mapman
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| Why the obsession with the lowest octave Because part of the music occurs there normally with a good recording or live and this is the " high end" audio site where everything that you can or should be able to hear matters.Having said that, it does not in practice really matter to many.I ... | |
| Dynaudio Contour 1.1 vs Totem Model 1 The Proacs seem very nice, but on a cautionary note, assuming the Proacs are tube friendly from a load perspective (most small monitors like these that also show good bass extension, like Dynaudios, tend to not be tube friendly in my experience, b... | |
| Wyred 4 Sound.....Anyone????? CK,Watts/power alone is solely about how loud it can/should go and not useful to determine much else.Other characteristics of amps and how they interact with speakers, like damping, current delivery, transient response, and other aspects design an... | |
| Dynaudio Contour 1.1 vs Totem Model 1 I am both a Dynaudio and Totem fan, but I would not look fist to either Dynaudio or Totem for use with a 15W tube amp, but having said that, integrate a good powered subwoofer and offload most of the low end work to that and you might get by if yo... | |
| Hi efficient speaker, bass problems TIm,That's good to know.I don't doubt many good amps would sound quite excellent with both. I just wonder though if any one is truly optimal in both cases or if the two extremes require different amp characteristics for optimal results in both cas... | |
| Synth/Electronic LP recommendations I picked up "The Mix" by kraftwerk recently. It jumps up near the top of may favorite albums in this category immediately along with "Mix Up" by Patrick O'hearn.Both have outstanding sound quality."The Mix" does a nice job of taking Kraftwerk's cl... | |
| Hi efficient speaker, bass problems My gut instinct tells me that even any well designed speaker, high or low efficiency, is likely to have bass deficiencies unless setup properly and matched to the right amp and associated gear.Also, I would not expect most amps to deliver equally ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Things have been mostly stable over the past year with my gear.I have fought some noise issues relating to aging tubes in the ARC pre-amp and some apparent RF noise issues relating to the use of the DNM Reson ICs with the BC Ref1000ms.Now, with si... | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations interesting list.my favorite recent find is Sophie Millman. | |
| Is this the END of DAYS for the high end CD player My guess is the market for CDs and players of all types is saturated in the US and other leading edge economies but still growing in less industrialized and emerging economies.Regarding high end players specifically my guess is that sales are fair... | |
| Krell-Where's the BASS Sounds like ksa250 sound was just more to your liking in your system.What is the rest of the system, particularly speakers?Class A amps are generally less efficient and will always tend to draw more power, right, though some less when idle and suc... | |
| the greatest pop song ever? "The Unforgiven" by Metallica is really good! | |
| Sansui 9090db, best match vintage speakers I used to sell the 9090db. A classic piece!I have heard it and many other vintage gear with various vintage speakers in the day (ie mid/late 70's).Contact OHM Acoustics and ask for availability of new and refurbished OHM Ls, C2s, or Hs (all under ... | |
| Is this the END of DAYS for the high end CD player BTW, now is probably a good time to buy a high end CD player if you need one to get the most out of your existing CD collection for the foreseeable future because the prices for the players labeled "high end" will continue to go up over time (much... | |
| Is my room OK for Magneplanar 3.6's Good idea to consider a near field listening solution with those in this room.It'll work but practically big maggies with a sub is probably overkill. Go with the smaller mmgs and save money and provide yourself the most flexibility in setup as nee... |