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| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? "It's been suggested to me that, all other things being equal, more efficient speakers are better speakers -- more micro detail..."The problem with this is that all other things are not equal.More efficient speakers may or may not be better and ma... | |
| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? The Fritz are monitors it appears. The Other two are more full range,if that matters.The kind of amp used will make a difference between the two full range Merlin and OHMs. I suspect the MErlins will shine with tube or lower power SS amps. The OHM... | |
| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? Unsound, OK, you can disagree but the fact is they ARE Walsh drivers, and pretty good sounding ones at that.How much one design bends waves versus the others is another question and subject to debate. Walsh drivers, even the original (and flawed f... | |
| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? Unsound,"Walsh" drivers are an operating principle, not a specific design.The older OHMs as well as the newer "Walsh" line models all employ Walsh drivers of different designs. So do German Physiks and a few others these days as well.Each has stre... | |
| computer audio question A network player like Squeezebox Touch connected via wireless G performs extremely well in all regards and helps effectively isolate your system from the music server host computer and associated noise issues. A very cost effective and simple solu... | |
| Speakers for Bedroom - Vinyl/Vintage equipment Any Triangles that you can find in your price range. | |
| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? You need not consider older OHMs from the 80s. Series 2, 3 or current X000 series are the ones to consider. They also will cost more. These are much more refined balanced and detailed in line with other better modern designs but no OHM Walshes inc... | |
| The Physics of Electricity Wires are like ice cream. They come in all different flavors. The good ones are the ones that sound best in your system. Cost is not an effective determiner of end performance. Great sounding wires might cost just a few dollars or thousands.One fe... | |
| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? The right OHM Walsh model depends mostly on room size. Larger models use larger models of the OHM CLS Walsh driver, all of which are tuned to sound similar in different size rooms.I think OHM is running a sale until the end of this month on the la... | |
| Speakers free of grain, glare and steel? OHM Walsh on SS amp scores highest in all your areas for me.Too many to list on tube amp depending on personal preferences. PSB Synchrony is the one I have heard that comes to mind. | |
| Logitech Squeezebox vs. Sonos You can use a standard web browser even on handheld mobile devices to control the Touch as well as the remote that comes with it and the installable controller programs for Ipod, Android, etc.The newer Logitech devices are very flexible, reliable ... | |
| Benchmark dac - why such diverging opinions? I suspect it true that most who do not like Benchmark are seeking warmth in their digital for whatever reason.I have a warm sounding tube DAC (mhdt Paradisea) in my second system with speakers that tend towards the transparent and analytical side ... | |
| What does it take to have a revealing system? Lwhite's list is pretty good but also demonstrates how much work can be involved.REgarding what or how much it takes to accomplish a revealing system, starting with headphones as a baseline simplifies things considerably.Then you can focus on teh ... | |
| Benchmark dac - why such diverging opinions? Like any decent/good component it will sound really good in some systems and leave something to be desired in others.Plus different listeners like different things.So, like any piece, the best you can discern from reviews and opinions is whether o... | |
| What does it take to have a revealing system? Get a decent pair of headphones and a suitable amp.There is no more practical way to reveal what is in the music. |