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Had Big Will over to the new place for some smoked salmon and bagels, and of course, a little music from the wee T Amp. A bit of George Winston piano (Montana...), Noel Jewkes, Nora Jones and some other jazz pieces, a bit of Jobim and Getz.
I also demoed my new Frankenstein Center Channel Speaker.
He seemed OK with it all ... he didn't take back his cigars ...
BTW, thanks, that was a great, hearty cigar!
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You callin' me Frankenstein?! I reckon I am big - and I've been to "The Dead" a couple of times...
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No, no, my Merak, Axiom, Reference 3a de Capo mm hybrid ... umm... Frankenstein center channel speaker in my upstairs office. The more I listen to it, the more I love it!
Once again, Merak anti standing wave cabinet, 2 x 6.5" Axiom aluminum drivers, Reference 3a de Capo mm tweeter and cross over, and my secret (but modified) thingie on top.
BigWill is Big, by the way, New York Giants lineman large. I want him on my team.
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<<BigWill is Big, by the way, New York Giants lineman large. I want him on my team.>>
And I understand there were only two beers in the fridge. That could've been a disaster.
*Michael* AV123 Refugee - X-LS Encore, X-Voce, X-Omnis, Elt-Dpa's Denon AVR-591 Magnavox NB500MGX BDP
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the "BIG" question here is... bigwill, what did you think of the little T-amp..? i have been hearing soooo much about this thing, i figured you might give your impressions of it.
BTW- new york giants lineman is still kinda small.. now if 2x6 would have said you were dallas cowboys lineman kinda big, now that might impress me..
bigjohn
EXCUSE ME, ARE YOU THE SINGING BUSH??
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I'm kinda fat now, but a few years ago... man I was hot! Oh well.
I wouldn't expect that anyone is going to want to rush out and replace their receivers with this little thing. Unlike the actual tube amp that I heard on a previous visit, this T-amp did seem to add something (something easily noticeable) to the music. At least that was my perception.
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Well, i added rca connections and replaced the speaker terminals, and I instantly noticed some clarity in the music. Werid. Add an external power supply and it sounds fantastic. I am thinking about changing the capacitor out later on. I am using the T-Amp to power some MB Quarts in-ceiling speakers for when I want to watch TV. Heck for $20 its a fun toy for my iPod.
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Hi nautec
I've got some RCA connectors in there now, and I'm looking at the caps as well. What speaker terminals did you use? BTW, I think the T Amp sounds fantastic also!
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I used the banana plugs from radioshack. It allowed me to use thicker wire. Since I don't have many options of getting parts locally, that was all i have. The old speaker terminals didn't really "grip" the wire at all and i was forced to use thin 18 gauge wire. Now up to 12 will fit now but 14-16 will be what I will use.
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2x6--
I finally ordered a couple of the amps and am waiting for them to arrive. I've got another stupid question about powering them. Looking at the pyramid PS you suggested, I started wondering why use the PS-7KX rated @ 13.8V, 5amp continuous, 7 max? Why not go with another one that has same 13.8v, but higher amperage rating, like 10 amps? I'm assuming that there is some basic electronics reason, but I have absolutely no idea.
Thanks again for all of your help.
Rich
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