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| What do you see as the downside of tubes? "If there was any way that transistors could be made to make the music that tubes can, I would not be making tube amps"Atmasphere, is there a scientific explanation for why this is? What is it exactly about tubes that inherently make them sound di... | |
| Replacement cable for MIT Terminator3 interconnect I'd just pick up another pair of MITs in good working order. | |
| I Just Don't Hear It - I wish I did Its all relative.Lets assume any system change is a tweak, some are big, some are small, some are minuscule, some are in between.My first big tweak is moving from a transistor radio to a nicely matched $3000 component system with very well reviewe... | |
| Can you get "bookshelf sound" from a floorstander? "m, is the sba plugged into the wall (ac) or is it passive?thanks, b"It is passive, not plugged into the wall. | |
| I Just Don't Hear It - I wish I did Actually, I am like Sounds_real also on this. I do not sweat changes that make small differences. I have found some "tweaks" can make a big difference though, often similar in magnitude to a change from one good source or amp to another.I don't kn... | |
| Can you get "bookshelf sound" from a floorstander? "m, is the sba passive or used in the line level signal path like the sbam?"It is mounted within the speaker box and connects inline between the crossover and woofer, so I suppose it would not be considered line level. | |
| Can you get "bookshelf sound" from a floorstander? Bobby,Yes, Merlin BAM and OHm SBA do appear to be very similar in concept.Cheers! | |
| Can you get "bookshelf sound" from a floorstander? Bobby,Thanks for your kind offer, but there is not much technical info available that I know of for the OHM SBA other than some tidbits on the OHM site that describes what it does for the listener with specific speaker models in very general terms... | |
| Can you get "bookshelf sound" from a floorstander? I was glancing at the Merlin web site and noticed that the BAM device as described sounds very similar to OHM's "Sub Bass Activator (SBA)" circuit employed in most all of their more recent designs, including all WALSH designs, I believe. Both appe... | |
| Best floorstanders under $600 "Do arro's have good bass? Please tell all."Not the dynamics and meat on the bones of some of the best, but I'd say the bass on Arros properly driven is extraordinarily good for a speak in its price range and especially with such a small footprint... | |
| The Alan Parson's Project I think I do have another standard issure copy of IR. I'll give it a spin sometime and report back.I had listened to a very good standard issue copy of "Pyramid" prior to IR on MFSL. The IR of MFSL was just a tad more dynamic and quiet and I would... | |
| I Just Don't Hear It - I wish I did "And money-back if they don't work in your system."That would make a big difference to me to even consider an expensive tweak. You need only resolve an issue once, like dirty power, poor matching ICs, etc. So a tweak that adds value in one system ... | |
| Are Ohm Walsh Speakers the Poor Man's MBLs? mail,The OHM Walsh drivers tend to radiate more upwards than downwards. You will hear a distinct drop-off in teh top end if you listen from a vertical location below the drivers. For this reason, it is generally not good for the drivers to be moun... | |
| I Just Don't Hear It - I wish I did A tweak is just a change of small magnitude compared to other more major changes that all together in the end determine how things sound. The effects of tweaks are cumulative though. Some may have good synergy and improve things, others may have a... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? "I spent all evening well into the night digging out all kinds of music I had not listened to for eons"Don't you love it when that happens? |