Recent content by grawk
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Announcement: Location of CanJam 2009...
This meet was 10 years ago today. THe end of an era.- grawk
- Post #77
- Forum: Members' Lounge (General Discussion)
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Why does my vinyl sound bad?
Seriously, a nine year necropost for that?- grawk
- Post #28
- Forum: Dedicated Source Components
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The Stax thread (New)
I had fine results with an srx mk3 and srd7 powered by an 80s luxman integrated amp. No lives are at stake, with inexpensive gear you shouldn't feel compelled to move up the chain unnecessarily.- grawk
- Post #24,628
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
they're not really anything like grados in how they wear. And transformer boxes are fine, if properly fed.- grawk
- Post #24,623
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
Meet impressions generally follow consensus, because its really hard to listen critically ate meet, and most people follow the herd.- grawk
- Post #24,526
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
not just a decade ago, but a decade ago and he stopped making it because it wasn't making financial sense to keep building them.- grawk
- Post #24,401
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
because the primary use for them was tube tvs- grawk
- Post #24,202
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
I think almost any current stax setup would be comparable to your current setup, with most being a big step up. There are differences to the nature of the sound tho.- grawk
- Post #24,075
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Gun-Fi
Ah, ok. Yes, every range I've been to is ok with collecting your own brass, and generally not ok with you collecting others' brass. Within reason, of course.- grawk
- Post #1,561
- Forum: Gear-Fi: Non-Audio Gear and Gadgets
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Gun-Fi
I wouldn't ever go back to a range that frowned on people shooting .22. And I say that as someone who doesn't own a .22.- grawk
- Post #1,555
- Forum: Gear-Fi: Non-Audio Gear and Gadgets
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Gun-Fi
one that was in response to the pistol grip ban, at that.- grawk
- Post #1,542
- Forum: Gear-Fi: Non-Audio Gear and Gadgets
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Gun-Fi
I think the theory is relatively straight forward. You need a barrel long enough to burn all the powder and get all the gas expansion you're going to get, and no more. Once you've used up the propellant, you just have drag from the barrel.- grawk
- Post #1,471
- Forum: Gear-Fi: Non-Audio Gear and Gadgets
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Rockhopper M^3 - The Review
Are you kidding me? A 3 year old thread bumped for "+1"?- grawk
- Post #509
- Forum: Headphone Amps (full-size)