mapman
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| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths "So a heretofore unknown fault inherent to a belt drive turntable became apparent. "How can you know the drive mechanism is the reason? Aren't the two tables best optimized with different tonearm, and cartridge plus also set up and calibrated diff... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths I still do not get the whole fascination with DD turntables in general, but I can see how a heavy plinth could benefit by providing better isolation from motor noise which I suspect would be more inherent to start with in general with DD tables.To... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Its true that omni speakers produce a distinctly different class of sound that can wow people immediately regardless because the presentation is so inherently unique. Most may never bother or feel need to move forward from their initial setup at t... | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? An increasingly small % of people have all the pre-requisites to love audio (as opposed to just loving music).The pre-requisite that is the most increasingly restrictive is perhaps the desire to spend a lot of time just listening to music. Time is... | |
| What makes strings sound "sweet"? Agree also that distortion of any kind including IM will surely wreck havoc with the sound of strings especially. Getting strings to sound good along with everything else is one of the most elusive things to accomplish with a system I have found. | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths My Linn Axis sits low to the ground on a very heavy solid oak coffee table ($30 used) which in turn sits on the thinly carpeted concrete foundation of my house. It plays beautifully here, the best ever. If you can provide a solid foundation like t... | |
| What makes strings sound "sweet"? Als assessment seems accurate (as usual) and I would tend to agree.It also helps explain why tube gear often produces better results in this department than SS gear, though this is not always necessarily the case. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? " his experience runs a little counter to posts in this thread about the need for high current to really make them sing.What to make of this?"You may not be pushing the limits of volume and dynamics possible with the OHMs with a Fisher tube receiv... | |
| The CD player is dead....... I'm with Petty. I may download a few files along the way but nobody's gonna run me over a cliff if I have any say about it! | |
| Experienced audiophiles best speaker "MAGICO MINI 2 goes down to 32hz in my room"Wouldn't doubt it. It seems to do about as much is possible for its size. My Dynaudio Contours (smaller/ported) may go down to 40hz or so.I did not find bass to be lacking with the minis for teh most par... | |
| Experienced audiophiles best speaker PSB Synchrony had perhaps as high a toe tapping factor as anything I have heard run of Rogue Tube amp and a nicely imaged full range sound that was right on.Magico minis were distinguished by a most natural tonal purity and lovely soundstage and i... | |
| Digital Amps vs Solid State Amps Faf,What amps do you like?Thiel and IcePower might work fine I think depending on user preference. BC ref1000m2 is not bright at all, in fact it is the least bright of any amp I have used. It is highly damped which might not be optimal for all spe... | |
| The most important word of advise? Fit the speakers to the listening room and use an amp that will drive the speakers to their max. | |
| Imaging and Detail. Most of these recordings are far from perfect. In the words of the great poet Frank Zappa, they "are what they is".I consider myself quite fortunate that almost every recording I play sounds good to me these days and the great recordings sound gre... | |
| Pioneer House Sound from the 70s Definitely pick up an original in good condition. There are shops on the web that refurbish these vintage units and sell them for reasonable cost.BTW, I agree, I still love the aesthetics of many of the better receivers of that time. They don't ma... |