mapman
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| Merlin TSM comparisons "I could never get the Dyn to totally disappear and go invisible, the Merlin's do a great job in that regard."I've accomplished that with the Dyn Contour 1.3mkii when able to optimize placement away from walls. They are rear ported. Not as much wh... | |
| If you wanted to impress someone, which track? Take something that was typically heard as low fidelity AM radio fare back in its heyday."Aquarius" by The Fifth Dimension is one example that comes to mind.OR even things like "Pleasant Valley Sunday" by The Monkees or "Winchester Cathedral" by t... | |
| If you wanted to impress someone, which track? Maybe Tchaikovsky "Serenade for Strings" or most any other cut as well off the old Dorati Nutcracker recording on Mercury Living Presence. | |
| Why not horns? Its a good question.Also lots of good answers that seem to help substantiate why horn loaded designs are a distinct minority.Personally, I think I would like the sound of a good, pure horn design set up correctly, but I doubt it is something that ... | |
| If you wanted to impress someone, which track? Neil Young's Unplugged version of "Unknown Legend".In addition to a fine live recording of a great tune in general, I can point out the exact location in the recording of the guy in the audience who, understandably, goes "Whooo" about 1/3 of the w... | |
| What song/album best showcases your system? I was listening to the tune "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day yesterday and took notice that the drums were quite well recorded and lifelike. I might use this in that this is a popular newer tune these days as well. Green Day can sound like crap on a... | |
| To buy or not to buy a used cartridge? I think cartridges are perhaps the riskiest used purchase. They are quite fragile/delicate devices.You have to be real careful to be certain of the condition. | |
| Why not horns? Actually I have a decent size house yet parted with my Maggies due to lack of room to set them up correctly without being intrusive, so Maggies are not really a good example of a room friendly speaker design.The OHMs with the Walsh drivers solved ... | |
| Why not horns? " If at some point in the future I feel the need to put two refrigerator sized objects in my listening room, horns would definitely be on my list."The size of most good full range horn designs is perhaps the biggest reason they are not more popula... | |
| Why not horns? i always think of horns as like putting the sound under a magnifying glass. A lot of things do not look good under a magnifying glass. Some things can be beautiful but it it may take a while to find the right sound under high scrutiny.In other wor... | |
| Class "D" amp? I do not have a clue. Do you? I leave my Class Ds on 24X7 also with little concern, except if I am away for more than a day or so I will turn them off. | |
| How Much Time do You Surf on Audiogon? It is...THE MOST INTERESTING SITE ON THE INTERNET!!!!!There is so much good stuff here about audio purists actually can hear it...with zero distortion!When a hard to find piece goes up for sale here, hits on ebay decline....totally!The average sou... | |
| Class "D" amp? I do not have a clue. Do you? Coxhous,ref1000 (10K icepower stock module input impedance) may not be an optimal mach in terms of input impedance for your tube pre-amp. That might be a factor in weak/poor bass.ref100m has 100K input impedance specifically to perform better with... | |
| Duke Ellington - Four symphonic works Agree that Ellington is one of the elite musical giants of the 20th century.With digital remasters and all, there is so much for music and audio buffs to explore with Duke Ellington these days! | |
| Class "D" amp? I do not have a clue. Do you? "QUESTION: how do the 2 different kilowatt Bel Canto amps differ? Don't they both use the B+O ASP module? Is there only a difference in input circuitry or the Zobel?"ref1000 is stock Icepower module in a nice box.ref1000m has additional input buff... |