mapman
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| Was Beta as good as or better than reel to reel? I had an Akai hifi VHS unit I bought in an audio shop (yes audio only) that was the bomb that I fixed several times to keep running. It was the bomb for vhs hifi recording.I still have the Sony hifi vhs that replaced it. Not bad, but I lost intere... | |
| Was Beta as good as or better than reel to reel? How about VHS Hifi?I have tapes I recorded back in the 80s also in that format. Haven't played them in awhile though.It was definitely better than cassette in regards to noise levels and dynamic range. Not sure if it matched reel to reel or not. | |
| YG Acoustics or Dynaudio OK, I was assuming V2 was more in that minis are monitors and more as pointed out. It was an apples and apples comparison price wise then between the YGs and Magicos. Thanks for clarifying that. Regardless, I expect all speakers in those price cat... | |
| YG Acoustics or Dynaudio Ironically, I preferred the Magico even though the demo was for YG benefit apparently.It was close though and Magico's are a lot more I suppose. I guess that was the intent to show YG similar to Magico for less.Again they both sounded spot on with... | |
| YG Acoustics or Dynaudio Not sure YG is tube amp friendly. Pre-amp maybe.They sounded really good. I just question the cost and value. I liked the Magico better but they cost even more. I think the others mentioned (Dynaudio, PSB and OHM) can challenge for much less. | |
| YG Acoustics or Dynaudio there are lots of way less expensive designs that are also champs of transparency. try a pair of OHMs first and see from there. | |
| YG Acoustics or Dynaudio Both typically benefit from more distance from rear wall I believe. | |
| Audiophiles are older than dirt We had guys running around our small town in eastern PA selling soft pretzels for 5, 10 or 25 cents a bag.They parked out in front of the elementary school at lunchtime when I was a kid. | |
| YG Acoustics or Dynaudio YEs, Jaybo, I was thinking of the Synchronys as a similar sound for lower cost. THey have a lot of the same strengths I heard with the YGs and Magicos that day for much less. THey are a line I would strongly consider if I were in the market.The Ma... | |
| YG Acoustics or Dynaudio I heard the same Yg and Magico demonstration.I thought both sounded very good, but was not sure of the value overall compared to other things I've heard for less, at least with teh Magicos. Not sure how much the YGs go for.Yg was a bit leaner soun... | |
| Audio Research Preamp Experts? Do the bad recordings really sound worse or just sound that way more relative to the good ones? | |
| Best Guitar CD Recording Metamorpheus is on my list to get.You can really hear the concert hall acoustics and ambience on TAMSTTN almost more than any other live recording I can think of. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? WG,I the grand scale of things, your asking price is very favorable. There is no speaker I know of capable of more at anywhere near that price point. There are decent monitors, but these compete with fullranges and the OHMs play with the best IMHO... | |
| Audio Research Preamp Experts? I've worked hard to get most all recordings to sound good enough to be worth a listen, even if I am initially unfamiliar with the material. The sp16 fits the bill for that in my rig.I used to think a lot of recordings were bad, ie not worth listen... | |
| Audio Research Preamp Experts? minor, thanks for that.i'll go out on a limb and suppose that my ohm speakers may compensate for any deficiencies in imaging and soundstage that might occur with the lower end sp16 compared to higher models. the ohms are champs in this regard with... |