mapman
Responses from mapman
| Is McIntosh a stepping stone into HI/FI? "I have never come away with the feeling that the McIntosh gear was doing anything special. "I think part of the perception of a Mc sound is psychological, associated with the distinctive more vintage oriented aesthetics than many competing brands... | |
| Gallo 3.5 vs Merlin VSM-MXe "ome of the very best sound i have every heard came from these types of set-ups"In my home, I run setups in 5 different rooms. The small 12X12 room set up this way is by far the best overall and hard to fault IMHO even with no special room treatme... | |
| Gallo 3.5 vs Merlin VSM-MXe Here are the general rules I followed to find a good location for my monitors in the 12 X 12 room.1) Determine primary listening position2) locate speakers to distribute sound evenly from left to right across the room. Dispersion pattern of the de... | |
| Looking for opinions on Tannoy Prestige line. Interesting thread.The Tannoys often catch my eye. I love the classic styling. Dual concentric drivers are another unique feature of merit for me. I wonder what the larger models with larger drivers sound like with some of the better modern amps? ... | |
| Gallo 3.5 vs Merlin VSM-MXe "a square can be turned into something other by firing the speakers down a diagonal."yes, good suggestion.I ended up doing this to some extent to optimize in my 12X12 room with both monitors and more full range floor standers and the results in bo... | |
| What speakers have best bass for hip hop, and rock Personal tastes aside, any good quality design that uses larger or multiple and also good quality drivers (not undersized or cheaply constructed) and capable of digging into the lowest octave below 40 hz when needed WITH AUTHORITY will provide the... | |
| What speakers have best bass for hip hop, and rock I have yet to hear anything better than the newer series 3 or X000 series OHM Walsh speakers for this. You do need the right amp though. | |
| Gallo 3.5 vs Merlin VSM-MXe If the OP is still out there and cares, after reading through things further, and getting past all the noise, I realize that you are comparing used versus new at a particular price point. That's important.Used MErlin VSM-MXes at a good used price ... | |
| Gallo 3.5 vs Merlin VSM-MXe "why does it seem like you prefer to spout your opinions more in merlin threads"Because that is the topic you happen to be monitoring maybe?I offer opinions and observations on many topics of interest to me based on what I learn over time from var... | |
| Headphones for use with Squeezebox Radio HEy, the Klipsch came a day early.Good deal on Amazon. I ordered a CD along with it and the cost still came to less than what I would pay at the local BEst Buy (that name is a misnomer these days I find in that there are some Best Buys but plenty ... | |
| What is your most beautiful component? Thanks Podeschi.My ears may be aging but luckily I think my eyes still work pretty well! | |
| Gallo 3.5 vs Merlin VSM-MXe I FOund this chart I thought useful while looking for information on exactly what kinds of sounds we might want to hear that fall into the lowest audible octave.Audible Frequency SpectrumIt helps to understand what one might be missing if a speake... | |
| What is your most beautiful component? Squeezebox Touch with Katie Perry or Sophie Millman artwork displaying.Things head south when Lady Gaga cues up. | |
| Gallo 3.5 vs Merlin VSM-MXe I've heard the Magico mini in a smaller dealer showroom off good tube amplification. They are lovely sounding speakers, but again not as full and muscular, weighty, meat on the bones, whatever as other good larger designs I have heard. That is the... | |
| Gallo 3.5 vs Merlin VSM-MXe "you have not heard them so why comment."BP, as the vendor, you are undeniably biased on this subject, so why comment?I won't stop commenting. Will you? |