Toys In The Attic: or A Very Tight SpaceWhen summer comes your most important piece of equipment will be an air conditioner! posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert...The MG1.6 and models lower in the line don't use the ribbon. When I bought the MG1.6 I also auditioned the 3.6 but I decided that I really preferred the lower cost item. The "tweeter ... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemInteresting that you attribute the lack of a limited "sweet spot" to the line array configuration. I have always placed importance on this characteristic which my humble system also exhib... posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbertporter..."Burst" is bad. Glad you made it. posted over 17 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbertporter...In the quest for better digital recordings I don't think that higher resolution is the key. Agreed that 16 bit 44 KHz is a severe limitation. But 24 bit 96KHz (multichannel DVDA) is ... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemGregadd...Although I built my audio equipment area, and TT shelf as solidly as I could, in a wall that goes down to concrete in the cellar, I doubt that it could match the pier and granite slab on ... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemI used to have problems with vibration affecting my turntable, but these were solved by: 1. Installation in a solidly constructed equipment alcove in my living room.2. Turntable with softly... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemZaikesman...Easy now! Mass does help. Of course that is why we had the pier and granite slab. For most purposes it was sufficient. Bear in mind that these test stations were in the same building wh... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbertporter...Don't fret about not having that pier and slab. In my work testing inertial guidance systems we had piers with two ton granite slabs on them, but when we tried to do critical optical... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAudiospirit...Great loves, lost or otherwise, always seem to be high maintenance.I "modified" the very simple X/O in my MG1.6 if you consider replacing coils and capacitors with l... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbertporter...Bongiorno has audio credentials that warrant consideration of his arguments, even if you don't agree with all of them. I follow your postings, even if...never mind :-) posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemGregadd...You are not alone in that belief, which is Bongiorno's point in his write up. You can find it on his website. Worth reading. FWIW my speakers are Maggies. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert...Thanks for the informative link. I had stupidly forgot the ribbon, which as is usual is operated as a dipole. As to the woofers, I wouldn't compare the six ports on the back to the twelve ... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert...."the Dali is dipole". ??? Doesn't look that way to me. Can you explain? posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbertporter...Tubes do use high voltages which is why their power supplies tend to attract a load of dust. But 600 volts is nothing next to the CRT in a TV set, especially before regulators requir... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbertporter...What failed? As I am sure you know, tube amps are comparatively simple circuits and generally made of straightforward discrete components and should not require factory expertese to ... posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemNrostov...What I meant is that existing CDs can always be easily copied. Not so easy with vinyl, unless you can be satisfied with a tape or CD copy. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemA minor consideration, but copies of CDs will always be available even if the record companies disappear. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
System ca. 2008Hay bales would work better. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
System ca. 2005Hay bales would work better. posted over 18 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemGregadd...Don't forget that as a vinyl spinner you probably have a superior system all around, so you can't just play the guy sone LPs. Will you demo CDs and SACDs as well as LPs on your system? posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbertporter...Unfortunately in audio, as with most everything else, the people with the technical skills don't run the show. Managers and lawyers do. So I am not the guy to perfect digital audio. ... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbertporter...Your 2/8 posting suggested that you believe that a good digital system is possible, but not available at present. I agree. I myself can think of several approaches that would be bett... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemExisting digital material is already better than 98 percent of the systems it is played on, and improvement would therefore be, from the Sony/Philips point of view, a waste of time and money. I bel... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment | |
Albert Porter's SystemAlbert...I guess we have just about beaten this issue into the ground, but my final comment is that while, as you say, two amps may differ sonicly at the X/O frequency, I believe that the two drive... posted almost 19 years ago | View comment |