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1: General Asylum, RE: System visual symmetry (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2023-11-02, 07:31:53 (108.70.42.169)
Some visual symmetry. The equipment stand is set back behind the plane of the speakers. .......
2: General Asylum, RE: I'm sick of all the excessively pretty and organized (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2023-10-25, 06:42:26 (108.70.42.169)
A cable rat's nest! Neat in some ways and messy in others. There is no magic way to interconnect components. .......
3: Cable Asylum, RE: Oyaide Vondita "x" or "xe" power cable ??? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2023-10-19, 17:13:02 (108.70.42.169)
Certainly sonic characteristics can be system dependent. Given that, I do not find the treble to be on the "soft"side. Further, my system is often capable of a 3D or holographic imaging. The system re .......
4: Cable Asylum, RE: Oyaide Vondita "x" or "xe" power cable ??? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2023-10-18, 07:03:09 (108.70.42.169)
Also, see manufacturers website description below: .......
5: Cable Asylum, RE: Oyaide Vondita "x" or "xe" power cable ??? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2023-10-18, 06:38:59 (108.70.42.169)
I have a total of six, which includes a DAC and two mono power amps. They replaced Analysis Plus Ultimate Power Oivals. The connectors are top of the line premium quality. The sound is as you describ .......
6: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: A more high end approach (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2023-08-21, 12:29:51 (108.70.42.169)
It seems to me that any poorly designed cable can act as an antenna whether it is laying on the floor or elevated above it. I experience no such problem with the TARA Labs 0.3 Loudspeaker Cable I am u .......
7: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: In... inexpensive Cable Lifter... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2023-08-18, 10:57:30 (108.70.42.169)
Target has a good selection. See link for an example. .......
8: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: In... inexpensive Cable Lifter... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2023-08-18, 08:30:22 (108.70.42.169)
I use fingertip towel rings. There is no way for the cable to fall off the support because it it threaded through the rings.. The base is weighted so it will not fall over. The weight of the cable .......
9: General Asylum, RE: It likely doesn't help that (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2023-05-05, 07:27:23 (108.70.42.169)
ARC designs are compromised and not state of the art. Overpriced for what you get. See video for the anatomy of their flagship mono blocks. .......
10: Cable Asylum, RE: Do you elevate your speaker cables, and to what effect? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2023-04-11, 08:23:39 (108.70.42.169)
Mosul your observation is noted. I do not see this as a concern in my case because I use heavily shielded loudspeaker cables that include a drain wire. .......
11: Cable Asylum, RE: Do you elevate your speaker cables, and to what effect? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2023-04-02, 08:40:37 (108.70.42.169)
I elevate them so it is easier to clean under them. I have a porcelain tile floor over concrete. I use bathroom towel rings. these raise the cables six inches off the floor. The rings themselves ke .......
12: General Asylum, RE: Mylar covrs for CDs (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2022-09-21, 10:33:38 (108.70.42.169)
Elusive Disc has mylar sleeves a little larger than those sold by Sleeve city. The closing flap is longer to accommodate thicker packaging. i hope this helps! .......
13: General Asylum, RE: Harrison Labs in-Line Crossover Review (RCA) (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2022-05-17, 05:25:34 (99.123.181.13)
Review: .......
14: Speaker Asylum, RE: I asked for a sub-WOOFER to put behind the mains, but... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2022-05-16, 08:25:23 (99.123.181.13)
Two woofers are always better than one! .......
15: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: anyone tried the Purtian PSM156? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-10-19, 11:56:38 (99.123.181.13)
What if it measures poorly and sounds accordingly or makes no audible difference? .......
16: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: anyone tried the Purtian PSM156? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-10-19, 09:22:33 (99.123.181.13)
Audio Science Review has tested and reviewed it and does not recommend it "as an audio fidelity improvement device." However the device "seems to have real filtering in there" for those who think that .......
17: Inmate Central, RE: Front Yard Pics (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-10-05, 11:13:33 (99.123.181.13)
These two photos are the view from the front of my house. The pasture is just across the road. The Great Smoky Mountains mountains are just a little further beyond the same pasture. .......
18: General Asylum, RE: Anybody up for their *Dream System* description ??? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-09-27, 05:04:29 (99.123.181.13)
At this for 55+ years and, at 73, I am done! My system description is in "Inmate Systems" (link below). By omission: analog, streaming, crossovers, loudspeaker enclosures and distortion. ::: TOP .......
19: Inmate Central, RE: It's National Dog Day (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-08-26, 07:48:48 (99.123.181.13)
Canine Audiophiles: Smaller woofers work for me! .......
20: Speaker Asylum, RE: Recommendations for speaker isolation feet (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-08-08, 08:19:24 (99.123.181.13)
I have a ceramic tile floor over concrete. I have a pair of Wilson Benesch Torus Infrasonic Generators (subwoofers) which have large non-removable spikes. I had these set on stainless steel pads/discs .......
21: Inmate Central, RE: Meg Ryan in Top Gun (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-07-26, 11:59:13 (99.123.181.13)
Meg Ryan had a very small part in Top Gun in the restaurant scene playing Goose's wife. .......
22: Inmate Central, The worst of conspicuous consumption! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-05-06, 08:55:12 (99.123.181.13)
This is how we reward comedians and talk show hosts in the US. What have they really contributed to society to justify earning that much money? I wonder how much he will have to bribe the Newport zon .......
23: Speaker Asylum, Never too late for a quick pick me up! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-04-27, 07:00:15 (99.123.181.13)
She could drive me out of my mind! .......
24: Cable Asylum, RE: Analysis Plus Power Oval 2 (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-04-17, 09:26:46 (99.123.181.13)
I have approx. 1000 CD's. I do not stream. I prefer owning, handling and browsing the software. Also, that CD cabinet adds decoratively to the overall aesthetic ambience of the room. We love Nashvi .......
25: Cable Asylum, RE: Analysis Plus Power Oval 2 (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-04-16, 08:59:09 (99.123.181.13)
Thanks again! The custom CD cabinet was made in the workshop of the contractor who built my dedicated room. He left a framed opening of 2 x 6's in the wall to insert it. It was exactly what I wa .......
26: Cable Asylum, RE: Analysis Plus Power Oval 2 (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-04-13, 05:41:21 (99.123.181.13)
Thank you Fantja. My system details are listed under my username in "Inmate Systems." I have mentioned above that the power cords are all top of the line Analysis Plus Ultimate Power Ovals. The re .......
27: Cable Asylum, RE: Analysis Plus Power Oval 2 (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-04-12, 10:03:27 (99.123.181.13)
I am not at all familiar with Synergistic fuses and so cannot comment on their merits. I have been a very long time user of Analysis Plus power cords. For me a power cord should do two things we .......
28: General Asylum, RE: Canine Audiophiles (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-04-08, 07:12:36 (99.123.181.13)
These two spend almost as much time in my dedicated room as I do. Volume level or music types does not affect them. I know they hear much better than me. .......
29: Inmate Central, RE: Canine Audiophiles! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-04-07, 07:26:59 (99.123.181.13)
Gizmo & Carrie almost spend as much time in the dedicated room as I do. I know their hearing is much better than mine. .......
30: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: DIY High End Novum PMR on the cheap (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-02-10, 08:37:18 (99.123.181.13)
Could you make these for less than $2690.00? If so, would it be possible to properly finish the circumference edge to avoid possible serious injury? .......
31: General Asylum, Bang Bang (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2021-01-24, 08:03:16 (99.123.181.13)
Lady Gaga at her best..isn't she always? The arrangement and accompaniment certainly do her justice as well! This is an extraordinary performance all around. .......
32: Cable Asylum, RE: Is Synergy in Audio Cables Real or Snake Oil? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-12-06, 09:16:33 (99.123.181.13)
Science and measurements gives us tubes, transistors, alloys and metals in chassis construction and circuit boards, even the wire in cables. Listening is very subjective and varies from one individual .......
33: Cable Asylum, Is Synergy in Audio Cables Real or Snake Oil? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-12-05, 10:45:23 (99.123.181.13)
I like cables and have a substantial investment in them. However, I cannot honestly disagree with much of what this engineer explains in this YouTube video: .......
34: Tweakers' Asylum, Chassis Grounding Solution (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-10-02, 09:29:40 (99.123.181.13)
I use a pair of Tara Labs Zero Evolution balanced interconnect cables. These use a HFX Floating Ground Station to drain noise. A pair of drain wires is run from the cables to the HFX. Another drain wi .......
35: Inmate Central, RE: Are upgrades really that? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-08-31, 09:05:39 (99.123.181.13)
An "upgrade" might not be what you think it is. You would have just another space consuming fancy resonance producing box with a hole (port) punched in it, off the shelf drivers and a very complicated .......
36: Inmate Central, RE: Gallos are keepers (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-08-31, 08:41:58 (99.123.181.13)
I still have my Gallo Ref 3.5's for 10 years now. I bought them new. That technology will never be duplicated at the original price point or $6K: CNC machined aluminum stalk, no crossover, a wide d .......
37: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: "Cargo 200:" a terrifying view from inside the hell that was (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-07-31, 10:30:39 (99.123.181.13)
On what streaming service or provider is this film currently available? .......
38: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Much Ado About Nothing (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-07-13, 09:53:25 (99.123.181.13)
I stupidly watched the 3rd season of "Dark." Excellent review on "Rotten Tomatoes" all unwarranted. Very complicated plot line with the characters going through 3 different time periods. This was very .......
39: General Asylum, RE: Problems with subwoofers (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-06-16, 07:16:23 (99.123.181.13)
I stand informed and corrected on servos. I still do not agree that vibration and heat build up have negligible effect on electronics in the enclosed space of a subwoofer cabinet. .......
40: General Asylum, RE: Problems with subwoofers (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-06-09, 08:08:57 (99.123.181.13)
I may be wrong about servo bass but I am open to enlightenment. For the servo to correct an error it must detect one. So the error is already present and you hear it. The servo then applies correction .......
41: General Asylum, RE: Subjective vs. Objective (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-06-08, 09:09:13 (99.123.181.13)
All this emphasis on what a reviewer hears escapes me. Different ears, equipment, room and different taste, background and priorities than yours make reviewers' listening impressions irrelevant. Meas .......
42: General Asylum, RE: Gallo Ref 3.5 Experience (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-05-24, 10:12:14 (99.123.181.13)
My loudspeaker make and model were usually paired with inferior budget electronics and so their true potential was never realized by their owners who then moved on. The Gallo Ref 3.5's have no cro .......
43: General Asylum, RE: $12K speaker cables for less than $200.00 (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-05-22, 05:05:25 (99.123.181.13)
You want to make your own, see the link. You can budget the cash remaining for speakers. .......
44: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Cable lifters/elevators - part 2 (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-05-16, 09:15:49 (99.123.181.13)
A properly constructed cable should not require elevating. I only lifted my cables for ease of cleaning, nothing more. However, my cable investment is substantial. I heard no difference after removing .......
45: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Cable elevators (lifters) (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-05-08, 08:29:59 (99.123.181.13)
I have Tara Labs 0.3 Loudspeaker Cables, Zero Evolution XLR Interconnects and Analysis Plus Bi-Wire Black Mesh Oval 9 loudpeaker Cables all threaded through Taymor Fingertip Towel Rings. The .......
46: General Asylum, RE: Schiit is open, I just bought a headphone amp from them last week. Nt. (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-04-10, 08:37:36 (99.123.181.13)
I can understand that since this virus does not produce any gastro-intestinal discomfort so your Schitt is safe! .......
47: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Room treatment advice/SPL meter (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2020-02-12, 10:07:13 (99.123.181.13)
I replaced my Radio Shack meter with a PCE Decibel Meter Model PCE-353. .......
48: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: I have become a "Friends"-aholic!..I missed it when it originally aired in the 90's and early 2000's... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2019-11-15, 06:04:49 (99.123.181.13)
I was always a Jen fan also. This could be one of many reasons. .......
49: Tweakers' Asylum, ADD POWR Wizard EMF Conditioner (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2019-11-01, 04:35:59 (99.123.181.13)
I have not heard this product. I haver a friend in WI who bought the larger unit, the Sorcer. It replace an Akiko Corelli and a High Fidelity Pro Matrix Plus I discussed in an earlier post There are f .......
50: Tweakers' Asylum, Use of Magnet Technology in Audio (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2019-10-28, 09:37:24 (99.123.181.13)
Any thoughts on the High Fidelity MC-1 Pro Helix Plus Power Conditioner I thought it was never advisable to put any magnets anywhere near power lines or audio signals. Further, I wonder if an applied .......
51: Cable Asylum, RE: Use of Magnet Technology in Audio (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2019-10-27, 06:03:48 (99.123.181.13)
I moved this post to a more appropriate venue: "Tweaks" .......
52: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: EP does contain MOV's (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2019-10-24, 10:32:34 (99.123.181.13)
There is a sacrificial MOV in the EP unit. Otherwise there would be no need for those orange lamps to indicate failure. The only units that do not use sacrificial MOV's are the Zero Surge, Brick Wall, .......
53: Inmate Central, RE: See What You Are Missing (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2019-10-21, 11:00:18 (99.123.181.13)
She is quite voluptuous for sure, like Scarlett Johansson, but they both better better stay away from the cream filled donuts as they age! Then there is Jen, much older and trimmer and I think p .......
54: General Asylum, RE: Where did you get the foam blocks? {NT} (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2019-09-28, 05:57:38 (99.123.181.13)
The foam blocks are actually packaging inserts for audio equipment I once owned. The blocks are removed from an identical material frame that the unit fit into. I felt these would be a great anti-vibr .......
55: General Asylum, RE: Equipment Rack with 50Lb Load per Shelf (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2019-09-27, 10:25:41 (99.123.181.13)
I have used simple wire shelving for years. It is inexpensive, rigid and versatile. You may have chrome, black or white. You order additional parts as the need arises. I am certain to expect .......
56: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Crystal Filled Cylinders in Power Conditioner (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2019-09-04, 08:40:37 (99.123.181.13)
The Akiko Audio Corelli has the same internal arrangement of cylinders, however, it is passive. How it can treat an entire house without anything plugged into it is still a mystery to me. I had one. .......
57: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: PCE Instruments PCE-353 (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2019-04-18, 07:34:29 (99.123.181.13)
This is the meter I use along with the Stereophile warble tones. It is highly accurate, much more so than the Radio Shack digital meter it replaced. Look at the specifications to see the very close to .......
58: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: M25 is Bricasti Lite! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2019-01-29, 07:40:16 (99.123.181.13)
I prefer these! .......
59: General Asylum, RE: Gallo Ref 3.5's (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-11-15, 06:45:39 (99.123.181.13)
Thank you BH! I periodically question my loudspeaker choice and speculate there may be better out there. They are actually the least expensive component in my system, even including cables. Most dy .......
60: General Asylum, RE: the most important component, the listening chairs (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-11-15, 06:18:53 (99.123.181.13)
Ekornes .......
61: Speaker Asylum, RE: The Problem with Planars (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-09-23, 08:13:26 (99.123.181.13)
From an objective point of view, see the link to the article below. Begin with "The Problem with Planars" and continue on with "Interpreting Speaker Response Tests." Comparisons are made with a typi .......
62: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: whole house surge protection types (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-09-13, 08:25:12 (99.123.181.13)
I use an Eston Surgetrap which was wired in by an electrician. The indicator "lights" must always be on. If either one is out it means the unit is no longer fully operational and must be replaced. It .......
63: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: whole house surge protection types (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-09-11, 10:00:51 (99.123.181.13)
Whole house surge devices do not carry a load. They merely divert over voltage surges. It is not clear to me then how one could filter anything. .......
64: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: whole house surge protection types (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-09-11, 09:30:34 (99.123.181.13)
Here is some useful information about various whole house surge protection devices, what they do and how to install them. .......
65: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Other options to consider... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-09-08, 07:17:11 (99.123.181.13)
I got these stainless steel discs. I needed only three per side and wanted the extra height. I hope this helps! .......
66: Cable Asylum, RE: Tara Labs Lift Alternative (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-07-31, 15:13:27 (99.123.181.13)
I have Tara Labs 0.3 Loudspeaker Cables, Zero Evolution XLR Interconnects and Analysis Plus Bi-Wire Black Mesh Oval 9 loudpeaker Cables all threaded through Taymor Fingertip Towel Rings. They were .......
67: General Asylum, RE: What is your main source? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-07-12, 07:19:29 (99.123.181.13)
Weiss Engineering Jason Transport Berkeley Audio Design Alpha Reference DAC Furutech Digiflux AES/EBU Cable .......
68: Music Lane, RE: Best cd storage binder on the market? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-05-28, 09:13:33 (99.123.181.13)
This may work for you. I do not use it myself but have bought from Sleeve City in the past. i hope this helps! .......
69: Digital Drive, RE: CD's work for me! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-05-28, 09:07:56 (99.123.181.13)
The CD enclosure was designed by me and assembled offsite by the contractor who I hired to build my dedicated room. It was inserted into the wall. The shelves are adjustable and 1 1/4" solid oak. It i .......
70: Classical Court, RE: Piano tuning (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-05-27, 08:25:09 (99.123.181.13)
Excellent book on a musician's quest to find the right piano. .......
71: Digital Drive, RE: Who listens to CD's and with what DAC? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-05-27, 08:10:52 (99.123.181.13)
Weiss Engineering Jason Transport Berkeley Audio Design Alpha Reference DAC Furutech Digiflux AES/EBU Cable No streaming. Many more CD's have been added since photo taken. I enjoy collecting and .......
72: Critic's Corner, Advice not Consent (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-03-13, 18:53:30 (99.123.181.13)
It must be remembered the list only includes what equipment was previously reviewed and tested in and by Stereophile. I happen to have two products on their list: Bricasti M28 monoblock amplifiers and .......
73: Speaker Asylum, RE: always like them unwrapped (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-02-25, 09:18:27 (99.123.181.13)
So do I. Raising them 8" off the floor on ballistic rubber blocks significantly improves all their positive attributes. Adding the Wilson Benesch Torus Infrasonic Generator System certainly help .......
74: General Asylum, RE: Akiko Corelli Pictures & Review (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-01-28, 17:01:54 (99.123.181.13)
Please see the 6Moons review in the link below. .......
75: General Asylum, RE: Akiko Corelli Passive Line Filter (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-01-28, 10:56:17 (99.123.181.13)
Here is a link to the Akiko Corelli. The distributor is Worldwide Wholesales who lists on Audiogon: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/ac-conditioners-spectacular-reviews-2018-01-16-power I hope this .......
76: General Asylum, RE: Some hifi makers claim to have built-in conditioners. Is that enough? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-01-28, 10:27:49 (99.123.181.13)
Most so-called surge protectors have MOV's, very cheap devices which wear out without you knowing you are without protection. Your "anti-surge multi-outlet box" is of little value except to expand .......
77: General Asylum, RE: Brickwall line conditioner (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-01-28, 08:00:39 (99.123.181.13)
I live in a rural area. There are only 10 homes on my "no outlet" road. I am the first one on the utility pole and the power line to my house is undergraound. I have used Brickwall filtration for o .......
78: General Asylum, RE: Simplicity vs. Complexity (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-01-22, 08:43:14 (99.123.181.13)
I have a dedicated room. The floor is porcelain tile over concrete. The system is used exclusively by me. Furniture style was never a priority. I chose simplicity and functionality over aesthetics. My .......
79: General Asylum, RE: New audio rack. (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-01-21, 12:09:42 (99.123.181.13)
Wire shelving is simple, versatile, attractive and cost effective. It is no more than it needs to be to satisfy its function. Complexity only increases cost without equivalent benefit. I use these .......
80: General Asylum, RE: Wire Shelving Alternative (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-01-21, 09:31:05 (99.123.181.13)
I have hesitated writing my contribution to this thread due to expected negative criticism. However, in the interests of helping the OP find an inexpensive alternative to pricey and complicated .......
81: Inmate Central, RE: Another caption time... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2018-01-09, 12:50:04 (99.123.181.13)
"You can never have enough woofers!" .......
82: General Asylum, RE: An entirely unique engineering approach! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-11-26, 09:23:23 (99.123.181.13)
A totally different way of thinking in thought and execution: No box, no feedback, no servo, no internal amp or crossover, no box resonance or coloration, no stiff surround or spider, no high mass mov .......
83: Speaker Asylum, RE: absurd (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-09-24, 13:58:43 (99.123.181.13)
But why doesn't the driver maintain linearity without a feedback servo? The driver is already in a non-linear state. The servo then detects the error too late and applies correction after the fact. :: .......
84: Speaker Asylum, RE: Sub better than Rythmik? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-09-23, 06:51:21 (99.123.181.13)
The need for a servo implies that there is some deficiency which needs correcting in the first place. Why not think out of the box? .......
85: Critic's Corner, RE: Question for JA - BADA Reviewer? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-08-11, 07:28:31 (99.123.181.13)
I am very curious who will be doing the upcoming review of the Berkeley Audio Design Alpha Reference DAC. .......
86: General Asylum, RE: Canine Audiophiles (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-07-30, 14:34:02 (99.123.181.13)
My wife and I love your picture of Nemo. He looks very focused on the music. Does he ever try to smoke some of that Bluegrass or does he just try to eat it like our Gizmo & Carrie? .......
87: General Asylum, RE: Mine as Well! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-07-30, 13:38:34 (99.123.181.13)
My two loyal friends also relax with me in the big chair: Carrie always squeezed between the chair arm and my left leg and Gizmo laying across my lap. I can't imagine playing LP's and expecting the .......
88: General Asylum, Canine Audiophiles (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-07-30, 11:27:52 (99.123.181.13)
These are my companion canine audiophiles, Carrie, standing, & Gizmo. They enjoy all kinds of music including classical, jazz and female vocals. Oddly, they do not seem to be bothered by amplitude. .......
89: Inmate Central, Our new neighbors! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-07-27, 09:20:01 (99.123.181.13)
These guys have been nonchalantly walking through our side yard the past few days! .......
90: Films/DVD Asylum, Byzantium (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-05-29, 08:22:39 (99.123.181.13)
An excellent atmospheric take on the Vampire genre with an superb cast directed by Neil Jordan. A beautiful vampire is just trying to survive and must continue to run from her own. .......
91: General Asylum, RE: You aren't done....... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-05-22, 06:52:17 (99.123.181.13)
Been there, done that many times over! .......
92: General Asylum, RE: Gorgeous! Might I ask . . . (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-05-21, 18:44:08 (99.123.181.13)
Thank you Josh! Those are very dense foam blocks. They are discardable inserts in end cap type frames used as protection in electronic instrument packaging. I needed something dense that does .......
93: General Asylum, Cat got your speaker! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-05-21, 14:54:22 (99.123.181.13)
A very beautiful animal. He looks very content. I hope he did not swallow a tweeter! .......
94: General Asylum, I really hope I am done! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-05-21, 07:51:14 (99.123.181.13)
I have been an audiophile since I was 14 years old, 55 years ago. I started with tubes back then, of course. After owning over 20 turntables, I am now exclusively solid state and digital. .......
95: General Asylum, Nothing has changed! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-05-05, 09:25:25 (99.123.181.13)
This entertaining and truthful 1959 video very nicely sums our addiction to perfect sound forever! .......
96: General Asylum, RE: Listening Chair (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-04-10, 12:10:31 (99.123.181.13)
There are only two negatives about the Ekornes. They are very expensive. Also the foot rest is just that and not an ottoman. It is not designed to support the full body weight. You must remind guests .......
97: General Asylum, RE: Cost effective cable risers (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-04-10, 12:04:53 (99.123.181.13)
Hi Abe! I remember seeing the exact same item you describe. I just did searches on Google, Music Direct, Acoustic Sounds and The Cable Company. I could not find them. They would never work for me. My .......
98: General Asylum, RE: Nice listening chair! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-04-09, 13:35:09 (99.123.181.13)
The high back is not an issue because I recline back when I listen. The top edge of the chair back is then below my ears. I also have acoustic panels flanking the chair to the rear which ameliorate an .......
99: General Asylum, RE: Book Arrangement (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-04-09, 13:30:53 (99.123.181.13)
Actually the fiction to the right as you look at the shelves are all arranged alphabetically. The shelving to the left is a mixture of philosophy, religious studies and some history. These are alphabe .......
100: General Asylum, RE: Listening Chair (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-04-09, 13:26:54 (99.123.181.13)
Hi Paul! Yes, it is an Ekornes recliner We have another in the living room and a couch. It is extremely comfortable the leather being soft and supple. You must maintain your alertness and focus to ke .......
101: General Asylum, RE: Tidy/smart/nice effect... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-04-09, 11:15:40 (99.123.181.13)
Thank you. Your succint, reasonable and thoughtful comments are helpful, welcome and very much appreciated. .......
102: General Asylum, RE: Whoa! ... why so defensiveness? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-04-09, 09:34:06 (99.123.181.13)
My decor appears to be very important to you. I have provided one photo to show the lack of any plastic coverings, or "cellophane" as you put it, anywhere in or on the seating area. .......
103: General Asylum, RE: Cost effective cable risers (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-04-09, 08:11:27 (99.123.181.13)
My wife took the pictures before I removed the tags. I had retained the tags in the event they would have to be returned. It will please you that they will be removed today. Further, I will remove the .......
104: General Asylum, RE: Cost effective cable risers (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-04-08, 20:11:37 (99.123.181.13)
My wife loves them and will try to get me the additional two I need in Knoxville on Tuesday. I do not expect the sound to change. My room is very inert and the floor is porcelain over concrete. No res .......
105: General Asylum, RE: The Sound of Silence (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-04-08, 19:14:43 (99.123.181.13)
I did not expect a difference. I bought them to get the cables off the floor for cleaning convenience is all. .......
106: General Asylum, RE: The Sound of Silence (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-04-08, 19:13:24 (99.123.181.13)
Given the intricate construction of my TARA Labs loudspeaker cables I seriously doubt the riser material would have any sonic effect. .......
107: General Asylum, RE: The Sound of Silence (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-04-08, 15:33:36 (99.123.181.13)
They sound like nothing you have ever heard before! I did not buy them for any sound. If they contribute any sound I am not aware of it. I bought them for ease of housekeeping which I made clear in my .......
108: General Asylum, Cost effective cable risers (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-04-08, 14:21:27 (99.123.181.13)
I solved the cable elevator issue. I have porcelain tile over a concrete floor. My concern is not static electricity but rather lifting stiff and heavy cables to clean under them. Additionally .......
109: General Asylum, RE: Filter Necessity, MOV's & Value (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-04-01, 15:12:34 (99.123.181.13)
It is hard to dispute personal experience. In my case, I supplement the whole house protection with several point of use units which include some filtration but no MOV's. .......
110: General Asylum, RE: Filter Necessity, MOV's & Value (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-04-01, 08:38:36 (99.123.181.13)
I do not know anything about whole house surge protectors with filters. However, my feeling is that a filter would not make sense for this type of circuit since the purpose of the protector is to dive .......
111: Critic's Corner, RE: The Sound of Silence (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-03-14, 09:05:05 (99.123.181.13)
Here is the thing about records besides the cleaning, resonances, low frequency feedback, groove noise, tonearm adjustments, record warps, expensive cartridges, stylus replacement, phono stages, LP st .......
112: Music Lane, The Sound of Silence (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-02-19, 19:05:04 (99.123.181.13)
Here is the thing about records besides the cleaning, resonances, low frequency feedback, groove noise, tonearm adjustments, record warps, expensive cartridges, phono stages, LP storage space, side ch .......
113: Speaker Asylum, RE: More Hardesty & Wilson (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-02-17, 12:34:47 (99.123.181.13)
We will try this again but show restraint and remain politically neutral. There is an extensive thread on Richard Hardesty's discussion of Wilson Audio loudspeakers in the link below: .......
114: Speaker Asylum, RE: How NOT to design a loudspeaker system! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-02-15, 12:11:17 (99.123.181.13)
Richard Hardesty's discussion on the Wilson Maxx may still be applicable in this thread. There is never anything revolutionary about Wilson speakers. The number of boxes just keep increasing with pric .......
115: Speaker Asylum, RE: Gallo Ref 3.5 absolute phase reversal question (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-02-13, 08:16:38 (99.123.181.13)
Alternatively, you can use the phase inversion feature on your DAC. Use the setting which sounds best to you. I do this for various recording labels. My issue was what to do about the "OPT Level 2" l .......
116: Speaker Asylum, RE: Gallo Ref 3.5 absolute phase reversal question (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-02-12, 07:34:24 (99.123.181.13)
I never tried to reverse the phase myself. However, I always wondered what you do with the "Opt Level 2" wire in that case. It is meant to be connected to the positive terminal. If you reverse phase d .......
117: Speaker Asylum, RE: Wishing, Wanting & Hoping! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-02-11, 09:38:59 (99.123.181.13)
A Ref 3.5 replacement has been announced many times over the last several years with the postponements rendering the announcements meaningless. Consequently my anticipation and enthusiam has waned .......
118: Speaker Asylum, RE: Gallo Reference X announced (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-02-11, 08:14:17 (99.123.181.13)
I had previously commented on this in "Inmate Central." I bought my Ref 3.5 pair new in June 2010 when the model was first introduced. I found a generous dealer locally who charged me only $3600.00 .......
119: Inmate Central, RE: Gallo Ref 3.5 in System (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-02-10, 11:34:05 (99.123.181.13)
Here is a more comprehensive view of my system environment. .......
120: Inmate Central, RE: Gallo Ref 3.5 Replacement (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-02-10, 10:48:15 (99.123.181.13)
The dual voice coil woofer is no longer available per #3314, the 14th post down, in the forum link. Unless they find another supplier you may get your single coil woofer at a higher efficiency ra .......
121: Inmate Central, RE: Gallo Ref 3.5 Replacement (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-02-10, 07:39:25 (99.123.181.13)
Bullethead! New owners with new promises: The protracted wait may eventually be over. I read somewhere else the retail price will be $4500.00. Given that, I seriously doubt the quality level will be t .......
122: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Netflix sucks more and more every day (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-02-06, 11:25:16 (99.123.181.13)
I largely agree. However, it is the best source I have for independent and foreign films right now. I only wish they had trailers available. I would certainly not have wasted my time previewing and ab .......
123: Films/DVD Asylum, Video Source Request (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-02-06, 09:39:25 (99.123.181.13)
I fully appreciate the intelligent criticism and recommendations by all members of this forum. I have a simple request. It would be helpful to state what provider you used to view the film you are dis .......
124: Inmate Central, RE: Dusting vs. Avalanche! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-01-31, 15:46:06 (99.123.181.13)
Our front yard in TN vs. our former backyard in NY. Our Yorkie, Carrie, was dwarfed by the snow so I fully appreciate your weather challenges. Your family member, Rusty, is a very beautiful ani .......
125: Inmate Central, RE: We get a light dusting now and then (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-01-31, 09:32:21 (99.123.181.13)
My wife and I very much enjoyed the pictures of your dog. I do not even know him (her?) and just looking makes me feel good. Dogs have that effect on me. We moved from NY to SE TN several years ago. Y .......
126: Critic's Corner, Exemplary Review Standard (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-01-25, 07:13:24 (99.123.181.13)
That latest Magico S5 MKII review by Marten Colloms in HiFi Critic is how all reviews should be written. Very thorough with more comprehensive and detailed measurements than are given in Stereophile w .......
127: Digital Drive, RE: HDMI stopped working on my new Samsung monitor, don't know if its PC (HP) or the Samsung (VGA works) help! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-01-19, 09:38:49 (99.123.181.13)
Several years ago I returned from out of town and found that I lost all four HDMI inputs to my Samsung 650 series 52" LCD panel. Neighbors told me there was a lightning hit nearby during a violent thu .......
128: Music Lane, Jazz Reflections (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2017-01-16, 08:15:45 (99.123.181.13)
Excellent opinion piece on jazz, popular music and democracy. .......
129: General Asylum, RE: Hearing Loss Update (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-12-31, 09:41:56 (99.123.181.13)
Your point is well taken. However, part of what we pay for in these very high resolution systems is the refinement, the differentiation of the higher order harmonics. Ironically, I did feel much bette .......
130: General Asylum, RE: Can I assume... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-12-31, 09:31:18 (99.123.181.13)
The ENT did not specifically state both ears but implied it since nothing at all was mentioned about normal ageing as a cause. It seems unlikely to me as well that a virus could affect both ears almos .......
131: General Asylum, RE: fire up those Gallos (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-12-31, 08:46:14 (99.123.181.13)
There appears to be much educated guessing in many diagnoses. Tests provide results but not solutions unfortunately. Incidentally, did you read my post for you in the earlier thread related to this on .......
132: General Asylum, RE: An age expected hearing loss graph (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-12-31, 08:43:14 (99.123.181.13)
The graphs you provided appear to show that my results are not that atypical for my age. .......
133: General Asylum, Hearing Loss Update (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-12-30, 10:27:57 (99.123.181.13)
I am feeling more positive and hopeful recently due to both my wife's and forum members' reassurance and encouragement. My ENT has referred me to another specialist for a hearing and balance test to .......
134: General Asylum, RE: I have annoying fluid build up in left ear as well, decongestants prescribed but no luck (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-12-28, 05:51:24 (99.123.181.13)
Fluid buildup will cause temporary hearing loss. This happens because the fluid restricts the movement of the eardrum. However, once the fluid drains completely there should not be permanent damage an .......
135: General Asylum, RE: Bilateral Hearing Loss (Long) (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-12-27, 14:31:11 (99.123.181.13)
I referenced my demonstrated ability last year to distinguish substantial quality differences between newly acquired components and those they replaced. I had no difficult concluding the monetary reso .......
136: General Asylum, RE: Bilateral Hearing Loss (Long (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-12-27, 14:21:05 (99.123.181.13)
I am sorry for your continuing health issues. We are fortunate music provides a very comforting positive contribution to our quality of life. .......
137: General Asylum, RE: That is highly suspicious. (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-12-27, 07:26:05 (99.123.181.13)
The distracting sounds I was hearing were my own internally generated bodily noises not those external to the control booth. The chamber itself was very quiet with a door that sealed. I was not aware .......
138: General Asylum, RE: Gallo Acoustics News (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-12-27, 06:36:40 (99.123.181.13)
On an unrelated subject, yes we have the same loudspeakers. I have not had reason to change especially given that the Ref 3.5's reveal any equipment upgrades I can throw at them, no matter how steep t .......
139: General Asylum, RE: I would stop worrying about 'theory' and accept what you have and go with it. (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-12-27, 06:16:30 (99.123.181.13)
I agree with much of what you are saying. I do not have much confidence in the quality of the headphones they use for the test. There was another issue that really bothered me during the test. I could .......
140: General Asylum, RE: Bilateral Hearing Loss (Long) (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-12-27, 05:58:19 (99.123.181.13)
We have absolutely no control over many of these things no matter how well we take care of ourselves. Ten years ago I lost my sight in my left eye over several days due to a torn retina. One year late .......
141: General Asylum, RE: " I have a bilateral hearing loss at 2.5 kHz" (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-12-27, 05:45:38 (99.123.181.13)
I never owned a motorcycle or rode one. I also thought of this happening over time. If it a very subtle change you certainly would not notice it, can get used to it and accept it as the new normal I s .......
142: General Asylum, RE: " I have a bilateral hearing loss at 2.5 kHz" (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-12-26, 16:18:44 (99.123.181.13)
Hi! Thank you for your interest and trying to help. I tried to e-mail you but the system will not allow any unsolicited per your request. To answer your questions: Regarding speech, no issues with con .......
143: General Asylum, Bilateral Hearing Loss (Long) (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-12-26, 12:20:22 (99.123.181.13)
I am 68 years old. I have been an audiophile and music lover since I was 14. I was never interested in popular music even in high school. I preferred big band jazz and classical. I never attended any .......
144: General Asylum, Potential Tax Liability (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-10-31, 12:40:10 (99.123.181.13)
I have a friend who inherited many electronic items including those of the audiophile variety. Through ads on this site and others, he sold about $60k worth of equipment within this year. He is not a .......
145: General Asylum, RE: Looks interesting! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-10-06, 13:31:13 (99.123.181.13)
Thank you for the reference. I ordered it from the site you linked. Just a note about availability: Amazon states the release date is Oct. 11. .......
146: General Asylum, RE: Beneficial Encounter (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-08-14, 08:42:54 (99.123.181.13)
I know I would enjoy meeting both of you. Your thoughts and observations are always welcome and enlightening but all too infrequent! .......
147: Speaker Asylum, RE: Thank You (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-08-11, 15:42:30 (99.123.181.13)
Fantja, Thanks! That custom built in CD cabinet, along with the dedicated room that contains it, was in the planning stage for well over a year. There were multiple revisions over that time period. In .......
148: Speaker Asylum, RE: New Carpet (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-08-11, 09:16:48 (99.123.181.13)
Before: After: From very bland to more grand! .......
149: Speaker Asylum, RE: A Beautiful Space! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-07-29, 11:20:00 (99.123.181.13)
Hello Dave! I just wanted to compliment you on a very tasteful, elegant and uncluttered room. .......
150: Speaker Asylum, RE: Basic Digital Reference System (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-07-29, 10:57:01 (99.123.181.13)
Weiss Engineering Jason Transport Berkeley Audio Design Alpha Reference Series DAC JRDG M501/PC-1 Power Amps/Rectifiers-Conditioners Gallo Reference 3.5's on ballistic rubber blocks TARA Labs .......
151: Speaker Asylum, RE: decision... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-06-20, 17:56:34 (99.123.181.13)
There have been numerous announcements over several years promising a Ref 3.5 replacement. I last read somewhere that it may debut early next year at a $4500.00 price point. At that retail price it ca .......
152: Speaker Asylum, RE: Gallo Ref 3.5 Measurements (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-06-20, 09:33:49 (99.123.181.13)
These are the only published measurements of the Gallo Ref 3.5's I can find. Pay attention to the frequency response graph and the distortion percentage (the photos can be enlarged by clicking on them .......
153: Speaker Asylum, RE: Gallo Ref 3.5 Experience (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-06-20, 08:48:01 (99.123.181.13)
You have a very difficult decision to make. I bought my Ref 3.5's new when they were first introduced in 2010. I enjoy the Ref 3.5's and, although I have been looking and researching, there is no o .......
154: General Asylum, RE: Isn't it always about the sound? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-06-18, 10:59:22 (99.123.181.13)
Computer power supplies offer a very noisy environment. I have selected my equipment for simplicity and purity always having in mind the old principle of straight wire with gain. It is no more than it .......
155: General Asylum, RE: Choices & Needs! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-06-18, 10:35:33 (99.123.181.13)
Several things appeal to me here in my retirement. I am not dependent on anything outside of my room, except for electricity, of course. Also, I feel I have everything I will ever need for my musical .......
156: General Asylum, RE: Self-contained simplicity! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-06-18, 09:53:30 (99.123.181.13)
I have about 800 CD's, approximately 10% of which are jazz, female vocalists & film soundtracks. The other 90% are classical which are arranged chronologically by composer. The equipment is always .......
157: General Asylum, RE: Time is precious & fleeting! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-06-18, 08:59:49 (99.123.181.13)
Do you people actually ever just listen to music? .......
158: General Asylum, RE: Ekornes Hanging Tags (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-06-08, 16:38:58 (99.123.181.13)
You give excellent advice. My wife took those photos before I was ready. She is too quick with that camera. I had thought about taking off those tags many times over but intentions are not action. Als .......
159: General Asylum, RE: Reflective Listener! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-06-08, 14:00:26 (99.123.181.13)
I have no experience with a wing back style chair. If you look at the photos in my earlier post you will see the Ekornes swivel type recliner I use. You will also see the acoustic screen panels arrang .......
160: General Asylum, RE: Reflective Listener! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-06-08, 10:54:39 (99.123.181.13)
I do not dispute that leather presents a reflective surface to high frequencies. However, with regard to a chair, the reflective properties are negligible with your body in it. .......
161: General Asylum, RE: Reflective Listener! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-06-08, 09:18:39 (99.123.181.13)
You did not specifically address my point, that is, you are sitting in the chair covering most of that otherwise reflective surface with your entire body. Unless you are wearing a leather suit, the ef .......
162: General Asylum, RE: Reflective Listener! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-06-08, 08:31:49 (99.123.181.13)
Exactly how do upper frequencies "bounce right off that leather?" Unless you are standing in the room while listening, I assume your absorptive non-reflective body is actually sitting in that chair, w .......
163: General Asylum, RE: Ekornes Stressless Chair. (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-06-07, 11:40:49 (99.123.181.13)
I have an Ekornes Stressless Leather Chair in a dedicated room. The two issues advanced to discourage its use appear to me to be of little to no consequence. I assume if music is playing you ar .......
164: General Asylum, FedEx Follies Resolution (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-06-06, 08:27:16 (99.123.181.13)
This is a follow-up to my thread of 5/31 regarding FedEx's inability to complete a Hong Kong shipment for me which cost me a $38.72 cell phone charge. I filed a complaint with FedEx Customer Support o .......
165: General Asylum, RE: Kinda strange - I'm both a FedEx Auth Ship Center & UPS (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-05-31, 12:19:14 (99.123.181.13)
There may be a difference between commercial and residential. I am not a volume shipper and have only sold things occasionally which go to residential addresses. I do not have any FedEx account and do .......
166: General Asylum, RE: FedEx Follies (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-05-31, 10:08:57 (99.123.181.13)
I had no issues shipping beyond the USA until now. This buyer was patient, considerate, cooperative and understanding. I have shipped to Canada, Europe and Asia without incident. Using USPS is not op .......
167: General Asylum, FedEx Follies (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-05-31, 07:26:56 (99.123.181.13)
I sold an item on Audiogon to a gentleman in Hong Kong. We both agreed I would use FedEx to ship. I confirmed his specific address details with him in an e-mail in addition to what I already had from .......
168: General Asylum, RE: Custom CD Cabinet (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-04-22, 14:15:30 (99.123.181.13)
My contractor built and spray stained my CD cabinet in his shop and inserted it in a space left for that purpose in the wall upon completion of the dedicated room. I designed the entire unit al .......
169: General Asylum, RE: Gallo Ref 3.5's-Variation on a Theme (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-04-22, 08:54:37 (99.123.181.13)
From top down: Weiss Engineering, Berkeley Audio Design, JRDG, Tara Labs & Analysis Plus (PC's) .......
170: General Asylum, RE: "dark" sound, causes and antidotes? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-04-09, 18:58:44 (99.123.181.13)
In a prior thread in this forum, I had referred to an unfavorable interaction in frequencies above the woofer from the use of the Gallo SA amp. This was discussed in detail by an experienced member of .......
171: Digital Drive, RE: Wadia 27ix DAC (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-02-29, 12:44:33 (99.123.181.13)
The same issue developed with a friend's W27. The power transformers needed to be replaced. The work was done by Steve Huntley at Great Northern Sound which is, unfortunately, no longer is business. : .......
172: Digital Drive, RE: Mark Levinson no.30.6 Dac (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-02-21, 07:09:50 (99.123.181.13)
Post #12 in the site link might be of interest to you. .......
173: General Asylum, RE: Simple form follows function approach (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2016-01-29, 13:18:37 (99.123.181.13)
I have been using basic wire shelving for years. Any resonance introduced by various wood shelving choices and large panel surfaces is completely avoided. I have taken care to eliminate any poss .......
174: Speaker Asylum, Space...The Final Frontier! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-10-29, 10:26:37 (99.123.181.13)
Today I moved the Ref 3.5's further forward from the front wall. My idea was to allow more clearance from possible rack/equipment interference. I moved them another 18 inches forward. The center of th .......
175: Speaker Asylum, RE: In Wall CD Cabinet (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-10-26, 19:51:02 (99.123.181.13)
Thanks but I did not build it. I did design it but it was made by the contractor who did the room. He fabricated it in his shop according to my specifications and then inserted it into a space he l .......
176: Speaker Asylum, Simplicity! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-10-26, 16:41:02 (99.123.181.13)
No need to be so modest. You have a very serious setup that you obviously enjoy. Although my listening room may be more elaborate than yours, my equipment list is quite simple and basic with no ana .......
177: Speaker Asylum, Ref 3.5's & Power (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-10-26, 14:44:14 (99.123.181.13)
You have commented on my amplification: Jeff Rowland Design Group Model 501 Mono Amplifiers with PC-1 Power Conditioners/Rectifiers. The PC-1's are visible in the picture on the bottom shelf of the .......
178: Speaker Asylum, CDT Power Handling & Reliability (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-10-26, 11:37:57 (99.123.181.13)
See six paragraphs down on the last page of this review regarding the durability of the CDT unit. This is quite impressive. The Ref Series can handle all the power you are willing to pay for! ::: TOPI .......
179: Speaker Asylum, Ref 3.5 Review with Measurements (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-10-26, 10:48:28 (99.123.181.13)
Here is a very positive Ref 3.5 review which includes a complete set of measurements. Noteworthy is the "widely varying impedance." Also it is significant to point out that THD drops .5% @ 50 Hz with .......
180: Speaker Asylum, RE: Power & Patience (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-10-10, 07:22:13 (99.123.181.13)
My contribution here was only to add experience and alternatives of which you may not have been aware. I find the Ref 3.5's require sufficient power to open them up. They can never be overdriven .......
181: Speaker Asylum, RE: Dayton @ Parts Express (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-10-09, 07:24:06 (99.123.181.13)
Here is a much lower priced alternative to the Gallo SA amp with a higher power rating and without the fan. .......
182: Speaker Asylum, RE: Fixed in-line crossover (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-10-09, 07:16:06 (99.123.181.13)
All you need is a stereo amp with a volume control and a low pass filter. .......
183: Speaker Asylum, RE: Gallo Ref owners powering second voicecoil (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-10-08, 15:55:21 (99.123.181.13)
You may want to refer to the "Official Anthony Gallo Owners Thread" series in which I participated on the AVM Forum site. Start at Post 2909 at the bottom of page 97 and pay particular attention to me .......
184: General Asylum, RE: Lightning and Electronics, Exhibit 'A' (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-09-11, 10:00:02 (99.123.181.13)
I have AT&T U-verse for video and internet service. A nearby lightning strike took out the AT&T Gateway (type of modem) and DVR. In addition, all four HDMI inputs on my Samsung LCD display were inoper .......
185: General Asylum, RE: The Bare Minimum! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-08-19, 10:12:56 (99.123.181.13)
No more complex than the software inventory requires! .......
186: Speaker Asylum, RE: To purchase an electronic sub crossover? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-08-01, 10:27:40 (99.123.181.13)
Your crude analogy is not applicable here. Limiting a passive crossover to only one selected frequency significantly reduces complexity and cost. .......
187: Speaker Asylum, RE: To purchase an electronic sub crossover? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-07-30, 14:16:57 (99.123.181.13)
Here is an inexpensive alternative to consider on this site. .......
188: General Asylum, RE: Imaginative Listening! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-07-27, 08:58:15 (99.123.181.13)
This article superbly explores and exhausts this topic. .......
189: Inmate Central, RE: An oily smelly gas (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-07-24, 16:36:20 (99.123.181.13)
The smell and oiliness disappears in a week. I have had these for over one year and none of that initial residue remains. Someone suggested on another site that leaving them in the sun for a day or tw .......
190: Inmate Central, RE: Ballistic Rubber Blocks (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-07-24, 15:03:34 (99.123.181.13)
I wanted to raise my Gallo Ref 3.5's 8 inches and found very heavy and dense ballistic rubber blocks. These are made to stop high calibre bullets. They are very inert, solid and do not move. The o .......
191: General Asylum, RE: Imaginative Listening Indeed (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-07-21, 16:24:04 (99.123.181.13)
Your friend's ability is exactly what I originally posted about and for this I invited informed opinion. I thank you for sharing your experience with us! .......
192: General Asylum, RE: Imaginative Listening! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-07-18, 11:40:14 (99.123.181.13)
I know well the subjective experience you are describing. I have been involved in audio and serious music listening since I was a teenager. On occasion I have the same intensity of feeling and excitem .......
193: General Asylum, RE: "Why do we insist our equipment our equipment do for us what we can do for ourselves?" (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-07-18, 09:25:17 (99.123.181.13)
So, given my classical musician example, some are better at this than others. Consequently, they are satisfied with their own "reality" as they see it, or better, hear it! .......
194: General Asylum, Imaginative Listening! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-07-18, 08:39:30 (99.123.181.13)
Do we, as audiophiles, lack an imagination? Why do we so insist our equipment do for us what we can do for ourselves? Many, if not most, professional classical musicians have sound systems we would re .......
195: Digital Drive, RE: used Bryston or Wadia DAC (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-06-07, 20:21:05 (99.123.181.13)
I do not dispute your argument regarding a company basically repackaging an OEM design and exponentially inflating the retail price as a poor value. Regarding Wadia however, the model you give in you .......
196: Digital Drive, RE: used Bryston or Wadia DAC (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-06-06, 07:50:34 (99.123.181.13)
My W25came about directly as development of the PowerDAC and much of it was to be applied to the W27ix. It never came about. It was basically just an 11 year old chassis when I got it in 2006. Th .......
197: Digital Drive, RE: used Bryston or Wadia DAC (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-06-05, 08:39:27 (99.123.181.13)
Please elucidate what you mean by Wadia "buying other products and sticking them in their own casework." This has not been my experience if we are referring to the original Wadia prior to the latest c .......
198: Digital Drive, RE: used Bryston or Wadia DAC (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-06-04, 15:09:38 (99.123.181.13)
I am not sure exactly what you mean by "the ability to entertain for long periods." I am certain you would not find either unit lacking there. Keep in mind that as fine as the BDA 1 unit may be that B .......
199: Speaker Asylum, RE: Gallo Ref 3.5 Resistor Tweak (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-05-09, 14:40:01 (99.123.181.13)
There is a lengthy discussion on this topic on the "Official Anthony Gallos Owners Thread" in the AVS Forum in which I participated (Kodak805). Please refer to link provided. To summarize my experien .......
200: Speaker Asylum, RE: Observable Woofer Cone Movement (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-04-21, 07:26:12 (99.123.181.13)
It is possible I never saw this effect because I did not observe a driver at 90 degrees. The Audio Physic Caldera I gave as an example had side firing woofers. However, my Gallo Ref 3.5's have side f .......
201: Speaker Asylum, RE: X max (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-04-21, 07:07:31 (99.123.181.13)
The KEF Blades have two ports in the rear of the enclosure. .......
202: Speaker Asylum, RE: Product promotion and trolling! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-04-20, 19:25:31 (99.123.181.13)
How could I be promoting a product I am critical of? Please define what you mean by "troll" and how you honestly think I fit that definition? I am looking for an answer to what I perceive as a possibl .......
203: Speaker Asylum, RE: Observable Woofer Cone Movement (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-04-20, 15:33:14 (99.123.181.13)
Please expand the video to fill your display. Look carefully during the following time window: 7:20 through 7:28 and 9:00 through 9:15 minutes in. The black woofers against the same color enclosure m .......
204: Speaker Asylum, RE: Observable Woofer Cone Movement (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-04-20, 14:08:34 (99.123.181.13)
You do not need to call me an idiot. Name calling is not appropriate here and I am offended by it. Your point of reference was unclear. You made no distinction between the program material and the equ .......
205: Speaker Asylum, RE: Also remember that cameras capture things the eye does not. (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-04-20, 13:46:14 (99.123.181.13)
I do not have the technical knowledge to disagree with your statement. I was not present during the video and have not seen or heard KEF Blades in person. However, I was present multiple times when th .......
206: Speaker Asylum, RE: Observable Woofer Cone Movement (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-04-20, 13:38:56 (99.123.181.13)
You can see in the video that a laptop is used as a source not a turntable. Perhaps the cone excursion is due to a port implementation. However, referring to an earlier example I gave, the Audio Physi .......
207: Speaker Asylum, RE: Observable Woofer Cone Movement (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-04-20, 12:48:43 (99.123.181.13)
My woofers have always been fine, that is, free of any perceptible or visual cone movement and I have been an audiophile for over 50 years. My issue is with multiple drivers having a relatively high t .......
208: Speaker Asylum, RE: Visible pistonic movement is not (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-04-20, 09:00:39 (99.123.181.13)
My dispute is with the very large degree of cone movement. This loudspeaker has four 9 inch bass drivers. I have had speakers, as in the example I gave in my first post, using only one driver with no .......
209: Speaker Asylum, Observable Woofer Cone Movement (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-04-20, 07:29:39 (99.123.181.13)
I must confess technical ignorance on this issue thus the need to inquire here. There is a demonstration of the KEF Blades on YouTube. The woofer cones are visibly pulsating. I have never seen any wo .......
210: General Asylum, RE: It is about implementation! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-04-15, 08:04:00 (99.123.181.13)
Many manufacturers of DAC's use off the shelf chips. Yet all these DAC's sound different. .......
211: General Asylum, RE: Total disconnect between price and quality (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-04-14, 13:35:31 (99.123.181.13)
I currently own class D Rowland M501 mono amps with the PC-1 rectifier/conditoner units. I previously owned Plinius, Threshold and McIntosh amplifiers among others. I do not sense I am missing anythin .......
212: General Asylum, RE: Preaching to the Choir (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-20, 20:10:25 (99.123.181.13)
The mail carrier sorts the mail. I would go to the branch servicing your Zip code and ask to speak with her supervisor or the branch manager. .......
213: General Asylum, RE: Multiple reasons to never use registered mail! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-18, 15:07:15 (99.123.181.13)
I spent most of the day devoting my time to the following scenario: Today is Wednesday, Feb. 18. Check was not delivered on Wed., Feb. 11, as the tracking originally stated. It was then to be delivere .......
214: General Asylum, RE: With USPS I have absolutely no control and their tracking is never current or accurate. (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-18, 07:02:40 (99.123.181.13)
So now what does this tracking information mean: The mail will still be delivered yesterday? This is absolutely ridiculous and outrageous! What does it take to get an insured envelope delivered less t .......
215: General Asylum, RE: USPS Registered Mail Frustration (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-17, 18:06:55 (99.123.181.13)
It is not lost, not yet anyway. Today was the most progress in a week. The issue is the delay relative to the expected day of delivery they insist on putting on their tracking site. The seller does no .......
216: General Asylum, RE: your seller (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-17, 17:56:12 (99.123.181.13)
I cannot tell you the number of times he asked me to do a trace and confirm the correct address for him and it has only been a week. Part of the problem is that the USPS puts that expected day of deli .......
217: General Asylum, RE: Yep... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-17, 14:16:16 (99.123.181.13)
Well, although the USPS Tracking says today, Feb. 17, is the expected delivery day and "status of item" shows "out for delivery" my party states it has not been delivered and the business day is now o .......
218: General Asylum, RE: That's not what he's worried about (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-17, 09:19:55 (99.123.181.13)
Thank you for your advice. I already did what you suggest. He had the tracking number the day I mailed. I also scanned and e-mailed him the two USPS receipts for the sale and the registered mail docum .......
219: General Asylum, RE: USPS Registered Mail Frustration (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-17, 07:09:28 (99.123.181.13)
I would like to thank everyone for all their reassurance and constructive advice. I was not very smart about this entire procedure but I know much more now in large part due to all you Audio Asylum co .......
220: General Asylum, RE: USPS Registered Mail Frustration (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-17, 07:01:56 (99.123.181.13)
Again, the weather issue never occurred to me and I did not know about the breakdown in their system. Unfortunately, I did not know many things but I certainly do now. .......
221: General Asylum, RE: USPS Registered Mail Frustration (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-17, 06:59:15 (99.123.181.13)
That method also did not occur to me and likely would have been equivalent cost at a much reduced stress level. .......
222: General Asylum, RE: USPS Registered Mail Frustration (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-17, 06:57:42 (99.123.181.13)
Hi Peter! I explained in an earlier post why I chose not to use my PayPal account. I would have reconsidered that choice now. That certainly would have been a very favorable alternative to registered .......
223: General Asylum, RE: USPS Registered Mail Frustration (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-17, 06:55:07 (99.123.181.13)
I forgot about the weather issue there. We rarely get snow here so it did not cross my mind. Certainly weather can create major delays in a large metropolitan area. .......
224: General Asylum, RE: Next time, buy a forever stamp and call it good...... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-17, 06:52:46 (99.123.181.13)
i have bought pre-owned previously, although not for awhile. I never registered the mail before though. I do not know what I was thinking! .......
225: General Asylum, RE: It is or was actually but (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-17, 06:50:20 (99.123.181.13)
Both UPS and FedEx are in Knoxville, 25 miles away. My local Post Office branch is only 2 miles and the two people there are great. They call me on the telephone when a package arrives there so I do n .......
226: General Asylum, RE: That's not what he's worried about (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-17, 06:45:36 (99.123.181.13)
He has been very patient. However, he would not remove the ad until he received payment. In the meantime, I was concerned he might get better offers than mine and cancel the deal with me. .......
227: General Asylum, RE: AudioQuest would have made P.T. Barnum proud (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-16, 14:23:59 (99.123.181.13)
Bill Low and Ted Denney are the men behind the curtain in Oz! .......
228: General Asylum, RE: It appears the USPS is doing its job here. . . (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-16, 13:45:12 (99.123.181.13)
Risabet, thanks for your confidence inspiring post. It is very much appreciated. .......
229: General Asylum, RE: USPS Registered Mail Frustration (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-16, 13:43:07 (99.123.181.13)
I do have PayPal but it is generally used for my wife's small business and we did not want to tie up the funds for her accounts payable. Further, the seller wanted another 3% for its use. Again, in hi .......
230: General Asylum, RE: USPS Registered Mail - A Little Insight (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-16, 13:38:59 (99.123.181.13)
Dave, I wish to thank you for your very interesting and reassuring post. Your first hand experience is invaluable and exactly the kind of information I was seeking in my original post. .......
231: General Asylum, RE: USPS Registered Mail Frustration (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-16, 10:48:28 (99.123.181.13)
I fully agree with you now. In my ignorance, I never considered the bigger picture. I feared the possible negative ramifications of the NYC mail avalanche. .......
232: General Asylum, RE: So you put your faith in our government and you're surprised when they come up short, huh? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-16, 08:41:45 (99.123.181.13)
It is not a matter of faith in government. This is insured mail. My local Post Office in Kodak, TN is very professional, friendly and efficient. I like and trust them and we have a very good relations .......
233: General Asylum, USPS Registered Mail Frustration (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-16, 07:26:03 (99.123.181.13)
This is regarding purchasing insurance at the time of mailing. I got an official bank check in the amount of $1390.00 on Saturday, Feb. 7. I went to the Post Office on Monday, Feb. 9. I wanted 1st Cl .......
234: General Asylum, RE: That's the advertised price but how much can you really get them for? Lol. Nt (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-13, 09:12:35 (99.123.181.13)
A few years ago I bought a pre-owned very highly regarded loudspeaker cable. It was manufactured by a well known company headed by degreed engineers. The directional arrows were worn off from prior us .......
235: General Asylum, RE: AudioQuest would have made P.T. Barnum proud (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-02-12, 15:07:17 (99.123.181.13)
They have more cable varieties than names available for them. My favorites are Coffee, Slinky & Vodka. Their marketing expertise is only topped by Synergistic Research. .......
236: Digital Drive, RE: Wadia 27ix metal remote (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-01-24, 10:04:21 (99.123.181.13)
I am looking at one now. That cover does not appear to be glued on. The button platform could be machine pressed in so the entire remote looks to be one piece except for the battery compartment. If y .......
237: Digital Drive, RE: Wadia 27ix metal remote (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-01-24, 09:14:20 (99.123.181.13)
I had an issue several times with my 270 not responding to commands from the remote. The rubber buttons tend to get stuck on the edge surrounding them. However, they are easy to free up. A simple fix .......
238: Speaker Asylum, RE: New Reference Model? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-01-22, 13:03:49 (99.123.181.13)
I would suggest waiting for a Gallo Ref 3.5 replacement. The company was to announce a Ref 4 (?) near the end of 2014. To date no news is forthcoming. A new product may be near. One can only speculate .......
239: General Asylum, RE: What a great idea! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-01-22, 07:25:34 (99.123.181.13)
Thank you. I forgot to add that chemical smell took about a week to dissipate with the window open and the HVAC fan on 24/7. Alternatively, the blocks could be put outside in the sun to clear the gass .......
240: General Asylum, RE: New CD Storage (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-01-21, 16:47:25 (99.123.181.13)
The overall dimensions require the following wall opening: 73" x 37 1/2." The cabinet depth is 6 1/4." 1 1/4" extends forward beyond the wall surface so the cabinet fits in the opening created by 2 x .......
241: General Asylum, RE: all of the above/below (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-01-21, 12:34:38 (99.123.181.13)
The woofers in the Gallo Ref 3.5's are not plastic. They are ceramic coated aluminum. The midrange drivers are carbon fiber. .......
242: General Asylum, RE: I think that's it (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-01-21, 10:37:35 (99.123.181.13)
There is a very large improvement to be had by raising the height of the Gallo Ref 3.5's. I previously searched for reasonably priced solid stands for the Ref 3.5's. Many of these enhanced maple .......
243: General Asylum, RE: causes of DARK sounding system? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-01-21, 10:20:42 (99.123.181.13)
I previously stated we have the same loudspeakers and similar amps. I have extensive room treatments including GIK Acoustics Screen Panels (4) & Tri-corner Bass Traps with built in Scatter .......
244: General Asylum, RE: New CD Storage (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-01-21, 07:50:17 (99.123.181.13)
Thank you. The in wall cabinet was made from scratch by the contractor who built the dedicated room it is in. It was planned in advance when the room was thought out. He made the cabinet in his shop a .......
245: General Asylum, RE: causes of DARK sounding system? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-01-20, 16:34:55 (99.123.181.13)
I have the same loudspeakers and amp types ( Class "D" but JRDG) as you. Yet I would not characterize the overall sound quality as dark. I have improved the room acoustics significantly with careful p .......
246: General Asylum, RE: New CD Storage (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2015-01-20, 16:15:48 (99.123.181.13)
Yours is a very elegant and tasteful solution to a very common storage problem. I got tired of free standing racks taking up valuable floor space. I decided to incorporate storage into plans for m .......
247: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Actually, she is Italian... but who cares? :) (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-12-23, 10:20:37 (99.123.181.13)
If Danes could find them maybe she would show them! Her acting is exceptional but her body not so much. .......
248: General Asylum, RE: Gallo Ref 4 Stealth (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-12-07, 16:06:17 (99.123.181.13)
This is the very limited information I have found on a new Ref 4. it is on the Gallo website in Australia. .......
249: General Asylum, RE: I got the same speakers, just not the same woofer! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-12-07, 11:52:00 (99.123.181.13)
Those Gallo Ref 3.5 replacements have been a very long time in coming. They will have to be a significant improvement for me to upgrade. I do not know how much more could be done to improve the 3.5 .......
250: General Asylum, RE: I got the same speakers, just not the same woofer! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-12-07, 10:05:01 (99.123.181.13)
The JRDG 501's are supplemented by the PC-1 Rectifier/Conditioners which can be seen in the bottom of the equipment rack beneath the Audience aR12 unit. The amps only accept a balanced signal and are .......
251: General Asylum, RE: system pics Dec 2014, anyone else care to share? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-12-07, 08:53:38 (99.123.181.13)
Self centering woofer facilitates placement! .......
252: General Asylum, RE: Product imbalance (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-11-25, 14:50:48 (99.123.181.13)
Someone posted on Audiogon regarding a noticeable lack of loudspeakers. Specifically, that electronics and turntables costing five figures are well represented. Yet, the highest priced loudspeakers of .......
253: General Asylum, RE: Tone Controls (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-11-25, 08:32:07 (99.123.181.13)
Or tube rolling! .......
254: Speaker Asylum, RE: Not sure about the speakers... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-11-22, 08:39:46 (99.123.181.13)
The enclosure cost predominates and the off the shelf drivers used do not reflect any unique proprietary engineering and true value. Also, like Wilson, their marketing expertise is excellent. ::: TOPI .......
255: Speaker Asylum, RE: " plastic binding posts " (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-11-22, 08:30:59 (99.123.181.13)
What does this alleged "state of the art" not made to a price point flagship say about all the other Magico loudspeakers? The manufacturers I give more respect to are those who show a clear design app .......
256: Speaker Asylum, RE: Are you going to tell us what they are? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-11-21, 15:21:49 (99.123.181.13)
Magico spares no expense, especially on those plastic binding posts carried over from the S Series. .......
257: Speaker Asylum, RE: Thiel 3.7 Crossover (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-11-21, 12:05:55 (99.123.181.13)
Hi John! Here is a picture of the Thiel 3.7 crossover! .......
258: Speaker Asylum, RE: Speakers vs. Cold Weather (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-11-21, 09:33:46 (99.123.181.13)
Extremes of temperature do not appear to affect car audio systems, either electronics or loudspeakers. Why should home audio be a special case? Also, I am sure many components sit in unheated warehous .......
259: General Asylum, RE: To each his own... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-11-16, 20:19:31 (99.123.181.13)
My musical interests are classical with perhaps 10% jazz. I have no opportunity for communal listening where I live. So when I designed my dedicated space it necessitated a solitary sweet spot. ::: .......
260: General Asylum, RE: Listening room vs. MancaveHi (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-11-16, 16:20:10 (99.123.181.13)
I prefer my woofer to the center and forward of the main system! .......
261: Speaker Asylum, Where is Avalon Acoustics? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-10-14, 09:51:31 (99.123.181.13)
Avalon Loudspeakers have not been present at any shows for some time. It is especially curious that they were absent at RMAF since that show is located in their home base. Does anyone know why they no .......
262: Cable Asylum, RE: Cable Direction (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-10-07, 10:47:18 (99.123.181.13)
Yours is an interesting observation. I once had a pair of major brand loudspeaker cables I bought used. The directional arrows were either worn off the jacket or completely illegible. I called the man .......
263: General Asylum, RE: Lincoln Center (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-10-07, 07:27:19 (99.123.181.13)
The performance to which you refer is scheduled on PBS for Friday, Oct. 24 at 9:00 pm. .......
264: Speaker Asylum, RE: gallo ref 3.5 in reverse phase for 1,000 hours just switched back to normal (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-10-06, 20:54:03 (99.123.181.13)
Have you ever augmented the bass by using the SA amp (or any other) on the woofers' 2nd voice coils or added (a) subwoofer(s)? if so, what were your results? .......
265: General Asylum, RE:" Bang Bang" not to be found! (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-10-06, 20:46:18 (99.123.181.13)
Does anyone know what release "Bang Bang" is on and where I may order it? I have searched online: Amazon, both U.S. & UK, Import CDs, Target & Walmart with no result. .......
266: General Asylum, RE: Marketing vs.Technology (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-09-25, 14:48:05 (99.123.181.13)
This describes what was in the original Hydra. Given their prices, I hope they improved on this. .......
267: General Asylum, RE: Descriptive Nomenclature (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-08-19, 18:02:36 (99.123.181.13)
How about using an honest description in plain English which may actually mean something in lieu of florid excessive hyperbole which means nothing? .......
268: General Asylum, Descriptive Nomenclature (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-08-19, 17:41:52 (99.123.181.13)
I had asked a seller on Audiogon why he chose a certain colorful phrase to describe the appearance of the unit he currently has for sale. I had referred to his own terminology in asking him specifical .......
269: General Asylum, Ad Content (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-08-02, 11:31:36 (99.123.181.13)
Someone in Audiogon forums (under "Speakers") started a thread regarding the use of the word "Beloved" which appears frequently in ads to describe the item they are selling. I commented that ads that .......
270: Digital Drive, RE: As Tony advised: use dbPoweramp to rip... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-05-07, 16:27:22 (99.123.181.13)
Do you people realize that all this cleaning, demagnetizing and ripping activity is wasting valuable time that could devoted to listening to music? What is all this technology for anyway? .......
271: Digital Drive, RE: What do you clean your discs with before ripping to hard drive? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-05-06, 16:12:38 (99.123.181.13)
I have collected CD's since the mid 1980's. I currently have approximately 700. I have never cleaned a CD, ever. I never touch the surface with anything including my fingers. I have had absolutely no .......
272: Speaker Asylum, RE: The madness of “Professional” reviews/awards (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-05-03, 08:54:52 (99.123.181.13)
Although an older thread, it makes some interesting observations on Wilson's fundamental design philosophy. .......
273: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: Carbon fibre faceplate replacements for Oyaide WPC-Z? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-04-30, 08:18:40 (99.123.181.13)
This company, Kyle Switch Plates, has any size and oversize receptacle covers in most materials and finishes (except carbon fiber). I am using their stainless steel (being non-magnetic) oversized outl .......
274: Cable Asylum, RE: Digital Cable Length (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-04-21, 20:41:58 (99.123.181.13)
Cabledyne also offers .7 meters with a variety of connectors. .......
275: General Asylum, RE: He complains about analog, but... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-04-19, 17:25:09 (99.123.181.13)
His complaint is about less than accurate high end fidelity to the source. It doesn't mean he gave up on listening to reproduced music. .......
276: General Asylum, RE: "The perfect is the enemy of the good." (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-04-19, 12:15:04 (99.123.181.13)
Do you really want to accept any extraneous non-musical sounds to intrude on your enjoyment of the performance? I do not enjoy driving over potholes although they are an unavoidable nuisance on many r .......
277: General Asylum, RE: Spotify (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-04-03, 15:44:23 (99.123.181.13)
I originally posted this excellent article from The Buffalo News in Music Lane. It pertains to contemporary popular music but is still quite interesting. .......
278: General Asylum, RE: Tamper resistant audio grade outlet? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-03-27, 19:51:49 (99.123.181.13)
Just replace them with your preferred outlets once the inspection is completed. .......
279: Music Lane, RE: This one? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-03-27, 19:31:08 (99.123.181.13)
ImportCD's has it for $45.59: .......
280: General Asylum, RE: Tamper resistant audio grade outlet? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-03-27, 19:19:12 (99.123.181.13)
To meet code these outlets are required: .......
281: Speaker Asylum, RE: Agreed but there are other side effects. (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-03-26, 14:54:19 (99.123.181.13)
HDMI circuitry is very susceptible to electrical surges. I had a nearby lightning strike make all four HDMI inputs on my Samsung 53" LED display inoperative. The display reads "No signal" on each of t .......
282: Music Lane, RE: The BEST YouTube music comment ever. (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-03-07, 07:49:53 (99.123.181.13)
Interesting article in The Buffalo News: .......
283: General Asylum, RE: Yes, but (pic) (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-03-06, 13:32:14 (99.123.181.13)
A country with 300 million guns should be the safest country in the world by NRA standards! Is it? .......
284: Digital Drive, RE: Wadia 27ix-leave on 24/7?? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-02-27, 15:41:51 (99.123.181.13)
Wadia units are very quiet. I never heard a hum or any internal noise from any Wadia model that I owned. I would not eliminate the possibility that less than ideal electrical service might interact un .......
285: Digital Drive, RE: Wadia 27ix-leave on 24/7?? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-02-27, 08:04:44 (99.123.181.13)
I have owned the following Wadia products: 15, 20, 27i & 270. I now own a heavily modified 25 which was developed as a prototype for a 27 replacement. The W27 got ridiculously hot, so it's the oddity, .......
286: Digital Drive, RE: Schiit..........Black No Longer Available. (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-02-20, 19:11:38 (99.123.181.13)
They have Asgard 2 now perhaps not a cure but possibly protection against further internal damage from forced entry! .......
287: Digital Drive, RE: Curious - What about the clicking relay(s) ? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-02-13, 06:48:57 (99.123.181.13)
Are you sure the clicks are not high pitched farts coming out of the Schitt? .......
288: Digital Drive, RE: Schiit..........Black No Longer Available. (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-02-11, 16:44:39 (99.123.181.13)
That Bifrost must be some really hard Schitt. Keep it cold and you should have no trouble painting it any color you may like! .......
289: Digital Drive, RE: Schiit..........Black No Longer Available. (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-02-09, 21:42:48 (99.123.181.13)
Shouldn't Shitt be brown? Something is wrong if it is black…a diet deficiency perhaps! .......
290: Cable Asylum, RE: Was Shunyata ever really superb? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-01-30, 17:04:59 (99.123.181.13)
Please read this for a possible answer: .......
291: Critic's Corner, RE: You've heard the term "vaporware?" (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2014-01-21, 10:36:46 (99.123.181.13)
Really? I can't believe that so many audiophiles want Schitt in their house. It is more incredible that a company even tries to sell Schitt! As a former marketing guy would you have ever approved of e .......
292: Speaker Asylum, RE: Thiel CS3.7 Crossover Complexity (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-10-22, 15:48:17 (99.123.181.13)
I admire Thiel and considered owning the 3.7. I do not in any way intend the following inquiry to be taken negatively. I am just very curious regarding their crossover implementation. First order cr .......
293: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: GIK vs Real Traps vs Others (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-10-11, 12:52:08 (99.123.181.13)
I replied with the following post to the same topic raised on Audiogon: I got four GIK Tri-Traps with the optional Scatter Plates for the front corners and four Screen Panels. They are beautiful to lo .......
294: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: wow... I was thinking she assists her dad, I guess we will have to stay tuned (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-10-09, 06:43:25 (99.123.181.13)
A close friend e-mailed me the following brilliant analysis of the current Homeland scenario: I have no sympathy for the Brody family. It's sad they are victims of the tragedy of their father's/husba .......
295: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: Homeland is getting good again, Clair Danes can play crazy to a T (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-10-07, 08:24:39 (99.123.181.13)
What a shame. I am very disappointed. What are these writers thinking? Are they really attempting to reach a female youth demographic? Regarding the Sept. 29 season opener, our worst fears are realize .......
296: Speaker Asylum, RE: The Strada 2 is.... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-10-06, 08:29:40 (99.123.181.13)
The Strada 2 technology is discussed here (pages 86 & 87) and compared to the original Strada: .......
297: Films/DVD Asylum, RE: The Blacklist (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-09-28, 19:17:56 (99.123.181.13)
Tonight, I tried to watch the pilot repeat. I lasted 20 minutes. No matter how different and original these network dramas pretend to be they are always all the same. James Spader, most wanted list me .......
298: Inmate Systems, House13's Main System (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-09-06, 09:14:54 (99.123.181.138)
House13 's Main System System
IP Address: 99.123.181.138
Last Update: September 06, 2013 at 09:14:54
Amplifier: Jeff Rowland Design Group Model 501 Mono Amplifiers with PC-1 Power Conditi .......
299: General Asylum, RE: No Disagreement (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-09-06, 08:32:14 (99.123.181.138)
I do not dispute your observations Mr. Gold. However, I am satisfied with the bass response in my room. I know this can always be improved if you spend more money and time. What I cannot account for i .......
300: General Asylum, RE: Measurements vs. Reality (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-09-04, 17:19:11 (99.123.181.138)
I am using the digital meter. I applied the correction data in my final results in several sweep readings. I wish to thank everyone for your advice. I feel much better about my room/speaker interacti .......
301: General Asylum, Measurements vs. Reality (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-09-04, 12:58:35 (99.123.181.138)
I have a newly completed dedicated listening space with properly placed acoustic treatments from GIK. When I use the Stereophile Test CD1 1/3 octave low frequency warble tones I measure significant dr .......
302: General Asylum, RE: Hearing issue (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-08-19, 18:02:41 (99.123.181.138)
Well... i hope it may still be the same problem, allergy and sinus related with different symptoms, deafness vs. turbulence but perhaps with a more permanent solution! .......
303: General Asylum, RE: Could be a symptom of high blood pressure (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-08-19, 14:34:25 (99.123.181.138)
I do have hypertension and take daily medication for it but my daily readings are within a normally accepted range. I have used an ear wax softener on two alternate days this weekend. In between, I ir .......
304: General Asylum, Hearing issue (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-08-18, 07:58:41 (99.123.181.138)
I have been experiencing a systolic turbulence sound in my left ear before I am fully asleep. It sounds like a periodic subtle or mild rushing or whooshing pulsation along with a very faint heartbeat. .......
305: Speaker Asylum, RE: I thought the Gallo woofs had 2 voice coils... (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-08-12, 07:45:30 (99.123.181.138)
The Gallo SA amp has a phase inversion switch "to keep them working in synch" as you say and an equalizer for additional low frequency room and personal taste adjustments. From the Gallo Reference SA .......
306: Speaker Asylum, RE: Replacement for Gallo Sub-amp, whaddaya think? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-08-10, 14:45:24 (99.123.181.138)
As you state, I suspected minimal advantage to using the SA amp, especially for classical music content. The complexities and possible negative side effects of additional electronics and cables may ou .......
307: Speaker Asylum, RE: Replacement for Gallo Sub-amp, whaddaya think? (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-08-10, 10:03:48 (99.123.181.138)
I agree somewhat with Edp.. I looked at the Crown features. Unlike the Crown, the Gallo SA amp includes a phase switch and an equalizer. Like the Gallo, the Crown has a fan. I do not see the n .......
308: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: HVAC spike question_Long-ish (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-03-12, 09:55:11 (69.207.20.103)
I am sorry but I do not have any website information. I only knew about this remedy through my electrician. He spent 1 1/2 days wiring my new dedicated room. I had mentioned the light dimming problem .......
309: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: HVAC spike question_Long-ish (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-03-11, 11:27:37 (69.207.20.103)
My heat pump is practically new. The original was damaged in a hail storm almost two years ago. The electrician suggested this remedy for the dimming lights throughout the house. "Cold start" does not .......
310: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: HVAC spike question (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2013-03-09, 20:29:13 (99.123.181.138)
I had the same problem you describe. The outside heat pump is less than 2 years old. I mentioned this issue to my electrician who was installing 2 dedicated 20 amp lines in my listening room. He sugge .......
311: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: 3.6 initial impressions (Long) (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2011-04-03, 10:58:04 (75.200.196.143)
I am sorry Mark but all I could find online is in the link below. I read the review and test report in the actual magazine in a local bookstore. The lab results showed a sensitivity of 81dB, much less .......
312: Planar Speaker Asylum, RE: 3.6 initial impressions (Long) (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2011-04-03, 08:19:20 (75.201.32.214)
Check out this month's Hi-Fi News & Record Review of the Magneplanar MG3.6R. The review includes lab test results that are not flattering. .......
313: Tweakers' Asylum, RE: effect on audio equipment of being held in cold storage (0.00)
Posted by House13 on 2011-02-26, 09:07:30 (74.77.204.66)
Vehicle electronics are subjected to varying temperature extremes without incident. Electronics are stored and shipped in trailers and warehouses without climate controls. Scientists use electronics i .......
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