Recent content by Brian Walsh

Depending upon tonearm, the adjustable VTA arm tower may not be necessary, such as with the Kuzma 4Point which has its own on-the-fly VTA adjustment. I've sold both the Stabi M and Stabi XL (the model you showed is the 4-motor Stabi XL4). I don't know what kind of setup service your local...

As of this morning there's a thread on Audio Asylum in which someone says the doors are locked and there's an eviction notice posted. Until someone else confirms it, though, there's no way to be certain.

Doug, that sounds interesting. I missed it but would enjoy hearing it sometime soon. Please email or call me if you get a chance.

OK, but the original post asked about using sheet lead for shielding, not damping vibrations. Two entirely different things. I'm not a fan of lead other than as a compact way of adding mass.

I can't speak about lead, but copper sheet can be useful for grounding everything together, which also provides a level of shielding. I suggest lead is best used for weight and for mechanical damping of resonances. But it's possible for the use of lead to cause the sound to be lifeless, just as...

Gordon, the photo appeared on audioaficionado, as memory serves. Anyone in NY could walk into the store and confirm its validity. You are correct about my disapproval of MSS for many reasons.

The latest according to a pretty good source is that Boey is at their store in Manhattan at least 5 hours a day, and a recent email I got from JB confirms that based upon the IP address. I also heard there may be a warrant out for him in Florida.

Sad. Here's a photo someone posted on a website a month or two ago, saying it was MSS Hifi.

No one is saying what the charges are, but Geraci is in the economic crimes division, so that should be a hint. Presumably JB ripped somebody off. I know of an attorney who called Geraci last week to ask, but Geraci was evasive and rude. He may have his hands tied so he can't say anything, or...

In a phone conversation a while back John Curl jokingly said it stands for Junk But Loud. :ROFL: That would apply to some of their horns. I can't take "P.A. system sound" for long. Fortunately not all horns have that problem.

I heard NXT speakers many years ago at a press presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show. Simply put, they completely sucked. And they most certainly are not ESLs. I have serious doubts about ESL performance and reliability in automobiles due to widely varying environmental conditions.

I would probably spend far more time listening to the car than the audio in a high performance automobile. When it comes to car audio, though, Earl did it right, leaving no stone unturned. He did it for himself first and foremost, to push the boundaries. That is his nature. You might go back and...

If you guys want to read about an all out car stereo system that won just about every competition ever entered, check this out. The speakers rose out of the dash and were motorized to be laser aligned with the driver's ears. Earl is as serious an audiophile and music lover as I've ever met; some...

A year or more ago I visited a client who was using a PS Audio Power Plant Premier, which of course is not the same unit. In his system, which consisted of a modified Raysonic CD player, Lamm preamp and SET amps, and Avantgarde Duos, the PP Premier injected a very noticeable haze over the sound...

Everybody wishes upgrades were free. That said, while the WP8-Sasha thing was a deplorable move for Wilson, it wasn't the first time they've come out with a speaker to which the older versions can't be updated, and replacing one's speakers with the new version was an expensive, regular...