mapman
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| Machina Dynamica mini isolators " I just wanted to establish that this is a real product, and not a brilliant commentary on audiophile behavior (myself not excepted)."Oh, it's real, it's very real. Money is exchanged. Most including me wonder the same upon first encounter I bet.... | |
| Where do audiophiles retire? Shouldn't a retiring audiophile switch to headphones accordingly? | |
| Where do audiophiles retire? Beautiful beaches = large sweet spot.Headphones are the ticket! Cheers! | |
| Jazz for aficionados Dinah Washington = sheer perfection! | |
| Machina Dynamica mini isolators Geoff should come on this thread and defend his product. At least with this one, its pretty clear how it works. At least as best I can tell. The only question would be the value compared to other isolation devices. Isolation devices are a funny th... | |
| 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!!! |