mapman
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| 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... | |
| Pioneer House Sound from the 70s Apples/oranges.May I ask what the special appeal of the "Pioneer sound" in the 70's is?I sold Pioneer and other brands back then. The Pioneers were the Toyota's or Honda's of the time. Solid performers but nothing special Toyota's and Honda's have... | |
| Imaging and Detail. If forgiving equates to non-fatiguing, I would agree.OHM walsh speakers are more etched these days with the newer drivers though than their vintage ancestors. There may be more etched systems out there but I have not heard any that are more so the... | |
| Experienced audiophiles best speaker YEs, the mini does not plumb the depths like many speakers in that price category. OTher than that though, they were hard to fault when I heard them (twice).For smaller rooms or tight quarters, they are one of the best for sure, however, I suspect... | |
| Experienced audiophiles best speaker They are good!Perhaps not the nth degree in detail compared to the others, but otherwise extremely good and hard to fault. Driven optimally and set up well as I heard them, they are in the same league perhaps but more like the Reds or Twins perhap... |