mapman
Responses from mapman
| Wide dispersion + high efficiency + detail + coherence in a speaker? Bondmanp +1 | |
| Ugly vs Gogeous speakers Heresy III very classy, nice looking, not too big box speakers on low stands. Me like! WAF very good too! | |
| Wide dispersion + high efficiency + detail + coherence in a speaker? No one absolute champ perhaps but lots of good options that strike good compromises case by case. I guess thats why so many choices are out there . I say go for them all. No rule that says you can only have one system. | |
| Ugly vs Gogeous speakers I most like the looks of giant metal and or wood horns like the one in my moniker. Otherwise I like sleek and unobtrusive. I like the looks of the latest home monitor speakers from ATC for example with the magnetic metal grills. I tend to be ambiv... | |
| New Tweak --- Its Fantastic Papa if the product is selling well you should get at least some credit. This thread appears to be Total Contact Central. Not much else if anything out there yet. Just this and the agon ads which do not show or tell much and refer people back to t... | |
| Wide dispersion + high efficiency + detail + coherence in a speaker? You won’t sacrifice detail and clarity with OHMS if set up right. You will hear it all. There will be so much going on you will just have to decide what to focus on at any particular time, similar to a good live performance. They also compete in c... | |
| Wide dispersion + high efficiency + detail + coherence in a speaker? I should say coherency is in fact about the entire presentation, timbre, soundstage imaging, the whole shebang. OHM Walshs exceed at all that but as I described not in exactly the same way say as a good pair of monitors in terms of "pinpoint" ... | |
| Wide dispersion + high efficiency + detail + coherence in a speaker? auxinput,As I recall the larger Walsh models are somewhat more efficient than the smaller ones, like the microwalsh, and overall they are not any harder to drive than most, perhaps easier. Not high efficiency like Klipsch though for example, for s... | |
| Match of Hybrid Rogue Pharaoh and B&W 803D2 speaker The SPL might work fine with not too many watts, but in general, high output impedance tube amps will distort to a greater degree into a lower impedance load as is typical of many modern speakers (like most B&W) that are designed to sound best... | |
| How to "mount" acoustic foam ? GK,The secret is out. You love me and you know it! I saw you were pining in public for weeks during my recent absence. Must be my sense of humor. Sorry, I’m taken. Plus I don’t swing that way. | |
| Match of Hybrid Rogue Pharaoh and B&W 803D2 speaker I’d want a very beefy tube amp for B&Ws which is not likely to come cheap. B&W are generally NOT inherently tube amp friendly speakers. Check out any impedance curve measurements available for your model before taking that dive. Low impeda... | |
| Speaker Suggestions for 300b SET Amp When you read the reviews of the sound, you read a lot of the same thing about Heresy III that you read about similar priced (and way less efficient) smaller monitors from the likes of ATC, Harbeth, etc. Not much if any bass below 50hz, but what y... | |
| SYNERGY –is it all about the setup Good point. I didn’t remember it costing that much. Used nonetheless! Only good things end up costing more used.I used to live in Huntsville Al and bought a pair of Magnepans demoed for me at Audition in Birmingham ~ 1986 or so, which I read recen... | |
| Speaker Suggestions for 300b SET Amp charles,On floor on the tilted risers, close to front corners of the room.A tad lower overall perhaps but not necessarily less realistic sounding than otherwise.I use similar low profile stands with tilt (IsoAcoustics) with my smaller monitors in ... | |
| Speaker Suggestions for 300b SET Amp Charles I have only heard it so far at a dealer off a decent quality A/V receiver and was very impressed with that. These are very versatile and affordable speakers with a long and strong track record. The hifi magazine reviewers even seem to reac... |