john_l
Responses from john_l
| Older Upgraded vs. New McCormacks When I was searching for a solid state amp that I don't hate, the McCormack came up on the short list. I called them and asked the same question. They said that the upgraded dna was definitely a superior product to the current generation dna-125 e... | |
| AudioPhysic Virgo in a large room? I own them. They have quite a bit of output. An 18x25 room should be no problem. I have them set up in a 17x13 room, but I also listen to them while I work in my office which is approximatly 25 feet from the speakers. I listen at a little bit lowe... | |
| Hear ye! Thou who knowist thy speakers.. If you like NHT's sound, you might want to go for a 3.3. That is a very well regarded speaker. It has very powerful bass, excellent imaging, and a 'good' level of detail. It is also designed to sit near a wall. I own the Virgo which is also a good... | |
| Most Honest Audio Magazine? I want to retract my negative comment about Jonathan Scull. He's not that pompous - his sense of quasi-satirical humor just makes him appear that way. He does write some pretty good reviews. I just re-read his excellent review of the SCD-1. I felt... | |
| Any harm in leaving gear in the cold? I agree with Craig. Any precision instrument should not be allowed to experience such extremes of temperature. Materials contract and expand based on temperatures and condensation can form in unconditioned environments. This expansion and contract... | |
| Full Range or Monitor? I too would go with monitor's. Their benefit is imaging. It will be very difficult to get really good bass in that room anyway. Some nice ones I have heard are the AP steps, Tempo III, the dynaudio contour 1.3 SE, and the meadowlark herron. Try to... | |
| Recommended BLUES recordings "Where it all begins" by the Allman brothers. Their best album by far. Incredible blues guitar and vocals. A little on the rock side, but awesome. Chill-out by JL Hooker is good too. | |
| Important Qualities Other than Sound I agree on the aesthetics front. I like the virgo speaker very much for that reason. It has excellent sound, but also it's one of the few high end speakers that you could place in a nice living room, or in front of your view windows. You can also ... | |
| Indoor FM Antenna Recommendations?? I've had good luck with a powered terk antenna. $25 at the Sony outlet. | |
| Speaker Front Cover In general I would believe this is true. However, in some cases the speaker grill is actually part of the speakers sonic design. The Spica TC-50 and 60 are examples of this. The grill actually contributes to the damping characteristics of the spea... | |
| Is 2hz/100khz better sound than 20/20? I heard that Sony smoked some high end amps in preparation for their chicago debut. They switched to a different brand. Just rumor. Didn't read it anywhere. I would ask Sony or your amp manufacturer to be safe. Does anyone know what Sony uses at ... | |
| Tube vs Solid State - Comparable Output? I have heard that a low impedance speaker, like an electrostatic, it will eat tubes like there's no tomorrow. On the topic of equivalent power. I've had 100w tube, 160w tube, and a 185 w solid state amp in my system. I can attest that the solid st... | |
| Most Honest Audio Magazine? I feel that TAS is passing up Stereophile as well. I too have seen SP's quality decline. They still have some excellent reviews, but a few of their reviewers I find pompous, trivial and irritating. J-10 specifically. I also wish that they had a mo... | |
| How, all this obsession started I started out building shortwave/FM radio and transmitter kits from Radio shack. I loved electronics, but was not into high end sound. For fun I built my own speakers using wires stretched across drums and paper/plastic sheets. I played trumpet, a... | |
| CD Player with Volume out for <$1500.00 I've had the 830 (XLR variable outs) and the Sony Xa7ES (RCA variable outs). Using the direct outs, I would say the 830 is slightly superior, but not much. I chose to keep the xa7es due to build quality and ergonomics. Wadia just went under a few ... |