mapman
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| SET Amp question Better power cables might deliver current more effetively to the amp if that were an issue but I would not expect a power cable change alone to deliver the desired results. | |
| Best rock/jazz speaker under $10k used Newer OHM Walsh speakers. You need a good high current high power SS or Class D amp though for "the best" performance. | |
| Speaker cables for OHM Walsh 5 MKII? For starters, at least a foot or two from rear wall and at least a foot or so from sides, with speakers generally farther apart than distance from listening position, but this can vary. Make sure tweeters are pointing forward towards the center of... | |
| solid state vs tubes Well, Mr. T, looks like you're doomed then.I suppose it depends on how much distintive tube sound you relish. Probably true SS will never emulate the distinctive sound of some tube amps if that is what you want. The thing you have going though is ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Face Value - Phil Collins (excellent recording)Security = Peter gabriel (also a very good recording. This was an early all digital recording as I recall. Assuming that true, this debunks the myth that early digital recordings were not very good). | |
| solid state vs tubes Yes, tube in the pre-amp and/or source along with good SS amp is a practical approach. That is where I have landed. I use the tube pre-amp and IcePower Class D amp with SS dac and phono. I have a similar tube dac also but that is not needed and us... | |
| SET Amp question lewhite,it is possible to add circuitry between amp and speaker to present a more tube friendly load. merlin rc network option is such a solution. i have read where some more tech savy listeners have done similar themselves. agoner gallant diva ha... | |
| Jim Salk's Speakers? I think I heard them at the Capital Audiofest. They did not leave an impression either way. | |
| solid state vs tubes the bel canto ref 1000m monoblocks i am running might be worth a try. very non fatiguing, even running triangle monitors which can be more towards the hot and analytic side of things, way more than maggies when i had them. | |
| Speaker cables for OHM Walsh 5 MKII? They sound good with most any speaker wire if everything else is in order. I would not go too hogwild spending money on expensive speaker cables.I do have a pair of Audioquest cv-6 with the DBS devices in use with my 100S3s. This combo sounds very... | |
| Single driver point source speakers vs. the world? "for those with point source design experience is does the lack of a crossover in designs equate to these types of results in other point source or single driver designs?"As pointed out, lack of crossover and point source are two different things ... | |
| solid state vs tubes MrT,What SS amp specifically produces the treble issues?I'm seeing that tube amps and maggies are not a bad combo these days, especially with a sub thrown in the mix if desired. My favorite dealer runs this combo these days in his top system room.... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths FWIW, I think the original plinth is made from obsidian, which is volcanic glass. Obsidian glass cools from lava rapidly and essentially has no crystalline structure whereas slate is a metamorphic rock formed over long periods of time under extrem... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths slate is a metamorphic rock with a highly aligned crystal structure.I would expect different physical characteristics depending on orientation. Whether this is significant or not for this application? Who knows? | |
| Review: Totem Acoustics Hawk Speaker I've heard Totem Mani 2s and been impressed, but never "The One".How are these two models different?Thanks. |