mapman
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| Where do audiophiles retire? Rx8,See ya' there! I've got dibs on the "sweet spot". Or maybe its big enough for many! :^) | |
| Best sounding integrated between $1500-$3000 That HK is an interesting piece! | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Just a ping for anyone interested that there is a very nice looking pair of Walsh 5 S3s similar to mine but with newer and very nice special wood/finish cabinets up for auction here currently that might be had for a steal.Disclaimer: do not know t... | |
| Harbeth sound with high wife acceptance factor? SOmeone should pick up those OHMs ASAP assuming the offer is legit(Don't know the seller) if they can be had for under $3000. I would if a could use another pair (I already have three pair of OHMs).I use the same speakers ( Walsh 5 series III) (wi... | |
| What to upgrade/do next? ":Given the NAD not having a phono input, I am also not running phono. Should I start upgrading there? Although, I think the turntable has a built in phono preamp. I'm sure I could do better."IS there enough "gain" with the phono? Are you able to ... | |
| Machina Dynamica mini isolators Not just any bedspring.... | |
| Anyone Damp the insides of your Speaker Cabinets? I suppose one way to look at it is that resonances always occur and a designer can chose their approach on they are managed or controlled as needed to get the desired results. How much is right or best is something of a subjective determination, p... | |
| Anyone Damp the insides of your Speaker Cabinets? "Do most speakers sound best in cabinets that resonate as little as possible?"I'd say the answer is yes. Most but not all. Some speaker designs (Tonian comes to mind and a few others that I recall investigating) make cabinet resonances (as opposed... | |
| Anyone Damp the insides of your Speaker Cabinets? "The thinking is that most dampening simply smears and delays the resonate behavior without truly eliminating it."I tend to think of it strictly as what it says, ie damping material in the textbook sense of the meaning of the word Damping.Yes, it ... | |
| the greatest pop song ever? I'm waiting for teh Metallica version of "Climb Every Mountain". Seriously!!! | |
| Front Ported v. Rear Ported Speakers In general, front ports should do better closer to walls in theory, but a lot regarding best sound in any case depends on room acoustics and other factors case by case. So its quite possible in some cases rear porting could work best.The most comm... | |
| Best sounding integrated between $1500-$3000 I would be seriously considering any VAC in good condition that can be had for less than $3000. ARC also. Rogue would also be hard to go wrong with.All these are tube integrateds, so of course pre-requisite is to use them with speakers and in a se... | |
| Anyone Damp the insides of your Speaker Cabinets? Probably would help a lot of inexpensive speakers sound better and not a hard or expensive tweak to try in most cases. | |
| Where do audiophiles retire? Of course. | |
| New level of ridiculousness Seems like it should be better for TV/video as well. Seeing would be believing. More so than hearing I think. IS hearing alone enough to believe? Not as easily I think. No need to go into all the shortcomings of using a/b listening tests alone to ... |