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http://www.stenheim.coming the Border Patrol DAC. I would not
have otherwise found out about it. The
SE (S/PDIF) is indeed musical and or-
ganic and speaks to the heart. FYI, I put
in a Synergistics Research quantum Blue
Fuse... my oh my... $150 well spent.
— Jonathan Conley,
Venetia, PAYou say you want resolution
Editor:
Recently I rediscovered a pair of 3" “full
range” drivers from a past, failed audio
project. I mated them to a pair of thick-
walled drinking glasses and ran them full
range with a small sealed sub. The little
3" speakers are slightly soft sounding but
still allow the essential musical perfor-
mance to be enjoyed. Having no cross-
over, they sound so very much of one
piece. No, they are not the equal of my
Class A monitors, but they are amazing.
Recordings that just annoy on my
high-resolution speakers are often won-
derful on the small “full range” pair, and
never is that more so than on violin mu-
sic. I am going back through older blues,
classical, and jazz recordings that have
been gathering dust, and just enjoying the
music so much! I will not sell the Class
A stand mounts—when I want to hearexactly what is on an excellent recording,
they do that perfectly. My problem is, so
many of the recordings I have loved and
collected over the years are really not of
very high quality. — Max WickhamTread lightly
I was having a conversation with my
mother earlier today, and, it being Willie
Nelson’s 86th birthday, we talked about
it, and she shared an absolutely lovely
recollection.
Mom said that when I was brought
home as a newborn, the first record I ever
heard was the LP of Willie’s Always on
My Mind. After taking off her coat, the
first thing she did was put on a record.
She held me next to the Dual CS6 and
rocked me to sleep as it played. They had
a Marantz 2230 and Imperial 7 speaker
combo. I think the cart was one of those
low-profile Ortofon MMs of the ’70s. I
remember seeing 1.5g as the force when I
was old enough to remember. I still have
the LP and the equipment, though the
crossover failed in one of the speakers.
I think it’s quite a special gift to have
been raised by an audiophile mother. I
was taught proper record care before I
could read. Never, ever was I to take our
LPs to a friend’s house and play them ona “plow” turntable. My mom was keenly
aware of damage done to surfaces by
badly tracking equipment.
That’s the standard of tracking I value.
Not how it does on a test record, but
how it plays in real conditions, and most
importantly, how it leaves surfaces after
they have been spun. I have developed a
soft spot for moving magnets and irons
because they are so gentle. Just like me.
I’ve not had records ruined by moving
coils, but it’s undeniable they do more to
the surface than types that have a free-
floating or ribbon armature.
Who starts out listening to Beethoven
string quartets? Not many people. Most
of us start with much cruder material and
go up. Maturity comes not just with age
but with due consideration for one’s own
efforts. Taste is sometimes learned, gaffes
and errors happen, and I do my best to
learn from it.
It’s of such great importance to the
future of journalism to let you all know
how much I appreciate what you do,
the sharing of knowledge critical to my
beloved passion, and that I could not pos-
sibly be more grateful for audio and the
people who propagate its existence.
— Carl Thomas Hriczak,
Niagara Falls, NY