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| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Tvad,I know you've heard a lot of combos and have a good handle on the matching impedance issue between amp and pre.Do you find that the ratio of amp input to pre-amp output impedance is a reliable indicator of performance? If so, what differences... | |
| Are there any albums you consider perfect? On the ELP front, Brain Salad Surgery is also worth consideration. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rebbe,YEs, the Peach is the one without phono and apparently lower possible output impedance also, so that would be the Juicy Music one for you to consider. | |
| Are there any albums you consider perfect? I think also their are a couple of major groups whose primary albums as a group together are close enough to perfect to acknowledge as a whole:The BEatlesThe Moody BluesThe DoorsThe Moody Blues in particular deserve credit in that they have been a... | |
| Are there any albums you consider perfect? Tvad, you reminded me that I might add "Deadwing" by Porcupine Tree to the list. I know that's not your Fav PT album though. Musically, I might also consider FOABP in the list, but the thematic material covered there is so bleak that it makes me t... | |
| What classic rock subjects interest you most? Nice looking site!LAtely, I've been very interested in the progression of rock music from it's early origins to what it became during and post-Beatles. I'm also interested in getting more up to date on what's going on these days that relates to th... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Juicy Music BLueberry: output impedance 3.5K ohms, not as low as the Manley perhaps but will cost less (Juicy may be in process of closing up shop however)FWIW my ARC sp16 output impedance is ~20K ohm and the input impedance of my A3CR amp is just... | |
| Are there any albums you consider perfect? Forgot "Catch a Fire" By Bob marley and the Wailers | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rebbi,On paper, that is true, but specs are only guidelines I think in any particular case you have to try it and see (or actually hear) how it compares to what you had.Once you have good stuff to start with, upgrading becomes more of an experimen... | |
| Are there any albums you consider perfect? Moody Blues - Seventh SojournYes - Relayer The Yes Album and Close to the EdgeSavoy Brown - Jack The ToadWho's Next and Tommy - The WhoHope - KlaatuIn The Court Of the Crimson King - King CrimsonMoonmadness, Breathless, and Stationary Traveler - C... | |
| Woofers getting workout, but no bass "Are you saying a ceedee playing down to,say, 25Hz will also cause excessive excursion?" No, its a vinyl playback artifact not present in CDs."I think that ported speakers may be more susceptible, but that doesn't tell the hole story, IMO."I would... | |
| Magico Mini II vs. Magico V2 comparison Also, the Magico Mini is probably most popular in areas where living quarters are tight, like NYC. It is innovative in the sense of delivering top notch sound to the nth degree out of a relatively compact and in-obtrusive package that can fit in t... | |
| Magico Mini II vs. Magico V2 comparison "Where is the innovation?"In the case of the Magico Mini, its in effectively taking a more conventional approach to the nth degree possible and charging accordingly, FBOFW. | |
| Magico Mini II vs. Magico V2 comparison "and the Magicos may be the best speaker i've ever heard--and that includes stats and planars. "YEs, I believe they are indeed about as good as they come in most every regard save perhaps absolute low end extension and muscle. Other monitor design... | |
| Magico Mini II vs. Magico V2 comparison I am not a fan of box designs in general, but there are certainly many very good ones out there for modest cost (the PSBs I mentioned being one of my recent favs that come to mind). These had my toe tapping for whatever reason perhaps the most of ... |