mapman
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| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "my beloved Walsh 2000s do not leave me with speaker envy."I'm in a similar boat. Have heard lots of great systems and speakers. Still content.Gotta say though that it took a lot of tweaking to my system over the last few years subsequent to the O... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? "There are also those that think that deep, tight bass is the be-all-and-end-all of musical reproduction and those people, too, might find anything less than 200 watts to be inadequate. The rest of the crowd really don't need that much power."Deep... | |
| Need Help with Vintage console player - New to LPs Yep, with most ceramic cart record players (that's what they were generally called)you just need a working cart and the right stylus/needle. Not much else to do or adjust usually. These were designed to be user friendly buy and play devices for th... | |
| mbl - is there a problem? Anybody know how the mbl 121s perform in smaller rooms in comparison to the larger floorstanding mbls in larger rooms?I have Dynaudio Contour 1.3mkII monitors tuned in very nicely currently in a 12X12 listening room. I often wonder if mbl 121s cou... | |
| mbl - is there a problem? Holographic presentation is the unique strength of mbl. If that is important to you, definitely do not buy until you audition mbl. Otherwise, you may not care so much.Having heard a lot of top notch systems over the years, I'd say without question... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? YEs, so bottom line, personally, for mainly lower volume near field listening in smaller quarters, I would be more inclined in general to go exclusively with speakers that are easy to drive and more phase coherent at close range due to proximity o... | |
| mbl - is there a problem? String."Don't you think that an outlay of this much money would be designed so that the room or speakers aren't that critical of each other?"No clue.What dealer? The good mbl demo I heard (mbl 111s) was at United Home Audio in Annapolis Junction, ... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? Makes sense. | |
| Is there any truth to this question? DIg,Oh, so you actually have run the Vandy's off the larger Krell in the past!So what is your take on your question based on your recollection of how that sounded compared to what you have now?Whether any particular setup floats your boat or not i... | |
| "Best" bookshelf/monitor for low-power amp? Triangle Titus or Comete fit the bill and could save you a lot of $$$s in the process. Maybe later add a sub with teh money saved if you feel a need. | |
| mbl - is there a problem? "the bass is very boomy with no depth or space at all. If indeed it is the room, then it very well may be a design flaw if this expensive equipment also needs a special room.Speakers always have to be rightsized and integrated properly into the ro... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? The thing is music music is a lot more complex than any test signal. Transient response is different technically from clipping, however I suspect the two are related. AN amp that does not tend to clip should be able to handle transients better, th... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? Atmas, No I am aware of all that. Has nothing to do with my argument. I agree why many amps sound bad with digital (compared to vinyl) has nothing to do with the level of the recording.It has more to do with the transients in digital recordings co... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? If the sound levels increase and the sound continues to expand in proportion as you turn up the volume, that is a good indicator that clipping is under control.If the sound stops getting louder in proportion to how much you increase the volume, ev... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? Agree with pubul that addressing clipping with a tube amp is different than for SS amps in general. Tube amps tend towards soft clipping which is more gradual and generally less offensive allowing for fewer watts.Not all clipping occurs similarly ... |