karl_desch
Responses from karl_desch
| Who R U? Don't want to turn this into another "Rap on High End Speakers" thread. I just hurts to realize that "music" lovers can close their ears with such statements like "rap is not music." That's just absurd. I not trying to make rap out to be anything ... | |
| BAT VK-500 VS Classe CA-301 Just to add my 2 cents. I have owned a VK500 for a year and a half now. I drive it direct with a Theta Miles CDP. It made a huge improvement over my previous SS amp (Forte 100c.) Great bass extension. Very clean midrange and great detail. I drive ... | |
| Progressive talk Anybody check out the Neu! reissues? All three are really good. Elements of Kraftwerk but actually sounding more like Can. Excellent. | |
| Who R U? Robertd,It's hard not to like the Strokes. Especially if you're a VU fan. I Listened to "Is this it?" almost daily for months last summer until i saw the band this winter in Las Vegas. The lead singer was really dumb. Pretending to be drunk and "p... | |
| How do you decide on new music to buy? I share music with friends (word of mouth, mp3's.) I read reviews in Magnet and on the web. I keep up on the goings on of musicians I enjoy and their side projects. Certain small record labels have good taste and you can sample new bands on their ... | |
| Rolling your own I just about weeped with joy when I looked at the 8 guage woofer inducter coils on the external crossovers for the North Creek Rhythm Signature kit. Pretty. | |
| Bat VK500 SS Amp and Cary 306 direct? Hey Ligabry,I have a VK-500 and drive it with a balanced Theta Miles. I think this is a great combo. Much better detail than when using a preamp on my system. I haven't listened to to the Cary, Levinson, Wadia, Accuphase or Capitole players. -Karl | |
| Rolling your own Clueless,I have all the stuff (drivers, crossovers, stuffing, spikes, wires and posts.) I'm just waiting on the delivery of the cabinets and x/o boxes from Lee Taylor and Co. The crossovers for the Rhythm Sig. look incredible. I'm excited to actua... | |
| Rolling your own Check out www.northcreekmusic.com. You may get a bunch of good ideas and plans there. They make amazing crossovers too.-Karl | |
| Running CD-Player Directly from Amp I have a Theta Miles (balanced version = $1400 used) that has an analog volume control and drives my BAT VK-500 really well. Impedance between the two components seem to be no problem. It is definately better than when running through my Forte Mod... | |
| Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list New Jim O'Rourke "Insignificance". Very musically interesting. Great recording with a live sound. This is what pop should be. | |
| ZuCable any Opinions Well, I just bought some ZuCable WAX biwire. I will be able to compare them to my old shotgun 4tc biwire. | |
| Any advantage to an outboard crossover box? I'd be into making the cabinets myself if I had any woodworking skills. The idea of learning to do it as I went along might work if it weren't such an important project. I'll leave the creation on my main speakers to a skilled person.Thanks for th... | |
| Rap music on high-end speakers Sean and Raguirre. Well said.Seek out good music, there is some in every genre even if its not coming at you loudly as a car rolls down the street.. It's that same insane "ghetto" music that created Louis Armstrong and Kraftwerk.Audiogon is a frin... | |
| Rap music on high-end speakers Sean, your post summarizes many excellent points including the need to be honest in order to have a discussion. It also reminds me of a point I wanted to make. Many people out there have minimal exposure to some genres of music be it upbringing (c... |