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| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I am using an older set of Kimber 4PR. I really cannot compare these to anything, since I had them before I got my Walsh 2000s, but I can't identify any problems with the Kimber. I would like to upgrade at some point, but financial considerations ... | |
| Need help with a Tube PREAMP. A used McIntosh C220 might stretch your budget, but if you shop carefully, could be obtained. It has balanced and unbalanced outputs, and has no issues driving long RCA runs into my SS amp with 10K input impedance. Like all recent McIntosh preamps... | |
| Requesting advice on preamp to buy Why not another used McIntosh? | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Coot: FWIW, I too have my eyes on that D-Sonics amp (although financially, I am farther away from a purchase now than I thought I'd be). I did ask John Strohbeen about that much power into the 2000s. His reply was, "go for it, but keep an eye on t... | |
| Ripping LPs to Hard Drive Or, you can do what I did. Give up on computers and buy a stand-alone CD recorder. This might not fix your level issues, though. It sure fixed my computer issues. I use a Marantz pro-sumer recorder with pretty respectable results. | |
| New cables for Thorens TD 160 Not very relevent, but I had my TD-166 MkII rewired with a no-name litz RCA cable. Volume is fine with HOMC cartridge and MM phono stage. The only way cables could cause such a loss in voltage is if they are broken, AFAIK. Bad connectors? Somethin... | |
| suggest an under $2000 amp to match 4ohm speakers If the PV-10 has enough range of balance control for you (my PV-11's balance control did not), a great, new amp that would work for you would be the Odyssey Audio Khartago or Stratos. Lots of power, stable into 4 ohm loads, extremely musical (espe... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? If you review some of my older posts, the answer is, quite well. I have a combo 2-channel/HT rig, with Walsh 2000s and a Walsh Center up front, MicroWalsh Talls for the surrounds and a pair of Paradigm Atoms for the rear surrounds (some day I'll h... | |
| Ripping LPs to Hard Drive Also - check the back of the Yammi for a switch that would change the level of the phono inputs. Some amps allow you to set the phono inputs to hi-level so you can use them as another auxiliary input if you are not using a turntable. | |
| How to select a subwoofer I recommend you audition the Vandersteen 2Wq. If you stretch your budget a smidge, you can get a pair. I have a pair with the MHP-5 crossovers, and the quality of the bass in my system is incredible. Tunefull, tight, dynamic and clean. Also, they ... | |
| Listening Sessions Sanders ESL, VERITAS Monoblocks What a great meeting! Merrill's dedicated listening room is really special. There is a palpability to the music, especially vocals, that I have rarely heard. In retrospect, I think I would have preferred the volume to be a little lower, but that i... | |
| OPPO Relieability?? That's Oppo for ya! Probably the best customer service in the industry. I had a similar experience. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Jwc2012: To answer your post, I have an Odyssey Stratos HT3 w/ cap upgrade. Not sure of the headroom, but I was very surprised to hear it clip. I thought it was room accoustics until I borrowed a pair of Class D 500 watt mono blocks, and the issue... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I will second Mapman's post. My 2000s sound wonderfull at lower volumes. So good, that when they are playing at moderate background levels, I will often stop to listen, even though I have things to do. And that's usually with low-res Pandora or in... | |
| Hearing aids change the sound of the music? I have read about some pricey hearing aids which can be set for either speech or music. Some web posts I have read suggest that the wearers are enjoying their music more with these devices than they were without them. |