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| Want to improve sound of Silverline Prelude II As a follow-up to my post above, I am currently in the middle of a home trial of Ohm Walsh 2000 speakers. Compared to my Vandy 1Cs, they are incredibly smooth, not bright, and do not exhibit any of the compression I heard with the Vandy 1Cs at hig... | |
| Sub suggestions There is a review that looks interesting at Enjoy the Music of the Tekton subwoofer ($650), but I have not heard it myself. I have heard an Outlaw sub and thought it was pretty good. I would insist on a home-trial before committing, since you neve... | |
| Replacement for Vandersteen 2C The Vandys are great, but do need a bit of room to breath. I am in the process of upgrading from Vandy 1Cs. Although my room is larger than yours, placement restrictions meant the logical upgrade to 2Ce Sig IIs would not work. I am currently audit... | |
| $ 2500 ....Stay with Vandersteens ??...what else ? Good point, Iser. I added a pair of 2Wqs to my 1Cs a few years ago. I can't imagine a better value (especially at used prices) in subs than these. As I sought to upgrade speakers, keeping the 2Wqs was never in doubt. To my delight, the 2Wqs blend ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Question: When does Porcupine Tree sound like Nirvana? Answer: When heard over my system with Ohm Walsh 2000s! ;-) (details below)Much has changed over the last few days. As I mentioned, I got a deal on a really nice DAC. Although for now the digi... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Mapman, everyone else... Thanks for the encouraging words. The 2000s do enough right that I want this work out. The added toe-in has smoothed out the mid-upper treble range considerably, although at the expense of a slightly less dimensional sound... | |
| One Subwoofer channel not working, what effect? How is your subwoofer connected to your pream-processor? | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rebbi: Good luck with the Shrimp. I've heard Manley gear at shows and always came away impressed. IMHO, the tube-pre/SS-power combo can be marvelous. If you really miss the remote, you can do what I did - I positioned my rack and preamp so that th... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rebbi - I also vote tube preamp. My C-J PV-11 mates well with my Odyssey Audio SS power amp. You might be able to find a nice C-J PV-5, 6, 11 or 12 within your budget. Look for one with a phono stage if you can find it. The MM phono stage in my PV... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Mapman, Mamboni, Foster: Thanks for the info. Just to be clear, I don't find the treble above 8kHz recessed, but rather the octave below 8kHz. If anything, the treble above 8kHz has a bit too much zing, with occasionally over-emphasized sibilants,... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? My co-worker/budding audiophile stopped by Monday evening. Unfortunately, his burned CD-R of his favorites wouldn't play, so we will try it again some evening. But we listened for a while to both the Vandersteen 1Cs and the Ohm Walsh 2000s. No que... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I guess I will have to revisit PT CDs when the 2000s are fully broken in.I removed the Vandy subs from the signal path to run the 2000s full range for a while. A brief listen to the Stereophile Test CD #2 was revealing. I was surprised by the low ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rebbi - that's why I avoid my system on weekday mornings! And I also enjoy Sade a lot. Last night I listened to the standard CD of Pink Floyd's "Wish You were Here." I chose this specifically because it was nearly unlistenable on the Vandersteens.... | |
| Lacking Soundstage - Vandersteen 2C I have an asymetrical (sp?) room as well. I think this is the main cause of your channel imbalance, which I suffer from as well. I just deal with it, and made sure my preamp has a balance control. If you're like me, off-center vocalists (unless th... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? OK, the pads and shims came the other day. Although using these has made the 2000s much more stable, they are not rock solid. Interestingly, John Strohbeen has let me know that Walsh speakers, because they fire downwards, are not as sensitive to c... |