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| The best speaker you ever heard? Yes, ability to pass a square wave is also a claim to fame for full range walsh drivers like those found in original OHM Fs and As.That was their strong point. They had other weaknesses, mainly reliability and ability to go loud.Newer OHm Walsh li... | |
| Is my room OK for Magneplanar 3.6's If possible in a room that size without being in the way, you might try a less commonly advertised but highly effective (for best sound) alternate placement strategy for the Maggies for best results. That would be about 1/3 to 1/2 way or so into t... | |
| Review: Ohm Acoustics Ohm Walsh 2000 Speaker Wudai e,What you relate is consistent with my experience with the OHMs.Once 100% settled, you may then still find that the simplest inexpensive tweaks to the system overall (speaker location, power supply, toe-in, different ICs/wires, etc.) may be... | |
| Is this the END of DAYS for the high end CD player Not necessarily.I bought my first "high end" turntable back in the 80's when vinyl was on the way out and CDs in becasue I had a big investment in records that I needed to protect and preserve.That Linn Axis has served me exceptionally well and is... | |
| 1970's receivers and integrated amps... The better ones (like Tandberg, Sansui, Nikko, Sony, Marantz, Yamaha, Onkyo, Kenwood and Pioneer) can sound very good if in good working order, in a well set up system, and used with the right speaker setup.Their weak point in general will be curr... | |
| Class D amps and Revel Salons I have experience with Class D amps but not the Revels.From what I have read about the Revel's, I suspect Class D to be a very appropriate amp technology for them.Of course, like all high end audio, whether you like what you hear or not is alaways... | |
| Are audiophile speakers turn on for single women? "It is the skill, athleticism and charm of an entertaining man that a single woman will go for - not a nerd with a big speaker."Agree.I think my my OHM F-5s are very rugged and manly, at least as speakers go.They have yet to impress my wife or any... | |
| Natural and Neutral could be boring .. Definitely optimize the speaker placement in the room for bass response if not the case already.Placement near rear wall should boost low end but may not be the only way to get a natural and neutral sound. It is generally tougher to get it though ... | |
| Natural and Neutral could be boring .. CK,To answer your question, I recently replaced the stock 12AX7 tubes in my ARC sp16 pre-amp with equivalent Groove Tube 12AX7s and do not notice any real difference in sound, which supports what you indicated. For me, that is what I was hoping fo... | |
| Natural and Neutral could be boring .. "In fact, I more often than not hear that kind of sound at live concerts as opposed to the squeaky clean neutral sound that numerous lovers of reproduced music voice a preference for."Yes, but if the system is in fact "neutral", then you should ge... | |
| Natural and Neutral could be boring .. I find during experimentation with different sounds and gear that I also am not happy for long in my main rig if things stray away from natural, neutral and dynamic.The ARC tube pre-amp I use has been a nice fit for me in this regard. Tubes are gr... | |
| Music to soothe the mid-winter soul Yes, Sibelius, especially various tone poems fit the bill!Also Grieg Peer Gynt Suite. | |
| How essential is shielding? The DNM reson IC configuration strongly resemble 300 ohm twin lead antenna wires. Wouldn't surprise me if they can act like antenna and pick up certain RF noise emitted by the amps perhaps. The nise exists with amps on and pre-amp off and resemble... | |
| How essential is shielding? "It is worth to mention that EMI pickup of lower frequencies such as approx 500kHz generated by many class D amps can be picked-up as direct connection thru capacitance (important to keep wires apart or right angle) and not thru the electromagneti... | |
| How essential is shielding? "What are your thoughts on (Synergistic´s) active shielded cables?"Very high tech and very expensive.I'd have to hear them to make any value judgement.Personally, I prefer an effective shielding approach that is not active, like mu metal, which I ... |