mapman
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| Why not horns? If they were not "high end" then they would be pretty much extinct by now, at least for home use.Obviously that is not the case and they still thrive in pro applications where efficiency is in high demand. | |
| Speakers for VAC sigma 160i -- need inputs I think it goes without saying that that VAC should work with all pretty well, but that is a very diverse sounding list of speakers in general. A lot would depend on your personal preferences, listening habits, listening room and how well differen... | |
| Online Audio / 30 Day Home Trials I have found there is a fair amount of good audio related products available via Amazon and Amazon tends to provide good customer satisfaction and has a pretty fair return policy as well.So Amazon is not a bad source to consider in the interst of ... | |
| Is it speakers or my rock/metal music? Plus help ? That's a big room. You need big robust speakers that can go loud and clear and plenty of power to run them. Especially for rock/metal genre. USe of subs can only help.My OHM Walsh speakers do rock/metal to a tee. Does not make the recordings any b... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Pack,Are you referring to mu-metal for example?I use mu-metal foil shielding around my phono step-up transformer to keep hum and noise levels down. Works like a charm, cut and dry, easily audible to anyone save the hard of hearing perhaps! No weir... | |
| High-Efficiency Single Driver Speaker System The OHM Walsh speakers I favor are a slight spin on the single driver approach. THey use a single driver up to 7khz or so which is where most music occurs, well beyond where most any typical 2 way system would cross over. That delivers a lot of th... | |
| Slow Down, You Move too Fast Of teh ones I've tried, DNM Reson ICs seem to get it most right for me and for reasonable cost. | |
| Why so many linn lp12s for sale Most people would love to have any Linn table in good working order.A lot have been sold over the years compared to many "high end" offerings so I suspect that is a big factor for why more of these may be on teh market at any given time than vario... | |
| Help with compression and dynamic range Speaker/amplifier match is the main thing to get right in order to optimize for dynamics.Source quality is important also but tends to be less problematic overall and only matters after you get the speakers and matching amp right. There are many w... | |
| Help with compression and dynamic range This Online Dynamic Range Database might be a relevant resource for you. | |
| High-efficiency speakers and high-power amps? Single driver speakers are a unique breed with a unique coherence to the sound hard to replicate with multiple drivers, crossovers and the lot. Definitely fertile ground to experiment in with promise of some unique pleasures.Cain and Cain (no long... | |
| Has education expanded your listening tastes? Most who appreciate "higher forms" of art the most seem to be more educated about things in general, either via formal education or real world experience or both most often to various degrees.I think there is a correlation there that cannot be ign... | |
| I'm beginning to wonder... Most portable devices used by many these days are slow and clunky to use for large amounts of typing. That puts a premium on being short and concise. Also on finding ways to abbreviate messages appropriately. Some may be more appropriate than othe... | |
| Why not horns? "Because the USA press killed them for the US market over 30 years ago and most audiophiles are naive enough to believe what they read."The large systems needed for full range high efficiency horns and space increasingly being at a premium for man... | |
| My most memorable ROCK moment Dick Dale wailing on his guitar 4 feet in front of me in a small venue a few years back and then staying after the shoe to chat for 20 minutes with those who stuck around.Almost getting trampled outside a Rolling Stones concert in Philly in 1978 (... |