mapman
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| My System....where to start on the upgrade path "I want to be able to raise the volume to real world levels and still retain that separation without the music sounding “jumbled” That suggests something limiting in the amp/speaker integration. The Pathos is a gorgeous and very nice piece, but a ... | |
| Best '80s/'90s pop Yeah, getting a DJ that has the tunes you want is probably most practical solution unless you really want to invest the time needed to pull everything together and make it work without a hitch.BTW, the OHM Walshes are awesome party speakers if you... | |
| Why not horns? Lots of impressive horn setups on this site.This may be the most impressive set of horns I have seen here:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vaslt&1225733731 | |
| Ohm F remodel options Lucky guy!Those things are the easiest to fix, though my understanding is the refoam needs to be done by someone familair with the Fs.IS the foam getting brittle or damaged or just not clean? There may be ways to clean and perhaps even lubricate i... | |
| Best '80s/'90s pop The thing is that the most popular bands of any time only produce a small % of the great tunes. To get a good representation, you need to sample a lot of music. That's where internet or over the air radio stations come in, particularly ones with g... | |
| How much "more" for how much more $ ? " I'm just wondering what the extra 9K would buy you."The answer is of course "it depends".For most rooms, if you do things smart, probably not much if anything. | |
| Best '80s/'90s pop Start collecting 80s pop/rock hit compilation CDs and chose from there. Or download mp3s.Or if you have internet access and a means of burning your own CDs or ripping to disk, tune in any popular 80's oriented station and start recording/ripping.I... | |
| Why not horns? "To cover the full spectrum...I can't stand horns.Ported box speakers make good bird houses.Acoustic suspension speakers are OK.Line array speakers are goodPlanar speakers are the best."Just for fun, I'll add fuel to the fire and assert that omni ... | |
| 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. |