johnnyb53
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| Gallos ohms mirages or deuvels This web page of AVGuide has a link to download a pdf of the full Abso!ute Sound review of the Mirage OMD-28.Chris Martens, the reviewer, bought a pair and uses them as his new reference. I have the OMD-15s, one model down from the 28s, and everyt... | |
| Good integrated amp for Paradigm Studio 40? Absolute Sound did an extremely favorable review of the Onkyo A-9555 class D integrated with its matching CD player and the Paradigm Studio 20's. On another audio forum I came across favorable comments about the Onkyo driving a pair of Studio 100'... | |
| Which speakers have wide dispersion? Yeah, by today's standards the 1st-gen Mirage M series is a bit thick-sounding and not so transparent. To make them jump you need to pump them with lots of power with low output impedance, high damping factor, and high current. The 2nd-gen Mxsi se... | |
| Will new Class D trump a vintage Class A/AB? 08-23-08: DcstepHmm, why didn't you stay with boutique? The very best in Class D is from the boutique makers, like Rowland and Spectral.Because I'm a cheap bottom-feeder. :) Actually, I had to quit working a couple years ago due to health reasons,... | |
| Which speakers have wide dispersion? Which speakers have wide dispersion?In one of the earlier threads reference was made to omni directional speakers sounding better due to the wide dispersion and that is the key to their signature. Obviously this affects required room dimensions, i... | |
| Will new Class D trump a vintage Class A/AB? 08-23-08: DotsystemFew amps can handle zero ohm territory. The class D implementation distortion signature may or may not be to your liking. Many class D amps come in small chassis and have a switching power supply built in to the amp module. Big ... | |
| Will new Class D trump a vintage Class A/AB? Well, my old VSP Labs TransMOS didn't get off to a good start. After getting it out of repair yesterday (they replaced some capacitors and (looks like) a relay or two) and $143 later, I took it home and hooked it up. It's putting out a really loud... | |
| 2 channel pre with subwoofer out? There is such a beast, the Parasound Classic 2100 stereo preamp. It even has a built-in MM/MC phono preamp. But it lists at $599. I've sometimes seen factory refreshed ones at Audio Advisor for $399, but they don't seem to have any just now.Here's... | |
| Tone controls- to use or not? Get your ears checked by a specialist. About 20 years ago J. Gordon Holt thought his HF hearing was going. Turned out he just had waxy buildup, which the ear/nose/throat specialist removed. | |
| Which speakers have wide dispersion? The Mirage Omnipolar and Omnisats have uniform room-filling dispersion, but with a forward-firing bias that improves imaging. The listening area is the sweet spot in the sense that if you are at a live performance sitting to the left of the stage,... | |
| Simple System for a Super Senior? I nominate a Music Hall CDeiver or similar all-in-one CD player/receiver (others available from NAD, Philips, and others) with (of course) unified remote, plus nice stand-mounted speakers such as the PSB Image 25's, Paradigm Studio 20's, or simila... | |
| Looking for a entry level audiophile turntable I'd look hard at the Marantz at $1595 with Clearaudio ebony tonearm and matching Clearaudio ebony-bodied cartridge. A factory matched and mounted package is a smart way to start when you're getting into it for the first time (or the first time in ... | |
| Looking for good quality vintage speakers JBL 4301b Control Monitors. Price is right, the look is definitely right, and the woofers have been professionally re-foamed.Disclaimer: I have no personal stake in this listing; it just looked like a good fit, and nice-looking too. JBL's brightly... | |
| fuses - the $39 ones or the 85 cent ones 08-20-08: MagfanI suggest we drop this line. People have many ingrained prejudi.Why should we drop this line? It's been a productive open discussion except for your smug, dogmatic interlopings touting the junk science of DBT applied to listening t... | |
| Brain Teaser: Biamp or biwire w/limited rack space Woops! Sorry about the redundant posts. I thought my earlier one had gotten flushed when I did a system reset. |