1: General Asylum, Every time you post about Crown... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-10-06, 14:21:05 (100.19.74.101)
and your D-150, I get the feeling of buyers remorse and it's 50 years later. I still hear nails on a chalk board and my stomach gets upset. I used mine with a pair of Infinity 2000A - so an electrosta .......

2: Vinyl Asylum, I do too ! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-09-28, 10:21:43 (100.19.74.101)
...in moderation. I've probably purchased over 400 of these in various values. Texas Components even called me when I hadn't ordered in awhile. IMHO this holds true for using too much of anything. ::: .......

3: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Xono clone resistor question (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-09-25, 20:20:20 (100.19.74.101)
The Z-foils are good, but a mix of things is much better if you want good tone. I have an Xono that is fully packed with all Z-foils, at least 20 in total, in the signal path on both channels. Take it .......

4: Inmate Central, It could have been worse (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-09-22, 14:26:05 (100.19.74.101)
...you weren't on your bike (I ride in that area all the time). I'm 15 miles from you in West Chester and I hear the helicopters and jets circling every time he's home. It's not as bad as the traffic .......

5: Inmate Central, Two thumbs up! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-09-08, 11:51:09 (100.19.74.101)
***** .......

6: Inmate Central, Those look really nice. The tires; not the thumbs! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-09-07, 13:44:42 (100.19.74.101)
I'm stuck in a time warp. I rode tubulars up until about 8 years ago. Now I ride on clinchers with tubes, that are low maintenance, and allow me to change a flat on the road with no levers in 5 minute .......

7: Inmate Central, Yes (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-09-04, 15:40:02 (100.19.74.101)
They obviously aren't. A typical Explanation of Benefits looks like the attached in this link (but may say, "This is Not a bill"). Almost every medical provider uses a standard format like this and ha .......

8: Inmate Central, RE: Real unintended acceleration (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-08-28, 16:33:21 (100.19.74.101)
Very sorry to hear that, Victor. I hope she gets better soon. .......

9: Inmate Central, Assos (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-08-26, 11:03:26 (100.19.74.101)
I've been wearing the brand for 40 years. Somewhat spendy, but not when you consider comfort and durability. They're good for 5-7 years at 3K+ miles annually with no problem. The sizing runs small, so .......

10: Inmate Central, RE: Half an hour or less (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-08-26, 10:56:17 (100.19.74.101)
Want a riding companion? Join a bike club. There are lots of interesting people of all ages and all riding abilities. Many younger people are fast riders and there are many older ones, fanatics, in ex .......

11: General Asylum, Reminds me of the Nelson Pass product manual for ... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-08-24, 11:27:46 (100.19.74.101)
the XVR-1 active crossover. Besides describing what the unit does (a lot!), it includes everything you ever wanted to know about basic crossover filter theory, advantages of active crossovers, user ti .......

12: Inmate Central, This one's a classic ! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-08-23, 12:15:25 (100.19.74.101)
Who ARE these people???!!!!! .......

13: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: "Image density" (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-08-21, 10:03:26 (100.19.74.101)
This term makes total sense to me, but like you, I don't believe that it's a downside to planar speakers generally. I found certain versions of ML speakers a long while ago seemed to have no "meat on .......

14: General Asylum, Really???!!!! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-08-14, 16:29:15 (100.19.74.101)
Magnum Dynalab tuners????!!! I owned one. Yuck. You never heard a good tuner from the heydays - late 70s early 80s. .......

15: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: There's another (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-08-12, 14:52:03 (100.19.74.101)
I'm curious. What are you using to provide rear channel sound? .......

16: Inmate Central, RE: Ship (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-08-10, 14:46:03 (100.19.74.101)
That's the flag for the State of Maryland which, geographically, is at the other end of the canal. .......

17: Tubes Asylum, Love the RFTs (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-08-01, 12:22:13 (100.19.74.101)
Thank you again Sondek for your advice some years ago! .......

18: Planar Speaker Asylum, Possible Alternative To Threading (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-08-01, 12:16:54 (100.19.74.101)
I have a pair of 3.6s and wanted to use Critical Mass System's speaker feet with Mye stands. The feet look somewhat like small hockey pucks. Unfortunately, using threaded inserts, the tops of the CMS .......

19: Vinyl Asylum, RE: VPI Advenger Bearing Size (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-07-31, 11:46:48 (100.19.74.101)
Buy a cheap digital caliper from Amazon for $20 and measure it yourself. I use mine all the time and wonder how I ever got along without it. .......

20: Inmate Central, RE: Nice! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-07-10, 08:25:48 (100.19.74.101)
Hi Rod. I am in PA. The original pool, an Anthony, was at least 50 years old. Everything was totally redone in 2020. We use it occasionally, but not as much as 30 years ago when we first moved into th .......

21: Inmate Central, Well, It was either do this, or fill it in! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-07-09, 16:35:59 (100.19.74.101)
I think I made the right choice. I had 22 people over for the 4th of July. .......

22: Tube DIY Asylum, Cello Audio Suite (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-06-16, 11:14:48 (100.19.74.101)
Brings back memories. Can't remember where I saw/heard it but it's even more beautiful in person! Thank you. .......

23: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I did that a while back with a Threshold Stasis (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-06-06, 10:35:58 (100.19.74.101)
Every time you post... I think I'm living in your alternate universe! So AR integrated, Crown D-150, and now recapping a Threshold Stasis. My Threshold was an S/550e and I encountered the same challen .......

24: Inmate Central, I'm with JDK on this (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-06-03, 08:03:38 (100.19.74.101)
what a waste of $248 bucks! There are 1,000s of decent used bikes sitting people's garages and for sale all over the country (world?) that are better and worth more than that junk. Maybe even some fis .......

25: Inmate Central, What a Hoot! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-05-31, 07:52:35 (100.19.74.101)
That was fun to watch. Thank You! .......

26: Vinyl Asylum, CMS Ultra TT footers (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-05-25, 10:42:57 (100.19.74.101)
More expensive than many budget turntables. Well worth it on an expensive one. .......

27: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Magnepan 3.6 height (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-04-27, 11:37:36 (100.19.74.101)
A higher ceiling would be nice, but you do not need any ceiling treatment with dipoles. Also, a thin carpet may actually be better. I had a carpet pad under wall to wall carpeting and had to take it o .......

28: General Asylum, Always enjoy your posts... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-04-19, 14:16:11 (100.19.74.101)
Like you, I also owned Crown - an IC150 and D150. It took a while, but I finally realized driving the Infinity 2000A's electrostatic tweeters --- Yuck !!! .......

29: General Asylum, RE: Learned preferences? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-04-19, 12:00:07 (100.19.74.101)
For me, I think there's some of that, but it's been maybe more like "successive approximation". I liked Dyna stuff which was popular in the dorm at college. However, my first system was an AR integra .......

30: Planar Speaker Asylum, Upgrade 3.6 speaker options (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-04-05, 07:18:50 (100.19.74.101)
Can't imagine how they could sound any better: 1) Rewire speakers with varying guage bundles of Neotech 6x9s copper and bypass fuses and jumpers 2) Bolt the speakers firmly to Mye stands. The screws i .......

31: Inmate Central, Haven't gotten out much yet (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-03-04, 11:22:49 (100.19.74.101)
this year due to weather. For the last 9 years, I've done a total of 25,000 miles, not counting indoor winter riding. One year life got in the way and I only did 987. Many of the people in my club rid .......

32: Inmate Central, What do you think about this one? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-02-18, 18:08:57 (100.19.74.101)
On a 42 x 28 ? .......

33: Inmate Central, My saggy rear end (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-02-17, 16:27:10 (100.19.74.101)
I have one of those too! Before I retired, I rode the same Selle Italia saddle for 30 years. Once I started riding longer distances again, it didn't work for me and I changed to something else. My gea .......

34: Inmate Central, Some things to consider on older frames (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-02-17, 11:45:02 (100.19.74.101)
Rebuilding an old bike frame can be a challenge. You may not care if you have more rear cogs on the back, but it's a lot more fun and less work if you have more gear choices as you get older, especial .......

35: Inmate Central, RE: "Those brave and decent enough in the west who reveal corruption. . . (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-02-16, 17:23:10 (100.19.74.101)
I've known a lot of people and can usually understand them because it's worth the effort, if I work at it. I respect and learn from many of your posts, but here, I can only feel sorry for you. That's .......

36: Inmate Central, It takes me awhile (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-02-15, 10:39:05 (100.19.74.101)
maybe 25 hours or so using Turbo Tax since there's a lot of details. I do all my own investment stuff too since I know all about it. Even though I was a finance person for work, I had to become a tax .......

37: Tweakers' Asylum, Try Digikey (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-02-10, 15:23:29 (100.19.74.101)
They don't have Chemicon but they do have 14 of Cornell Dubilier Knowles 39,000uF 100V in stock. Make sure they fit first! .......

38: Planar Speaker Asylum, Nostalgia Moment (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-02-01, 09:35:03 (100.19.74.101)
Loved those RTR speakers too! I too had the RTR-6 tweeter add-ons as well as the Infinity 2000As. .......

39: Inmate Central, What memories (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-01-30, 07:13:49 (100.19.74.101)
I enjoyed reading this. Thank you. .......

40: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: How many are directly in the signal path? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-01-25, 16:52:36 (100.19.74.101)
One per channel on the subwoofer L&R Low pass filters in front of the volume control. I ran out of Black Gates to use. I've tried Silmic IIs, Nichicon's, and Cerafines. The originals were Panasonics. .......

41: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Crown DC300A (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-01-25, 16:43:41 (100.19.74.101)
My comments refer to the Crown D-150 the lower powered, earlier, version of this amp which I owned for a few years. I don't know whether this was due to the op amps or the large amount of feedback thi .......

42: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Maggie 1.7i XO upgrade info please. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-01-25, 16:32:37 (100.19.74.101)
Unfortunately, since my crossover is parallel versus the series one you have, I can not say that what I did is directly applicable to your situation. Also, my electronics are substantially different. .......

43: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: What values are you looking for? UF and Voltage (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-01-23, 18:31:25 (100.19.74.101)
Anything in the neighborhood of 220uF and 25-35 Volt for my Pass Labs XVR-1-3way in signal path with volume pot .......

44: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Black Gates were (only) ok?!!! & Audio Note (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-01-23, 12:50:36 (100.19.74.101)
I used Black Gates in several mods I've done and really miss them. Nothing I've used since, including the Kaisei caps, sounded as good in the signal path. I've even got an amplifier power supply with .......

45: General Asylum, RE: Where do you stand? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-01-17, 10:28:12 (100.19.74.101)
I can afford to buy anything I need and almost anything I don't. I really don't understand people who buy things just because they can. I guess buying things make some people happy. As I approach nid .......

46: Inmate Central, Here's 1 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-01-09, 13:35:22 (100.14.55.26)
I love the early T-birds too! Here's from the May 2023 Mecum Harrisburg show I went to. .......

47: General Asylum, What? No Dr. Gizmo?!!!! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-01-09, 13:19:53 (100.14.55.26)
Harvey Rosenberg of OTL fame. .......

48: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Maggie 1.7i XO upgrade info please. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-01-09, 13:04:03 (100.14.55.26)
I have done everything you are contemplating to my 3.6s, (parallel, passive XO tweeter/midrange) and more, and I think Joe Schmo's advice is thoughtful and detailed. Using an external XO box can resul .......

49: Vinyl Asylum, What you need is (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2024-01-02, 11:48:17 (100.14.55.26)
company. Same here in SE PA this morning. It was way warmer under the covers, but my bike club had a ride scheduled and there were 6 other wackos that showed up. Another Winter ride option that could .......

50: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: What lurks in your storage? Too much! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-12-15, 12:01:27 (100.14.55.26)
too much and building up so need to put it on AA. A Pass Labs Xono phono, a Marantz SA7-S1 player, and a beautiful vintage VPI HW-19 piano black turntable with an unused Applied Fidelity sapphire and .......

51: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Me too! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-12-15, 11:53:26 (100.14.55.26)
Beautiful to look at, but like nails on a chalk board to listen to, especially with Infinity 2000A's electrostatic RTR tweeters. Didn't know any better at the time. A very heavily modified Phase Linea .......

52: Inmate Central, RE: Dow new intraday high after Fed decision (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-12-13, 17:55:06 (174.192.2.106)
Except for recently, owing to consolidation for 401(k)s into IRAs which required cash transfers, I've been pretty much 80-90% equities for almost 50 years. 8% in cash now, but only temporarily. RMDs b .......

53: Tweakers' Asylum, Wow- I have one of these (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-10-30, 08:41:42 (100.14.55.26)
But it doesn't have your beautiful custom wood cabinets. Great thread by the way - really enjoying it! My FM-5 was reworked by Frank Van Alstine - I'm going to go plug it in! .......

54: Inmate Central, Beautiful Weather in Lancaster county, PA too! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-10-26, 11:32:24 (100.14.55.26)
This is big farming, Amish country and 9 of us got a nice 45 mile ride in with a relatively flat 1.9K ft of climbing averaging 15.1 mph (a social ride). It was 75 degrees out when we finished and will .......

55: Inmate Central, RE: 50,000 spins, 5000 calories burned later... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-10-22, 15:38:56 (100.14.55.26)
Way to go! Any day on a bike, regardless of miles or speed, is a good day. SE PA was really windy today with 10-15 mph winds and gusts to 25 mph. When you're with good friends it's still ok! ::: TOP .......

56: Digital Drive, RE: My Luxman Encounter (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-10-22, 15:30:48 (100.14.55.26)
I bought the Luxman D-10X several months ago and think it's the real deal. It replaced a Marantz SA-7S1 which I enjoyed for several years despite a few shortcomings. The D-10X did take awhile to break .......

57: Planar Speaker Asylum, Stiffening the MDF baffle (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-10-21, 09:38:56 (100.14.55.26)
Another simple option is changing the mounting of the Mye frame upright braces so they attached to, and "sandwich", the MDF panel directly instead of being screwed into the side wooden styles. This re .......

58: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Magnepan Upgrade Program & A Question on Older Speakers (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-10-21, 09:19:28 (100.14.55.26)
I thought it could be bad soldering or something loose, but that's not the problem in my case. I checked all my re-soldered connections over the years at least a dozen times after doing the wiring mod .......

59: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Magnepan Upgrade Program & A Question on Older Speakers (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-10-21, 09:12:04 (100.14.55.26)
Roger wrote: "...there is quite a bit of shift between the two speakers". THANK YOU! EXACTLY MY SITUATION TOO! I observed this after I made my all modifications, repeatedly checked the new wire conn .......

60: Planar Speaker Asylum, Magnepan Upgrade Program & A Question on Older Speakers (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-10-20, 09:29:21 (100.14.55.26)
Good ideas. I have made the upgrades Hasse referenced above to my 3.6 speakers' internal passive mid-tweeter crossover. I also eliminated the speaker contacts/fuses, and made the mid/tweeter to-bass c .......

61: Inmate Central, Beautiful day here too ... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-10-11, 12:34:17 (100.14.55.26)
in S.E. PA, although 45 degrees at the start, but warmed up nicely. Good group of 8 cycling friends. Did 41 miles and 2K of climbing. That's about as flat as it gets here in Chester County for a ride .......

62: Tweakers' Asylum, Thanks so much! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-09-22, 15:26:54 (100.14.55.26)
Your posts always contain great information. I especially appreciate any REW info and how to interpret the results. Now all I have to do is get around to downloading the new version of REW and working .......

63: Inmate Central, Looks Like you had a great time! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-09-22, 09:33:49 (100.14.55.26)
Really nice pics. I couldn't figure out where the photos were taken so I read the text. Australia's a place I've never been. Hope you have many more wonderful nights out! .......

64: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Looks Very Interesting (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-09-22, 09:26:35 (100.14.55.26)
Your approach to this is really fascinating, but will take me awhile to digest. I have REW and have used it, but have never seen a Spectogram plot of frequency v. delay (I'm using an old version). I w .......

65: Tweakers' Asylum, Looks Very Interesting (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-09-21, 13:12:35 (100.14.55.26)
I'm using absorption at first reflection point on sidewalls and have known for some time it was less than ideal. Any favorite source of yours for purchasing the polys? Those look nicely made. My room .......

66: Inmate Central, Maybe you'll feel differently (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-08-16, 11:32:21 (100.14.55.26)
if your house burns down. I hope that never happens to anyone. .......

67: Inmate Central, Don't just talk about It (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-08-16, 09:23:15 (100.14.55.26)
Make a donation to the Hawaii Community Foundation! No, I don't live in Hawaii, but these folks could use some help from us. .......

68: Inmate Central, Sorry that doesn't work!!! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-08-15, 13:34:38 (100.14.55.26)
The way foreign currencies work you should be indifferent to which currencies you hold regardless of interest rate differentials. What you would make in extra interest earned from buying rubles and e .......

69: Inmate Central, RE: "Everything You Think You Know About 'Offshoring' Is (Probably) Wrong" (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-08-10, 10:27:56 (100.14.55.26)
This is a fascinating article! Things are never as simple as we think they are. .......

70: Cable Asylum, RE: Duelund speaker cable? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-08-10, 10:08:39 (100.14.55.26)
I first read about Duelund cables on Jeff Day's website a few years ago. I tried short runs of 12 Ga Duelunds on my 3.6 Magnepans and would agree that they tended to sound on the warm side of neutral .......

71: General Asylum, Yes. Also used in Infinity 2000As (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-07-19, 15:05:08 (100.14.55.26)
The only speaker I ever saw in Stereo Review that got an A- rating. .......

72: General Asylum, So your "future" for ARC is looking in the rear view mirror? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-07-16, 08:24:44 (100.14.55.26)
This doesn't make any sense to me. Business strategy does rely on looking at traditional strengths, but not making the same old things. .......

73: Inmate Central, Delaware was not cycling friendly yesterday! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-07-14, 12:04:28 (100.14.55.26)
Rode from Wilmington to Delaware City and then along the C&D canal to Chesapeake City MD to have lunch at Shcaefer's Canal House. Total round trip was 62 miles. It was brutally hot and there's no shad .......

74: Inmate Central, "Some of those tubes look outright scarily fragile" (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-07-12, 08:37:03 (100.14.55.26)
I never realized how thin the cross-section of steel bike tubing was until a Reynolds 531 frame broke in half right under me as I was cranking up a small hill. The top-tube had rusted around where the .......

75: Speaker Asylum, why not these? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-07-12, 08:04:07 (100.14.55.26)
Used pair of KEF LS50s (if that's the non wireless version). My 3.6-based system is also tri-amped, but I could happily listen to these all day. They sound great. Maybe I should buy a pair. ::: TOPI .......

76: Inmate Central, My view worth whatever (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-07-10, 18:42:28 (100.14.55.26)
I've been riding for over 50 years. I don't care about the tubing. I've owned a few frames for decades - they are very hard to wear out although getting hit by a car will do it. Almost all my rides wi .......

77: General Asylum, You bet! It's "all out". (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-07-02, 16:55:19 (100.14.55.26)
More than 30 years in the making and IMHO, sublime sound as the result. Picked the absolute best equipment I liked, then modified everything even more with hundreds of hour of listening, iterative cos .......

78: Inmate Central, Buy faster tires (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-06-27, 13:00:30 (100.14.55.26)
I hate latex tubes, they're a PITA, but go ahead. Good luck trying to pick up 2-3 mph unless you're running tires at 60-70 psi and only averaging 10mph. Though the pros still use sew-ups; they're even .......

79: Inmate Central, SAAB owners (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-06-27, 12:38:16 (100.14.55.26)
did the same back in the 80s-90s. .......

80: Planar Speaker Asylum, Maybe, Maybe Not (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-06-24, 13:55:35 (100.14.55.26)
>>Using your D79 on the mids & ribbons and a powerful ss amp for the bass panels will make it sound even better!>> I realize this has been argued before, but be careful. You may or may not like this c .......

81: Inmate Central, BOTD Final Chris Bishop Build (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-06-18, 13:55:01 (100.14.55.26)
It's a really beautiful ride. Busy week so I'll get 140 miles in or so. .......

82: Inmate Central, This must be an old cartoon.... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-06-08, 12:49:54 (100.14.55.26)
Let's spend some $$$. No bicycling computer /GPS! .......

83: General Asylum, Surprising (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-06-08, 12:37:00 (100.14.55.26)
that this iconic company, that's been in business so long, is worth so little. The only explanation is that it's going to take a large cash infusion, over an extended period, to get it back on it's fe .......

84: Inmate Central, Wow! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-24, 09:27:59 (100.14.55.26)
Great pic! .......

85: Speaker Asylum, Dspeaker & Subs (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-24, 09:25:59 (100.14.55.26)
I've had a Dspeaker Antimode Dual Core 2.0 and have spent many years playing with it. Pluses: It's very convenient to use and helps flatten out bass room peaks as advertised. Also, technical support .......

86: Inmate Central, Steel Tubing (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-22, 08:01:23 (100.14.55.26)
I don't know. I read up a lot on steel tubing and frame building and concluded that it didn't matter as much as other things. I wasn't looking for a super-light frame. I ride a lot and wanted this bik .......

87: Amp/Preamp Asylum, +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-22, 07:23:33 (100.14.55.26)
xxx .......

88: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thanks for the Insight (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-22, 07:21:26 (100.14.55.26)
Don't know much about the digital volume controls available. .......

89: Inmate Central, RE: You are lucky to have a standard seat post (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-21, 16:44:05 (100.14.55.26)
Glad you'll be back on the road soon. Weather's getting really nice for riding! I owned an old DeRosa that had a seat tube that wasn't reamed properly and so the seat post used to slide down into the .......

90: Inmate Central, About the the bike & builder (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-21, 16:40:20 (100.14.55.26)
The Tubing? Have no idea. Funny Victor, but if you built me an amp, I'd know the kVA rating of the transformers, the uF of the capacitors used for the power supply and probably the provenance of every .......

91: Inmate Central, The frame's new... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-21, 16:24:21 (100.14.55.26)
never ridden and was finished late last year. It then spent another couple of months at the painter's shop and then a bit time waiting for parts. .......

92: Inmate Central, RE: BOTD (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-21, 14:19:38 (100.14.55.26)
One more.... .......

93: Inmate Central, BOTD (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-21, 13:54:26 (100.14.55.26)
After more than a year's wait, expect I'll take delivery of this Chris Bishop custom next week. Components will be Campy Super Record 12-speed with HED Belgium wheels. Painting by VeloCOLOUR in Canada .......

94: Amp/Preamp Asylum, 6H30s (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-21, 12:43:15 (100.14.55.26)
I once thought the 6H30s were a little veiled and dry sounding. A few years later, I changed a couple of the stock resistors in the signal path to TX2575s as an experiment. That sound was gone. Still .......

95: Inmate Central, RE: Uh oh! How'd that happen (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-21, 12:32:13 (100.14.55.26)
What make is that? Is it aluminum? .......

96: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Warm, rich preamp? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-21, 08:24:35 (100.14.55.26)
As to ARC, this is not true of course for the sound of the Reference preamps which have both tube gain and buffer stages. Do you know anything about the volume control implementation of these? ::: TOP .......

97: Amp/Preamp Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-21, 08:16:52 (100.14.55.26)
This is excellent advice. Not only "authority", but the noise level seems to drop a bit. Even higher output amps with 50K uF / channel benefit with an increase. However, adding way more can be too muc .......

98: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: 3.6 crossover component values (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-17, 09:20:59 (100.14.55.26)
It's actually fairly easy although somewhat time consuming. It's been awhile since I did this so others might want to chime in if I missed anything. 1) Re-install the tweeter protection strips on the .......

99: Planar Speaker Asylum, Whatever you do (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-07, 15:34:05 (100.14.55.26)
with the internal crossover, you've got to get a nice box to put the parts in! I was inspired by Peter Gunn's work many years ago and got someone who made humidors to make a pair of these. I wish .......

100: Planar Speaker Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-07, 12:29:41 (100.14.55.26)
Several years ago I bought a couple of boxes of sound deadener to do the Razor damping mod, but I just didn't like the mess they'd make. I still have the stuff. If you think of a more elegant solution .......

101: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: 3.6R mods (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-05-01, 17:28:46 (100.14.55.26)
Wow. I'm impressed with the work you did. Great job! I think this problem is more common than most people realize. Some may have bought better stands, and thought they fixed it because of the improvem .......

102: General Asylum, I'll certainly miss Bill T.!!! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-04-26, 12:06:37 (100.14.55.26)
Bill partially reworked my Pass Labs XVR-1 3way crossover and totally rebuilt a Counterpoint NP-220 amplifier for me. I will miss you, Bill. I hope you enjoy retirement. You deserve a good one! ::: T .......

103: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: 3.6 crossover component values (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-04-19, 08:02:00 (100.14.55.26)
Yes, Steve, an earlier version of one of these. Not sure if the JDM Series sounds exactly the same. All the Duelund caps benefit from burn-in to "open up", especially the big ones. .......

104: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: 3.6 crossover component values (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-04-18, 11:48:04 (100.14.55.26)
My 3.6s tweeter circuit originally had a 15uF and a parallel 2 uF Solen cap (black ones in pic). No small .1uF cap. Oh, when I redid the internal XO, I put in a 17.1UF Duelund Cast copper foil 2% cap. .......

105: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Prototype Heard at Capital Audiofest last year (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-04-10, 17:15:38 (100.14.55.26)
With only a few minutes listen, I can't say too much about them. The room was small, too small given the size of the speakers, and the setup seemed a little odd as I recall. I was listening very near .......

106: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Prototype Heard at Capital Audiofest last year (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-04-09, 13:01:41 (100.14.55.26)
I didn't stay long either. Speakers might still pan out with some work. .......

107: Planar Speaker Asylum, Prototype Heard at Capital Audiofest last year (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-04-04, 13:39:32 (100.14.55.26)
Sounded promising. Looked nice too. .......

108: Vinyl Asylum, Yeah it's your fault alright (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-03-30, 13:09:02 (100.14.55.26)
I went out and bought 3 of their albums because of you. Where had they been hiding? .......

109: Speaker Asylum, Always lusted for a pair (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-03-30, 13:04:20 (100.14.55.26)
of Dunlavy SC-IVs. One of the best speakers I ever heard. .......

110: Inmate Central, Yes, but it takes time (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-03-27, 11:30:08 (100.14.55.26)
and everyone is different. There's more to it that sit bones. If you're serious about this, you must sit on the saddle for a couple of hundred miles, or a month or two. I'd find a bike shop that will .......

111: General Asylum, Rat Shack Optimus 3400 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-03-19, 14:26:38 (100.14.55.26)
To me, CDs were a plague when they arrived on the scene. Sounded awful, so I stuck with vinyl and wasn't spending a dime on the new technology until it sounded at least as good. Bought the Rat Shack a .......

112: Vinyl Asylum, I'd use one of these instead (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-03-18, 11:01:03 (100.14.55.26)
Also goes by the name accuMASTER. Cheap, you can calibrate it, and accurate to a .1 degree so they say. Use a remote battery pack and use it for cartridge azimuth alignment. It is magnetic on the bott .......

113: Inmate Central, Here are the best 2 articles to read if interested (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-03-14, 15:42:34 (100.14.55.26)
Matt Levine (who is absolutely brilliant) @ Bloomberg See Link Below (you should get 1 free read if not a subscriber) You could also look at Paul Krugman @ NYT (although this is subscriber only) http .......

114: Inmate Central, There will always be bank failures. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-03-14, 13:36:29 (100.14.55.26)
Don't expect them to go away. It's not easy to run a bank soundly where assets and liabilities are naturally mismatched and depositors can yank their cash at any time. There are no easy solutions to m .......

115: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Recent spins - photos (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-03-14, 13:01:47 (100.14.55.26)
I always enjoy your posts. What a record collection. Love the records and how you get the dogs in the pics. Those 2 are sweet! I had to look up Powell, WY. I once camped out overnight in the Big Horn .......

116: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Clarisys Audio: Planer Magnetic made in Vietnam design is by a global team out of Switzerland (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-03-14, 12:48:20 (100.14.55.26)
I asked Mike B., the US importer/dealer, about the Opera's impedance. The manufacturer is in the process of redesigning this model of the speaker which will raise the impedance. Apparently some of the .......

117: Inmate Central, I got bit by a German Sheppard. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-03-07, 14:45:27 (100.14.55.26)
I was in a garage and my friend, the owner, wanted to introduce me to his friend Brutus who was on the end of a long, heavy chain. I was bitten right below the collar bone, probably going for the jugu .......

118: Tubes Asylum, RE: Reflektor 6N30P DR (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-03-07, 14:38:57 (100.14.55.26)
I had a somewhat limited, several months experience trying the DRs in the power supply of an ARC REF 40 line stage years ago. I would say they sounded different, but not necessarily better in that loc .......

119: Inmate Central, I assisted in my own surgery once (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-03-05, 17:46:58 (100.14.55.26)
Bad cycling saddle sore in my groin area. It had to be cleaned out and sewed up because it wouldn't heal. It was a local anesthetic and an outpatient procedure. My job was to hold stuff out of the way .......

120: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-02-18, 14:13:02 (100.14.55.26)
Listened to a few songs on YouTube and bought the album. .......

121: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: I started looking in the early 2000s (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-02-17, 09:41:04 (100.14.55.26)
Haven't heard the Sound Labs in quite awhile, but they'd be near the top of my list if I was considering new speakers. The problem with "localization" of the tweeter is solvable, but will cost you $$$ .......

122: Inmate Central, I treated my 540i 6speed like my stereo.... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-02-16, 10:02:26 (100.14.55.26)
I really loved it. I beefed up the suspension, added cold air induction, chipped it, put in a limited slip differential with a little higher ratio, and added the M5 short shifter. That car was a blast .......

123: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Now towards the end of my 75th Year... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-02-07, 09:48:49 (100.14.55.26)
I'm closing in on 75. There's no way to easily downsize my current system since it's tri-amped. At least I can still carry each of the components -although not very far. Not sure what'll happen to i .......

124: Amp/Preamp Asylum, PEC pot alternatives ??? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-02-07, 09:39:25 (100.14.55.26)
I'm in total agreement about how much a volume control impacts sound (also the caps in series with it). My Pass Labs XVR-1 has 4 x 10K mono PEC pots per unit for balancing channels. These sound very g .......

125: Inmate Central, +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-02-02, 19:00:40 (100.14.55.26)
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .......

126: Inmate Central, It's just mental for me (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-01-22, 17:11:30 (100.14.55.26)
trying to get out. I was fine today at 38F until it started to sleet. After about 2 hours, I'm too wet anyway so I'm never far from home when it's cold. For the last 3 years in winter, I've been ridi .......

127: Amp/Preamp Asylum, +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-01-19, 10:00:28 (100.14.55.26)
Yup .......

128: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Not even close to being enough (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-01-17, 09:24:44 (100.14.55.26)
Most good 200@ 8ohm/400 @ 4ohm watt per channel amps today have 50,000uF per channel. You will hear improvement with even more. With 10K, you can put the amp on a scope and watch the power supply rai .......

129: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: 350 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-01-12, 15:15:28 (100.14.55.26)
I'd be careful. I think some of the transistors used are no longer made. .......

130: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I had a Phase Linear 400 -- maybe for you (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-01-12, 15:11:52 (100.14.55.26)
Took a little work but this was a very nice amp. The problem with it and the 700 was the meager capacitance of the power supply. I think the 400 was only 15,000uF per rail- this was the primary reason .......

131: Planar Speaker Asylum, Done, (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-01-02, 09:28:43 (100.14.55.26)
I haven't commented here on the wiring changes, upgraded Mye stands and frame mods, Center Stage speaker footers, subwoofers, electrical balancing of the active XO channels, or use of REW for setting .......

132: Planar Speaker Asylum, Yes (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-01-01, 17:23:21 (100.14.55.26)
the 2 are used in bandpass mode with 2 separate, modified power supplies, 2 custom DC umbilical cords, and sitting on 2 sets of Center Stage footers. .......

133: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: 3.6R crossover mods - Best I could do (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2023-01-01, 17:14:13 (100.14.55.26)
SPEAKER MODS The passive tweeter/midrange changes focused $$$ primarily on the parts in series, but everything was changed. Duelunds 3 big issues are price, size, and break-in. I put the 17uF caps on .......

134: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: 3.6R crossover mods - Best I could do (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-12-31, 12:15:17 (100.14.55.26)
This was a lot of work. Tri-amped system of 3.6s with subs and outboard, passive tweeter/midrange XO. .......

135: Planar Speaker Asylum, I heard them too (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-12-17, 18:46:59 (100.14.55.26)
It's easy to be very intrigued by anything from such a legendary name in audio history. However, I left just as quickly as you did. I'm sure it had something to do with room setup problems, but it so .......

136: Amp/Preamp Asylum, 5800 & 5802 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-12-16, 17:09:15 (100.14.55.26)
I never heard the 5500. The 5800 was very nice sounding. The 5802 - somewhat less so and the fans were a little too noisy. The strong points of the 5800 were bass and mid-range with highs that were a .......

137: Inmate Central, More synchronized sleeping! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-12-02, 14:31:20 (100.14.55.26)
Dreaming about world domination! .......

138: Inmate Central, I am very sorry (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-11-23, 12:04:32 (100.14.55.26)
that I was so pedantic. Oh, I wasn't advocating that anyone should be 100% invested in stocks, although perhaps the title may have seemed to imply that. Two things bother me: Most people haven't or c .......

139: Inmate Central, RE: Time to retire? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-11-23, 11:18:28 (100.14.55.26)
I really loved what I did too. It was a great job. I spent many hours at work to the exclusion of other things. It seemed odd to me if, after 40+ years, there was nothing else I'd rather do. I've sp .......

140: Inmate Central, All In All the Time (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-11-22, 12:59:55 (100.14.55.26)
"Stocks for the long run" is a great way of investing (read the book). Over the long-term, the market goes up. A large allocation to stocks doesn't work if your risk tolerance isn't very high, you don .......

141: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Classe Had Great Service (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-11-09, 07:58:41 (100.14.55.26)
Not sure about now. "Back in the day" Classe's service was exceptional. I had someone incompetently and extensively modify my DR-6, and they totally wrecked it (Stupid me). I shipped it back to Classe .......

142: Planar Speaker Asylum, Magnepan speaker /Mye stand mounting upgrade (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-11-06, 11:12:42 (100.14.55.26)
You may not want to do this, but it makes everything rock solid. I'm using Mye stands and 3.6s. The problem this addresses is the top frame brace is not directly attached to the speaker. Total hard .......

143: Inmate Central, RE: Tubular, man! NO WAY! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-11-06, 07:05:42 (100.14.55.26)
I rode sew-ups for over 40 years. Even ordered $120 silks from A Dugast in Belgium. Every Winter I would spend a few hours fixing flats. Life is too short - what a PITA!!!!!! The best modern road clin .......

144: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Too bad you missed the DR-5 and 6 MKII. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-11-06, 06:56:27 (100.14.55.26)
The David Reich designs were really outstanding. .......

145: Planar Speaker Asylum, I had a similar mysterious buzz with my MG3.6.... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-11-06, 06:44:55 (100.14.55.26)
One of the panels had a buzz at certain low frequencies. If I tightly held the speaker frame while pressing on one of the upper cross bars, it went away. Hmm. I took the grill covers off - the socks a .......

146: Planar Speaker Asylum, No Fuses? +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-11-02, 10:56:36 (100.14.55.26)
Yup .......

147: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Ben Webster: King Of The Tenors (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-10-27, 15:18:14 (100.14.55.26)
Only $194 bucks for a "Mint" copy of Discogs. That's gettin' up there! .......

148: Inmate Central, RE: Perhaps the most concerning (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-10-19, 12:14:39 (100.14.55.26)
Yes. It's worse for older people. Also, I spend a lot of time outdoors year round and apparently that doesn't help in the Winter based on the sun position & different transmitted wavelengths. But you .......

149: Vinyl Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-10-19, 12:11:23 (100.14.55.26)
ECMs? Me Too! .......

150: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Teflon caps and naked TX2575 resistors (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-10-19, 12:07:20 (100.14.55.26)
Me too! Love them. However, sometimes there is too much of a good thing. I really miss the old Black Gate FKs. Nothing today comes close. .......

151: Inmate Central, Allegheny GoatScape ! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-10-17, 15:25:52 (100.14.55.26)
Yummmmm .......

152: General Asylum, RE: Two questions (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-10-17, 07:40:02 (100.14.55.26)
How much? First, it's not an investment; it's an expense. Maybe enough to buy food for 2 cats for 40 years - they eat a lot! Or, as much as I gave away to family and charities this year. Maybe a new .......

153: Inmate Central, This article suggests otherwise (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-10-12, 13:25:16 (100.14.55.26)
Interesting read from a fairly reliable source I think. Notice the repeated use of the word delivered. .......

154: Inmate Central, Me Too! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-10-05, 10:05:33 (100.14.55.26)
Read "Stocks for the Long Run" or a host of other books with the same theme. I followed financial markets for a living for decades, and it never ceases to amaze me the number of "Get Rich Quick" & rel .......

155: Inmate Central, RE: Going Gray (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-10-02, 12:55:26 (100.14.55.26)
Getting my hair curled would be an elegant look for me if only I had any! Thanks, Lummy .......

156: Tubes Asylum, RE: Selling tubes on ebay. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-10-02, 12:46:31 (100.14.55.26)
I'll share my experience as an eBay buyer which has some parallels to the other posts: 1) I'll ONLY buy from sellers who post tube test results, including what tester was used, and language like, " me .......

157: Inmate Central, RE: Ukrainian teachers... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-10-01, 12:03:40 (100.14.55.26)
Thank you for sharing this, Viktor. You don't need to speak Ukranian to appreciate this. Very uplifting considering everything they're going through. Reminds me, I'm going send a nice donation to the .......

158: Inmate Central, RE: For riders (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-09-27, 12:40:56 (100.14.55.26)
I've had many dog encounters. Even a galloping horse. None were as bad as the unattended, run away lawn mower that rolled down an embankment and just missed me. I stopped cutting the grass after that. .......

159: Inmate Central, Some great suggestions just for you (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-09-21, 10:58:09 (100.14.55.26)
ATTENTION!!!!! If you get a sore butt after 10 miles, your saddle is either not set up right, or you need another one. Fix this. Get help to do it at a competent bike shop. Corvallis seems to have qui .......

160: Inmate Central, Great Article Thank you! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-09-13, 12:51:28 (100.14.55.26)
Well worth the read. This really sounds like the wave of the future. .......

161: Inmate Central, Cold ... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-09-02, 14:25:02 (100.14.55.26)
but as others have said, not iced cold. Yes, and the best taste by far is at the Guinness brewery on the roof in Dublin. For some reason, much better than anywhere in the States, even if you get it he .......

162: Amp/Preamp Asylum, +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-08-30, 17:29:27 (100.14.55.26)
nt .......

163: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Stepped Attenuators (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-08-30, 17:28:23 (100.14.55.26)
Upgrading to a stepped attenuator from a simple carbon pot is never "overrated", but always "expensive" (and very worth it) if done right. You're entitled to your own definition of value. The results .......

164: Planar Speaker Asylum, Recollections & Choices for Tympani's (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-08-30, 14:30:31 (100.14.55.26)
My earliest recollection of Magneplanars was hearing Tympani 1Cs driven by an ARC SP-3 preamp and an ARC Dual 75 amplifier at Paoli Hi Fidelity Consultants (what a place) in the mid-70s. Wow. I might .......

165: Cable Asylum, Lummy - Got a ? for you (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-08-27, 09:24:54 (100.14.55.26)
did you keep a diary when you were younger? Maybe just the pictures bring back memories? You sure have a lot of stories to tell! Oh, and there are a lot of girlfriends.... You weren't just on the audi .......

166: Vinyl Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-08-19, 08:27:01 (100.14.55.26)
Admirable sentiment. I have to admit I'm a little self indulgent on the audio front. .......

167: Inmate Central, One of the best bike shops anywhere (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-08-18, 12:01:37 (100.14.55.26)
I've been riding for 55 years and have visited and patronized bike shops all over the country. These guys are terrific. .......

168: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Call Audio by Van Alstine +1 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-08-15, 08:19:46 (100.14.55.26)
Frank's been modding Dynaco for a looooong time! I had him overhaul my Dyna FM-5 tuner ~ 30 years ago (!??). It totally blew away my Magnum Dynalab so I sold it. .......

169: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Running at 240vac..... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-08-02, 16:13:01 (100.14.55.26)
The advantage of using 240V lines was written up in an article in Audio Amateur sometime back in the late 70s early 80s but I can't find it now. The company's name you are thinking of is Equi=tech (lo .......

170: Vinyl Asylum, Road Trips are always an experience (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-08-02, 15:56:26 (100.14.55.26)
I seem to meet people in parking lots. I met some guys in a very dark shopping center lot one night in Northeast Philly a few years ago in order to sell Pass Labs Aleph 2 mono blocks. They had very he .......

171: Inmate Central, RE: New Ride (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-07-23, 17:47:43 (100.14.55.26)
Congratulations!!!! I know you will have many hours of blissful biking. .......

172: Planar Speaker Asylum, Just to be clear, Mye stands... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-07-23, 17:38:18 (100.14.55.26)
I love them! One of the better upgrades I've done, and very cost effective. .......

173: Planar Speaker Asylum, You could try this... or not (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-07-23, 15:25:11 (100.14.55.26)
My Mapnepan 3.6s on Mye stands are also on a "vintage" concrete slab. I tried a moderately heavy carpet plus a pad in my room (~14'x24') and it was worse than awful. Sucked the life out of the music a .......

174: Inmate Central, Try This Place (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-07-19, 14:26:27 (100.14.55.26)
Sounds like quite a spill and sorry to hear it, Victor. Good luck with the repair. I'd recommend taking the bike to Garrison's Cyclery in Yorklyn, DE probably the best shop in DE, and not far from you .......

175: Inmate Central, RE: Thank you! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-06-26, 10:55:09 (100.14.59.155)
I haven't tried this model - Assos Mille GTO C2 Bib Shorts - it's new, but it's the successor to what I'm wearing now. Bibs are the most comfortable. I would never go back to shorts. .......

176: Inmate Central, Try This (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-06-26, 10:26:29 (100.14.59.155)
Shorts and cream are the one place where you shouldn't compromise. I've been using Assos Chamois cream for about 40 years. Also, even more important, Assos Mille cycling bib shorts. The shorts are wel .......

177: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Wretched excess, $100k amps (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-06-23, 10:26:57 (100.14.59.193)
Bless you if you have the funds and can afford this? Hmmm. Some people will never learn that buying things doesn't make you happy. The expression "More money than brains" also comes to mind. If you ar .......

178: Inmate Central, Working Hard at Cochon Butcher (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-03-07, 15:06:05 (100.14.59.193)
They do it all right there! They do it all right there! .......

179: Inmate Central, Lot's of choices in NOLA - here are two (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-03-07, 12:47:15 (100.14.59.193)
depending on what you like to eat but consider: Cochon Butcher - Not a fancy place at all, but if you like meat, the food here is terrific. It'd be a shame not to try a world class place and that cou .......

180: Inmate Central, Oops. Apparently, she's Russian (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-03-01, 17:58:14 (100.14.59.193)
and this video was first filmed in 2021 and reposted. She was one of Russia's biggest TikTok influencers. .......

181: Inmate Central, This is a riot! - Made my week. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-03-01, 17:46:01 (100.14.59.193)
One of the funniest things I've ever seen - THANK YOU! She's having a great time too. One of Ukraine's many secret weapons. .......

182: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Things to consider and a possible solution (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-02-21, 11:57:47 (100.14.59.193)
For PEC stereo (KK Series) you could order through Digikey here. You'd want log taper and whatever the resistance is of your current pot. Make sure the pot dimensions shown fit your space. ::: TOPIC:: .......

183: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Things to consider and a possible solution (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-02-21, 11:20:57 (100.14.59.193)
I have built two very high quality stepped attenuators from scratch (not fun) so have some experience with this, as well as have made hundreds of resistor upgrades. Getting it installed is the easy pa .......

184: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Magnepan Made In America: ie video of how a LRS is made (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-02-21, 10:30:56 (100.14.59.193)
Great Video. Really helps you to understand the construction and QC. Thanks! .......

185: General Asylum, Dumb Acquisition (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-02-18, 08:02:17 (100.14.59.193)
No wonder the stock dropped 37%. Here's what McKinsey says are the 6 types of successful ones and this is not even close: .......

186: Inmate Central, Chevy, but this one - a '56 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-02-16, 17:50:41 (100.14.59.193)
I owned one of these (not this one) once upon a time. Not as nice as this outside, but it had a 350cu in/ 350hp Vette engine. .......

187: Inmate Central, That's quite a bit longer than my ride (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-02-11, 08:28:28 (100.14.59.193)
that ended when I hit wet leaves at the turn of the bottom of my driveway. I guess it was about 60 feet and the shortest one ever. Took about 4 months for my shoulder to recover from hitting the deck .......

188: Vinyl Asylum, Best Wishes for a Speedy Recovery (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-02-10, 10:12:38 (100.14.59.193)
I always enjoy your posts. Very eclectic and intriguing selections! Hang in there and God bless you. .......

189: Inmate Central, Best wishes for a speedy recovery and (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-01-20, 12:37:46 (100.14.59.193)
Many thanks for sharing this new treatment option. This is a great reminder that everyone should be checked out regularly. .......

190: Planar Speaker Asylum, Benefits of Bi-amping According to Nelson Pass (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-01-18, 11:30:05 (100.14.59.193)
Here's from a guy worth listening to (reading?). Just look at the first part "SOME BASICS". .......

191: Planar Speaker Asylum, This is a great article - Thank you! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-01-17, 10:46:40 (100.14.59.193)
I thought I had read all the Linkwitz articles. I spent a couple of hours looking at this and related spreadsheets. Here are the direct quotes that pertain to planars, and a few comments for triamp fo .......

192: Vinyl Asylum, It's wonderful (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2022-01-09, 08:37:59 (100.14.59.193)
Was listening to this just 2 nights ago. I totally agree this recording is special. .......

193: Inmate Central, You're right!!! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-11-23, 08:45:25 (100.14.59.193)
My first reaction too! Easily fixable. Even a pro wouldn't ride it set up like that. Great bike though. Have fun with it!!!! .......

194: Speaker Asylum, Maggie T-1Ds & Infinity 2000As (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-11-23, 08:37:57 (100.14.59.193)
nt .......

195: Inmate Central, RE: Me Too! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-11-08, 17:43:22 (100.14.59.193)
Yes the J. Markel from the Iron Hill Brewery parking lot nearby the trail on the Riverfront. There'll be 4 of us. The trail's really very well done! Before the trail (and many years ago) I used to liv .......

196: Inmate Central, Me Too! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-11-07, 18:15:35 (100.14.59.193)
I'm headed to Chesapeake City from Wilmington on Wednesday. .......

197: Inmate Central, Wow! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-11-05, 15:15:15 (100.14.59.193)
This wis terrific. Thanks for sharing it. .......

198: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: I could have written this post... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-11-01, 06:17:49 (100.14.59.193)
On Maggies, the mechanical push-on connectors to the speaker tabs could need to be checked for tightness and can be cleaned to assure a good connection. The mid-range/bass panel aluminum speaker wires .......

199: Inmate Central, Sounds like fun (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-10-31, 15:08:01 (100.14.59.193)
I got in 44.5 mi today riding with friends in light drizzle. 55 mi and 3.4k ft of climbing Thursday was a better weather day. As it gets colder here I'll have to cut back. I'm so grateful I have so ma .......

200: Planar Speaker Asylum, I could have written this post... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-10-31, 14:38:54 (100.14.59.193)
It drives me nuts too. I've got about the same difference. My system is tri-amped and I match L & R outputs to within The dedicated room is almost symmetrical, but I had 2 openings on 1 side, so I wal .......

201: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Hmmm (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-10-28, 19:41:40 (100.14.59.193)
Have an old Counterpoint SA-20. Haven't listened to it in a while though. May have to power it up with a VARIAC and see how it does. .......

202: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: To the contrary! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-10-28, 19:38:57 (100.14.59.193)
My first Magnepan experience was very similar to yours. I heard a pair of T-1Cs biamped with the ARC SP-3A-1, D76, & D-150 amps and the ARC XO. TT might have been a Linn Sondek, but the cartridge was .......

203: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: RE Tympani IVa's on eBay (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-10-23, 14:51:46 (100.14.59.193)
Like you, I bought my 1D's used many, many years ago (from Joe Curcio!). I had them for a long time bi-amped with an active DB Systems modded XO and a succession of of usually modded amps (listed in n .......

204: Tubes Asylum, RE: Who uses European tubes? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-10-07, 09:25:06 (100.14.59.193)
Mullard ECC35 CV569s (hope I never run out!) and RFT EZ81s. Also, sometimes older-dated SED Wing "C" 6550s. .......

205: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: fantastic planar speakers for next to nothing ...... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-09-20, 11:47:02 (100.14.59.193)
Very interesting video. I ended upp watching the whole thing. Thanks for sharing! .......

206: Inmate Central, Some Set-up ideas (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-09-19, 19:13:37 (100.14.59.193)
If you want a little more comfort on that bike I'd try the following: 1) Try lowering the nose of the saddle in 1mm increments. You might also try moving the saddle a bit forward. If you're sliding fo .......

207: Inmate Central, Beautiful bike! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-09-19, 18:28:01 (100.14.59.193)
I worked for a shop that sold these and always liked them. Agree with others on your success and plans for more riding. Increase the distance slowly and don't try to ride every day. You'll just get ti .......

208: Inmate Central, RE: Rode over 100 miles on a broken spoke. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-07-30, 11:09:41 (100.14.59.193)
I have a truing stand and sometimes it still doesn't help. You probably know that re-truing the back wheel can still be tricky since it's dished - tighter spokes on the drive side than on the opposite .......

209: Tube DIY Asylum, Many thanks to all responders. Very educational!!!! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-07-13, 19:56:03 (100.14.59.193)
This was very helpful. Things are not always what they seem. .......

210: Tube DIY Asylum, RE: Film Capacitor Orientation Question (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-07-13, 11:07:36 (100.14.59.193)
If it doesn't matter, help me understand then why the videos showing film capacitors connected to an oscilloscope show an induced signal larger in one direction than another when the test leads are sw .......

211: Tube DIY Asylum, Film Capacitor Orientation Question (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-07-12, 17:15:59 (100.14.59.193)
For lowest noise, what is the proper orientation, proper way to connect the outside foil, of film output coupling caps in a phono preamp? If it depends on the circuit, can I just measure the resistanc .......

212: General Asylum, Sorry (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-07-01, 12:14:15 (100.14.59.193)
The owner, Ken passed away recently. .......

213: Planar Speaker Asylum, Terrific Work! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-07-01, 12:11:36 (100.14.59.193)
I especially liked your tenacity in tracking down and repairing the mid-range driver output with extra bracing. That was truly a "Stump the Stars" repair effort. They look beautiful too. Congratulati .......

214: General Asylum, Taxes!!! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-06-26, 18:02:38 (100.14.59.193)
Several years ago, I bought a demo Lyra cartridge from an authorized dealer in Germany. It came with the usual customs declarations. Later the state of PA sent me a "love letter" telling them sales an .......

215: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Using a laser measuring device for Magnepan setup (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-06-26, 17:54:15 (100.14.59.193)
Yes, been using one, a Leica Disto, for several years to make sure set-up is symmetrical. Agree totally that it makes a big difference and is a heck of a lot more accurate than a tape measure. Lots of .......

216: Tube DIY Asylum, PEC Volume controls (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-05-30, 14:16:57 (100.14.59.193)
Pass Labs uses mono ones on their active crossovers XVR-1s. Probably one of the best sounding units you can buy short of ones that require soldering in individual resistors. They will also fit in tigh .......

217: Planar Speaker Asylum, Well the seller listed is "andyr" so.... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-05-19, 09:46:40 (100.14.59.193)
Hmmmm .......

218: Inmate Central, Timely Topic (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-05-16, 10:49:01 (100.14.59.193)
I got 2 flats yesterday on my 65 mile ride with friends to Rock Hall, MD including a tire that exploded with a bang. While the Google search returned "9 Best Bike Shops in Rock Hall, MD" one was in A .......

219: Inmate Central, Had the same idea (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-04-19, 07:10:50 (100.14.59.193)
I did 55 with 3,200 feet of climbing. We can take today off now...! .......

220: Radio Road, RE: ken bernacky passed away (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2021-03-19, 13:43:16 (100.14.59.193)
Sad to hear it. RIP Ken. I'll say a prayer for you. I met Ken about 10 years ago when he aligned and modified my Sansui TU-717. He was quite a character. I like the pic on his website (Stereo Surgeon .......

221: Inmate Central, You mean like this? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-12-29, 10:00:42 (100.14.59.193)
Viola Brand very pretty and talented .......

222: Inmate Central, RE: A seasonal mantra. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-12-16, 15:53:04 (100.14.59.193)
Love it and it's so true. I've cycled 16,263 miles since I retired 6 years ago. Still not quite enough and don't have the same dedication I used to. .......

223: Films/DVD Asylum, Hotter than Hot! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-12-11, 12:06:12 (100.14.59.193)
Wow. And it's just as good below. .......

224: Inmate Central, RE: You mean one of these? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-11-29, 17:59:16 (100.14.59.193)
Most of the Crescents sold were orange like yours. Mine was white. The stainless steel models were quite eye-catching, but pretty rare. The lug work brazing, and especially the paint on them, were not .......

225: Inmate Central, You mean one of these? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-11-29, 14:06:40 (100.14.59.193)
I had one of these too... ah, without the girl, the most important accessory. .......

226: Amp/Preamp Asylum, It could have been worse. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-11-18, 08:49:45 (100.14.59.193)
Most of the 2011-dated SEDs were awful due to very poor quality control. Low plate current and a few of them gassed out before they were even put in an amplifier. .......

227: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Starting last dance with SED 6550Cs (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-11-17, 12:31:57 (100.14.59.193)
I have 16 SED Winged C 6550Cs, originally sourced from ARC, for an ARC 610T amplifier. Used at most, about 1000 hours, they all still test very strong, stronger than almost any NOS SEDs (I have about .......

228: Inmate Central, No (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-10-20, 18:34:28 (100.14.59.193)
But then my wife orders so much stuff from them that maybe the truck is just parked in the driveway.... .......

229: Inmate Central, RE: Foreign Teacher Lands in Rural America (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-10-16, 17:53:58 (100.14.59.193)
My wife and I don't have kids so I didn't appreciate the teacher shortage. It must be quite a change and take some courage for someone to come from a foreign country to teach in a rural area here in t .......

230: Inmate Central, RE: That's a straight block (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-10-11, 10:59:24 (100.14.59.193)
on the rear, otherwise known as a corn cob. Single tooth jumps as you shift. .......

231: Amp/Preamp Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-10-10, 07:35:54 (100.14.59.193)
$350 looks about right as a max to me too. You're saving him some shipping costs so you can offer less. Even if it's good now, it may need some work later. .......

232: Amp/Preamp Asylum, .That would be me too (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-09-16, 13:48:11 (100.14.59.193)
Love to tinker. Happily I think I got our the urge to replace 8 resistors with TX2575s in my ARC REF 40 Anniversary Preamp...for now. .......

233: Inmate Central, Beautiful! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-09-14, 12:08:52 (100.14.59.193)
That really is a great bike! Very nice condition. .......

234: Inmate Central, As in Branford Bike???? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-08-29, 15:40:43 (100.14.59.193)
Brandford Bike, for me, was like heaven, a million times better than Lyric Hi-Fi in Manhattan, even it's heyday. Italian all the way. Ahhhh, DeRosa - my fav. .......

235: Inmate Central, History of Custom Bicycles (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-08-29, 14:47:27 (100.14.59.193)
Great article! The decline of Scwinnn in the 70s also coincided with the beginning of a custom frame-building cottage industry first in Europe, then in the US and elsewhere. Unlike factory-assembled, .......

236: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Long term fan (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-08-28, 13:59:45 (100.14.59.193)
Thanks for sharing your personal history of audio and nice pics! .......

237: Inmate Central, RE: The stock markets. I just don't get it. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-08-28, 08:54:11 (100.14.59.193)
All these equity markets are capitalization-weighted and big tech is BIG. Over in the bond markets, there's a different reality with low interest rates as far as the eye can see, i.e. sluggish economi .......

238: Inmate Central, RE: So.....I, ah...shaved my legs. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-08-26, 17:51:49 (100.14.59.193)
Sorry, for you to get faster, you'll have to follow Fauso Coppi's 3 rules: Ride your bike Ride Your bike Ride your bike. until you can do this at 40 km/hr .......

239: Inmate Central, Best post in the thread (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-08-19, 13:46:22 (100.14.59.193)
If you don't have a helmet there's something wrong with you, or soon will be. I neglected to wear mine ONCE many years ago. Ended up in the ER. You know you're in trouble when the the ER guy with a sc .......

240: Vinyl Asylum, If you want an education (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-08-19, 13:23:15 (100.14.59.193)
on the subject here's the most thorough coverage of it I have ever seen. Thread commentary started by a former biochemist and audiophile (guest110), comments by at least one other chemist, and also lo .......

241: Vinyl Asylum, Nope. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-08-11, 19:21:15 (100.14.59.193)
When the policeman drove me around the mall parking lot to look for it he said, " Gee, that car sounds really nice. I'd like one like that". Sheesh! My car was just stolen! Now that I think about it, .......

242: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Old Guy - Turntable Experience (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-08-11, 13:09:27 (100.14.59.193)
I'm 69. My first decent turntable was a Dual 1019. It was part of a system I got around 1966 with the proceeds of an insurance check for my partially-restored 1956 Chevy that was stolen. I'm sure I fo .......

243: Planar Speaker Asylum, Rythmik Subs (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-08-08, 07:25:43 (100.14.59.193)
For awhile, I used a 600 watt F15HP sub with my 3.6s. I remain amazed at the build quality, and versatility of these subs for the money. You absolutely can not go wrong buying these subwoofers. :: .......

244: Inmate Central, Find someone to ride with (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-08-06, 16:14:21 (100.14.59.193)
Most bicycle clubs stopped rides from March though June due to Covid, but are just now getting active again. If you're just getting started, there's usually an older group, many retired, that do socia .......

245: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Vertical Wavelets for Timinng Alignments (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-07-28, 10:39:09 (100.14.59.193)
That's helpful. I think the Impulse Response graph above should show the same difference. It's probably because the X axis is in uS not mS. .......

246: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Phase Matching and Delay/Time Alignment Example Plots (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-07-27, 10:25:32 (100.14.59.193)
Shumi and emailtim thanks for sharing all this useful information. Glad to hear the beta REW's got some new functions. .......

247: Tweakers' Asylum, Good Answer (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-07-26, 14:49:23 (100.14.59.193)
If the grounding rod has too high of an electrical resistance, you can get a longer rod, use multiple rods, or chemically treat the soil. .......

248: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Phase Matching and Delay/Time Alignment Example Plots (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-07-26, 14:31:36 (100.14.59.193)
What does the 0ms SPL curve look like? It's a little hard to see with all the other delays shown. Are you using RePhase to set the delay times and then using REW to measure all this? I'm familiar wit .......

249: Inmate Central, RE: Took the bike wheels to a local shop to be trued... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-07-21, 19:06:15 (100.14.59.193)
Glad you were able to get it all worked out. .......

250: Inmate Central, Some advice (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-07-14, 15:32:48 (100.14.59.193)
You don't say how long the bike's been sitting, but I'm willing to bet the tubes are bad because they've dry-rotted in storage. 45-55 pounds isn't that much tire pressure. I've built several wheel se .......

251: Inmate Central, RE: Bernard's outdoor dining looks enticing ... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-07-08, 14:23:55 (100.14.59.193)
Thanks for the beautiful picture. It's a favorite though have never eaten outside. Not from Ridgefield, but I occasionally traveled to Hartford for work for over 20 years and made the trip over 300 ti .......

252: Inmate Central, We too! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-07-08, 12:05:57 (100.14.59.193)
Really want to make sure our favorites stay in business. If takeout and tips help, we're all for it. They are all struggling. Would love ordering takeout from Bernard's in Ridgefield, but it's a bit o .......

253: Inmate Central, Workshop - My #1 Hobby (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-07-08, 09:16:54 (100.14.59.193)
Actually riding, not the 50+ years of accumulated bikes parts & tools. .......

254: General Asylum, HiFi Shark (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-07-07, 14:06:54 (100.14.59.193)
Good for US or international. Can see old prices. .......

255: Planar Speaker Asylum, Try This (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-06-29, 12:51:14 (100.14.59.193)
A volume control won't fix room asymmetry. The direct/reflected sound field coming from your left speaker won't be anything like the right one even if both speakers are the same loudness. Buy or make .......

256: Planar Speaker Asylum, +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-06-28, 17:28:14 (100.14.59.193)
........................................ .......

257: Planar Speaker Asylum, The Original Beast ! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-06-22, 14:43:16 (100.14.59.193)
When the Threshold S/550e from the early 90's came out, I decided some day I would have to own one. It weighed 97 pounds, was 2 feet long, and was beautiful to behold! Years later, I made a vow after .......

258: Inmate Central, Whew!!! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-06-19, 15:23:42 (100.14.59.193)
I was really sad there for a moment. As you know, here's what happens when you have cats and fish for dinner.... .......

259: Inmate Central, RE: Packed up and ready to go... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-06-19, 13:08:47 (100.14.59.193)
So sorry to hear about Rupert, but he had a long and wonderful life, I'm sure. Hope the other 2 get good homes with lots of love if that's the plan. I know you will miss them if it is. .......

260: Films/DVD Asylum, Loved both of these movies (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-06-19, 13:03:53 (100.14.59.193)
Both are "Must Sees" for the stories and scenery in both is breathtaking. As much as I loved the "Into the Wild" movie, I loved the book even more. "Grizzly Man" was as, or more engaging, and both fr .......

261: General Asylum, Very cute! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-06-07, 12:50:01 (100.14.59.193)
.... .......

262: Inmate Central, RE: A conversation with a restaurant owner last night... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-06-05, 12:15:27 (100.14.59.193)
The answer I would give today would probably be different than one 2 months from now. This is an evolving situation where will learn more about the virus and what the real risks are with the passage o .......

263: Films/DVD Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-06-04, 17:48:57 (100.14.59.193)
A great story well acted by both main characters. Vigo often takes roles that are off the beaten path. .......

264: Amp/Preamp Asylum, This is a great pic (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-06-04, 06:49:15 (100.14.59.193)
Thanks for posting it. I learned something and think a few others probably did too. .......

265: Inmate Central, I like the very funny comment below the "Marina" video... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-05-29, 15:35:49 (100.14.71.85)
Teddy C 3 years ago said: I'm gay, but this woman makes me question my sexuality. For me, never heard of her before today, but I'm a big fan now! WOW! .......

266: Amp/Preamp Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-05-27, 09:44:34 (100.14.71.85)
I love mine too. Had a heavily modded Classe DR6 MKII and a Pass Labs X0.2 preamp as well as several lesser ones. .......

267: Planar Speaker Asylum, +1... -nt (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-05-27, 09:42:33 (100.14.71.85)
Hmmmm .......

268: Vinyl Asylum, Lyra Etna (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-05-13, 11:18:18 (100.14.71.85)
It replaced... a Lyra Etna. I liked it so much, I bought 2. .......

269: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Best Amp for 3.6's (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-05-13, 11:11:10 (100.14.71.85)
I'd consider the BHK250. Bascom King has been designing audio equipment for over 50 years. You should also consider the Magtech. Roger Sanders has been around a long time too. I'm not a fan of most cl .......

270: Tubes Asylum, Help testing 6H30PI tubes in ARC (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-05-10, 07:05:00 (100.14.71.85)
I want to match new 6H30PI Sovtek tubes for my REF Anniversary 40 and REF 10 Phono preamps. As background, the circuit is a balanced design with 2 6H30s in each gain section, and 2 6H30s in each catho .......

271: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: I want 20.7's!!! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-04-28, 11:25:20 (100.14.71.85)
I'd rob the toilet paper place, although they might have more security now than the bank. You could probably pay for the 20's with TP! Thankfully, more than happy with what I've got and have absolutel .......

272: Inmate Central, Woe the USPS (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-04-22, 06:05:56 (100.14.71.85)
It'd be tempting to think this is just some half-baked, mismanaged government agency, but the truth is much more complicated than that. They're suppose to be a self-funded public entity, but they aren .......

273: Vinyl Asylum, Biochemist thread on Audiokarma on record cleaning (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-04-20, 10:16:14 (100.14.71.85)
This guy really knows his stuff but its a long thread 108+ pages. .......

274: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks for the Memory! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-04-19, 07:56:50 (100.14.71.85)
Had many of these. Sold quite a few when I tried to run a very short-lived Hi-Fi business from home. Great value. .......

275: Radio Road, I have a roof mounted... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-04-15, 19:01:24 (100.14.71.85)
APS-9 with a Channel Master rotator, Ken Wetzel balun and heavy RG-11 cable. Too bad APS went out of business years ago. .......

276: Tubes Asylum, +1 and (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-04-12, 08:19:11 (100.14.71.85)
Rachel's really great. GF is a good source for Chinese tubes. I've bought from them, and also like many other tube sellers too, but for different things. It helps to have a tube tester. Lots of "NOS" .......

277: Inmate Central, This is probably it. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-04-10, 14:40:35 (100.14.71.85)
An estimated 500,000 people suffer from C. difficile infections annually and 15,000 die from it. It's a substantial cause of infectious disease death in the US and the most common hospital-associated .......

278: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: 3.6 Panel Wiring Color Codes ? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-04-09, 08:32:55 (100.14.71.85)
This will help. Picture is from the front of the speaker. White/Black leads from the panel to connectors are for the bass panel. Brown/blue are midrange. The Black/Brown wiring coming out of the r .......

279: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Mat for Sony PS-X5 table (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-04-07, 18:54:04 (100.14.71.85)
They'll likely all sound different, but it's a question of what works in your system. It's not just because of the VTA, if you can adjust for that, but because of the type and amount of damping. Bewar .......

280: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Thanks for Sharing This! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-04-05, 09:19:49 (100.14.71.85)
Great job and the comparison was interesting too. .......

281: General Asylum, Good for You! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-04-05, 09:06:58 (100.14.71.85)
I won't get any check, but in these times, there are a lot of people & businesses really hurting. So far we we've given to our local town community foundation, Doctors Without Borders, and World Centr .......

282: Vinyl Asylum, RE: A good setup challenge (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-04-02, 14:30:15 (100.14.71.85)
A Lyra Etna. The protractor that didn't work as well for me was... the Triplanar jig. This jig was an old one. The arm was was originally a IV (not a VII) and was upgraded by Tri Mai. He's terrific. : .......

283: Vinyl Asylum, RE: A good setup challenge (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-04-02, 14:00:16 (100.14.71.85)
Brian, I have a TW-Acustic Raven Anniversary (same TT) and am using a Tri-Planar tonearm. Out of curiosity, I measured the pivot to spindle distance for my current setup and get exactly 235mm. This i .......

284: Vinyl Asylum, RE: If you're in the mood to experiment (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-04-02, 10:56:49 (100.14.71.85)
You're right to be curious. I still remember the first time I ever heard a Decca Mark V many years ago. It was a sound to die for and had dynamics, presence, and "air" that was unmatched. I used Decc .......

285: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: SS amp repair (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-03-30, 11:17:52 (100.14.71.85)
In the old days before they were bought, Classe had a top notch repair outfit in Montreal. They fixed my DR-6MKII at no charge although I wasn't the original owner. I'd at least call them and find out .......

286: Inmate Central, Forget that. Try this one (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-03-29, 09:32:30 (100.14.71.85)
Sign me up. Wow!!! .......

287: Inmate Central, Just today (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-03-25, 18:09:15 (100.14.71.85)
I was in the store and a lady complained about no eggs so maybe deliveries are behind. There were some eggs that were in stock last week. I've got eggs but have been looking for bacon the past 3 days. .......

288: Inmate Central, Love your cat Andy (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-03-20, 18:28:08 (100.14.71.85)
sitting on the pizza box. That's something my cat, Rocky, would do. Here he is wrapping presents at Christmas. .......

289: Inmate Central, Go at Christmas if you can (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-03-15, 14:54:20 (100.14.71.85)
The decorations are beautiful. .......

290: Vinyl Asylum, I'm done except for cleaning old LPs. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-03-15, 14:42:26 (100.14.71.85)
Took several decades of learning, tinkering, and buying and I had a lot of fun on the journey. I enjoy listening to music a lot now. I am very fortunate to have all that I have. If I needed to buy mo .......

291: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Thinking about it. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-03-14, 11:01:48 (100.14.71.85)
Good desoldering tools (solder suckers) are way better than solder wicks. Unfortunately, they are expensive, $200+. Still worth it if you do a lot of big projects. The circuit board traces on a lot .......

292: Planar Speaker Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-02-17, 09:30:18 (100.14.71.85)
.................... .......

293: Planar Speaker Asylum, +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-02-08, 15:05:53 (100.14.71.85)
..... .......

294: Planar Speaker Asylum, Beautiful Work! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2020-01-05, 10:59:56 (100.14.71.85)
I'll be on the lookout for anything you're selling in the future! The last amp I bought was from someone who had a custom built crate made to ship it acroos the country to me from CA. It weighed a lit .......

295: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Amazon Prime has a great series on actor's biographies (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-12-15, 18:43:32 (71.202.10.89)
What is the series called? .......

296: General Asylum, RE: Capital Audio Fest - Still have Sunday!!! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-11-02, 13:50:09 (100.14.71.85)
I went Friday. Lots more to see than past years. While it didn't grow 50%, exhibitors increased from 60 or so to 80 some. No reason not to go tomorrow! Highlights for me were: The Voice That Is room ( .......

297: Tubes Asylum, RE: hifi-amplifiers.com (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-10-31, 11:51:33 (100.14.71.85)
+1 on tues from Grant Fidelity 2. .......

298: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Adcom amps? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-09-02, 08:20:28 (100.14.71.85)
I owned both the 5800 and 5802, owning the latter almost 10 years ago. Liked both and used them for subwoofer duty. I had trouble with the 5802. When I tried to get it serviced, I was not able to get .......

299: Amp/Preamp Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-07-04, 13:37:07 (100.14.71.85)
Yes, these will need updating. If I was going to spend the money, I would buy a 5800 or a 5802 which both sound much better than your earlier model suggestions. I owned a 5802 that I really liked. It .......

300: Inmate Central, RE: Here's my modern steel (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-06-11, 16:15:05 (100.14.71.85)
Verrry nice. I worked in a bike shop many years ago that sold these so I've seen all the ADs up close. Gave up on sewups but still have many tubular rims and tires including some silks. Narrow 19-22mm .......

301: Inmate Central, Here's my modern steel (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-06-10, 06:13:32 (100.14.71.85)
A Richard Sachs. Almost 20 years old and many thousands of miles. Great ride! .......

302: Inmate Central, Wishing you a speedy recovery (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-06-06, 14:40:32 (100.14.71.85)
Glad it all went well. .......

303: Inmate Central, RE: Seems unethical to me (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-05-08, 14:42:34 (100.14.71.85)
Sadly, I know a thing or 2 or 3 about orthopods. I was in a cycling accident, hit by a car, and ended up with my left leg broken in 5 places. Don't get frustrated; get to work. The advice to visit 2 o .......

304: Inmate Central, RE: Oregon Dunes Nat Rec Area, Florence OR (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-05-04, 13:39:03 (100.14.71.85)
Thanks for the beautiful pictures! Brought back many fond memories when I lived in Eugene Oregon and went to the UofO. Always try to get back there. .......

305: Tubes Asylum, RE: Psvane & Shuguang KT88 reliability. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-05-04, 13:34:51 (100.14.71.85)
I lost 1 "Grade A" Shuguang Treasure KT-88Z that I bought on the Internet after about 50 hours. It tested ok before I used it. The others that I are holding up ok. They sure sound nice. Shuguang drive .......

306: General Asylum, Reminds Me of This (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-05-03, 07:46:19 (100.14.71.85)
Swing Girls, a terrific Japanese movie .......

307: Inmate Central, Thanks for this! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-04-28, 09:51:46 (100.14.71.85)
I was at this spot many, many years ago as I travelled from East coast US to UBC for grad school. Beautiful spot that brought back many fond memories. .......

308: Inmate Central, Ha Ha! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-04-22, 15:27:36 (100.14.71.85)
Don't believe it. Drive a wagon? Millennials aren't even getting licenses. .......

309: Inmate Central, Olde Frothingslosh (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-04-18, 14:21:47 (100.14.71.85)
"The pale stale ale with the foam on the bottom" Here's Miss Frothingslosh who sadly died awhile ago. .......

310: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Asked them and they were very helpful (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-04-18, 11:04:24 (100.14.71.85)
I think increasing the capacitance always improves the sound, especially as it makes for darker backgrounds, better bass, and better dynamics. You are are right to be careful with how much. What usua .......

311: Inmate Central, Beyond Tragic (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-04-15, 13:46:31 (100.14.71.85)
and just heartbreaking. This place had been truly awe inspiring. .......

312: Tubes Asylum, RE: ECC35, They don't make it stateside very often (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-04-08, 15:59:52 (100.14.71.85)
I've tried quite a few. My favorite US tubes are the NOS 50's Black Glass Tung-Sol 6SU7GTYs. IMHO not as nice sounding as the Mullard ECC35 CV569s. .......

313: Tubes Asylum, Help on ECC35 Mullard Variants (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-04-06, 19:15:43 (174.225.152.148)
I know these are rare, but does anyone know if the ECC35 CV569 Mullard fat brown micanol base tubes sound the same as the fat black base tubes, sometimes also labeled Philips Miniwatt? How would you d .......

314: Films/DVD Asylum, Oh!!!?? Nevermind.... (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-04-01, 15:23:31 (100.14.71.85)
(nt) .......

315: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: What's that signal generator on floor doing? NT (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-03-27, 06:52:45 (100.14.71.85)
I use that fed into my system to balance amp outputs through my 3way active XO to my speakers in a triamped system. If you want an integrated soundstage you need to match channels within .5 dB. I chec .......

316: Amp/Preamp Asylum, ARC Ref10 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-03-26, 13:56:26 (100.14.71.85)
Actually REF 10 Phono and REF 40 pre. .......

317: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Not Even Remotely Close (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-03-26, 06:54:53 (100.14.71.85)
Dave worked for many years at the NIST and built a lot of their lab equipment. More like a scientist, not a cartoonist. This guy's an audio lover and been around a long time. .......

318: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-03-16, 12:21:36 (100.14.71.85)
..... .......

319: Inmate Central, What you need to know (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-03-06, 08:16:04 (100.14.71.85)
In the US, there are several ways to send money electronically, generally referred to as ETF (Electronic Funds transfer). They are NOT all the same. You are safe with a wire transfer. Funds transfer i .......

320: Vinyl Asylum, Yes and No (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-03-06, 07:48:22 (100.14.71.85)
I left my heavily modded Pass Labs Xono on always. It always sounded way better that way. My ARC tube phono is on only when I planned on listening to records. It sounds fine with 2 hrs warm-up. Too ma .......

321: Vinyl Asylum, This is very helpful! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-03-06, 07:43:11 (100.14.71.85)
I always wanted a better understanding of RTR. Thanks for a great post. .......

322: General Asylum, RE: Retirement? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-03-06, 07:37:37 (100.14.71.85)
I retired in mid-2014. We don't live in a big house or drive fancy cars so there wasn't much to simplify and no reason to move. My wife would have preferred not spending ANY more on audio.... I have .......

323: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: DYNACO 120 + PAT4 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-02-20, 05:32:39 (100.14.71.85)
Frank Van Alstine modded my Dyna FM5 tuner many years ago. Woah!!!! Sounded way better than my Magnum Dynalab which I sold. .......

324: Speaker Asylum, RE: Tweeter cap (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-02-15, 07:33:29 (100.14.71.85)
Different application, but I tried the ANs in a low voltage signal path of a Pass Labs XVR-1 crossover and wasn't fond of them. Warm, liquid, bass shy, and what I can only describe as a little oily so .......

325: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Another option B&K (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-02-14, 18:04:58 (100.14.71.85)
Never understood the the appeal of B&K. I owned both a Hafler DH-200 and B&K 140 driving the T-1D's, Pooged the former and owned quite a few more. IMHO, B&K's not a step up from a Hafler. By today's s .......

326: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: maggies and minidsp-DDRC24 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-02-06, 14:15:47 (100.14.71.85)
"Automatic room correction is not the way to go." I can understand someone saying that if you're talking using it full-range as some DSP units are not all that transparent. However with care and the r .......

327: General Asylum, A new website's in the works? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2019-01-24, 18:40:09 (100.14.116.183)
Apparently, some time late last year, Jeff began having mounting maintenance problems with the contracted server administrator of Jeff's Place. Turnaround time to fix problems and escalating costs bec .......

328: Vinyl Asylum, +2 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-12-11, 19:17:15 (50.226.97.3)
Just a wonderful person. .......

329: General Asylum, Nov 24 , 1999 nt (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-12-04, 13:00:42 (100.14.116.183)
nt .......

330: Planar Speaker Asylum, Let's hope (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-10-18, 09:24:51 (100.14.78.26)
they turn the system volume down! Way too loud last year. No one was in the the room when I went in for good reason. .......

331: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Yet another Capacitor Thread (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-09-26, 13:03:55 (99.247.114.75)
I have used a very large pair of 17uF caps on my 3.6s tweeter/mid range outboard crossover along with Duelund's silver bypass caps for years. Also use the inductors. Due to their size, mine required a .......

332: Vinyl Asylum, RE: The 2000A (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-09-18, 15:13:23 (100.14.87.234)
Great speakers! I loved the Infinity 2000As. Still have a pair of them after all these years. Still sound great but no longer my first love. As for the Bose, I only owned the 901s for a few months. Th .......

333: Planar Speaker Asylum, A great article on subs (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-08-15, 12:30:29 (100.14.51.176)
There are many, but this one's one of the better ones. .......

334: Inmate Central, Close. That's CoumaDIN (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-08-11, 07:54:51 (100.14.51.176)
nt .......

335: Inmate Central, Turkey is quite a place (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-08-02, 08:31:03 (100.14.51.176)
A wonderful place that sadly few Americans visit. Wonderful people, great food, fascinating history. Spent several weeks there in 1977 and again in 2012. Looks like you had a great time! .......

336: Planar Speaker Asylum, Looks Terrific! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-08-01, 14:33:24 (100.14.51.176)
:) .......

337: Planar Speaker Asylum, Nice Results... and a question (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-08-01, 08:36:11 (100.14.51.176)
I agree that House Curve is better sounding and I'm older too. Maybe you just got used to it this way. You could try slightly changing toe-in instead of using EQ. Do you have Waterfall and Group Delay .......

338: Tweakers' Asylum, Nice work! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-07-29, 12:02:54 (100.14.51.176)
Sounds like a fun project. I redid my Pass Labs XO but it didn't have opamps. Like how you're doing it in stages. I like Elna Silmics ok and used them in mine, but I wish there was someting better. W .......

339: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Tympani ID (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-07-24, 08:14:52 (100.14.51.176)
Yup, those funky connectors just pull out. Reminds me I should go check the status of my T-1Ds. Have been packed up and haven't used them in years and probably never will. .......

340: General Asylum, What a hoot! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-07-22, 08:24:20 (100.14.51.176)
or should it be "Toot"? Very entertaining! Thanks. .......

341: General Asylum, Have 2 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-07-12, 07:23:19 (100.14.51.176)
used equally, TW Acustic Anniversary/Triplanar/Lyra Etna & Marantz SA7-S1. .......

342: Vinyl Asylum, Hmm. Do I understand this right? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-07-05, 14:14:42 (100.14.51.176)
The cutout looks to be 1 1/2" not 1 1/8th inches across. If this is SME, will it fit both 9" and 12" arms by sliding the arm forward or backward? .......

343: Vinyl Asylum, Help - ID This Tonearm Mount Cutout! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-07-05, 12:02:31 (100.14.51.176)
Hi: Can anyone please tell me what tonearm this mounting hole is for? The turntable is a VPI HW-19 MKIII, so it would be probably for a tonearm(s) from the mid to late 80s to early 90s. I bought this .......

344: Amp/Preamp Asylum, I'll take 10! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-06-27, 15:23:01 (100.14.51.176)
NOT!!!!!!!!!! .......

345: Inmate Central, Thanks for this! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-05-12, 19:24:56 (100.14.98.96)
I had one on my right knee for a small tear a few years back caused/aggravated by crawling around doing repairs in the attic (waering knee pads). Quick surgery; no recovery time. I've bicycled 8,000 m .......

346: Vinyl Asylum, Great album! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-04-30, 17:13:35 (100.14.102.31)
Ever tried Discogs? I've had really good luck there. .......

347: Planar Speaker Asylum, Bypassed fuses, binding posts, and (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-04-23, 05:42:46 (100.14.102.31)
replaced all wiring and original internal speaker crossover parts. External crossover is gone as am using a heavily modified line level active xo with subs. Fuse bypass is noticeable but not transform .......

348: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: MG 3.6r crossover (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-04-10, 08:06:34 (100.14.102.31)
That rabbit looks pretty handy with a screwdriver! Maybe I need one of those.... .......

349: Amp/Preamp Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-03-07, 06:56:17 (100.14.102.31)
Nt .......

350: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: shipping Maggies? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2018-02-22, 18:06:46 (100.14.102.31)
Back 30+ years ago or so Old Dominion Freight was the recommended shipper. I used them to ship a pair of T-1Ds to Magnepan back then. About 10 years ago, I shipped a pair of 3.6s. Not sure I'd use the .......

351: Speaker Asylum, REW - The Best! +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-12-29, 07:37:13 (100.14.102.31)
..... .......

352: Vinyl Asylum, RE: My last (hopefully) turntable. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-12-28, 08:58:08 (100.14.102.31)
Nice table! Enjoy it! I also got an Applied Fidelity bearing for my VPI HW-19 III and it was a major improvement in sound with a much lower noise floor. Jim will be missed. .......

353: General Asylum, Me too (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-12-28, 08:44:49 (100.14.102.31)
Love this place. I must be nuts?!!! .......

354: General Asylum, Great Pics and Inspirational Journey (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-12-27, 15:33:09 (100.14.102.31)
Thank you so much for sharing this and your web site. You all look very happy! .......

355: Vinyl Asylum, This may be of interest (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-12-27, 10:17:06 (100.14.102.31)
if you haven't seen it but I'm guessing you may have? You probably already know more than some of these folks considering the misinformation that appears on the web. http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/ana .......

356: Vinyl Asylum, RE: My Christmas Present Ultrasonic Record Cleaning (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-12-27, 09:32:54 (100.14.102.31)
Nice setup! Some add a surfactant too. Let us know how it works. .......

357: General Asylum, Duelund (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-12-26, 08:58:30 (100.14.102.31)
The Cast are wonderful, but require the patience of Job. Break in is a bitch. A few 100s of hours didn't work for me. Over a week on a cable cooker after 500 hrs of playing did the trick. I really do .......

358: Inmate Central, RE: Merry Christmas from Ridgefield, CT ...... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-12-25, 10:29:48 (100.14.102.31)
Thanks. Very pretty. Just grass and lots of wind today here in eastern PA. I know Ridgefield. One of my favorite restaurants is Bernard's. .......

359: Inmate Central, RE: Your Pontiac is ready Mr Kuller (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-12-20, 10:35:52 (100.14.102.31)
I had a friend who had a dark blue '65 GTO with 3 deuces and a 4 speed. I don't think I ever saw a silver GTO. Wasn't a popular color like it is now. .......

360: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Poorly designed but sound great. Go figure! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-12-13, 12:58:03 (100.14.102.31)
I know what you mean - always liked Counterpoint. Have 2 hybrid NP220 amps (totally redesigned successor to SA-220) with Mullard ECC35 CV569 (6SL7) input tubes. Thought I would die when 1 amp had a ca .......

361: Vinyl Asylum, Anyone tried the SPEC AP-UD1 TT Mat? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-11-25, 11:08:41 (100.14.102.31)
This looks like an interesting construction. It was reviewed over at Jeff's Place back in May of 2015. Part-time audiophile also did a mat shoot out in February of 2017 and rated it best. I'm curious .......

362: Inmate Central, RE: If you look closely.... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-11-22, 06:26:30 (100.14.102.31)
That's very funny. .......

363: Inmate Central, Wow. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-11-22, 06:25:34 (100.14.102.31)
Thanks for sharing. .......

364: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Paul Newman and his Daytona (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-10-29, 15:49:06 (100.14.102.31)
Thanks for the link. Well worth the read. .......

365: Tubes Asylum, RE: KT120 tubes RAM Labs (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-10-01, 06:23:05 (100.14.102.31)
RAM Labs is top notch and provides detailed specs. ARC tubes are thoroughly tested too but no info provided. Both are a little more expensive. Jim McShane is good too and there are a few others. Good .......

366: Planar Speaker Asylum, Radio Shack SPL Meter (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-09-20, 21:49:04 (100.14.102.31)
Are you taking your readings directly from the RS meter? If so, they are increasingly inaccurate as you measure at lower frequencies, as much as 8-10dB by the time you hit 20Hz. Although it's good for .......

367: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Time alignment (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-09-20, 19:10:34 (100.14.102.31)
Sorry. I actually hadn't read your initial post closely enough to understand your set-up properly and for some reason thought you only had a crossover on the subs. In any event, you might find this ar .......

368: Inmate Central, RE: I miss my little buddy ... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-09-20, 12:19:38 (100.14.102.31)
Sorry you lost your dear little friend. I'm sure she misses you too and is waiting for you. .......

369: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: I went with 80 Hz (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-09-18, 07:55:54 (100.14.102.31)
It may be counter intuitive but but I'm sure you know that lining up the mains and subs does not time align anything. The subs would need to be way out front to do that. .......

370: Cable Asylum, New LessLoss C-MARC Cables (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-09-15, 17:58:17 (100.14.102.31)
Anyone try these new cables yet? Very interesting construction and somewhat more attractive pricing. .......

371: Vinyl Asylum, This is the advice I got to remove the ball (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-09-11, 19:13:12 (100.14.102.31)
but I NEVER tried it: "I've heard from other HW19 owners that the bearing assembly in the HW19 went through several running production changes. When you pull out the spindle, I suspect you'll find tha .......

372: Vinyl Asylum, Should sound terrific and... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-09-11, 07:11:31 (100.14.102.31)
Jim Howard (RIP) of Applied Fidelity redid my HW 19 Mk3 with a ceramic ball and sapphire thrust pad (Gen III bearing assembly) and it sounds great. Way lower noise floor. I think the ball can just be .......

373: Vinyl Asylum, I like Peggy Zina (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-09-02, 09:05:48 (100.14.102.31)
A Greek pop singer. Nice Middle East music. Try Mazi Sou. You don't have to go to Greece to enjoy her. Not sure if she's on vinyl. .......

374: Inmate Central, RE: We had a spring-like August here in Southwestern PA. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-09-01, 06:33:53 (100.14.102.31)
It's glorious in southeastern PA today. Woke up it was 55! The whole months been good. Great sleeping with windows open too. .......

375: Inmate Central, Me (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-09-01, 06:23:15 (100.14.102.31)
Some have lost everything. The pictures on TV and Internet are heart wrenching. They're tough to watch now. They'll be dealing with this devastation for many, many years to come long after all of us h .......

376: Films/DVD Asylum, A great movie! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-08-25, 07:10:06 (100.14.102.31)
Terrific and well worth the trip to the theater to see on the big screen. Jeremy Renner gives a great performance and they used real Indian actors, not some fake Hollywood look-a-likes. Didn't see Gan .......

377: Vinyl Asylum, RE: To be clear - Need upgraded bearing assembly (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-08-20, 20:20:07 (100.14.102.31)
Sorry I really don't know and it's a PITA to take it apart. Try over at the VPI forum as I'm sure they'll have the answer. Good luck! .......

378: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: 'Wind River': Desolate, frozen, compelling . . . (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-08-19, 19:51:35 (100.14.102.31)
Many thanks for the tip. I must see it. Loved Hell or High Water and... 45 years ago I hiked alone for a week in the Wind River Range and up to the base of Gannett Peak, the highest point in Wyoming. .......

379: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: choosing capacitors for a power amp (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-08-19, 19:37:49 (100.14.102.31)
Dealing with the roller-coaster of sonic changes of new caps is too much for me. It's a lot faster and much less error-prone to burn in caps first for a week on a cable cooker before installing them. .......

380: Vinyl Asylum, To be clear - Need upgraded bearing assembly (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-08-18, 21:54:05 (100.14.102.31)
I probably wasn't clear. I want a whole bearing assembly redone - the ball & thrust pad, and the housing for it re-honed. The Applied Fidelity Gen III bearing assembly for the VPI HW-III platter I'm u .......

381: Vinyl Asylum, Turntable Bearing Upgrades (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-08-16, 08:57:59 (100.14.102.31)
I was wondering who does TT bearing upgrades and what experiences you've had with them. I was totally happy doing business with Jim H. at Applied Fidelity and was working with him on a TT project when .......

382: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Opinion on Crown D45 / D75 amplifiers? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-08-13, 08:44:17 (100.14.102.31)
Like nails on a chalkboard. I owned a D150 for a few years. Probably the worst sounding amp I ever owned. .......

383: Inmate Central, Good luck tracking him down (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-07-05, 06:33:14 (100.14.102.31)
He's cute. I feel for your loss and hope he comes home soon. Don't give up! With indoor cats that have never been out, they don't go very far from the house. They get so anxious they won't come back i .......

384: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Any advantage to having a bigger trafo on headphone amp? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-07-01, 08:47:59 (100.14.102.31)
Way back in the 80s I owned a PS Audio IV preamp with phono stage that had an optional large outboard transformer as an upgrade. It sounded way better. The stock one was bigger than a wall wort but th .......

385: General Asylum, Maybe it's Atomic? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-07-01, 08:37:11 (100.14.102.31)
: ) .......

386: Inmate Central, Have fun! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-06-26, 17:05:08 (100.14.102.31)
Always wanted to go back to Flathead Lake. It's spectacular. On a bike I bet, even better. Have a great time! .......

387: Wine Asylum, Not a Prosecco person (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-06-25, 14:50:19 (100.14.102.31)
Pear fruit tastes predominate. I drink a lot of champagne however, not just to celebrate; it's a good food wine. Just had a terrific bottle of NV Pierre Peters blanc de blanc. It was almost as good as .......

388: Inmate Central, Just a little (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-06-14, 07:17:22 (100.14.102.31)
4,000 miles last year despite other distractions. .......

389: Inmate Central, I look forward to these pics every year (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-06-04, 17:52:36 (100.14.102.31)
I bet it's great to be there in person. Many Thanks! .......

390: Tweakers' Asylum, World's most beautiful amps IMHO (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-06-03, 14:07:34 (100.14.102.31)
;) .......

391: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Is there an optimum room placement for a dipole? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-06-01, 06:29:44 (100.14.102.31)
Of course all of what you are talking about is covered on his site and his other presentations, except phase cancellation of side by side drivers. While it's not applicable to his speaker design, it i .......

392: Planar Speaker Asylum, Is there an optimum room placement for a dipole? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-05-31, 20:30:29 (100.14.102.31)
you've probably seen this but for others, here's what the foremost authority on the subject, S. Linkwitz, thinks about dipoles, room modes, and speaker and listener placement (Answer to Q31). Also wor .......

393: Planar Speaker Asylum, New Gotham N23 Skyline Diffusors (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-05-29, 21:03:57 (100.14.102.31)
Just got 4 of these on a GIK introductory promo and mounted them directly behind my 3.6s. Specs say they provide 2D diffusion from 1.25 kHz to 9.5 kHz with scattering effects down to 650 Hz. They wei .......

394: Vinyl Asylum, Terrific!!! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-05-17, 11:00:14 (100.14.102.31)
I'm a big fan of this and all its Asian zither relatives, the guzheng (China) and koto (Japan). Very exotic. Maybe you'd also like the Đàn Bầu or monochord. This guy is the most famous of Viet player .......

395: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: YES! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-05-09, 06:07:53 (100.14.102.31)
Call them. You'll talk with Andy. The biggest downside with mods is that all the good people that do them are busy. There aren't that many good ones. These guys have been at it a long time. Good lu .......

396: Inmate Central, I vaguely remember a tequila party in college (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-05-08, 18:51:56 (100.14.102.31)
and I'm not sure anyone's health was improved that night. One person lit a Roman candle in the kitchen of the apartment (8 foot ceilings) filling the entire place with smoke. Someone else went missing .......

397: Amp/Preamp Asylum, YES! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-05-08, 18:41:19 (100.14.102.31)
I've used RHB's services for at least a decade and have done at least 10 different mods and repairs in that time. Bob and Gary do great work and are really terrific people. My highest recommendation! .......

398: General Asylum, If it would only cook dinner.... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-05-06, 10:29:53 (100.14.102.31)
great for cable and parts burn in. A major upgrade! .......

399: Inmate Central, Glad You're Making Progress (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-05-05, 08:45:49 (100.14.102.31)
You've been through some tough times. Sounds like you're making good progress. Best wishes. .......

400: Tweakers' Asylum, Thank You (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-04-26, 20:15:21 (100.14.102.31)
Project is still in the speculation stage. News of the new Marantz SA-10 has me considering some mods for my SA7-S1 similar to those by Fidelity Audio in the UK (link below). I really like the sound o .......

401: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-04-26, 14:56:18 (100.14.102.31)
I was debating about trying this earlier but never got around to buying an external clocker. I had a question for you offline. Could you send me an email? .......

402: Tweakers' Asylum, CD Player Upgrades (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-04-26, 08:52:29 (100.14.102.31)
Has anyone had experience with Fidelity Audio in the UK? Have you tried their upgrades, purchased any of their voltage regulators, or precision digital clocks? I'm US-based but considering CD player .......

403: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Marantz SA10 Reviews (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-04-23, 10:21:48 (100.14.102.31)
I like the heading on this user review: "My lust gets a little boiled" Know what he means. I'm ok with a very little German, but not Japanese. I'm thinking of modifying my SA-7S1 but wouldn't put muc .......

404: Inmate Central, RE: Did you improve the brakes and suspension as well. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-04-11, 05:48:07 (100.14.102.31)
The suspension somewhat. The brakes were not upgraded much. What slowed me down was the gas mileage. Even though gas was 30cents per gallon, I was always running out.... .......

405: Inmate Central, Thanks for sharing this (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-04-10, 05:50:50 (100.14.66.10)
I had a '56 Bel Air with a 350/350 horse Vette engine when I was younger so this brought back fond memories. .......

406: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Now here's something you don't see every day (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-04-02, 19:06:37 (100.14.66.10)
You bet! Have a lifetime supply of 12. One of the best and cheaper audio purchases I've ever made. Thanks Mike. .......

407: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Now here's something you don't see every day (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-04-01, 08:35:06 (100.14.66.10)
Wow. Nice. Not sure I've ever seen these in real life. Looks like a fair price too considering the rarity and amps thrown in. Good thing I don't need speakers - it's a long drive to CA from PA. ::: .......

408: Inmate Central, RE: She left this Earth Monday (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-04-01, 06:24:06 (100.14.66.10)
Beautiful., Mews. She must have always been with you and she always will be. Kitty cat heaven until you see her again. .......

409: General Asylum, November. 1999 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-03-30, 05:21:41 (100.14.66.10)
Still here. .......

410: Inmate Central, RE: quit my stressful job today (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-03-24, 06:44:17 (100.14.66.10)
There's a difference between hating what you do and hating where you work. It's worth trying to figure out when it's time to decide what to do next. Of course, if you've always had a dream, just go do .......

411: Tubes Asylum, 6H30 Tube Life in ARC (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-02-27, 17:48:43 (100.14.66.10)
ARC recommends the Sovtek 6H30s supplied in their Ref series of preamps be replaced at 4,000 hours. I replaced mine about that time, but they may have lasted longer. I believe the NOS "super tube" DR .......

412: Tubes Asylum, + 1 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-02-27, 06:37:14 (100.14.66.10)
Agree totally. .......

413: Tubes Asylum, RE: What's the story on 6H30 tubes? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-02-27, 06:25:19 (100.14.66.10)
I bought a quad of late 70s vintage DRs to install in the regulator/PS supply of my ARC Ref 40 preamp. If they were better, I was prepared to buy 8 more for the line section. They did sound different .......

414: Inmate Central, RE: Record here (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-02-25, 14:08:14 (100.14.66.10)
I thought so too but now I'm not so sure. .......

415: Inmate Central, Record here (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-02-25, 06:19:19 (100.14.66.10)
75 yesterday in Philly area. Highest temp in 100 years. Unsettling. .......

416: Inmate Systems, Barry's Barry's Stuff (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-02-23, 18:46:54 (100.14.66.10)
Barry 's Barry's Stuff System IP Address: 100.14.66.10 Last Update: February 23, 2017 at 18:46:54 Amplifier: System is tri-amped, so 3 amps. Two are totally custom hybrid tube/SS. Total p .......

417: Tube DIY Asylum, RE: Copper V-Caps (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-02-19, 05:44:22 (100.14.66.10)
I'd second the CuTFs. Although they may expose a weakness somewhere else. Also consider the Jupiter cooper foil and wax which are cheaper but very nice and a little more forgiving. The polystyrene R .......

418: Inmate Central, RE: Aging and health article (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-02-17, 17:03:01 (100.14.66.10)
Here's an interesting article about longevity, genes, and lifestyle. If you're younger, below 75, lifestyle matters more. If you're older 85 or so it's genetics. I'm glad to be here. Not that old yet, .......

419: Vinyl Asylum, RE: For Coffee Phil re Garrard motors (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-02-10, 06:06:53 (100.14.66.10)
My Italian bike is an 80's model DeRosa. The other is a custom Richard Sachs. Love the Chris King stuff by the way. This year I'm looking at several centuries beginning late March. Have ridden longer .......

420: Vinyl Asylum, RE: For Coffee Phil re Garrard motors (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-02-09, 07:52:01 (100.14.66.10)
Mark, the engineering work on your bike is quite fascinating. Good luck with that. By the way, you've now hit 3 of my favorite hobbies wine, audio, and cycling. Dirty, well at least my 5K went to stee .......

421: Inmate Central, .Good luck with this (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-01-29, 05:30:31 (100.14.66.10)
Everything will work out but there could be some rough times ahead. Hope things are better soon. .......

422: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Wall treatment for close listening position? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-01-28, 19:17:15 (100.14.66.10)
I'd listen first or you'll end up like me. A lot of extra traps. I've been thinking about putting some of the extras in the bathrooms. I like it quiet in there.... .......

423: Inmate Central, Funny (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-01-28, 14:36:48 (100.14.66.10)
Don't remember this episode, but have seen a few Mannix reruns recently. When I was that age, I used to eat Swanson beef pot pies. Luck I'm still alive I guess. I'm not sure there was any beef in ther .......

424: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Wall treatment for close listening position? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-01-28, 14:29:26 (100.14.66.10)
This is not so much of an issue as the seating location is. It doesn't sound like a problem since it's centered, and more importantly not a deep space. Some people have problems with cavity resonances .......

425: Planar Speaker Asylum, Here's a pic of how they might look (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-01-28, 13:59:59 (100.14.66.10)
mounted with 2" spacing (these are 2" thick panels, (you'd ideally want 4" and 2'x2' not as large as these), mounted at least 2" out from walls if you can. This shows side walls, but works exceptional .......

426: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Wall treatment for close listening position? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-01-28, 13:21:49 (100.14.66.10)
Absorption is the only way to go if your seating position is that close to the back wall. It's a major improvement. I like GIK and Real Traps panels with Guilford of Maine fabric options. Also, Real T .......

427: Wine Asylum, You're right (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-01-28, 13:02:19 (100.14.66.10)
Go for it. Most "New World" wines seem best within 5 years. No one seems to want to wait. Certain Italian wines are made to an "older style" and an exception and age very well. 8-10 years is my limit. .......

428: Vinyl Asylum, A Cure for Record Lice! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-01-25, 18:36:19 (100.14.66.10)
Finally. This is a solution to a problem I was too embarrassed to post about. Thank you! .......

429: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Cardas CCBP Unplated Copper Binding Posts (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-01-17, 16:58:18 (100.14.117.11)
The best - two thumbs up! I like these and that's a great deal. They do tend to get tarnished after awhile and are a little hard to clean. I also really like the Vampire BPHEX/CB which are a hell of a .......

430: Radio Road, If you're a masochist (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-01-12, 18:12:47 (100.14.117.11)
Try the the RG-11 Belden 7731-A from Blue Jeans Cable. Very low loss. It's like wrestling with snakes! .......

431: Vinyl Asylum, Very sorry to hear this. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-01-11, 06:31:28 (100.14.96.92)
I knew Jim was very sick. He was doing some work for me too and it was returned. RIP Jim. .......

432: Tube DIY Asylum, RE: Audio SOS ................. DIY style (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-01-03, 13:57:30 (100.14.96.92)
Jeff: That part looks very much like a modern day Shallco open frame rotary switch. Shallco appears to be a successor company that was formed in the late 60s and the design is similar. Shallco provide .......

433: Tweakers' Asylum, Solution found (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-01-03, 07:37:42 (100.14.96.92)
Crossover outputs are now V-Cap CuTfs bypasses only with no added PP bypasses. I did need to remove 2 Tx2575s in the input stage and use original resistors there to get the tonal balance right (there .......

434: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Which black screws? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-01-01, 05:37:45 (100.14.96.92)
I believe it's 3 each on the left and right sides at the edge. Not the ones at the very front and back, the middle ones. If you take all 5 out shouldn't hurt anything, just screw them back in later. T .......

435: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Best to you Neolith on your upcoming procedure... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2017-01-01, 05:21:50 (100.14.96.92)
My prayers for a speedy recovery. .......

436: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: How do you open up a Marantz SA-7S1? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-12-31, 14:21:06 (100.14.96.92)
Don't try prying anything!!!!! You're most of the way there. You'll find (2?) black screws at the edge of bothsides of the unit on the bottom of it too. Once you take those out the top slides back. : .......

437: Inmate Central, Glad to Hear You've Escaped! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-12-30, 16:58:11 (100.14.96.92)
Best wishes to you from all of us I'm sure. .......

438: Speaker Asylum, RE: Thiel's need crossover surgery - info needed (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-12-27, 06:42:30 (100.14.96.92)
Try Millersound for repair. North of Philly in PA. .......

439: Inmate Central, Merry Christmas BH! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-12-24, 13:55:37 (100.14.96.92)
Enjoy the season! .......

440: Tweakers' Asylum, Believe me I know (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-12-20, 08:46:11 (100.14.96.92)
I've used the V-Cap CuTfs since they first came out and , yes, one of the best. They seemed to be missing something in this specific application. It's possible "the problem" is elsewhere, but this has .......

441: Tweakers' Asylum, Maybe weird but this seemed to work (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-12-19, 18:11:50 (100.14.96.92)
Thanks all. Still learning on this and value your input. I ended up with a mix of a very small value Panasonic polypropylene (the red ones) and a 5 x's larger CuTf V-Cap for the bypass. I traded a lit .......

442: Tweakers' Asylum, Favorite Silmic II film bypass? Size & Sonics? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-12-19, 09:05:57 (100.14.96.92)
I realize this is a very subjective question but am wondering what people like for Elna Silmic II film bypasses when used as coupling caps. Cost isn't a consideration, but there are some size limitati .......

443: Inmate Central, Just stay away from the fondue.... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-12-11, 17:53:58 (100.14.96.92)
I like cheese but yeecchhhh .......

444: Radio Road, RE: Tuner won't respond to antenna (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-11-30, 06:57:44 (100.14.96.92)
Great tuna. It's well worth it to get it tuned up/ fixed. Good luck with it. .......

445: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: mg1.6 xo caps? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-11-28, 12:42:15 (100.14.96.92)
The bypass idea is a good recommendation and focusing on the high pass tweets is where you'll gain most sonic advantage. As someone who's done many hundreds of parts swaps - one warning to the OP. Up .......

446: Tweakers' Asylum, Thanks Lew! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-11-14, 12:52:54 (100.14.96.92)
Yes the parallel caps are per the RIAA calculation I would guess. Will see what I can come up with in polystyrene for the parallel caps. This phono preamp sounded good until I upgraded the crossover n .......

447: Tweakers' Asylum, RIAA Network Cap Replacement (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-11-13, 18:14:52 (100.14.96.92)
I'm looking to change the RIAA caps for a warmer, more natural sound in a very heavily modified Pass Labs Xono and could use some advice. The unit has all TX2575s in the signal path and some Black Gat .......

448: General Asylum, You should really try this! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-11-05, 20:10:28 (100.14.96.92)
It comes with well wishes! .......

449: Inmate Central, Hope it all works out (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-09-15, 05:30:51 (100.14.104.118)
You're not having the best luck recently. Glad you discovered most of this in time to fix things before they got worse. Hang in there! .......

450: Inmate Central, There's no conspiracy here. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-09-10, 17:52:54 (100.14.104.118)
Read the full story in the Wall Street Journal to get all the facts straight. This was a case of Bank "mismanaging by the numbers" to generate new business. Employees were hounded by the bank in order .......

451: Tube DIY Asylum, Break In.... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-09-10, 17:26:24 (100.14.104.118)
Most of us aren't real patient. Some of us don't even believe in the phenomenon. I use Duelund Cast Caps in my speaker crossover. These particular caps require a few hundred hours of break in depend .......

452: Planar Speaker Asylum, Glad you're ok! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-09-10, 16:57:00 (100.14.104.118)
Go back to enjoying life but be thankful always. .......

453: Inmate Central, Glad you are recovering! Some thoughts (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-08-31, 18:30:32 (100.14.104.118)
Good that the swelling has gone down. I am happy you're on the mend! I was in a serious accident 20 years ago. My left leg was broken in 5 places. Complications included a bone infection. It took me 4 .......

454: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Is there an optimal frequency to set the LP/HP XO between subs and Maggie bass panels? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-08-25, 11:35:41 (100.14.104.118)
It's trial and error time. Despite spending a couple of hundred hours playing around with this using different XO settings, DSP EQ, and changing room absorption then measuring with REW, there is no s .......

455: Speaker Asylum, You were wise to buy a pair (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-08-20, 14:33:23 (100.14.104.118)
Even if there are limited placement options. There are so many set up options. Buy a cheap USB mic, load REW on a laptop, spin the dials, and move them both around a little and you'll have much smooth .......

456: Speaker Asylum, Agree totally. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-08-20, 05:57:38 (100.14.104.118)
I am amazed at the build quality and functionality of these Rythmiks for the price. I bought one. .......

457: Inmate Central, If you think it's bad on a bike... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-08-17, 16:19:44 (100.14.104.118)
try riding a bicycle. That's why I rejoined a bike club. There's a little more safety in numbers (but not much). Younger drivers are often the worst. Not only texting, but no one's driving the speed l .......

458: Inmate Central, Concors saddle (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-08-08, 06:02:03 (100.14.104.118)
The saddle design has been around for over 45 years and I've ridden it for at least that long. It's still my favorite. It's an especially good climbing saddle. Long rides? Two double centuries, a 150, .......

459: Vinyl Asylum, A wonderful person (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-08-03, 17:11:23 (100.14.104.118)
always willing to selflessly share ideas and has an incredible depth of knowledge relating to turntable design. His turntable bearings are really special. My prayers go out daily to him and his family .......

460: Speaker Asylum, If you want linear phase you need FIR filters (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-07-26, 19:23:49 (100.14.104.118)
For a complete understanding of analog - Infinite Impulse Response - and Finite Impulse Response filters, you'll find a great article and its companion piece here (linked in the article below). You've .......

461: Tube DIY Asylum, Wondering... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-07-21, 17:38:11 (100.14.104.118)
How many people actually have any knowledge about what these sound like. Probably don't know much about the company either or their QC. Any value judgements are therefore meaningless as everyone will .......

462: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: "impulse response?"... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-07-17, 14:01:24 (31.221.87.81)
Of course that's a near field speaker impulse response, not one for a room but maybe that's your question. When used for room measurements, IR does not show room modal effects at different frequencies .......

463: Planar Speaker Asylum, Great pics! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-07-16, 00:10:01 (77.108.153.211)
Looks like everythings really coming together. How much equalization does the room actually require? You're only treating the peaks right? .......

464: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: Thanks ... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-07-15, 08:47:39 (77.108.153.211)
My DSPeaker Dual Core Antimode 2.0 sounds better with a separate LPS but still not perfect so I use it only on the subs. My analogue Pass Labs XVR1-3 way sounds much better in bandpass mode with some .......

465: Inmate Central, RE: Cycling Tip of the Month (for whoever might be interested) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-07-09, 02:13:35 (64.134.98.13)
It's probably just me but despite having been a serious cyclist for most of the past 47 years this seems a little silly to me except for the part about bugs. That reminds me of this VW commercial..... .......

466: Speaker Asylum, it takes some work on Magnepans (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-07-06, 13:23:30 (100.14.104.118)
But like others I've had the cats climb up them and also sleep on the class A amps. .......

467: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Having worked on some Counterpoint gear.... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-06-29, 05:26:29 (100.14.104.118)
This amp bears no resemblance to earlier Counterpoint amps being a completely different circuit design. It has only a pair of 6sl7s for input and a separate toroidal choke regulated supply for the tub .......

468: Vinyl Asylum, + 2 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-06-28, 06:26:44 (100.14.104.118)
...... .......

469: Hi-Rez Highway, New Marantz. Thanks (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-06-20, 05:36:47 (100.14.104.118)
Thanks for posting this. I'm interested in the SA10. I have an Sa7-S1 but I'm limited to CDs and sacd. Look forward to reviews later this year. .......

470: Inmate Central, RE: Head Rest? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-06-18, 19:38:58 (100.14.104.118)
!!! .......

471: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: In the circuit shown in the photo,... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-06-18, 19:29:39 (100.14.104.118)
Actual voltage is 75 volts. 16 is the number of 10,000 uF caps, half to each channel for the output stage. Amp is a tube hybrid with 6SL7 inputs (separate PS) and bipolar outputs putting out 220 watt .......

472: Wine Asylum, RE: Chianti/sangiovese tasting... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-06-17, 08:20:13 (100.14.104.118)
Looks like fun! I realize you're from California but 2 great Italian producers for chianti, if you can get to try them, are Querciabella and Isole e Olena. Brunello's a whole different thing. : .......

473: Tweakers' Asylum, Have you tried the new AudioNote/Rubycon? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-06-16, 20:14:38 (100.14.104.118)
and I would guess the Jensen copper foils would sound very nice. Good luck with the experiment! .......

474: Tweakers' Asylum, I was just kidding.... Cap Break In (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-06-16, 17:51:24 (100.14.104.118)
I have not really noticed any change in sound when the amp is off for a bit other than the usual changes with warm up. I do find Black Gates a little dark and closed-in sounding until about an hour of .......

475: Tweakers' Asylum, Uh oh!!!!!!!!!!!! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-06-16, 16:57:35 (100.14.104.118)
Here's a pic of one of my amps showing half of its 160,000uF, 16 Blackgate 80Volt VFK cap power supply. Been off for 2 months. Oh, no. I'm in big trouble!!! .......

476: Inmate Central, My Fav WW II Fighter (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-05-19, 12:49:52 (100.14.104.118)
ME 262 - exotic! Good thing not too many of these things made it into the war. .......

477: Vinyl Asylum, TX2575 Vishay - While you're at it... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-05-11, 21:13:10 (100.14.104.118)
do ALL the resistors in the signal path of your phono preamp section including the RIAA network. It gets even better. .......

478: Films/DVD Asylum, The Intouchables (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-05-09, 19:32:38 (100.14.104.118)
This is a wildly popular 2011 French movie, based on a real story of two men that come from very different backgrounds and become friends. It is touching, at times sad, uplifting, and most often, very .......

479: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Even the Aleph 2s don't have bass slam (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-05-07, 13:42:58 (100.14.104.118)
despite 100 watts/ch into 8 ohm and 200 watts/ch into 4 ohms and a damping factor of 100. .......

480: Inmate Central, Pic makes me want to eat a salad. (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-05-07, 06:46:02 (100.14.104.118)
I like the pizza pics and some of the Chinese takeout, but this one doesn't look appetizing at all. Even washed down with beer. .......

481: General Asylum, My long-time audio project (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-04-24, 15:07:45 (100.14.104.118)
almost there.... these are NOT the old Counterpoint amps.... .......

482: Inmate Central, That's often called.... (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-04-21, 12:03:55 (100.14.104.118)
A dead cat bounce if you're wrong. .......

483: Tweakers' Asylum, try Audio Note Kaisei (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-04-15, 05:52:26 (100.14.104.118)
HiFi Collective in UK. .......

484: Vinyl Asylum, RE: VPI HW19 arm recommendations (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-04-13, 18:31:31 (100.14.104.118)
Triplanar VII with Lyra. Agree with other posters. May be other things to change for better results and it depends on cartridge. I upgraded to Applied Fidelity bearing. Well worth the price. Still n .......

485: Inmate Central, Stick with audio not financial advice (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-04-06, 18:33:44 (100.14.104.118)
You, my friend, should NOT be buying tax exempt bonds, or any bonds for that matter. You loose market value with increase risk of repayment and ratings downgrades of a bond. By the time there's a bank .......

486: Speaker Asylum, KEF B139s (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-04-03, 15:15:14 (100.14.104.118)
: ) .......

487: General Asylum, AR Reciever - This one! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-04-03, 10:58:37 (100.14.104.118)
I owned the integrated AR amp but always wanted one of these. Like you, I thought it was beautiful. Sadly, the sound was typical early solid state - dreadful. .......

488: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: In for a penny in for a pound (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-03-30, 07:49:42 (100.14.104.118)
Well maybe. There's really not much electronics work left to do. Listening to a lot of music. .......

489: Planar Speaker Asylum, In for a penny in for a pound (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-03-29, 14:52:18 (100.14.104.118)
Duelund's reputation is well deserved for sound, high cost, and being a real PITA for break-in. I ordered the .01uF silver bypass caps and will put them across that big 17.1 uF tweeter cap on the left .......

490: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: The Crown IC150 & D150 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-03-29, 08:58:26 (100.14.104.118)
>>>Honestly, in the early 70s at the dawn of SS designs, nothing sounded as good as the best tube units I still think it's true, especially for preamps. Wish I had gotten into tubes long before I did. .......

491: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Hafler DH 101 was my next purchase (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-03-29, 08:54:00 (100.14.104.118)
Much better than the Crown. Bought the companion DH200 amp and Pooged it and rebuilt the power supply. Kept these for several years. .......

492: Amp/Preamp Asylum, The Crown IC150 & D150 (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-03-28, 19:08:52 (100.14.104.118)
I think the pair retailed for about $3000 which was a very high end price in the early 70s. I had to have them so put my hard-earned summer job money down. I used them with Infinity 2000As first, and .......

493: Planar Speaker Asylum, Add To Cart? (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-03-28, 14:53:03 (100.14.104.118)
I'm supposed to be upgrading my active crossovers. I was totally fine with my outboard tweeter/midrange passive crossover on my 3.6s when I stumbled upon Humble Homemade HiFi today. I found they've ad .......

494: Inmate Central, Same for me but not now (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-03-28, 08:04:54 (100.14.104.118)
Never liked Sundays when I was in school or working. It does go away. When you're retired, every night is Friday and every day is Saturday. You go places to get chores done on weekdays so you don't h .......

495: Planar Speaker Asylum, No math anxiety here but I don't draw well (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-03-22, 18:05:55 (100.14.104.118)
Let your PC do advanced math using REW to do toe-in and speaker positioning. Then you can actually see what you're doing and how it impacts the listening position's frequency response, waterfall decay .......

496: Vinyl Asylum, Thank you John! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-03-21, 07:00:52 (100.14.104.118)
I had all the jumpers installed. I get the formulas now and the concern about output phono preamp output current that Anthony raised. This forum is lucky to have you. .......

497: Vinyl Asylum, I get it now. THANKS! (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-03-21, 06:56:21 (100.14.104.118)
Most helpful. I was getting the 47k cartridge loading recommendations confused with your concerns about output current. I think there is a problem with the sound card specs since I thought I shouldn' .......

498: Planar Speaker Asylum, Yes! And (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-03-21, 06:35:19 (100.14.104.118)
and get a cheap laser distance meter for exact speaker placement equidistant to listening position and walls. Forget a tape measure as not accurate enough. You will be very surprised at the results. .......

499: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Xonon & Sound Card Specs (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-03-20, 18:15:04 (100.14.104.118)
Actually the phono preamp gain is 57dB. Max gain is 71dB single ended and I've reduced it by -14dB with jumpers for a total gain of only 57dB. (I'll redo those calculations). I get the .26 ratio to ha .......

500: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Technical Advice Needed - Phono Output for Adjust Plus (0.00)
Posted by Barry on 2016-03-20, 14:41:35 (100.14.104.118)
John, I know it might make things easier and I may go this route. I wanted to run the Adjust + tests with the cartridge and phono stage only as this should give more accurate results without including .......

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