mapman
Responses from mapman
| Stylus profile and surface noise Getting a stylus to track a record optimally, even with a properly aligned cartridge, is tricky business and hard to nail exactly in words. You have to listen and try subtle adjustments if needed to nail it.The goal should be to get the stylus to ... | |
| Reason for buying old/classic turntables "It is, after all, a wheel, and we've had that down for 3000 years or so."That is true.One thing I do not understand is the recent renewed attraction or romance with direct drive tables. What's wrong with a good belt drive that is well able to rot... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Martykl says :"Ironically, many people have described the Ohms as very dynamic, while I find this to be their sole significant shortcoming."What amplification are you using, what is the room size, and which drivers in the Ohms?Room size mismatch a... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Here's my homespun recipe as best I can describe it for best locating the Ohms based on my experience.I find the sound overall is most balanced, focused and natural when the tweets are oriented so that two imaginary perpendicular lines projecting ... | |
| Reason for buying old/classic turntables My opinion:Part familiarity/comfort level with older, proven designs and part value in that turntables are a niche item these days compared to then and prices are accordingly high for good build quality. By the way, being a physical device that de... | |
| Analog Noob: I have a few questions It's not rocket science.Millions of people with good ears have spun records for years...it's not that complicated.Can't go wrong with a used Linn in good operating condition.The best thing about it these days is you can pick up used albums that so... | |
| Has any had experiecne with the MF 550k superchar? I'd like to hear from someone who has used the supercharger as a supercharger also.Unfortunately, nobody seems to be knocking down the door. | |
| Who was your first Ken Burn's Jazz documentary is the most recent and definitive accounting of the history of Jazz, is it not? | |
| Who was your first "You guys forgot Kenny G."... and Herb Albert???? | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Some of the old, more conventional, Ohm FRS line was visibly a variation of the 45 degree inward tweeter orientation theme.http://www.ohmspeakers.com/store_item_list.cfm?TYPE=CONVENTIONAL%20SPEAKERS&cart_ID=12191242340438 | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Martykl,My guess is the MBLs are imaging champions for many because they are more omnidirectional on the top end than the Ohms.The Ohms use a single soft dome tweeter these days in the series 3 versions as I understand it from John Strohbeen. Thes... | |
| Benchmark DAC1 Pre vs. Bel Canto DAC3 The music server is a software program that can run in the background on a newer, faster desktop PC or laptop with sufficient disk storage as well. A beefier dedicated server computer is not necessarily required these days.You can connect via USB ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? At the end of the 6moons review of the Micro Walsh Talls, there is a brief section with pictures about Ohm, the company.You'll see that they work out of very humble quarters and do little advertising to keep the overhead low, make products that ar... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? A cool thing with the Ohm Walsh speakers these days is that all parts of the driver, including crossover, is inside the can. That was not the case with older Ohm Walsh speaks, like original Walsh 2s. The crossovers were mounted separately in the c... | |
| Musical Fidelity 550K/750K Supercharger? Anyone??? |