 09:03:08 (76.93.96.87)
Perhaps not a superstar, but very, very talented. .......
213: General Asylum, RE: Audio Show in Southern California in June or July? Any info? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-04-18, 13:05:27 (69.106.105.34)
Its June 3-5 in Newport Beach. .......
214: Rocky Road, RE: It Didn't Work Out (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-04-16, 08:45:24 (76.93.96.87)
Very nice. Thanks for the heads up, Larry. I'm gonna see if I can find any of his vinyl. I see that "Fully Qualified Survivor" is being reissued this year by Light In The Attic Records. thanks again. .......
215: Vinyl Asylum, You'll find a nice live version backed up by The Band ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-04-08, 18:29:00 (76.93.96.87)
... on The Last Waltz. .......
216: Rocky Road, Here you go .. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-30, 18:39:34 (76.93.96.87)
It is rather tasty. .......
217: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: New Project - looks quite professional P! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-30, 15:28:18 (69.111.77.4)
Hey, P. Inside. The walls are bare for the most part, the rear wall being all glass with wooden blinds from floor to 1' of the ceiling (nice view of the backyard, but rather reflective), and the other .......
218: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: check out the Angel horns ! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-30, 11:22:59 (69.111.77.4)
Very nice BC. Man, they're just what I need for my 28' x 16' room where the speakers have to be on a long wall and the other long wall is essentially open to the rest of the house (until I can convinc .......
219: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: New Project - looks quite professional P! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-30, 11:17:49 (69.111.77.4)
Congrats! But, what sort of plan for treating the room did you devise and how? I need to do some treatment(s) to my 'media room' (hah!) because its way too loud but I'm not sure how to go about that. .......
220: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Next level active Maggies (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-27, 16:52:16 (76.93.96.87)
Great job Play! Now sit back and enjoy - the description of what you've done is so over my head technical it sounds as if you've been working too hard for too long. :^ ) Say, just one question, OK, tw .......
221: Cable Asylum, Half life of power regenerators/conditioners (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-25, 18:49:57 (76.93.96.87)
Hey folks, I've been thinking it may be time to get a power conditioner and there are so many offerings and so many prices and a lot of used products on the market. So I'm wondering if, all other feat .......
222: Planar Speaker Asylum, Unless you hear and inspect them, you'll never really know their condition ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-23, 13:47:13 (69.111.77.4)
They might be quite nice. And is $1000 a firm price? Or could you possibly get them for less to bring them into the territory of A's purchase or the auction that just ended on the 'gon. PS Oops on the .......
223: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: is this a good deal? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-23, 08:14:33 (76.93.96.87)
Hey, P, they might or might not be a 'good deal' as that is a relative question. Although they were rebuilt in '99 that was 12 years ago, so there still might be issues with condition (e.g., delam?). .......
224: Rocky Road, RE: Nice new free download for the 72 Europe set and . . (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-22, 18:48:21 (76.93.96.87)
Very nice. Wish I'd had the dough to get the set. Thanks for heads up. .......
225: Planar Speaker Asylum, Thanks Scottie (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-20, 13:17:46 (69.111.77.4)
PM forthcoming. .......
226: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Ill go first (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-20, 11:05:40 (76.93.96.87)
Thanks P! I've incorporated this info in a simple Word chart - I'll forward to you for further editing if you like. PS Interesting moniker - had to look it up and thought at first it had something to .......
227: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Database for amp/Maggie combinations? What do you think? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-20, 11:03:44 (76.93.96.87)
"Popularity contest" - how so dromney? .......
228: Planar Speaker Asylum, Agreed Satie (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-20, 11:02:36 (76.93.96.87)
I'm working up a simple Word chart along the lines you suggested. I'll email it to you for editing and your input if you'd like to help. .......
229: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Database for amp/Maggie combinations? What do you think? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-19, 23:53:34 (76.93.96.87)
Thanks Scott. I've PM'd you to continue that discussion. Say, what do you think about a database for Maggie/amp mating. Almost sounds kinda sexy, no? .......
230: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Glare from MMG - can you describe it a bit more Russ? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-19, 18:47:49 (76.93.96.87)
Try toeing them out just a bit, inch at a time and see if that helps. This happens with all kinds of music, right? You're not just playing the same CD/LP when you hear that shrillness, right? ::: TOPI .......
231: Vinyl Asylum, LOL! : ^ ) nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-19, 17:49:47 (76.93.96.87)
. .......
232: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Glare from MMG - can you describe it a bit more Russ? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-19, 17:39:08 (76.93.96.87)
IMHO, your amp/preamp combo should do anything but produce a 'glarish' sound since your Sixpacs use EL34s and even your preamp is tubed. And your MMGs don't even have the true ribbon that produces, fo .......
233: Planar Speaker Asylum, Database for amp/Maggie combinations? What do you think? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-19, 10:16:13 (69.111.77.4)
We all see the ever recurring posts asking if this or that amp is a good match for a particular Maggie model. I'm not suggesting anyone shouldn't ask the question, in fact, I think I've done the same .......
234: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Hey, Scott, weren't the 2.6R ribbons a bit wider? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-15, 19:05:00 (76.93.96.87)
Scott, good to hear from you. The MUG misses your enlightened posts. Do you 'lurk' these days 'cause you don't own Mags right now? You shouldn't feel like you can't post just because you had to let yo .......
235: Planar Speaker Asylum, Hey, Scott, weren't the 2.6R ribbons a bit wider? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-14, 23:10:55 (76.93.96.87)
Than the 1/8" in the 3.6Rs, etc? Were they 1/4" as well? Might that account for their low XO point? PS Still diggin' on your KR Antares/Nola combo? .......
236: Rocky Road, Gotta be the Grateful Dead! :^ ) (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-14, 15:30:35 (69.111.155.64)
Can't believe no one plugged them yet (where's LWR?!). Second, Steely Dan. Assume The Band not considered since all but one member was Canadian. Peace to all. .......
237: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Hear hear. ... LOL (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-14, 12:32:39 (69.111.155.64)
. .......
238: Planar Speaker Asylum, Why don't you take your advice? This is not cool at all ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-14, 10:37:34 (69.111.155.64)
for a variety of reasons. First, you should have privately emailed PG with your concerns. Second, his business is not your business, so mind your own business. Third, you should have taken your concer .......
239: Planar Speaker Asylum, We're getting quite a bit of damage in northern California ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-11, 15:28:46 (69.111.155.64)
Heard that the Crescent City harbor was apparently wiped out - the 101 Freeway/Highway flooded out. High waves in Oregon and Washington, but no news yet of damage. Hope our buddy, Baffled1, is OK - he .......
240: Planar Speaker Asylum, Better to be in Kelowna than Vancouver right now Grant ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-11, 07:25:35 (76.93.96.87)
than Vancouver right now - that earthquake and following tsunami was something else (watched a lot of live video last night) - here the tsunami wave height will top 7 feet at Port San Luis Harbor in C .......
241: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Special gas prices? SPECIAL GAS PRICES? :) (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-10, 10:32:12 (69.111.155.64)
We seem to be catching up on gas prices right now - well over $4/gallon at most every location for premium. Have you seen a spike in prices in Kelowna over the last few weeks? And speaking of energy c .......
242: Planar Speaker Asylum, how much is the Sunshine Tax? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-10, 08:12:31 (76.93.96.87)
Wow, I just looked at a map - I had no idea Kelowna was so far from Vancouver. You have a special tax for real estate 237 miles into the interior from Vancouver??? I'll bet its beautiful, breathtaking .......
243: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: 3.6 initial impressions (Long) (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-10, 00:09:14 (76.93.96.87)
"...I have been listening to my new 3.6's for eight straight hours." LOL Wait till you actively triamp them (and I admit its a major pain); a whole 'notha step up in "resolution", "macrodynamics", etc .......
244: Planar Speaker Asylum, Congrats AH! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-10, 00:04:47 (76.93.96.87)
Very hard to go wrong with 3.6Rs. Those ribbons ... (sigh). Enjoy. .......
245: Planar Speaker Asylum, Sun City, Ca: I'm so, so sorry GL ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-10, 00:03:32 (76.93.96.87)
I mean, technically, yeah, that's SoCal. But 'spiritually' ... I'm not so sure. : ^ ) And I don't think I could live out there. But, wow, its a beautiful home; looks palatial. And a house that you'll .......
246: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: I'd love a pair of 20's... ditto - but the house thing ...?? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-09, 20:07:52 (76.93.96.87)
Any kind of 20s would be way cool! With you on that, Grant. Ummmmmm, I can just feel that big wall of organic sound and deep accurate Maggie bass. Would be nice. Now, however, on the house thing: I'm .......
247: Planar Speaker Asylum, That's why I posted as soon as I saw the listing! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-09, 14:47:14 (69.111.155.64)
And, FWIW, so no one thinks otherwise, I have no idea who the seller is - no connection in any shape, form or manner. And, of course, YMMV with a purchase. .......
248: Planar Speaker Asylum, Someone in FL buy these 3.6Rs for ($2K! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-09, 14:30:51 (69.111.155.64)
Just got listed this afternoon. Seems like a helluva deal. .......
249: General Asylum, Al Sekela was held in great respect on the Planar Asylum (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-05, 09:33:00 (76.93.96.87)
He taught the Planar Inmates a lot. He was always helpful and gracious. He was very knowledgeable. He was, in sum, a giant in the Magnepan Users Group. I had hoped that someday I would meet him and t .......
250: Planar Speaker Asylum, "Our friend Al Sekela has passed away." (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-05, 09:21:40 (76.93.96.87)
Please see the OP in the General Asylum. If not checking in there, I wouldn't have known about this - and I don't go there often. AS was a regular here and will be missed. .......
251: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Owner Satisfaction Poll, ends 4/5/11 (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-04, 17:25:38 (76.93.96.87)
Overall Speaker Performance 5 Overall Speaker Quality 5 Value For Money 5 Reliability 5 Factory Technical Support n/a Factory Service n/a Ease of Doing Business With Your Dealer n/a Ease of Doing Bus .......
252: Planar Speaker Asylum, "rip my head off"?????????? Damn, I thought I'd just gotten it back on ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-04, 16:10:31 (69.111.155.64)
Thanks for that - and I will get both. .......
253: Planar Speaker Asylum, Thanks for that! You sure can learn a lot around here. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-03, 21:29:31 (76.93.96.87)
I was not aware of that music because I let my interest in classical music slip away when I was young. Now I have to go get the vinyl 'cause that would sound really nice on the home system! Thanks to .......
254: Planar Speaker Asylum, Are you saying even a Caveman can ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-03, 20:17:58 (76.93.96.87)
... have a good audio system, so long as he doesn't live in a "cave"? Seriously, though, I would think that with the proper 'wall hangings' and fur rugs, and right dimensions, a cave might do quite w .......
255: Vinyl Asylum, Don't forget Future Games ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-03, 20:03:33 (76.93.96.87)
or Then Play On. Together with KH and BT, the LPs from that FM time have an almost ethereal sound sometimes; so good. .......
256: Planar Speaker Asylum, Like this one? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-03-02, 07:27:41 (76.93.96.87)
What are the size of those dual cone woofers J? .......
257: Planar Speaker Asylum, Mmmm ... yes, that would be an improvement :^ ) nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-28, 21:54:07 (76.93.96.87)
. .......
258: Planar Speaker Asylum, Well, this just begs the MUG to come up with our own model! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-28, 18:57:47 (76.93.96.87)
Wouldn't you be more inclined to want to buy a pair of Maggies with someone like this gal modeling them? .......
259: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: I must be getting old - huh? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-28, 18:40:08 (76.93.96.87)
OK, now stop it - we are talking about this 'lady', right? You guys are "drooling" over this? .......
260: Planar Speaker Asylum, Well, Magnepan is 'frugal' ya know (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-28, 18:09:09 (76.93.96.87)
;^ ) .......
261: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Magnapan Power Requirements (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-28, 18:02:36 (76.93.96.87)
I ran a pair of Power 3SEs at 3.6Rs and the result was OK as long as you were listening to chamber music or Tiny Tim or some other .... ultra mellow music with limited dynamic range. They really lacke .......
262: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: The counterargument, of course, is that ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-28, 16:36:19 (69.110.133.185)
Guys, I'm afraid the point was lost in the ether, so to speak, and I decided not to get further involved. The OP's position that the source equipment is the most important in the chain of equipment in .......
263: Planar Speaker Asylum, LOL! : ^ ) nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-26, 15:35:58 (76.93.96.87)
. .......
264: Planar Speaker Asylum, Disagree (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-26, 14:07:39 (76.93.96.87)
There are many 'boomboxes' out there that could sound much better than expensive equipment is a disastrous room. Think of all the Maggie posts about hearing them in a dealer's showroom and walking awa .......
265: Planar Speaker Asylum, I wonder if the XO change is similar to that of ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-26, 09:49:50 (76.93.96.87)
the .5qr to .6qr? And 1.5qr to 1.6qr? Same drivers, just different XO schematics and updated/upgraded XO parts? My .5qrs were, unfortunately, already converted to .6qrs when I got them, so I don't kno .......
266: Planar Speaker Asylum, The counterargument, of course, is that ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-25, 16:20:37 (69.110.133.185)
a boombox may sound better in a 'perfect' room than equipment costing tens of thousands of dollars in an abysmal room. You're probably better off to first appraise and correct your room than trying to .......
267: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Beautiful! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-24, 09:20:55 (69.110.133.185)
"I purposely reused the crossovers to evaluate on mod at a time." Perfect; I'm sure lots of folks would like to have a first hand appraisal of the improvement in sound quality from just a hardwood fra .......
268: Planar Speaker Asylum, Beautiful! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-24, 07:23:45 (76.93.96.87)
Great job. Is the ribbon housing hinged to the housing of the other driver? How do they sound in this new configuration? Did you do the work yourself? How long did it take? Congrats. .......
269: Planar Speaker Asylum, Well, you could try a 2007 Kenwood Merlot ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-21, 21:59:09 (76.93.96.87)
or a 2007 Mondavi Merlot from up north, those should be excellent in that price range. I just buy the flav' of the month at BevMo or Costco or ... for under 10 bucks and am almost always surprised at .......
270: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Planar Porn - Show Us Your Stuff! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-21, 16:21:11 (76.93.96.87)
Love it! Sophia Electric 300bs doin' your MMGs; a Hagerman Cornet doin' your Nagaoka/P3, a custom colored SL (what's the cart?); nice stuff all around A! Bet it sounds great. Nice if you could only pi .......
271: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: It looks like he's using the Stealth Stands. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-21, 15:06:49 (76.93.96.87)
delaney and wazoo - FWIW, I didn't need counterweights with my stealth stands, but I did use the spikes on carpet which I'm sure helped - and I always make a beeline for them when there was an earthqu .......
272: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Well, it's a hall closet don't forget. :) (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-20, 22:55:10 (76.93.96.87)
I'll look for a bottle of one of those next visit to BevMo. :^ ) .......
273: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: :) - Nice Grant (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-20, 18:17:27 (76.93.96.87)
Private wine collection, to boot! What Okanogan wines are there and how do they compare to say, the stuff in California? I'm not really a whiskey drinker, its just that MacNaughton's seems like the sm .......
274: Planar Speaker Asylum, Speaking of, where's his pic? He has an awful nice system, too! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-20, 17:05:07 (76.93.96.87)
I guess he's replaced those beautiful Quickie V4 monos with Wyred4Sound class D amps so he's probably embarrassed now to show the system off. :^ ) .......
275: Planar Speaker Asylum, Not only drool worthy ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-20, 13:58:29 (76.93.96.87)
its an altar! A Maggie altar. Very nice. .......
276: Planar Speaker Asylum, Disgusting! You can't be Canadian! Traitor! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-20, 13:57:06 (76.93.96.87)
Hello? The mess is not a problem - where's the MacNaughton's? Best (Canadian) whiskey I ever had. Grant, that really is an excellent and clever use of the old kitchenette. And I like the idea of being .......
277: Planar Speaker Asylum, Wow, has that room come along or what! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-19, 13:57:24 (76.93.96.87)
Great job, Grant! Looks sophisticated and classy. The cherry 3.6Rs fit nicely. And I'm sure you've done a great job on the acoustics when you built it out, too, right? Those are the RELs in each corne .......
278: Vinyl Asylum, RE: turntable set up in orange county (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-19, 08:31:59 (76.93.96.87)
I've got the same query G. Have you considered The Audio Specialist in Studio City? Its about as 'close' to us as Brooks Berdan. And Howard is an authorized Thorens repair person. He's worked on a Son .......
279: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Just how low can that Maggie ribbon go? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-17, 22:31:05 (76.93.96.87)
"I believe I read somewhere that the 2.6 ribbons are thicker than the other ones." Ah, that's probably how they got the lower XO point and frequency extension out of the shorter ribbon. As for using m .......
280: Planar Speaker Asylum, Beautiful! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-17, 18:34:30 (76.93.96.87)
The low end is dynamic - hell, the whole thing is 'dynamic': a 4 way speaker; six 8" polypropylene-cone woofers in 2 separate columns, and seven of Infinity's proprietary EMIM ribbon midrange drivers .......
281: Planar Speaker Asylum, So when we combine the length of the respective ribbons ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-17, 18:14:43 (76.93.96.87)
what does that tell us about length of ribbon and frequency response? If the 45" 2.6R ribbon goes to 920Hz with -3db and the 55" 3.6R ribbon goes to 2400Hz with -3db, would a shorter ribbon produce a .......
282: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: "I used a ribbon LF cutoff of 900Hz on my actively triamped 3.6Rs." ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-17, 16:32:15 (69.110.133.185)
Hey Andy, I'm pretty sure it was a much steeper slope but I'll have to look at my DEQX profiles to remember for sure. Regardless, the 2.6R with shorter ribbon went down to 800Hz. So what do you think .......
283: Planar Speaker Asylum, Just how low can that Maggie ribbon go? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-17, 15:32:46 (69.110.133.185)
I used a ribbon LF cutoff of 900Hz on my actively triamped 3.6Rs. But I seem to remember that the 2.6R, a 2-way Maggie with a true ribbon mid/high driver, had a cutoff of 800Hz. So I got to wondering .......
284: Planar Speaker Asylum, Oh, God, now he has a "hump"!! nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-16, 11:31:00 (69.110.133.185)
. .......
285: Planar Speaker Asylum, Agreed. nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-16, 06:56:13 (76.93.96.87)
. .......
286: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: really neat stands (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-15, 18:52:33 (76.93.96.87)
Very nice D! And a DIY job at that - they look very professional. Have you had other Acoustats and, if so, can you tell me how your Xs compare? I've only heard my Spectra 22s and a pair of 2+2s, so I .......
287: Planar Speaker Asylum, What are you talking about? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-15, 17:21:47 (69.110.133.185)
By "notes" do you mean his postings? Like the one linked below with a photo? If so, everyone has the ability to include a photo with their posts (use the "Upload Image" link when you post a message). .......
288: Planar Speaker Asylum, That many tubes in PA right now, probably not so bad ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-11, 22:56:56 (76.93.96.87)
They sure look good. Steve, can you describe your tube tuner a bit more? I've thought of using a Transporter to obtain internet radio but its SS. What can you pull in with a tube tuner - what kind of .......
289: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: If memory serves, that would be Space-Tech ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-11, 22:52:06 (76.93.96.87)
Are the Model X easy to drive, Benie? My Spectras have a difficult impedance curve - very low at the extremes, which makes obtaining a proper amp difficult. .......
290: Planar Speaker Asylum, Its looks like you have a lot of fun there! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-11, 22:44:29 (76.93.96.87)
Two computers, three monitors, and a keyboard, all sandwiched by your DIY AA/Apogee look-a-likes - nice! .......
291: Planar Speaker Asylum, Agree with you Grant - the inmates here are bonkers! :^) nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-11, 15:56:53 (69.110.133.185)
. .......
292: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Analysis Audio specs - how do they do it? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-11, 15:24:33 (69.110.133.185)
Yeah, they don't post efficiency specs but rather suggest its a 6 ohm impedance speaker so, of course, that's probably 'nominal' impedance and not a statement that its true of the entire frequency res .......
293: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Analysis Audio specs - how do they do it? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-11, 15:20:49 (69.110.133.185)
J - you have Omegas or another model. How do yours compare with Maggies? .......
294: Planar Speaker Asylum, Got a response from them! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-11, 15:19:32 (69.110.133.185)
And I quoth: "The main reason we don't publish those figures is that bass is so room dependent. In the lab, the Omega bass panel is basically flat down to the low twenties. Due to the nature of the dr .......
295: Planar Speaker Asylum, Analysis Audio specs - how do they do it? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-11, 14:28:14 (69.110.133.185)
Andy and I have been talking about Analysis Audio's speaker specs. AA makes speakers that look a lot like Apogees and/or Maggies. Does anyone have experience with AA speakers and know how AA gets 22Hz .......
296: Planar Speaker Asylum, Ditto (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-10, 23:01:57 (76.93.96.87)
When actively triamped, that is. .......
297: Planar Speaker Asylum, Nice! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-10, 22:55:20 (76.93.96.87)
And an interesting pairing: Acoustat X with IIIA ribbons! Way to go you two. .......
298: Planar Speaker Asylum, 3.6R is my vote so long as its not thrashed (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-10, 15:54:49 (69.111.14.127)
Don't you think the 3.6R has more potential, Todd? More to tweak? :^) Caveat: haven't heard the 1.7qrs (have only read about them). .......
299: Planar Speaker Asylum, If memory serves, that would be Space-Tech ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-08, 13:34:19 (69.111.14.127)
up in British Columbia. Scott thought a lot of their stuff, but later used a KR Audio hybrid when he got out of planars. .......
300: Planar Speaker Asylum, My 2 cents ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-05, 09:43:16 (76.93.96.87)
Congrats G! 20s - nice! And what I would do if getting another set of Maggies. But before opining on amps, tell us 'where' you've been? And what was it like in the audio 'wilderness'? I'd like to hear .......
301: Planar Speaker Asylum, I think my computer speakers just melted with all the distortion in that video ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-01, 15:53:23 (69.106.107.240)
LOL. .......
302: Planar Speaker Asylum, Odyssey Stratos Extreme? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-02-01, 15:50:40 (69.106.107.240)
Bryan, these are cheap enough, strong enough, and reliable enough I think for speakers like yours that have a moderate impedance curve (I believe) and a suggested power requirement of only 75WPC. They .......
303: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Sony PS-X75 (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-28, 17:42:35 (76.93.96.87)
Hey T - in getting my PS-X5 working I ended up reading quite a few posts about your model and found a recurrent theme was that the buttons began to fail after awhile. You might try cleaning them as be .......
304: Planar Speaker Asylum, LOL! : - ) nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-28, 09:05:19 (76.93.96.87)
. .......
305: Planar Speaker Asylum, Perhaps more importantly fellas ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-28, 07:52:12 (76.93.96.87)
(in keeping with your car manufacturer metaphor) is the fact that Ford, GM, and every other car manufacturer has historically supported all sorts of racing parts and projects - why can't Magnepan supp .......
306: Planar Speaker Asylum, Common' E - that's a space heater! : - ) nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-28, 07:41:32 (76.93.96.87)
. .......
307: Vinyl Asylum, "the sat input" sounds like the cuprit Chessie (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-27, 13:45:18 (69.106.107.240)
Having owned several Maggie models, including the 3.6Rs, the problem you describe doesn't sound at all to me like a Maggie problem - instead it sounds like a surround sound processor problem. This "sa .......
308: Planar Speaker Asylum, Hopefully you're in Australia. :^) nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-27, 13:37:50 (69.106.107.240)
. .......
309: Planar Speaker Asylum, Interesting Doc - now what are they? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-27, 13:36:45 (69.106.107.240)
And what does "Augiogon reporting" mean? Did you acquire these? Sorry, but I'm apparently not reading enough between the lines. .......
310: Planar Speaker Asylum, Wisdom suggests their speakers be actively XO'd ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-26, 20:37:32 (76.93.96.87)
after briefly reviewing their website - and according to Wendell, Wisdom is "leading the charge." The systems they sell even provide room correction. Seems Magnepan is content to rest on their laurels .......
311: Planar Speaker Asylum, Yeah, cause he coulda said it was his 20 year old lover ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-21, 19:05:42 (76.93.96.87)
rather than his wife that auditioned Maggies ... or said he only auditioned Maggies in his boxers ... or that they had not tried any tweaks except razoring, which they loved because it was so warm and .......
312: Rocky Road, Europe '72 - 60 HDCDs - 70+ hours of music (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-21, 13:35:00 (69.106.107.240)
Having never heard any of the hours of music not contained on the Dead's previous commercial releases, I have no idea if the other hours are that good. Or worth the $450 asking price (and it won't be .......
313: General Asylum, That would be Los Angeles' FM 100.3 vinyl sides ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-20, 12:29:01 (69.106.107.240)
on Wednesdays or Thursdays, I think, as well as other special occasions. And you're right - so nice to hear a whole album side on the radio. .......
314: Planar Speaker Asylum, LOL! nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-20, 12:26:43 (69.106.107.240)
. .......
315: Planar Speaker Asylum, Wanted to say the same thing ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-20, 12:12:31 (69.106.107.240)
but didn't have the cahones! :>) .......
316: Planar Speaker Asylum, None - there are just other good speakers (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-20, 09:24:11 (76.93.96.87)
Seriously, you think you're going to replace the 1.6qr presentation with a box speaker? Not going to happen. That's not to say that there aren't other good sounding speakers. Perhaps you should invest .......
317: Planar Speaker Asylum, Agree and Disagree (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-20, 09:14:27 (76.93.96.87)
As the several posts in this thread indicate, you are obviously not alone when it comes to the perceived slight to the modder/tweaker community in the OP. My first post on the subject was a diluted an .......
318: General Asylum, 'Back in the day' (late 70's) there was this bar in Oregon ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-19, 17:33:34 (76.93.96.87)
which was lined with albums and the bartender in charge got to pick the albums that got played. They're all gone now - the LP sounds replaced by CDs (sigh) and the covers by bottles of liquor. ::: TO .......
319: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: I think a useful comparison can be made to Linn ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-19, 15:28:48 (69.106.107.240)
Andy, I think you know that there are *many* other vendors besides Linn that participate in online blogs/forums with their customers. You can't help but notice several different owners who actively en .......
320: Planar Speaker Asylum, LOL nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-19, 10:16:53 (69.106.107.240)
. .......
321: Planar Speaker Asylum, Ho hum (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-19, 09:24:45 (69.106.107.240)
What to take from this message? Nice of Wendell to drop by via a surrogate with a prepared statement, but his statement seems more like a pep rally speech than anything of which this forum is interest .......
322: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: How does an active crossover stack up? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-17, 17:45:20 (76.93.96.87)
Active XOs can do more than reduce "insertion losses" inherent in the passive XO solution. Some (e.g., DEQX) also correct timing errors (group-delay and phase), as well as amplitude balance (frequency .......
323: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: DEQX and Maggies ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-16, 18:10:36 (76.93.96.87)
Yes, Hemholtz has a DEQX powering his 3.5Rs and could probably answer your question. I had a DEQX actively triamping 3.6Rs and got the best sound ever out of Maggies - but I can't answer your question .......
324: Planar Speaker Asylum, Seems to me this is a better deal (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-13, 14:48:13 (69.106.107.240)
They may be used but they do come with Mye stands! And for more than a grand less than the eBay offer! Someone in the big apple go check 'em out and report. .......
325: General Asylum, Dopamine! Oh, Dopamine! Where art thou Dopamine? nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-09, 11:39:28 (76.93.96.87)
. .......
326: General Asylum, "Better Cups and Saucers", "Eclectic Sleeping" and of course "Jiz" (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-07, 21:01:45 (76.93.96.87)
:>) .......
327: Planar Speaker Asylum, Agreed (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-07, 10:52:29 (69.106.107.240)
I think Maggies often get an undeservedly bad rap for their looks. I think 3.6Rs are betting looking (although not better sounding IMHO) than Acoustat Spectras (talk about monolithic look), for exampl .......
328: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Deqx (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-06, 18:25:12 (76.93.96.87)
Someday I hope you have a chance to experiment with one of these on your Frankenpans - I'd think you'd be in Maggie heaven with the ability to change settings on the fly. .......
329: Planar Speaker Asylum, Interesting (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-06, 13:59:31 (69.106.107.240)
Hadn't noticed an active XO in the files before. Good work. .......
330: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Magnepan's Active XO (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-06, 08:25:05 (76.93.96.87)
I agree that language may be playing the role of obfuscator in the seller's description of the device. But if someone "built a 2-way active XO which uses the slopes & "@ frequencies" specified in ... .......
331: Planar Speaker Asylum, Magnepan's Active XO (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-05, 16:31:55 (69.106.107.240)
Balanced even. According to Magnepan's specs, as made by a German company. There's a lot I don't know about Magnepans, but I sure wasn't aware they made or designed an active XO. For sale on the Asylu .......
332: Vinyl Asylum, sumiko cartridge at risk (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2011-01-01, 11:11:43 (76.93.96.87)
Folks - I inherited a Talisman S that still plays fine but that came with no stylus guard or box. I can live without the box, but am deathly afraid the stylus and/or cantilever will be damaged without .......
333: Planar Speaker Asylum, Happy New Year from Southern California (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-12-31, 22:34:58 (76.93.96.87)
Clear, cool, beautiful night here. Best to everyone. .......
334: Planar Speaker Asylum, Jim may espouse "Frugality is Cool" now, but his heirs may not! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-12-31, 11:52:17 (69.106.107.240)
And Jim is getting quite old. And I believe Magnepan is a small privately held corporation (a "Domestic Corporation" per Minnesota corporate records that doesn't even employ an agent for service of pr .......
335: Vinyl Asylum, RE: the culprit has been found!! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-12-30, 17:38:49 (76.93.96.87)
Ditto - I'd be interested. .......
336: Planar Speaker Asylum, Because "Frugality is Cool" - Magnepan's very own Stereophile ad (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-12-30, 17:37:11 (76.93.96.87)
So why would you expect that Magnepan will spend money on one particular model, especially a model they haven't made for a long time? Read their January 2011 Stereophile ad (page 81): "We hear it all .......
337: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Magnepan 3.6 Speaker Panel / Ceramic Fuses (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-12-30, 09:55:29 (69.106.107.240)
Sent you a PM - I have the wiring diagram in .pdf. .......
338: Planar Speaker Asylum, LOL (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-12-29, 08:03:00 (76.93.96.87)
Ashtray Neo? .......
339: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: 0.5 QR specs, plans and or any info needed please. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-12-28, 17:05:54 (69.106.107.240)
Sending you a PM with an attachment. Best I can do for now. Still trying to find the original Manual for you. .......
340: Planar Speaker Asylum, Thanks - interesting (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-12-28, 17:04:01 (69.106.107.240)
They use "transverse waves induced by a tapered line-array to propagate sound through a patent pending floating panel". Wonder why they haven't caught on? .......
341: Planar Speaker Asylum, Magner Planar Podium 1? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-12-27, 07:58:47 (76.93.96.87)
I don't think I'm familiar with these. :>) Are these a Magnepan knockoff out of Italy? Oops - forgot the URL! .......
342: Planar Speaker Asylum, Ditto - Merry Christmas to one and all !!! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-12-24, 15:48:51 (69.106.107.240)
Tim - missed you at the LAOCAS gala in Brea last week. Robert Johnson, Michael Fremer, Dave Clark, Robert Harley, EveAnna Manley, Ray Kimber, Kevin Voecks, Jim White, Jim Wang, John McDonald, Chip Win .......
343: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: OMG, OMG & OMG! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-11-19, 16:44:45 (69.111.155.42)
"With all due respect to Magnepan ... what a bunch of Mickey Mouse crap!" - that's why this forum is so vibrant and there are so many posts about modifying these speakers - and why so many folks aband .......
344: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: OMG, OMG & OMG! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-11-19, 08:14:29 (24.136.88.231)
Re: #1- nice to be able to stand up from your seated listening position and still have the same sound stage, right? I too had .6qrs (now known as the Magnestand Toros), then had 2.6Rs, and then had 3 .......
345: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: What are the odds? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-11-16, 21:57:02 (24.136.88.231)
GG - Its possible to do it; but obviously its not recommended. Magnepan will send you the protective strips if you just ask them - they really hate having their ribbons broken. I transported 3.6Rs abo .......
346: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Gorgeous (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-10-29, 18:09:12 (24.136.88.231)
Brad, why'd you let them go? If you weren't in Switzerland I'd be pissed! :>) .......
347: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Help creating listening room (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-10-29, 18:06:39 (24.136.88.231)
Thanks Johnvb. I'll look at those products. I think we have to have the convenience of a pocket door, although I agree the solid core door would be quieter. .......
348: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Help creating listening room (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-10-29, 18:03:55 (24.136.88.231)
Hi Pictureguy. Thanks for the suggestion - but, sorry, I don't understand what you're suggesting. Could you try explaining that again? Thanks .......
349: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Avoid integer ratios of room dimensions. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-10-29, 17:57:42 (24.136.88.231)
Thanks for the info, Al. I know that the length will actually be about 14.5' and the width will be about 7.6' when the room is 'finished'. I was thinking some sort of drape/curtain approach to the gla .......
350: Planar Speaker Asylum, Help creating listening room (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-10-28, 23:04:16 (24.136.88.231)
Folks, I've just closed on my first house. All the trials and tribulations of just getting to this point (and the uncertainty and fears inherent in purchasing a home in this dour economy) aside, I now .......
351: Planar Speaker Asylum, Gorgeous (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-10-28, 15:55:34 (69.111.155.42)
And an easier impedance strain on the amp compared to the smaller models like my Spectra 22s. I bet they sound glorious with deep, accurate bass. Would love to hear, let alone own, them. .......
352: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: I'm not aware of *anyone* who has done this ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-09-23, 19:02:52 (24.136.69.95)
Its quite possible that no one has ever posted about actively triamping 20.1s for as you point out, just the 20.1s alone require significant $$$. Add in the substantial amplification requirements and .......
353: General Asylum, RE: I definitely *am* missing something ... unless Yanqui termites are pussies? :-)) ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-09-21, 02:23:39 (24.136.69.95)
Hey, Andy, things must really be boring (sorry) down under to draw your attention to this thread! :>) Regardless, while it would appear your Australian termites are just as voracious eaters as ours he .......
354: General Asylum, Thanks Steve - that is helpful information. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-09-20, 07:50:19 (24.136.69.95)
Exactly the kind of answer I was looking for! .......
355: General Asylum, Are you speaking from experience, genungo? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-09-19, 21:12:56 (24.136.69.95)
Have you tented a home before and found it didn't do the job? This will be my first time, but from everyone with whom I've spoken on the issue, its the way to go rather than just spot spray. ::: TOPIC .......
356: General Asylum, RE: Perhaps I'm missing something (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-09-19, 21:10:51 (24.136.69.95)
Spiders are a big problem out here in SoCal, Plantsman. The weather being so nice, they proliferate with little interference from nature. Man has really helped them by creating structures in which the .......
357: General Asylum, I'm moving into a new house ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-09-19, 17:53:56 (69.111.183.234)
new to me, that is. But its 1955 vintage and this is SoCal, so we have lots of critters here, especially spiders. So we'll be tenting it before we move in, but plan to move our stuff in before we tent .......
358: General Asylum, Fumigating (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-09-19, 15:29:34 (24.136.69.95)
Anyone have recent experience fumigating (tenting) a house? I'd like to know if you've heard of any deleterious effects on stereo equipment following tenting for fumigation. From what I've read, it sh .......
359: Planar Speaker Asylum, Tympani IVAs on the 'gon (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-09-17, 22:46:52 (24.136.69.95)
Rarely come up and these have been improved upon; price seems quite good as well. No connection whatsoever to seller. I really liked my 3.6Rs, but always wanted to try these out. .......
360: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks for the suggestion ... nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-09-02, 16:35:58 (69.111.183.234)
. .......
361: Vinyl Asylum, PS-X5 auto cuing issue (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-09-02, 09:07:56 (24.136.69.95)
Just acquired this deck and found that the drop point in auto mode was too far to the outside of the record, so I adjusted it per the manual's instructions only to find that upon adjustment the arm dr .......
362: Planar Speaker Asylum, Magnepan will give you the ribbon guards - (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-08-28, 19:28:20 (24.136.69.95)
just call them. .......
363: Planar Speaker Asylum, So I went on this date with this really good looking ‘20 something’ ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-07-23, 16:26:04 (69.108.148.213)
... in my hometown and wasn’t in the slightest way impressed with her. We went to a really nice restaurant and afterwards a very classy club (I can’t remember the name of the restaurant or club, but t .......
364: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Any Gunned maggie owners in San Diego area? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-07-19, 16:21:21 (69.108.148.213)
I'm not set up for it right now, but in a couple of months, the Toros will be available. I'm in Orange County. .......
365: Vinyl Asylum, Dave Mason ) Alone Together (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-07-16, 20:15:57 (24.136.69.95)
Blue Thumb recording, pressed at Artisan Sounds. Sublime. .......
366: Planar Speaker Asylum, Consider borrowing a multichannel amp for testing ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-07-04, 09:02:41 (24.136.69.95)
that way your amp flavors and outputs will all be the same and make your active XO experiment easier to set up and analyze. And if you decide you don't like active, its an easy return to stereo. Going .......
367: Planar Speaker Asylum, Industrial looking - like in a prison? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-06-16, 10:17:32 (24.136.69.95)
Good job, John. But some would say, who cares - how do they Sound in a 'sandwich'? .......
368: Planar Speaker Asylum, Nice work all around D! nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-06-03, 10:53:00 (69.106.206.52)
x .......
369: Vinyl Asylum, It has a 7 kilogram tonearm? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-05-14, 19:13:42 (24.136.69.95)
Per website description: "Specially designed new Goldmund T8 straight-line tone arm with total weight of 7 kg" - wow! .......
370: Planar Speaker Asylum, Research the archives - there are posts ad nauseum on the subject nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-05-14, 13:41:36 (69.111.183.234)
. .......
371: Vinyl Asylum, Had similar experience - eBay refunded my purchase (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-04-21, 15:20:59 (69.111.183.234)
Bought a Denon from the east Coast - asked the guy if he knew how to pack it and he said he'd have it "professionally packed" (but I did have to point out to him that there were shipping bolts that ha .......
372: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Maggies to Cain & Cain (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-04-07, 09:21:22 (24.136.69.95)
Thanks for the info M3. So do you have the Single Horn BEN model that comes with the super tweeter? Are you going to go with the C&C "Bailey" model subwoofer to overcome the typical "one note bass" co .......
373: Vinyl Asylum, RE: TNT in classifieds? - HE IS A SCAMMER (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-04-06, 22:39:58 (24.136.69.95)
I, too, emailed him and got the following response: "Hello, The turntable has been extraordinarily well cared for and is in excellent condition, like new. I'm from London UK. If you are still inter .......
374: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Maggies to Abbys (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-04-06, 00:16:17 (24.136.69.95)
R - "Actually I was more talking about the Maggies 1.6 - I always preferred the 1.6 to the 3.6R due to the better coherence between drivers. With the 3.6 I was always missing that quality." Yes, agree .......
375: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: Maggies to Abbys (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-04-05, 22:58:48 (24.136.69.95)
Hi Restock. Thanks for the response. And interesting observations, too. Good to know that they are tonally "quite different". Could you elaborate on how they are different tonally? But I wouldn't hav .......
376: General Asylum, RE: You're kidding right? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-04-05, 16:25:32 (69.111.183.234)
Re: "Full frontal nudes with massive boobs that look straight out of a 60's Playboy spread aren't pornography?" It never ceases to end: just what is "pornography"? Well, one of our US Supreme Court ju .......
377: Planar Speaker Asylum, Jonathan Valin comments on 1.7 + ARC (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-04-05, 15:27:37 (69.111.183.234)
"There is no question that solid-state has superior transient speed, better grip in the bass and treble, lower noise, and more precisely focused resolution of transient-related details ... BUT if you .......
378: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Maggies to Cain & Cain (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-04-05, 14:56:12 (69.111.183.234)
Anyone made this transition? Or 'stats to Cain & Cain speakers? I'd love to hear your thoughts - what you miss, if anything, what you like most, what surprised you the most. TIA .......
379: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: "When I was actively triamping 3.6Rs"??? ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-04-04, 23:15:10 (24.136.69.95)
Aw, mate, why you gotta lean on me like that? :^) You know I used to have 3.6Rs that I actively triamped. But I had to move on from those wonderful sounding buxom Maggies because they were taking over .......
380: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Odyssey Stratos Extreme vs. Stratos w. Cap Upgrade& (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-04-04, 09:47:22 (24.136.69.95)
Hi Pete. Neither your post nor your profile describe your system, so I don't know what you're even trying to power up. Regardless, I have not compared the two (but I did own Stratos mono extremes and .......
381: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Anyone received their Denon 103R from Comet Supply? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-31, 18:42:43 (24.136.69.95)
Got mine a week ago. .......
382: Planar Speaker Asylum, Edgarhorns with Seismic sub (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-29, 18:32:31 (24.136.69.95)
Biggest sound stage (wall to wall, floor to ceiling) and lowest full bass I've ever heard or felt. .......
383: Rocky Road, If you like this show ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-28, 22:31:30 (24.136.69.95)
you'd also probably like the 10/2/77 show at the Paramount (Portland, OR), also courtesy of the Internet Archive. :^) .......
384: Planar Speaker Asylum, I think he's speechless - give him some time to ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-25, 15:31:09 (69.106.105.111)
collect himself before he can give us proper descriptions. Looks very nice Mike! By the way, that's not a radiator for heating purposes behind and to the side of your equipment rack is it? ::: TOPIC:: .......
385: Vinyl Asylum, It makes perfect sense ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-20, 13:44:13 (69.106.105.111)
from a purely business point of view. Lets hope BB gets what he needs and is back on the job making our TTs run well. :^) .......
386: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Thanks for the input, everyone. I bought the speakers. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-19, 16:42:52 (69.106.105.111)
Congrats h - I've often wondered about combining the panels of my 2 pairs of Spectra 22s to try and create a pair of 33s for additional bass and lower impedance. Enjoy your new 'stats. :^) ::: TOPIC:: .......
387: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: not more power...better quality (?? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-14, 20:19:26 (24.136.69.95)
Thank god I'm "anyone" - there's hope for a digital server. When's the last time you had a turntable D? I'm just now getting back into vinyl and liking it a lot. .......
388: Planar Speaker Asylum, Nice work, Andy (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-14, 11:00:53 (24.136.69.95)
The Forest Red wood and style of your project suggests to me the Mission style of furniture begun back in the late 1800s in New York that made its way all across this country (see link). Now how are .......
389: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Cost? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-13, 09:09:44 (24.136.69.95)
Thanks for the info C. Generally, what would a cap R&R cost? Is $2500 a fair price for these? .......
390: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: not more power...better quality (?? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-12, 16:19:17 (69.111.153.214)
Its a tightrope I think. I know PG has repeatedly and routinely advised folks to go for better quality and quantity amplification (i.e., usually recommending Pass and not recommending Adcom/pro amps/e .......
391: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: not more power...better quality (?? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-11, 15:37:34 (69.111.153.214)
D - the quantity/quality dilemma we've identified here and on which JT has astutely commented is part of the reason I'm not actively listening to my Maggies (guess I should put my Toros up for sale - .......
392: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Hey folks - what's a Tannoy "Stuart"? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-11, 09:05:01 (24.136.69.95)
Not an expert in Tannoys and couldn't find anything on this listing. TIA .......
393: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: not more power...better quality (?? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-11, 08:51:15 (24.136.69.95)
Hey, D. Not at all; I posted the Pass stuff for accuracy and to support M's point that quality is just as important as quantity (if not more so). Remember, not long ago it seems, we had all those post .......
394: Planar Speaker Asylum, Indeed (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-10, 21:53:26 (24.136.69.95)
Well said Jim. .......
395: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: not more power...better quality (?? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-10, 16:30:29 (69.111.153.214)
D, you said: "Look at Pass and their Aleph 30 watter that won all kind of awards. They ditched that for the much more powerful X family. 30w just didnt seem to be enough..." Well that was then and th .......
396: Planar Speaker Asylum, Too funny! nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-05, 20:21:24 (24.136.69.95)
. .......
397: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Gunned Wood/Sock Combinations For Maggies (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-05, 07:58:51 (24.136.69.95)
Bob, have you been to the Magnestand website? There are photos of a lot of the Maggies John has 'gunned' along with quotes from their owners. .......
398: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Denon DP-60L Transit Screws - A must? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-03-03, 19:57:13 (24.136.69.95)
H - some Denon TTs (e.g., DP-67L) require shipping using 'screws' (which are more like bolts) and some don't (e.g., DP-37F). So if the 60L manual says to do it, then do it. The manual should have a pi .......
399: Planar Speaker Asylum, Magnestand known far and wide (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-02-28, 17:53:46 (24.136.69.95)
Thanks to Email Tim, I attended my first LA/OC Audio Society meeting today which featured a rep and demo of 3.6Rs and 20.1s (even a pair of good looking IIcs were on hand) and a rep and demo of variou .......
400: Planar Speaker Asylum, Bob, check out the MUG Home link above to start ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-02-28, 17:44:39 (24.136.69.95)
and Welcome. Good people here with lots of info. .......
401: Rocky Road, The Doors' "The End" and "Backdoor Man" (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-02-28, 10:03:35 (24.136.69.95)
Great thread Dave. So many songs. "The End" with Jerry singing lead. "Backdoor Man" with Bobby doing vocals. These might be better Brent Mydland phase songs. .......
402: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Acoustat Spectra - 22 & 44 User Experience (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-02-28, 09:21:01 (24.136.69.95)
Hi G - ditto to Brad's responses, which are right on target (as per usual), that are based on his extensive personal experience with these speakers (his current system is based on 2200s with 4400s as .......
403: Vinyl Asylum, And when you add in those new 3.6Rs you just got (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-02-24, 21:17:42 (24.136.69.95)
you're simply rockin' - Congrats (hope the 3.6Rs work out). .......
404: Planar Speaker Asylum, What a drag! You deserve much better QC than that! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-02-23, 00:08:25 (24.136.69.95)
Who did you complain to Elizabeth? We've all known that Magnepan puts out a product that uses rather poor materials, but a serious fit and finish issue like that seems out of place for them. They shou .......
405: Planar Speaker Asylum, Get wheels from Home Depot for your Mye stands (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-02-18, 11:33:25 (69.108.151.30)
I found that wheels inserted in place of the spikes helped resolve placement. Mye stands will probably alter the location anyway. .......
406: Planar Speaker Asylum, Andy - "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom." (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-02-15, 09:10:39 (24.136.69.95)
Baby Sartre. :>) .......
407: General Asylum, Like counting cards in a casino? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-02-13, 12:44:14 (69.108.151.30)
. .......
408: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Magnepan owners who drive theirs with Wyred4sound amps.... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-01-31, 23:01:27 (24.136.69.95)
Marc - had both on actively triamped 3.6Rs. Extreme monos along with tricked out stereo Khartago and stereo Statos amps; thereafter the big multi-channel W4S. Both have their pluses and minuses. Odyss .......
409: Planar Speaker Asylum, You did do something "inappropriate" in this forum ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-01-28, 17:17:30 (69.108.149.189)
which, as you can tell by the overall response you've received, is predominantly composed of a very loyal group of Magnepan fans. You, an unidentifiable 'outsider' has accused one of the members of th .......
410: Planar Speaker Asylum, Congrats (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-01-28, 16:59:55 (69.108.149.189)
Nice to see someone working with a 2.5R. .......
411: Planar Speaker Asylum, "I want to be in America, I want to be in America ..." nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-01-27, 19:40:31 (24.136.69.95)
. .......
412: Planar Speaker Asylum, Most importantly ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-01-26, 17:36:37 (68.123.232.221)
does it sound good? If so, chuck the graphs and Enjoy the Music! You've got a great, great system, dude. Seems like you're throwing the gorgeous model out of your bed because she doesn't like Chinese .......
413: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: 3-way active 3.6 system measurements (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-01-26, 17:33:08 (68.123.232.221)
A pre-calibrated microphone comes with the DEQX unit. And, yes, measurements are taken from certain distances and locations to measure both the speakers and the room. And, no, I don't think the measur .......
414: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: 3-way active 3.6 system measurements (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-01-26, 16:04:27 (69.106.204.135)
"At this frequency, there's nothing I can do except buy a house and build a dedicated room." Actually, there's always speaker and room correction via DEQX, etc. .......
415: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Shorter is better? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-01-25, 11:33:55 (69.111.152.167)
RC - my system sounded better when I substituted 4 foot Quicksilver pure silver cables for 10 foot Goertz Python cables. I also have AES Sixpacks, although my speakers are Acoustat Spectra 22s. I didn .......
416: Water Cooler, It all started, simply stated, when the Supremes ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-01-21, 08:19:47 (24.136.69.95)
ruled that corporations were 'persons' just like us and, therefore, entitled to the same rights (like contributing to campaigns) as persons. .......
417: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Which Pre-amp to mate w. Monarchy SE-100 Monoblocks (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-01-18, 17:41:10 (24.136.69.95)
Had the 250s mated with ARC Reference 1 - was pretty good, but not fantastic. Also, if you decide to stay with the 100s, keep in mind they will probably get pretty darn hot (I'm sure you could fry an .......
418: Speaker Asylum, Here (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-01-10, 09:28:03 (24.136.69.95)
In this series of posts. .......
419: Vinyl Asylum, PS-X65 Manual (English) (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2010-01-09, 16:28:03 (24.136.69.95)
Anyone have or know where to find? Engine only has it in German. TIA .......
420: Vinyl Asylum, Counterpoint : As a "Newbie" ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-24, 22:24:19 (24.136.69.95)
I selfishly am thankful. Thankful, for I marvel at the individual and collective knowledge and expertise freely shared here in this Vinyl Asylum. In part, its why I just picked up one of those cheap T .......
421: Vinyl Asylum, Anybody tried out these mods? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-21, 12:03:19 (69.111.76.18)
If so, which and what result? TIA .......
422: Vinyl Asylum, Whose going to mod their newly acquired SL-12xx? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-20, 10:13:15 (24.136.69.95)
And what mods are you going to do? TIA .......
423: Vinyl Asylum, Anatole Fistoulari w/ (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-20, 09:34:15 (24.136.69.95)
the L'Orchestre de la Societe des Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris. .......
424: Planar Speaker Asylum, Deal (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-19, 17:59:12 (24.136.69.95)
That's fair. :^) .......
425: Planar Speaker Asylum, Bastard! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-18, 15:15:24 (69.111.154.196)
Congrats! I couldn't get Johnny to 'gunn' my 3.6Rs as he didn't like the ribbon tweeter and didn't know how back then. If he'd been willing to do mine back when I had them, I'd still have them! But he .......
426: Planar Speaker Asylum, Ditto! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-10, 18:22:40 (24.136.69.95)
Best improvement in my Mags! A great product. .......
427: Cable Asylum, Opposite response! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-10, 08:20:35 (24.136.69.95)
"Agent Khang" didn't like them; I have no experience with them. .......
428: Rocky Road, Thanks all. nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-07, 18:11:01 (24.136.69.95)
. .......
429: Rocky Road, So its Vinyl then. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-05, 21:18:58 (24.136.69.95)
Thanks F. Vinyl suggestions? Know there are quite a few, but ... .......
430: Rocky Road, Cahoots (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-05, 21:15:31 (24.136.69.95)
Anyone heard the 2009 SACD and can compare with the 2000 Remaster? Is the 2000 remaster 24 bit? TIA. .......
431: Rocky Road, Citizen Dan (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-04, 21:08:34 (24.136.69.95)
The CD box set - are these songs remastered? Sound like they are, but I can't tell from the box and liner notes. The vinyl surely sounds better but these are better than earlier CDs I've had. ::: TOPI .......
432: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Acoustat Info Needed (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-02, 17:48:17 (24.136.69.95)
3 - the 22s are essentially the same as the 2200s. My 22s are 21.5" wide by 65" tall by 2.125" deep panels clad in a black stretchy material sitting on an oak plinth 1" tall by 17" deep by 23" wide. T .......
433: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: 3.6 Sock removal (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-02, 17:25:15 (24.136.69.95)
Caveat to the info already provided: 1) unless using YRV's "easy method", be very careful when pulling off the inner sock - when there is delamination, bass and midrange wires stick up and pulling rec .......
434: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: My new music-maker (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-01, 22:21:18 (24.136.69.95)
Nice Nils! Did you do this to kill two birds with one stone, or simply as a way to get autoformers into your system? Review? .......
435: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Twas a great moniker! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-01, 18:38:23 (24.136.69.95)
Glad the Antares works well with your Viper IIAs. Those dual 8" woofers must be efficient drivers! Do they come stock with outboard XO boxes? Do the IIAs have multiple binding posts for bi/triamping? .......
436: Planar Speaker Asylum, Twas a great moniker! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-01, 08:58:58 (24.136.69.95)
Hi, Scott. Really like the Vipers, eh? I'll have to read your review - I'm sure its well written knowing your passion for this hobby. Glad to see you're still around. Hope things are good in BC. ::: T .......
437: Planar Speaker Asylum, You did it again (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-01, 08:55:44 (24.136.69.95)
Post your suggested URL in the "Optional Link URL" window (see below). .......
438: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Acoustat Info Needed (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-12-01, 08:52:03 (24.136.69.95)
You can check out AudioCircuit (URL below) for information of varying degrees on various models. The ESL Forum (http://forums.delphiforums.com/ESLForum1/start), although old/defunct, may also be sourc .......
439: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Tubes + Speltz autoformer vs. SS for 4 ohm load (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-11-26, 13:12:17 (24.136.69.95)
Nils - I also triamped 3.6Rs, and did so with Odyssey amps (5!) to deal with the amp matching issue (had used V4 Quickies with other amps). And it was a pretty good sound. But for various reasons, inc .......
440: Planar Speaker Asylum, Steve Jobs 1982 planars! Sure look like ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-11-13, 11:20:41 (69.110.135.9)
Acoustats. .......
441: Rocky Road, So when are the Grateful Dead going to send you a commission ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-10-31, 16:30:51 (24.136.69.95)
Just got me to order some more stuff, too. For which I thank you now (and will silently thank you again when I listen). Keep up the good work L. .......
442: Digital Drive, So are you ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-10-07, 09:16:55 (24.136.69.95)
... if you think its not "important" to a substantial population of listeners (and potential buyers). I'd guess there are actually quite a few folks that would love for HDCD to be relevant again in th .......
443: Digital Drive, Good news - now is any manufacturer/designer listening? nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-10-06, 22:15:24 (24.136.69.95)
. .......
444: Digital Drive, Nuts (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-10-04, 17:37:28 (24.136.69.95)
. .......
445: Digital Drive, HDCD NOS DACs? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-10-04, 11:52:42 (24.136.69.95)
Who makes one? .......
446: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: If you already bought the parts for PG's xover... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-09-17, 16:00:43 (68.121.33.246)
Well, you could always use the extra amp for subwoofer purposes, which the Maggies would probably appreciate - though you'd need a XO for that. .......
447: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thanks (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-09-13, 09:58:38 (24.136.69.95)
. .......
448: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: VAC PA90 upgrade to "d" status (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-09-12, 09:19:34 (24.136.69.95)
Converting to a balanced circuit would have changed the sound a bit as well I would think, and if you did both the "d" change and balanced conversion at the same time, it wouldn't be a fair comparison .......
449: Amp/Preamp Asylum, VAC PA90 upgrade to "d" status (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-09-08, 08:58:28 (68.121.33.246)
Anyone done this upgrade to their older VAC amp? Its the last upgrade to the PA90c monos to upgrade them to "d" status. The VAC website says the upgrade involves "new interstage coupling capacitors, p .......
450: Tubes Asylum, Entry Level Tube Tester? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-09-06, 09:53:54 (24.136.69.95)
Getting back into tube amplification and thinking a relatively simple tube tester would probably be a good idea. Suggestions? Thanks in advance. .......
451: Rocky Road, Ditto (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-08-31, 19:37:26 (24.136.69.95)
Such uneven quality releases. Such a failure to release the good stuff. From the get I've wondered what they were thinking. I try and listen to as much of the pre-release freebie stuff before buying a .......
452: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: My 12/QR's....Gunn 'em, or rip out the evil crossover and biamp?... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-08-31, 19:34:03 (24.136.69.95)
Khartagos, Marc. I'd try actively biamping first, Marc, because you can always sell off the active XO and extra amps and return to where you were. If you Gunn your 12s, you can't go back. I've got my .......
453: Planar Speaker Asylum, Echo Wazoo (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-08-29, 09:56:50 (24.136.69.95)
You don't mention stands or frames - and both can have a significant effect. When I actively (DEQX) triamped (Odyssey) my 3.6Rs, I had Mye stands. The improvement of same is well documented here and I .......
454: Digital Drive, HDCD is a 4 bit extension of the 16 bit CD (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-07-27, 18:53:31 (24.136.69.95)
They're all 20 bit productions, single layer. .......
455: Digital Drive, RE: Platinum Collections (HDCD) (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-07-27, 08:06:45 (24.136.69.95)
Stereophile, I believe, called HDCD one of the best 10 improvements to digital reproduction. Alas, after its founder, Pacific Microsonics, was acquired by Microsoft, HDCD has withered on the vine so t .......
456: Digital Drive, Amazing find! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-07-26, 08:45:37 (24.136.69.95)
I'd thought (and would think) that there might be a scam here since Microsoft bought out Pacific Microsonics. But I suppose that Pacific might have sold off some of their chips and this guy's come acr .......
457: Digital Drive, Adcom GDA 700 repair (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-07-25, 10:55:15 (24.136.69.95)
For several years now I've been very satisfied with the Adcom GDA 700 HDCD DAC given the warm sonic delivery for its low price. However, the HDCD function seems to have stopped working - the LED doesn .......
458: Planar Speaker Asylum, The DEQX unit (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-07-10, 18:36:48 (24.136.69.95)
it should be noted, also includes a full function preamp and 24/192 DAC with remote, and allows for almost unlimited XO points and slopes instead of inserting cards for specific XO points and slopes - .......
459: Rocky Road, MOJO (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-07-10, 18:30:02 (24.136.69.95)
published a very, very nice free CD with their July 2006 issue entitled "Revolver Reloaded" which included covers of each of the songs of the Revolver album - and they're all really very good. I don't .......
460: Rocky Road, Glad you're back, Larry (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-07-04, 17:45:30 (24.136.69.95)
And, FWIW, I think you're something of a treasure yourself to this asylum if the posts ante regarding your absence are any indication. I certainly enjoy your photos, insights, and recommendations. Now .......
461: Video Asylum, Guys - almost no delay when using component cables! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-06-14, 21:29:04 (24.136.69.95)
That suggests that its a cable box/tv problem. Almost no delay when the cable box sends an (analog) signal via its own DA converter to the tv. But interminable delay when the cable box sends a digital .......
462: Rocky Road, Agreed, but just as much for the contributions of ... (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-06-13, 15:46:59 (24.136.69.95)
Bobby Whitlock as Duane Allman. Bobby's vocals are stellar and his keyboard play created important fills for the guitar solos. He wrote some as well. .......
463: Video Asylum, RE: Is it HDMI or Time Warner - Update (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-06-12, 13:28:51 (69.111.181.169)
Rebooting the cable box resulted in eliminating the black screen all the time, but still results in the black screen delay when switching channels. David - Unfortunately, my Sony AV receiver is just .......
464: Video Asylum, Is it HDMI or Time Warner (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-06-11, 19:48:32 (24.136.69.95)
Upgraded my cable connection from TW cable box to Mitsubishi WD-C657 1080P-capable DLP with otherwise appearing good quality Monoprice 1.3a Category 2 (24awg) HDMI cables and having problems: 1) initi .......
465: Rocky Road, Mercury Blues (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-06-08, 11:21:54 (69.111.181.169)
David Lindley. .......
466: Rocky Road, Absolutely! :)) (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-05-29, 13:09:58 (68.121.33.147)
Great time, eh? The Allmans were on fire! The folks in attendance all really seemed to be on the same page and in a great mellow spirit. I didn't know but like so much that Greg uses tubes! And a beau .......
467: Rocky Road, Interesting site and offering (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-05-28, 00:12:28 (24.136.69.95)
Price seems quite reasonable, too. I'm not sure I will do this, though, because my cable internet service is a bit spotty (sometimes we have drop outs) and it would kill me to download the concert onl .......
468: Rocky Road, Ordered it! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-05-28, 00:06:12 (24.136.69.95)
Thanks. .......
469: Rocky Road, Thanks, Oz (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-05-28, 00:05:24 (24.136.69.95)
Keeping my eye open for the box set. .......
470: Rocky Road, Thanks, Maverick (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-05-28, 00:04:22 (24.136.69.95)
Already ordered "One Way" and "Evening" and will pursue the Instant Live (what a great idea for a jam band!) offerings down the road as well. Thanks again. .......
471: Rocky Road, Allman Bros. at The Gorge 5-16-09 (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-05-25, 10:16:35 (24.136.69.95)
Following The Doobie Bros., who still have remarkable vocal and musical chops, and before The Dead, who appeared tired after playing the night before in Portland and were at the end of their 22 sho .......
472: Planar Speaker Asylum, Will someone please cut him off - (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-05-09, 09:52:40 (24.136.69.95)
- he's had way too many Shirley Temples today. .......
473: Rocky Road, Palladia? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-05-08, 15:20:40 (68.121.33.147)
Formerly known as MTV's HD Music Channel? Old and new; quite varied. .......
474: Planar Speaker Asylum, "death metal" alternately with Tiny Tim (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-05-08, 15:03:39 (68.121.33.147)
That should bring them to their knees! .......
475: Rocky Road, Soul Train? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-05-07, 13:33:52 (68.121.33.147)
Not your cup of tea, perhaps, but long running and pretty good show. .......
476: Planar Speaker Asylum, Flat to 30Hz? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-05-06, 17:50:25 (24.136.69.95)
A good trick, H, if 3.6Rs are rated to only 34Hz. What will be your mod schedule? Mye stands first (I see your pic has the stock stands)? By the way, very nice looking room; looks very comfy. And it l .......
477: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Spikes or cones for Sound Anchor stands and planars (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-05-06, 15:49:31 (68.121.33.147)
I think spikes both couple and de-couple. They 'couple' the speakers to the carpet so the speakers don't go anywhere. But they also 'de-couple' the speakers' vibrations from going into the floor and i .......
478: Rocky Road, When was that? nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-04-20, 08:42:50 (24.136.69.95)
. .......
479: Planar Speaker Asylum, Review? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-03-22, 12:06:24 (24.136.69.95)
B - I'm sure a lot of folks here would like to know what you think of the Magtech! what have you paired it with? How long have you had it in your system? .......
480: Rocky Road, Actually, The Dead with The Allman Brothers Band and The Doobie Brothers (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-03-19, 18:07:26 (24.136.69.95)
In May. You know, day in the (hoped for) sun, brews, and 'dinosaur rock'. RV sounds like fun and if I was going with buds, sure. But I'm going with a couple of gals for whom camping pretty much means .......
481: Rocky Road, Concerts at The Gorge, Washington (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-03-18, 13:36:08 (69.106.204.166)
Anyone attended a concert there and could advise as to where to stay and what the venue is like in April/May? Thinking about flying up there from SoCal for a concert and have never been to Quincy, Was .......
482: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Acoustat Spectra 22 expert needed for wiring question. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-03-16, 14:01:33 (69.106.204.166)
The 22s and the 2200s are identical except that the 2200s came with some wood strips for decor purposes. I'll try and take a picture for you of the leads coming out of my spare pair of 22s so you can .......
483: Planar Speaker Asylum, Sanders' Magtech amp - THE Maggie amp? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-03-15, 09:42:53 (24.136.69.95)
"The popularity and success of the Electrostatic Amplifier (the "ESL Amp") for driving electrostatic speakers led to many requests for a companion amplifier that was specifically designed for driving .......
484: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Acoustat Spectra 22 expert needed for wiring question. (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-03-14, 09:30:18 (69.106.204.166)
My Spectra 22s have 7 color coded inputs and 7 color coded connectors and all 7 of each are connected according to the color code - it could not be clearer. It would appear that your 22s have been mod .......
485: Planar Speaker Asylum, Spectra specs - help (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-03-09, 21:48:12 (24.136.69.95)
I've got a Spectra 22/33 "Owner's Manual" and "Brochure", but neither of these lists the impedance curve of the 22 nor any real specs. Anyone have this info? Can't find it anywhere on the web, includi .......
486: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Nice! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-03-09, 21:45:10 (24.136.69.95)
Nils, I'd like to know what you think of the weights when you've had a chance to fully evaluate them. I've used grungebuster dots to isolate and reduce vibration but not a weight of some sort on top o .......
487: Planar Speaker Asylum, Nice! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-03-09, 16:15:04 (69.106.204.166)
Very attractive setup Nils. Bet those valves are pretty at night! Have you found the brass weights really make that much of a difference? .......
488: Planar Speaker Asylum, Monarchy NM24 (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-03-06, 15:16:58 (69.106.204.166)
$1590 = "It's three units in one package: a tube DAC; a solid state DAC; a tube Line Amp." No personal knowledge, bu tots of flexibility; good reviews. I tried ARC Reference 1 with Wyred4Sound MC Clas .......
489: Inmate Central, No! nt (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-03-01, 08:28:46 (24.136.69.95)
. .......
490: Inmate Central, Problem Solving Flow Chart (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-02-28, 22:33:07 (24.136.69.95)
Courtesy of my tech. .......
491: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Any ideas on low priced used amps? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-02-20, 17:52:53 (69.106.204.166)
H - I amp'd my Spectra 22s with a Wyred4Sound MC amp and SS preamp. It was a bit on the dry side for my taste, but the clarity is outstanding. The Wyred amps provide extreme inner detail (best I've ev .......
492: Cable Asylum, Z Squared (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-02-08, 16:20:39 (24.136.69.95)
Anyone know where I can find a pair of 2.0m Au/Au RCAs? He's out of business; had health problems and may not even be around anymore. Don't come up on the 'gon because he's been banished and haven't s .......
493: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: So through some money at it (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-01-29, 08:33:16 (24.136.69.95)
Hey, D, no disagreement here but that hard drive driven digital sources are the way to go. But I think the issue of how best to accomplish that is still with the jury; so I'm still trying to get a han .......
494: Planar Speaker Asylum, Re: "Interesting that Ayre is not going wifi, ehh?" (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-01-28, 17:29:59 (24.136.69.95)
Sonos reports data loss/problems with some WIFI transmission. So they don't suggest WIFIing WAV files. I'd like to NAS all my cds and get rid of my Sony jukeboxes, but still haven't found the right on .......
495: Planar Speaker Asylum, Congrats Nils (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-01-23, 21:02:33 (24.136.69.85)
The V4s really are a nice Mike Sanders creation. You're in tube heaven, my friend. Do be sure you protect your ribbons, though, as I'm not sure the V4s are stable into 2 ohms. You sure won't need any .......
496: Planar Speaker Asylum, C'mon guys! Meatballs? The Changeling! (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-01-22, 09:56:24 (69.224.231.211)
And don't forget: The Apprenticeship of Buddy Kravitz; Prom Night; Quest for Fire; My Bloody Valentine; The Accused. Of course, the golden age of Canadian cinematography probably includes such 'classi .......
497: Planar Speaker Asylum, Its shirley big enough, but is it best enough? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-01-21, 16:08:57 (69.224.231.211)
The room is big enough for either speaker and yet there are those that would argue go even smaller than the 1.6qr. The question is similar to 'is this amp big enough?' where almost any amp is big enou .......
498: Planar Speaker Asylum, What's involved in upgrading the circuit breaker? (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-01-16, 18:33:04 (24.136.69.62)
I live in an ungrounded apartment - and its older, so that should also be a consideration. If my landlord gives the OK, would I be endangering myself, my loved ones and my equipment to upgrade from a .......
499: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Well . . . (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-01-16, 13:44:20 (69.224.231.211)
Nils, no one seems to be complaining about the other Wyred amps, its only the MC amp that seems to have this problem. It does use 2 IECs and I don't yet know how they're applied/used. The nice thing a .......
500: Planar Speaker Asylum, Well . . . (0.00)
Posted by Webnick on 2009-01-15, 19:07:19 (24.136.69.62)
Neuro, its interesting because the LF comes from the 500wpc modules while the MF and HF come from 250wpc modules and everything is plugged into 2 strips that are plugged into one (2 way) outlet. So I .......
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