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| Upgrade my Ohm Walsh 2 The upgrade puts the old OHMs in the modern big leagues sound wise, so if that appeals to you, it is worth it. You can do it yourself but it is not necessarily trivial. You have to take the old OHM driver off, pry off the old crossover/terminal bo... | |
| Been listening to The Beatles ... Bongo, yes, they are very nice on headphones! | |
| Suggestions needed for an SS Stereo Amp w/+175wpc AL, I think your assessment regarding the Carver m4.0t is right on target on all points. I do recall the damping factor to be quite low (which in addition to my ears led me to suspect it was not well matched for the OHM 5s) and yes it was a "Silve... | |
| Suggestions needed for an SS Stereo Amp w/+175wpc Dante,Yes, it would probably take up more space, depending. so maybe not a good idea in your case. | |
| Suggestions needed for an SS Stereo Amp w/+175wpc Dante,In your search a useful strategy might be to go with a stereo amp that is bridgeable into mono. That may lower the cost initially but also provide the option to add a second similar amp later and double the power but only if needed. I may we... | |
| Suggestions needed for an SS Stereo Amp w/+175wpc Not sure about the output impedance of the Carver m4.0t.I can't say for certain that bass levels were lower relative to other frequencies at lower volume than at higher volume for certain. It could be that the lower bass levels were just more noti... | |
| Been listening to The Beatles ... Yeah, my assessment is not far off from Wildoat's. | |
| What gives? CD’s, Solid State? "I'm starting to believe that first impressions about audio equipment are quite close to the final opinion."I think that's debatable at best. Peoples impressions change over time with familiarity and so does the sound of new equipment. | |
| What gives? CD’s, Solid State? " I'm beginning to think that it will take thousands of dollars for a DAC to get anywhere near the tonal accuracy and smoothness of vinyl,"For a "hard" sounding SS based system, try a mhdt Paradisea tube DAC for under $500 used. That got me very c... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "The added toe-in has smoothed out the mid-upper treble range considerably, although at the expense of a slightly less dimensional soundstage"Hmm, I've found that more direct exposure to the directional supertweeter brightens things up if needed b... | |
| What gives? CD’s, Solid State? Give the system a chance to break in and make sure speakers are set up optimally, etc. first before passing any final judgements.At that point if it is tube sound you still crave, then by all means go for tube amplification. If you can get by on j... | |
| Suggestions needed for an SS Stereo Amp w/+175wpc Al, thanks for the clarification and glad I didn't mess that all up too much. | |
| Interconnects for Musical Fidelity A3.2 system I use and like DNM Reson IC from pre-amp to MF A3CR amp. It delivers most of the good stuff in a very clean and controlled manner and helps smooth out any rough edges. Kind of like those "no nonsense" girdles they used to sell women way back when.... | |
| Suggestions needed for an SS Stereo Amp w/+175wpc Bob,Efficiency in the sense that the power output doubles into 4 and then even into 2 ohms, not overall power delivered out versus consumed.The Carver was a m4.0t, solid state, 360 watts/channel into 8 ohm but only marginally higher into 4 ohm (no... | |
| New LP's made from analog or digital masters "I know for a fact that the Four Men with Beards reissues (Dusty in Memphis, Scott [Walker] 4) were made from CD-Rs (yep, 44.1/16), not from the original masters. I believe this is because it's too expensive or impossible to license use of the tap... |