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| Does a sub need to be on the floor? No but that’s where most are designed to be to work best.You can place a sub on an Auralex Subdude platform or something similar to help isolate the sub from interacting with the floor. That usually results in cleaning up the sound with more artic... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? Johnk,Are your 1930 Shearer horns all original parts and design? If so and still in good operating condition that would be something. If not, then what has been done to "restore" them? Also if restored how can you know what these sounded like orig... | |
| Review: Ohm Acoustics Walsh 5 Series 3 Speaker Saw this ad and thought I'd share. I'd be tempted if I lived closer.http://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649292568-ohm-f-speakers-and-belles-model-200-amplifier-belles-xlm-preamp/ | |
| Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps Mahalia Jackson. Does not get any better than her renditions of "Come Sunday" (Ellington). | |
| Dynaudio X12's Upgrade? Small Room. Any advice? Have you tried corner placement? | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Johnny Cash and Jonie Mitchell "Girl from the North Country". | |
| What Are You Listening To Right Now?What is the Source? Some Muzak version of Petite Fleur on one of those Readers Digest compilations. Nice recordings here and this one has a very nice Hammond organ lead with harpsichord and bass backbeat. | |
| Equipment Rack No it was for you Gk. 👏 Saves you having to give yourself one. My words of wisdom for today is anyone who spends time worrying about how seismic waves will affect their hifi, Walkman or whatever one listens to probably has bigger issues to address... | |
| Equipment Rack That’s a very practical policy actually since nobody who spends time discussing anything of consequence with Gk is likely to buy his wares though his explanations must have surely made his 4th grade science teachers head spin. Saves everyone a l... | |
| What makes an amp sound more direct ? Atmasphere, I heard your setup with the large Classic Audio horn loaded speakers and United Home Audio in the larger ballroom at Capital Audiofest a few weeks back. A RTR tape of the Beatles White Album was playing.It was a treat in that larger de... | |
| What makes an amp sound more direct ? From my experience and reports I read from others, it does seem that use of negative feedback typically results in a more laid back presentation than otherwise. That would seem to infer a different tonality between the two in general. So avoiding ... | |
| What makes an amp sound more direct ? I'm not sure its possible to associate "directness" inherently with any electronics. Speakers and room acoustics would seem to be the main factors. Some speakers are more directional than others ie more sound firing directly at you versus othe... | |
| Another 'Which Amp' Question You could take a look at the Bel Canto c5i integrated amp. Might be more than you are looking for but has everything one would need for a top performing modern system in one box about the size of a shoebox for about the cost of most any decent q... | |
| Atmasphere amps trustable? Both times I have heard Atmasphere amps at shows, they were used with very large, very expensive high efficiency speakers from Classic Audio Reproductions.First time in a small hotel room where the whole system was just a lot of overkill, more rec... | |
| Atmasphere amps trustable? There are many "retro" looking tube amplifiers out there these days. I believe Atmasphere has been around longer than most and is a trend setter in that regard. Few still are OTLs though it seems. OTL tube amps are definitely a rarer breed but hav... |