mapman
Responses from mapman
| Is it best to isolate?? "Theres so many times I wondered in our effort for the holy grail if we might be making it worse..."All components are isolated out of the box to some extent. I think further isolation can only help, not hurt, but in many cases it may make no disc... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "those preamp brands will bust my budget"Juicy should come in well under $1000 especially since you already have the phono pre-amp. Juicy is a stylistic challenge for some, but the best bargain in a tube pre-amp that I know of.The others will like... | |
| dustcover up, down or off I've heard many a more mid-fi perhaps setup over the years produce audible, power draining, and clipping causing feedback with cover up and not with cover down, especially in lively rooms with warped records and no low pass filter. Down is safer i... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Oh, and Rebbi, I vote tube pre for you for certain. VTL, DHavilland, ARC or Juicy would be the ones I would look for .You might want to pay special attention to pre-amp output impedance specs relative to the Bel Cant input impedance as a potential... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? REbbi, Nice move! I am very confident you will hear a difference.3X power increase to hear a real difference based on power alne sounds about right.My old Carver m4.0t amp that preceeded the MF A3CR was over 300 watts, about 3X that of the A3CR I ... | |
| Is KEF no longer relevant? I always liked KEF speakers for the most part when I heard them and have wondered the same thing about why they are not talked about in these audio circles these days. They seem to target mainly the home theater markets these days is what I had ga... | |
| Is it best to isolate?? The appeal of isolation is that it is not that hard or expensive to accomplish and can only help, not hurt. So it is worth tending to. Throwing mega dollars at esoteric technical solutions often marketed it is of marginal value IMHO because it is ... | |
| Which inexpensive ic's cables worth checking out? DNM Reson - minimalist design, very "British" sounding: tight controlled and non-fatiguingHArmonic TEch Truth Link - very neutral and cleanMIT Terminator - very good bass, extension and dynamics overall, very clean and just a touch more detailed o... | |
| dustcover up, down or off You should listen and act accordingly but if you are not sure, I think it is better to leave it down. It can help guard against and reduce rumble/feedback from airborn sound waves eminating from speakers when that occurs. I do not know of a downsi... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Foster,Nice. Cliff Lee and Chaase Utley tearing apart the Yankees had me feeling pretty good around that time also!Any observations regarding the McCormack amp compared to the others you tried prior with the 5s? | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Foster, how is the McCormack amp working out?That, Bryston, a beefier MF, or one of the better Class Ds are the top contenders for me for an upgrade to an even juicier amp for my 5s. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "Once fully broken in, were the vocals from your Walsh's still very laid back? "They are very neutral, not inherently bright or forward I would say, butI think it will depend on room, setup, electronics and other factors, but no, not inherently.Br... | |
| New LP's made from analog or digital masters "Sounds like the vinyl would still have higher fidelity over the cd's in most cases."I have not drawn that conclusion yet in regards to new vinyl. The vinyl format is capable of higher fidelity perhaps, but the question is how often it is actually... | |
| What is the chain of importance in analog system ? "Then there is the very human expression of cover art and the actual touching and preparation of the discs."That is the thing I miss most with CDs specifically. With digital music servers however, the various controller programs available these da... | |
| New LP's made from analog or digital masters "Many new LP releases are made entirely in the analog domain, and clearly state so."What % ballpark? 50%? 10%? More or less? |