malthuse
Responses from malthuse
| LS-50 Speakers (Passive) How would you describe the s series versus the z series? I had the s series and agree, incredible speakers for the money. I had them at the same time as a pair of P3esrs. There was no comparison. The s2 was a much more enjoyable speaker. | |
| Former Tekton owners: What have you moved on to? JayctoyI assume that what you mean is that any assessment of any speaker that isn’t done after complete burn in is a complete waste of time. I would also assume you mean that any assessment has to be done in the owners listening room because as w... | |
| Former Tekton owners: What have you moved on to? Oh and I would add that break in may be a real enough thing but it doesn’t change the sound that much, if a speaker is radically changing due to break in then there’s a problem. The only caveat with that are the magnepans which really do need ser... | |
| Former Tekton owners: What have you moved on to? You’re right, I did waste huge money on shipping. Don’t get me wrong they had some positive qualities but the hype is just that, hype. I know a good speaker when I hear one and that was not it. They are unspeakably ugly as well. This becomes q... | |
| Magneplanar Listening Comparison 1.7 vs. 3.7 Speakers I talked to magnepan about the difference between the 3.7 and the 3.7i and he said”If you really strain you might hear a difference” | |
| The most sophisticated sound you ever heard I think I get what you mean by sophisticated. If you mean something subtle, not emphasizing too much, gets out of the way but is nice and detailed. Definitely not bass heavy. In which case for me that would be rebuilt Quad 57s by Wayne piquet.a... | |
| Former Tekton owners: What have you moved on to? I owned Tektons impact monitor for 24hours and sent them back, yuck is all I can say. Hideous and they have bizarre signature sound. Moved on to Maggie’s, kef, and Tannoy prestige. | |
| New to Magnepan, a volume question You have a mismatch there, the Maggie’s have low sensitivity so require a coup,e of extra points on the volume knob, couple that with using a passive that also adds a coup,e of points and you’re maxed out. I have this with my setup. I use an act... | |
| Someone tried Quad ESL63 and Magnepan 1,7in the same system? I actually did this with a pair of 1.6 and quad 63. However I crossed the 63s at around 120 hz and used them just as woofers. They made a big difference, way better than just adding a regular woofer as they are both panels so they respond very v... | |
| Tekton Electon/DI compares to what? I just ordered some Impact Monitors. I'm in Vancouver Canada if you can swing by there, should be here in a couple of weeks. PM me on Canuckaudiomart. I also have the Harbeth shl5 plus you can try which I think are way better than the m30.1s. | |
| McCormack DNA 500 loud hum I talked to Steve. I'm amazed a guy like that just answers the phone! He had some suggestions around my system that is quite complicated. He said it might be blown fuses. Anyway, I checked, the fuses are fine. My tech suggested getting rca to... | |
| McCormack DNA 500 loud hum I'll contact McCormack. | |
| McCormack DNA 500 loud hum It not the caps, that would just make a mild hum and they all look in good condition. An amp this old is unlikely to have cap problems. This is a loud open circuit sound, like if you (very stupidly) remove one rca while the amp is on, like I've ... | |
| McCormack DNA 500 loud hum Yeah, I agree. I own a DNA 225 and it's amazing. I read a lot about the DNA 500 and know about Steve's reputation and if this was a problem someone would have encountered it. But my technician is a really knowledgeable guy and he says the RCAs ... | |
| Rogue Cronus Magnum (hum/noise) I own a tempest 2, have owned the sphinx 2 and the RP1. I can attest to how incredibly noisy all of this gear was. The sphinx 2 was less so and was actually manageable as my speakers weren't very sensitive at the time. The RP1 created a ridicul... |