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| Vintage Thoren TD160 vs new turntables I had that exact turntable for several decades, and now use a VPI Classic III for 5 years. While I can't give you a one-to-one simultaneous comparison, I can make some observations between the two and a conclusion.The Thorens was a fine design in ... | |
| Tidal HiFi Streaming? Thanks for all of the responses! I'm primarily a vinyl listener, but sometimes I'll pop in a CD or SACD as well. Where Tidal would help greatly is when I want to listen to music while doing something else, akin to me listening to Sirius while driv... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? A pair of Walsh 5 series 3 is up for auction today on Audiogon, if anyone is in the market. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I changed my listening setup a bit (see my virtual system) by getting a superb rack at Timbernation. It's made of tiger maple and walnut, a good compliment to the Bubinga of the Ohm 5000's. Now I get visual as well as aural delight!Since my Chines... | |
| Review: Liberty Audio B2B-1 Preamplifier I just hooked up my B2B on Monday this week and am extremely pleased with the sound. I'd like to add to the review a bit from my own perspective.As I'm sure that many people realize, a phono stage has two difficult tasks. One is to increase the vo... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Coot, a SET would not work for the Ohms. A push-pull of high wattage (such as a McIntosh, would need about 150 wpc for the 5000) tube would be fine. My approach with inefficient speakers is to concentrate on a tube preamp with a powerful SS amp. T... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Oops! My bad- the new website lists the 5000's at $3250 EACH, the same price currently for a pair. Anyway, the website is much improved find a mistake, email John, and he will take 10% off the price of a new set of speakers- limit 4 per customer. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Have you guys seen the new Ohm website? http://ohmspeaker.com It's a beta site, much better than the current version, plus there is an incentive to find errors. I can't believe it, but the Ohm 5000 talls are priced at $3250, instead of the current... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Coot I think 180 wpc@8 ohms is enough. Before I got my McCormack (250 wpc), I was using 130 wpc amp and it sounded nice. The extra power was noticed primarily in the deep bass response, and you should be fine, particularly with classical music. Al... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? 1 watt into an Ohm is a SPL (sound Pressure Level) of about 87 dB at 1 meter. This is relatively inefficient. For example, a Klipshorn corner speaker has a SPL of 102 db- you could practically drive them with a flashlight. So double the power, dB ... | |
| Best MC step up transformer I use a Raphaelite PM 1.1. I bought it through Pacific valve, and although they no longer carry it they might be able to get you one. About $600, and phenomenal in performance. It will give you a deeper bass response than most solid state MC stages. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? If you want to hear drum attacks, I just purchased a Japenese import of a remastered Who "Quadrophenia" on SACD. It's unbelievably good on the 5000's. Since I just heard the Who last month play their Quadrophenia live (with a very competent substi... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Bondmanp I also noticed some difference with my Pangea AC-9SE power cord when I plugged it in. Maybe just my imagination- most engineers would say that there's no theoretical basis for a difference in sound, but it's one of those minor tweaks. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Coot I can only put them some 15" from the wall, but the stage depth is pretty good nonetheless. My living circumstances (and my wife) prevent anything else. The 5000's include adjustment switches that help with adjustment for room placement (ask ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Coot I'm very happy with my McCormack DNA-250. The bass respose was noticibly improved over my Sumo Polaris II. Note that the McCormack is rated at 250 wpc, but that is into an 8 ohm load and the Walsh 5000's present 6 ohms so the output is over 3... |