johnnyb53
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| Better than the Project Carbon TT for $ 500.00 Sunnyjim, you don't have to determine if it's worth the trouble to convert the LPs. If you get the Debut Carbon DC, you get possibly the best TT you can get at $399, and you can get an outboard USB converter if and when you decide to rip your viny... | |
| Better than the Project Carbon TT for $ 500.00 You don't have to get a USB turntable. You can use any turntable you want to rip MP3s as long as you have something like this. Besides this Behringer, there are many ADCs with USB output at various prices.Right now Audio Advisor has the Pro-Ject D... | |
| Salk HT3, SF Cremona M, Magnepan 3.7 or ML Ethos? I don't know if this was a factor in your audition, but the GoldenEar tweeter has very limited vertical dispersion and needs to be at ear level to show its stuff. Here are the measurements from Stereophile's Triton 1 review. You'll see that the tw... | |
| Salk HT3, SF Cremona M, Magnepan 3.7 or ML Ethos? I've done some searching and apparently "pistonic" is a made-up word in the audio world, and the original use was when multiple coils and magnets are used to drive the diaphragm more evenly, like those rectangular and odd-shaped speaker drivers of... | |
| Salk HT3, SF Cremona M, Magnepan 3.7 or ML Ethos? Well, it seems that the demo room is getting in the way one way or another. I mentioned the Triton 1's because they are one of the few speakers that 1) fit your budget and 2) have the frequency extension, dispersion pattern, and bass power to ener... | |
| Speakers: Color VS. Nuetral I have a couple of power amps that are like yin and yang. Both are from the early '80s. One is a Perreaux PMF1150B and the other is a Heath AA-1600. The Heath has a very sharp initial transient and brings some snap and liveliness to dynamic speake... | |
| Salk HT3, SF Cremona M, Magnepan 3.7 or ML Ethos? Wardl: How big's your new listening room? Any chance you could put the 1.7s up against the wall and then bring them out for listening? If your new listening room is significantly smaller, maybe you could replace the 1.7s with some MMGs. At 20 lbs.... | |
| Salk HT3, SF Cremona M, Magnepan 3.7 or ML Ethos? Did you change your budget considerations? This last round of speakers you auditioned (Magico, SF Olympica, Focal 1038be and Sopra, etc.) are at least two to three times as much as your originally stated budget of "5K used," and since some of thes... | |
| Totem Hawk: Outdated compared to newer spks?? I have a 19-year-old pair of Mirage M5si's that still kick ass. They scale up and down really well with the source material, energize a room realistically, very natural sounding midrange and fast but relaxed treble, bass extension to about 26 Hz, ... | |
| Salk HT3, SF Cremona M, Magnepan 3.7 or ML Ethos? 07-08-15: Zynec...If I see the Tritons at a nearby store I will check them out as well.Founder Sandy Gross was previously co-founder of Polk Audio and Definitive Technology, so he has a great track record of creating extensive dealer networkds. He... | |
| Salk HT3, SF Cremona M, Magnepan 3.7 or ML Ethos? Pinpoint imaging can be fun. What I'm saying is that 1) Pinpoint is sort of a recording contrivance that seldom occurs in live performance and 2) Pursuing pinpoint imaging as the *first* priority often compromises other parameters that are more im... | |
| Salk HT3, SF Cremona M, Magnepan 3.7 or ML Ethos? Having performed in and attended many live concerts, the stable soundstage of omnis such as the Ohms and omniguide-based Mirages, plus dipoles such as the Magnepans, throw a much more realistic "live" soundstage than the pinpoint imaging of minimo... | |
| Any Love for the Pioneer PLX-1000 Yet? 07-02-15: Zd542"Both reviewers came away with an enthusiastic recommendation and consdiered this the one to beat at $2K and under. Not bad for $697."That statement gives me pause. Practically every writer for every major audiophile publication mak... | |
| Electron microscope slow-motion video of vinyl LP You can also get a tabletop Vibraplane unit, big enough to hold a turntable. I think the tabletop models are in the $3500-5500 rangeHere's a Positive Feedback Online review/summary (from 5 years ago) of some of the industrial vibration isolators t... | |
| How do you respond to this question? 06-30-15: SchubertMy analogue brain seems to prefer sine-waves over dit-dots.Yup. Same for me. I get about the same emotional response to vinyl as I do to live music. I seldom get an emotional lift from digital sources. |