mapman
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| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Thanks for the kind words! | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Tawaundabomb,I think the original Walsh 2's are the speaker that has exposed the most people to the Ohm Walsh sound over the years. They used to be sold via a significant dealer network through the 80's and had a lot of exposure. Then Ohm went fac... | |
| Thinking about selling Vinyl collection - long If you are not certain about the actual fair value of items, auction is better. Reserve prices with any real meaning are often a put-off to buyers. I've found it best to start at a price well below value and let it go from there. If everything is ... | |
| Internet radio stations that sound really good Hy Lit radio.Baby boomers from eastern Pa/Philly area will recognize the name.The name does not relate to a state of (non) sobriety as far as I know. | |
| Thinking about selling Vinyl collection - long If you go to a server, make sure you have hard copy backup capabilities. Otherwise, if the server dies and your source material (records or CDs) are gone, you could lose material. | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please If your cartridge is MM, the Music Hall Bellari phono pre-amp seems reasonably priced. Never heard it though. | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Wanted to toss this into the sub-discussion on this thread regarding omni versus conventional imaging.Was just listening to "Open Arms" by Journey on standard issue "Greatest Hits CD" on my larger Ohm 5's.This track has an interesting piano solo o... | |
| Ohm Walsh old vs. Microwalsh new Glad to hear it.Try moving the speaks 6" or so closer to the wall as a test if you haven't already and see if that helps.Also, if you haven't already, make sure you have both speaks connected to amp in phase, ie + to + and - to - on both. Bass is ... | |
| Okay......best single box reference CD player "the Playback Designs MPS-5 has a totally custom designed, programable DAC"A programmable DAC sounds like a useful feature. Does that mean it can in practice be programmed to sound different case by case if needed/desired? I'm curious if anyone kn... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Rebbe,If you ever get to the DC/Baltimore corridor area let me know in advance + I'd be happy to give you a listen. | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Zk,YEs, I've had at least one pair of Ohms in my system for 30 years. I've been researching upgrades heavily for the last two years. Now, I own 3 pair of Ohms (2 Walsh design) as a result. MAggies and B&Ws have seen the door in the process. | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please The Music hall sounds like a very good cost effective option, if needed. | |
| Okay......best single box reference CD player Wow. How does the Playback Designs accomplish what apparently other players cannot? What is the difference or new innovation in a technical sense? The designer must be doing something special or unique? | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Rebbi,Congrats on the new additions. Totem is a good choice.And, you helped generate a long, interesting and informative thread in the process.thanks. | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please ZK,All I can say with certainty is that EVERY recording (good, bad and in-between) sounds more lifelike or "live" on my Ohms than any other speaker I've owned concurrently (Maggie, B&W, Dynaudio, Triangle) and been able to do direct a/b compar... |