mapman
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| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? My best moments of late come when I listen to some old favorite recording that I have heard so may times with so many different kinds of gear over the years and I cannot find a fault in what I hear.Its been a while since I have been where I am afr... | |
| How do Ohm Walsh speakers compare to Maggies? 'My Walsh 2000s create extremely solid and tangible images of both instruments and voices, throughout the soundstage. "Yes, I would say the same applies to my Super Walsh 2 100S3s and OHM F 5S3s.They are not overly fussy about placement compared t... | |
| "God Bless the Child" on Idol? Well, Jacob made it through last night!He was advised prior to performing this week by his "coaches" to hold back a bit this week, and he did, but the judges advised him afterwards to essentially be himself and don't hold back, which I suspect is ... | |
| what speakers demand high end electronics Most any good speaker will sound its best if matched to the right amp that is also of good quality.Good quality and high end are not necessarily always the same thing in practice. Many larger full range speakers require more power to be driven to ... | |
| mbl 101e vs 116f vs 111f The Crown and mbl pairing is an interesting one from a cost effectiveness perspective.I have no idea how this combo would sound, but I believe that judgments on amps made with more traditional speaker designs often do not carry over to the more un... | |
| Best undiscovered speakers on the market today ? Audiokinesis is one I have not heard that I would very much like to, especially as an option for use with a good tube amp. | |
| Budget Strategies forTightening up Bass? "The most important thing in a system is the room and speaker placement."Also match between amp and speakers.The rest may help but cannot substitute for getting these two things both right first. | |
| How do Ohm Walsh speakers compare to Maggies? Marty hit it pretty good.a different kind of "open" imaging compared to Maggie with more weight, impact or "meat on the bones".I had original OHM Walsh 2s 1982-2007, Magnepan mg1cs 1987-2006, and B&W P6 1997-2006 and my current newer generatio... | |
| Budget Strategies forTightening up Bass? Yes, well, if the speakers are too close to corners or rear wall, definitely try moving them out away from corners and rear wall. That should ease up the bass. Once the speakers are located for best sound , then you can assess if anything else is ... | |
| Budget Strategies forTightening up Bass? I'm guessing the tube amp driving the Silverline speakers is the culprit for looser than desired (underdamped?) bass in this case?Assuming this is the case, something like a Wyred4Sound Class D integrated or something similar from Bel Canto or oth... | |
| "God Bless the Child" on Idol? "If he pulls the same vocal stunts singing yellow submarine on Beatles night, you'll be proven right"That would be pretty funny!How dare he show up Ringo!I hope he doesn't also though. | |
| What CDP gets really close to vinyl? "I would argue that you just dont have the quality of software with cd's (or sacds) in comparison to (original) vinyl. No machine can make great sound out of questionable source material.'On an absolute scale perhaps, however not all vinyl recor... | |
| "God Bless the Child" on Idol? Edorr,Nicely stated!I tend to agree with your assessment. | |
| How can a 40 watt amp outshine a 140 watt amp # watts alone says little about an amp other perhaps than how loud it can go with a particular pair of speakers depending on how efficient the speakers are before its published total harmonic distortion specs are exceeded (assuming those are accur... | |
| Oh how I wish Class D amps ... DAn9,What was the rest of the system you tried the Class D amps with? |