mapman
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| Considering new amp - Mccormack I'd say if you feel good about it, do it. Mccormack is very good stuff!If harshness remains, look at other tweaks from there to address it | |
| A/B Vinyl/Digital I'm sure your listening test case results are accurate, but hopefully you realize that it is obviously only a single test case and does not prove anything.The analog/digital debate is one of everyone's favorites here I am sure. You'll find some he... | |
| Vandersteen 5a or Krell Lat-1's Off the cuff, Vandersteen, if it were me.But these are two different beasts. Either might work best depending on the romm and other factors, like mainly your own personal tastes and preferences. This is what really matters. | |
| Is Solid State Preamp and Tube Amp A Good Combo? In lieu of having heard that specific combo, I think it will certainly "work" and its certainly reasonable to try it.Like someone said, if its not quite what your looking for, then you can adapt from there. | |
| Most agreed upon best speaker? I recall the dynamics are what made the early Telarc digital recordings, like the well known Shaw/Firebird recording, special at the time, but in hindsight today, many other aspects, like detail, were lacking. Things have improved greatly with dig... | |
| Some of the Best speakers for Prog Rock/Metal I had less expensive B&W P6s. Even these had very good "punch" with a high power amp at loud volumes but were lacking at lower volumes. This was due ti the difficult load/high current issue mainly I believe. The amp delivered 360w/channel but ... | |
| The BEST system you've ever built !!!! My current system is the best by far.I started focusing in on optimizing what I had to get to where I am now about 2 years ago.Practically, at this point, the only interest in changing anything I have is possibly: 1) a higher power, higher current... | |
| Some of the Best speakers for Prog Rock/Metal LikeCoiled,GAllos, OHMs, and B&W are three very different designs that do imaging and soundstage in fundamentally different ways.What they have in common is B&Ws, Dynaudios and OHMs all generally present difficult loads for amps to drive p... | |
| With $20,000 in your hand, what speaker would you Avalons just sounded very unique and different to me when I heard them. So if I had the bucks, I would want to give another listen to see what it was really all about.I do not recall dynamics as being the thing that made them sound different. It w... | |
| 1 piece of audio gear I really regret selling is.. Tvad,Yes, I recall that aspect of the 312 as well. I think that's what led me to sell it to a friend who needed a table for $100 as I recall.I'd still love to have it back now though. My system and table is on ground level on solid concrete founda... | |
| 1 piece of audio gear I really regret selling is.. jaybo, yes, Very underrated stylish, and cool looking. The tonearm looked cheap but the sound quality belied that.I used to sell a ton of them at Tech HiFi. I think they cost under$200 if I remember correctly.They were a bit more delicate than the... | |
| Some of the Best speakers for Prog Rock/Metal Likecoiledsteel,Ironically, I found both B&W P6 and large Magnepan mg1.3c lacking.Part of this was due to source and amplifier sound quality issues at the time as well.Today, I've fixed the source and amp issues and run 2 different pair of OHM... | |
| So Much "Harshness" Harshness is a very general term. It is also a very common problem. It can result from lots of things as has been pointed out.So the devil IS surely in the details when it comes to curing harshness. There is no single universal cause or antidote. | |
| Some of the Best speakers for Prog Rock/Metal ..and the best way to find the right speaker is to look for feedback and opinions on the internet.If you find 5-6 seemingly knowledgeable people agree on a particular characteristic of a particular speaker that appeals to you, then there is a very... | |
| The best "imaging" speakers? Tex,I'd be interested in your assessment of the OHMs versus the Gallo's.When I was shopping, I auditioned the Gallo's, which I liked but were then bested by the top of the line Quad stats for 4-5 times the cost.I think the OHMs compete with the Qu... |