mapman
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| Peachtree Decco speaker decision help The power amp on the Decco is its weak part. I'd look towards speakers with 90db efficiency or greater. Klipsch heritage line or more recent refernce line are two that I would consider. Also I think the Decco has pre-amp outputs on the back, meani... | |
| Is Kind of Blue the Best Jazz Album Ever KOB was stylistically one of the first "modal jazz" albums, I believe, not Be Bop, which was popular prior to KOB in the 1940s and well into the 1950s. | |
| Persistence sometimes pays off ADS made some fine sounding stuff! | |
| Is Kind of Blue the Best Jazz Album Ever Certainly one of the most popular and successful. Does that make it the "best"? | |
| Audio Research LS-16 Mk2 vs LS-17 preamp FWIW I have an sp16 (ls 16 with phono I believe) and think it is a fantastic piece. I can enthusiastically recommend it to others. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Good point Newbee. Tube rolling could be just what the doctor ordered! | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Foster another possibility if all else fails is to make sure the tubes in the pre-amp are good. Do yo still have other speakers to compare to? That would help determine whether the issue was unique to the OHMs or originating elsewhere perhaps. | |
| Did anybody else notice this about PSB Speakers? Bottom line: if you are listening and drawn in and do not want to stop listening, then ou are on the happy path, which is all that really matters. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Yes, make sure the rivers are tight and secure, but do not overtighten. This ca make a difference in the bass primarily.With proper amplification and setup, the OHMs should do quite well, as well as most designs at low volume. An adjustable level ... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Love Procol Harum, Gary Brooker, + co.I'll have to check that out.... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Foster,The other thing that comes to mind is to make sure the driver is tightly secured to the cabinet. With my F-5s, there are 4 wing nuts that must be tight to secure the driver else the bass levels suffer. These worked slightly loose after some... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Foster, also I do not recall if you are using any power conditioning device? If so, try running without it and see if that makes a difference in the bass impact level. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Yes, the exact placement can make a significant difference in the bass levels I have found also as Mamboni points out. That solid brick rear wall I recall could also be working against you...not sure anything can be done about that.Foster, you are... | |
| Did anybody else notice this about PSB Speakers? A more neutral speaker lets the character of the music itself shine through more.I think somebody used the wine drinking analogy. Do you want the glass to affect the taste of the wine, or should the taste of teh glass be neutral? Good one! | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "I'm wondering, though, if any of you have ever found that a change in your electronics caused you to reposition your speakers."Yes, I had the same experience when changing amps and to a lesser extent digital source.It may be a psychological thing... |