mapman
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| Hi efficient speaker, bass problems Probably fair to say all speakers have bass problems.Just some more than others. | |
| Are audiophile speakers turn on for single women? Maybe speakers are like dogs and tend to resemble their owners.Might be some truth in that?That might be a good scenario for speakers being a turn on for some women, but not for those speaker owners perhaps challenged in this regard otherwise. | |
| Hi efficient speaker, bass problems All forums have bashers....and defenders.I am a fan of facts and honest opinions, but not "bashing". It is usually not very productive.I suppose its part of human nature and hard to resist the urge sometimes...."Sad, but True". | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave "Hook up a spectrum analyzer."Good idea!I had one (Audio Control I think?) years ago. The spectrum analyzer was a display mode on the equalizer as I recall. It is quite educational to see what is really in the sounds you hear frequency-wise, both ... | |
| I Haven't Seen These In Years... Harbeth and Spendor are very popular modern speakers that fit the mold.If the price is an issue with these though, do yourself a favor and check out the refurbed OHM Hs, C2s or Ls first.I bet these designs that OHM has optimized over time since th... | |
| Why do subs sound bloated or slow? "There's an element of "When did you stop beating your wife?" to this discussion. It starts with the presumption of guilt (for subwoofers) and asks for proof of innocence."Yes, good point!Subs are not more problematic in general than most other in... | |
| Bel Canto Ref 1000 vs. Spectron Musician III Mk 2 FWIW, I have not compared the BC ref1000m's to any other Class D amps, low or high end in any sort of meaningful test.All I can state is that yes I find them hard to fault and they fit the bill perfectly for me.I suspect I would like the Spectron'... | |
| Speaker appearance verses musicality. GEoch,That's a good comparison!I'm sure I'd pick the more substantial Shindo's if I could afford them all other things aside, especially with the field coil drivers, and in a suitable larger room.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! | |
| Bel Canto Ref 1000 vs. Spectron Musician III Mk 2 DAn,I would like to hear a good Spectron someday for comparison to my BEl Canto ref1000m mononblocks, which have been a home run for me to-date (I picked them up second hand over a year ago now).My experience with the ref1000m's was that when I fi... | |
| Speaker appearance verses musicality. You pay for both appearance/build quality as well as sound quality. How much of each matters to each individual and how much they are willing to pay for it is a personal decision along with the rest. | |
| I Haven't Seen These In Years... OHM Acousticsfor years has provided very reasonably priced upgrades and support for essentially every speaker they have produced over the last 40 years or so, many of which are as you describe. They also sell complete factory refurbished models fr... | |
| Ohm Walsh 5.5000 Upgrade Kosh,I am not familiar with the "LE" model designation on the Walsh 5s.Can you tell me what the Walsh 5LE is and how different say from original Walsh 5s from back in the 80s or perhaps the latter mkII series that pre-dated the S3 series and most ... | |
| Here I go, shooting myself in the foot tm,I went into a large local mom and pop electronics part store nearby recently that still carries a lot of the items Radio Shack and Lafayette carried years ago. Still no tubes though surprisingly.I did find 12AX7s for my ARC pre-amp recently for... | |
| Ohm Walsh 5.5000 Upgrade Always nice to hear from other current day OHM affectionado's!There's probably an upgrade from 5S3 drivers to 5000 drivers on my OHM F cabinets at some point down the road, but I am very satisfied with what I have for now.Do you know if your 5 dri... | |
| Here I go, shooting myself in the foot "charging a couple of bucks for the same tube that's now being sold for hundreds"I used to sell tubes in Radio Shack and Lafayette Radio, mid to late 70s.Most sold in $4-$20 range as I recall.Big Bucks today....People need to realize that tube gea... |