frogman
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| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? Why not get a synthesized piano and be done with it?!?! you're kidding, right?The reason is that, unlike Ritteri's contention, even a less than perfectly miked acoustic piano, will sound better than any electric piano; assuming a real piano sound ... | |
| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? A few clarifications: Khrys, difference tones produced in theperformance/recording venue as a result of real instruments sounding the fundamental frequencies will, by definition, be more accurate than those produced in the listening room by the pl... | |
| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? Let's get some facts straight. The lowest note of your typical grand piano is A 27.5 Hertz, so it could be argued that any speaker that does not go this low, and fairly accurately, is not a good candidate for "best for piano". To say that there is... | |
| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? Ritteri, I hate to rain on YOUR parade dude, but IMO you have come on way too strong with your assertions. I'm thrilled that you feel so strongly about the merits of your chosen speakers, but...Are you suggesting that the human ear is not sensitiv... | |
| comments/questions/ suggestions for Agon Good thread!My suggestion concerns the abrupt deletion of threads that Audiogon deems controversial or inappropriate. I am assuming that these are the reasons, since there is usually no explanation given. It would be nice, and respecfull of the po... | |
| Grado Signature Tonearm I owned that very combination a few years back. IMO the Grado arm is a good arm, but not up to the standard set by several other arms, current and otherwise. The Grado replaced a Sumiko MMT, to obvious improvement. The Grado was replaced by an Syr... | |
| VTL Tetrode/Triode Yes, it is true that you don't HAVE to turn the amps off; according to Manley. However, by turning them off, I suppose the problem of forgetting to mute the pre becomes irrelevant. NO SIGNAL THROUGH THE AMPS WHILE SWITCHING!Again, I found that if ... | |
| VTL Tetrode/Triode Try listening at reduced volume, and I think you will find that triode has a decided advantage over tetrode, even with large-scale, complex orchestrations; the issue is simply that to unravel and amplify a complex signal, more power is needed. It'... | |
| VTL Tetrode/Triode The 6350's affect the overall sound less than the 12at7's do. It still pays to experiment, though. This is an American made tube and there are no exotic versions available, to the best of my knowledge. My favorites are the Tungsol's and the earlie... | |
| VTL Tetrode/Triode Hi HgabertIn my experience (Manley 200/100 Mono's, very similar circuit to your MB's)), in absolute terms, the amps always sound better in triode: much more refined sound, better detail, less grundge, etc., etc. Tetrode becomes advantageous when y... | |
| Where are your maggies?? Is the Mac 252 a tube amp? If not, I don't think you will ever hear what those speakers are capable of until you hear them with 150+ tube watts. If you are in the NYC metro area, I would be glad to bring my Manleys over for you to experience the d... | |
| Where are your maggies?? I second the suggestion of moving the panels to about four feet from the back wall; start there and experiment. Also, IMO Maggies LOVE tubes. 200 watts of quality tube power should do it. I use Manley Reference 200/100 mono's, and in my very large... | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... Glad to see this thread still has life. Cpdunn99 is right on the money; it is amazing what a single drop of water (preferably spring water) can do to open up the flavor of a quality malt. More than a drop if you are drinking a cask-strength malt s... | |
| Bruce Moore Uranus 2 Preamp need info I would also be very leery of advise and opinions from audiophiles who really don't know what they are talking about.Bruce Moore is one of the best audio designers out there; and a tube audio pioneer. His preamps have been very favorably reviewed.... | |
| An Aaron Copland Question Copland wrote this fanfare at the request of Eugene Goosens, then conductor of the Cincinatti Symphony. During World War II, Goosens wanted to begin each orchestral concert with a fanfare composed by an American composer. Perhaps some of the quest... |