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| Aesthetix Calypso vs ARC LS25 MK2 "Terminally vapid" LOL.Boring, dull, etc. | |
| Best solid state pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ?? Frankpiet, as you're in Germany, you might consider listening to the asr phono. It's better sounding (& more versatile) than the Clearaudio. Costs EUR: ~600.Excellent idea to forgo a stand alone pre. | |
| Does sound travel better at night? In most cases the improvement comes from the combination of,"less noisy" & more abundant power supply,reduced ambient noise,and our own relaxation. | |
| Switch from Genesis V to ??? Jim--I had V's and found them an excellent all 'rounder, not cheap to surpass overall. As you're a musician,here's my opinion.OPTION 1 is to change spkrs, going for "better" rather than "different".Target should be: increased "dynamics"/ transient... | |
| Full Range Speaker list Try JPO's list. Lots of links there, probably the most comprehensive compilation. | |
| Reversing Polarity -- Voodoo or Easy Tweak? Herman notes: I haven't conducted any experiments to confirm this hypothesisSomeone else has -- and I tried desperately & unsuccessfully to find the ref. Apparently you WILL notice a discrepancy. This, (afa I remember) is variably termed as "s... | |
| New? thoughts on driving MBL 101s with tube amps Yes, it's difficult, but ASAIK the phase is relatively benign and all you need is some extra energy -- but not that much extra energy. So a tube would do the job -- since you're looking into a small tube. | |
| recommend entry-level high-efficiency loudspeakers The french company is probably Triangle. You might opt for a (very easy to implement) kit. Hammer Dynamicsis a very reasonably priced, excellent performer. Check out the "tweaks" at Melhuish's website. | |
| Problems with SME 10 Turntable Seems to be vinyl -- not TT related, as Pbb suggests. OTOH, have you checked the cartridge alignment lately? Azimuth and offset angle could be culprits (check overhang & spindle to pivot distance); anti-skating could also help, but seems less ... | |
| Why dosome high pwr amps fail to drive some spkrs? Ulf -- you've got OUTSTANDING speakers, you lucky .....:)!As to the drive issue: it's strange as these aren't insensitive speakers... Could be related to the phase angle @ ~90-100Hz where (I think) the woofs kick in. In conjunction, the sound (or ... | |
| New? thoughts on driving MBL 101s with tube amps Big amp for bass, small amp for mid-high. Should be good. Especially so, if you cross-over at line level rather than speaker level. I think MBL once had a client who wanted to x-over passively at line level... but can't find the reference. | |
| Does a listening room help or hinder? Dilemma. Bring your puter into the listening room. When you want serious litening, turn the puter off. Happy listening! | |
| What's a "Voltage Divider Linear Network" It sounds like a fancy way of saying "attenuator" (linear, not switching). Maybe in ref to a low pass? | |
| Looking for a new speaker. Wilson Maxx II ?? Raul: I would subscribe to your plan of combining an outstanding upper part ("monitor" -- say ~80Hz - ~30kHz) and stereo subwoof.I wouldn't choose the Sophia for the upper part, though.From reports, one good contender could be the Audio Machina sp... | |
| How do you bi-amp with tubes and solid state The Aerials already HAVE a passive x-over -- you don't need to add an extra, electronic one. Unless you're ready to disconnect the passive LOW pass and the BANDPASS and keep only the tweet's xover; in which case a simple line-level passive or acti... |