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| Best Concert DVD Best show and lights: Phil Collins Live in Paris. Best sound: Eagles Hell Freezes Over, or Fleetwood Mack The Dance. | |
| Senn HD600 headphones = what Speakers? It definitely depends on what you use to drive your headphones or the room speakers. The HD600 really begin to shine with even a relatively inexpensive entry level amp such as those produced by Headroom. Room-speaker interations are also a factor ... | |
| mbl 101d speakers suck My experience with the 101d driven by lots of MBL power is similar to Rcprice's experience. However, I think they've solved the brightness problem, and not with a tone of room tuning either. The deepest base just wasn't there, but what was, was de... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? SoundLab M-1, then Wilson Max, then Pipedreams (largest ones, forget the model), then VMPS RM-40, then Legacy Whisper driven by Coda class A amps, then Merlin with BAM driven by tubes, then Wilson Watt Puppy 6.0, then ML Prodigy driven by Krell mo... | |
| How good are VMPS RM-40? There are also two upgrades of capacitors: $550 and $900. The Harmonic Discord board indicates they make a great speaker even better. It's hard for me to imagine. Has anyone heard the RM-40 with upgraded capacitors? | |
| Which Processor: Sunfire or Bryston? Thanks, one and all, for your considered responses. I'll do some listening. Any one actually compare these two directly? | |
| used Revel Salon vs. used Wilson Watt Puppy6??? I'm a fan of both Wilson's and Revel. Even with the W/P 6s selling used near $10K the revel will still be less expensive and will probably give you a little more bottom end. Unfortunately my view is that a brand new VMPS RM-40 beats them both in b... | |
| A good CD transport to use seperately from DVD Consider the Denon DVD 5000. It retailed for $2500 but was discontinued about a year ago. You should be able to find one on ebay for under 500. Shockingly great price for a DVD or CD player of this quality. It is very heavy, and well build. On the... | |
| Shure V15V cartridge. Worth investing in? Campbell has the V15 pegged. It's a good chartridge, but moving magnet just can't compete with moving coil, except in trackability. Once you hear even a relatively inexpensive Denon MC chartridge, you'll be hooked on MC. Try a Denon, or a Shelter.... | |
| Legacy Whisper-- Opininions The Whisper doesn't image as wide, deep and pin point as the Watt/Puppy 6, but does sounds faster and fuller. It definitely needs a fast sub. In many ways it is one cone speaker that can be compared, but is inferior, to electrostatics in speed. Th... | |
| How good are VMPS RM-40? Actually there are two 10" woofers and a tunable passive radiator in the RM-40. Cones do the work only below 166 hz, the rest is ribbons. There's apparently even a kit form available, and a money back guarantee. By a large margin these speakers at... | |
| How good are VMPS RM-40? I think the difference in the sound of the RM-40 and any cone speaker I've ever heard (including Whisper, Watt/Puppy 6.0, Wilson Maxx, Avangarde, etc.) is at least similar to the difference between a good MC cartridge and a MM cartridge. Go hear t... | |
| Stereophile looses Jonathan Scull Rhljazz: Well said. Love your Robin Leach metaphor. I actually heard "bass that makes your pants flap". We'll, actually it was my wife's pants -- in the Merlin room this CES. No kindding. Fine sound. Maybe us mortals can afford that and don't need... | |
| Stereophile looses Jonathan Scull Well, I too think Stereophile is going or gone the way of Stereo. To reform, they need to abandon the Recommended Components list and clean up their act. Maybe I read too much of the reviewing the reviewers at http://www.high-endaudio.com but I ca... | |
| Wiring my house for sound There are some existing theads that may help you. Search for Romex or Hubble. It's worth doing. I put in a deicated sub pannel and built in more dedicated circuits than I'll ever need in my basement listening room. Enjoy the project. |