mapman
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| 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 ... | |
| Woofers getting workout, but no bass Yes, ported speakers are more commonly susceptible to this kind of thing from what I have observed over the years, but I think the problem can affect other designs using dynamic drivers as well. I think since porting is a very common approach to e... | |
| Magico Mini II vs. Magico V2 comparison Maggie 20.1s and Magico Minis were in two of the best dealer systems I have heard in recent years. So were PSB Synchrony and mbl 111. Each sounded different with different primary strengths and I considered each to deliver top notch sound. They al... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Another high current/poweramp option I have considered for quite a while to open up dynamics further with my OHM 5s in particular is the Musical Fidelity 550K SuperCharger. The price of these has come down quite a bit over the last year or so, as ... | |
| difficulty finding CD player match for Magneplanar "everyone recommends more power for my speakers."In this case, "everyone" is right.YOur problem is most likely that the speakers are not being driven to full potential. If you are really not happy with what you have, you need to address that first... | |
| Has any had experiecne with the MF 550k superchar? It's been almost a year now. Has anybody used the 550K as a supercharger? Were the results as advertised by the vendor? | |
| Woofers getting workout, but no bass "Is that not a subsonic filter?"Technically, perhaps not, but essentially the same effect most likely from a practical perspective, and perhaps not switchable in/out. Probably a good thing still. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? BTW, there is a Musical Fidelity A308CR amp up for sale here currently from a local seller for $1500 that I am strongly considering as a step up from my current A3CR. Wyred 4 Sound has a B stock st--1000 demo unit available also for about $1800 ($... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I think it has a lot to offer for that price and fits your needs well.I heard one at a local dealer a while back. Did not get to listen long, but it sounded very good. I almost bought one for my second system to replace my Yamaha receiver, but dec... |