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| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Peter - Thanks again for the update. Being able to tune the bass "Q" is a wonderful feature. My subwoofers have that (Vandersteen 2Wq). Seperately, I had a good listen to Magico S5 MkII speakers at an audio club meeting last Sunday. No, my Ohms ar... | |
| Audiophile Humor The funniest audiophile humor, IMHO, was the old cartoon series in Stereo Review. By Rodriguez, IIRC? And I have one cartoon of a rather angry wife yelling at her husband, who is planted in his sweet-spot chair: "$5,000 for a pair of cables, be... | |
| Bill Legall-MillerSound speaker driver repair I have had a pair of New Large Advent Utility Loudspeakers since I got them as a High School graduation present in 1978 ($148 the pair at Tech Hifi on sale). They have been sitting in my den, deteriorating, for about 25 years. I decided to drop... | |
| New Mcintosh C-22 I can't speak to the C-22, but I have been happily using a C220 for about 6 years. Many Mac preamp owners have had good results from upgrading the tubes. I replaced the stock tubes with Mullard reissues (~$40 per pair), and got smoother sound, l... | |
| Morrow SP7 Upgrade. initforthemusic: Please keep us posted as to your impressions of the SP7s. Thanks. | |
| Best Tubed Preamp For A Warm, Rich Sound, Yet Still Detailed and Agile I may get flamed for this, but based on how my McIntosh C220 sounds, I would suggest that (~$2800 used) or the C2300 (similar, with a better phono section). I seek what you seek, and for me, the C220 does the trick. Whether it has enough "golden... | |
| This is pretty funny and probably true for most of us I usually tell my wife the real price of gear I take down to the Man Cave. But... I always have the total for my wife’s non-essential spending for the most recent quarter on hand. She is a sport-shopper, spending thousands on stuff we don’t need, ... | |
| Monitor Audio dealers FWIW, Electronics Expo, which was originally a spin-off from Sixth Avenue Electronics, has a 14 day return option, with no restocking fee. 2 weeks is not a lot of time for a home audition, but if you set it up for a long weekend or some vacation ... | |
| Add a Subwoofer to my Vandersteen 1ce s or replace with Revel Concerta2 F36 hifiman5: HA! My weight "choices" were determined by a shortage of storage space for several boxes of ceramic tile and a lot of ammo. Sometimes, stuff just kind of falls into place. LOL! | |
| Add a Subwoofer to my Vandersteen 1ce s or replace with Revel Concerta2 F36 I totally concure with ctsooner's opinions of the 2Wq sub. Also, I never feel as if I have sacrificed extension or output for accuracy (of course, that's with two of them and the MHP5 crossovers). I am sure mr_m will be pleased. I would recomme... | |
| Turntable recommendation I have been using my Thorens TD-166MkII since I bought it new in 1984. Reliable, sounds good (had it slightly modded six years ago), and compact. For me, it’s all I need. I have 2 ’arm wands, one with an Ortofon OM-30, and one with a Denon DL-160. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? ps: Welcome back! That's some pretty impressive company, the S-Fs and the MMGs. I am curious - what electronics are you running the MWTs off of? I have found that upstream gear can make huge difference for Ohm speakers. | |
| Wife trouble My vote is for a basement Man Cave. I have had mine since 1994, and it works great. I put all my old gear in the den, so nobody feels bad that I won't show them how to operate my big rig. I can crank it without disturbing people upstairs, and I... | |
| Get my turntable fixed or buy a new one? FWIW, My TD-166 MkII that I purchased new in 1984 was mothballed from 1990 until ~1998. All it needed was a good cleaning and a new belt. I have since had it slightly modded, and I am thrilled with it. Once, at a Stereophile show, I asked a pan... | |
| Having problem with Logitech Squeezebox Touch switching libraries I had similar issues a few years ago. I use my SBT to stream from my Vortexbox (Linux-based) server. Try going to the GUI on a networked computer in your home, by entering the IP address for the SBT. Once there, open the Logitec server page and... |