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| Review: Machina dynamica Brilliant Pebbles Tweak I think enough brilliant pebbles in a room could make a nice tweak to acoustics, say a ton piled in each front corner. Maybe bulk discounts are offered. | |
| Oh, the frustrations of the speaker search Micro walsh talls should perform well in a room that size. I have slightly larger 100s I use in my small 12X12 rooms, and they are a perfect no compromise fit there. That size might come refurbed from OHM in Walsh 2 cabinets perhaps like mine if a... | |
| Oh, the frustrations of the speaker search For that kind of music mainly, a pair of classic OHM Ls could be hard to beat. These are front ported and use an 8" woofer, and two tweeters, one low, one high range, and a simple crossover design. They are awesome with prog/metal music! I still h... | |
| Oh, the frustrations of the speaker search For prog/metal/rock in particular if you liked the little GEs and PSBs, stretch your budget a bit perhaps, maybe consider speakers with larger drivers and or cabinets and maybe even a tad more efficient where possible. Little speakers will struggl... | |
| Review: Machina dynamica Brilliant Pebbles Tweak "Ozzy,What ever happened to the Machina dynamica Brilliant Pebbles Tweak? "Maybe he has been piling them up over the years for more effect and it might take him a bit longer to wade through them to get to his computer to answer now...:^)Hopefully ... | |
| Why does most new music suck? I like Reznor and Nine Inch Nail's music, and respect his opinion, but I think he like many underestimate the ability of others to make good music. He is a star, and a tad of narcissism typically goes along with that, buthe is only a few years you... | |
| Manufacturer Repairs? What is a reasonable time? Elizabeth is right, but if that small manufacturer has visions of growing, they had best get their customer service in order and not make it a second or low priorrity IMHO. | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? "When I let the Accustic Arts have a go at the 87dB/4-ohm Walsh 4.5Mk II -- a speaker more in line with the amp's 190-watt delivery into such a load -- it was late in the Power 1's stay yet it gave me more of the same. While I doubt that the Power... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Damping factor is speaker input impedance/amp output impedance. High damping factor means lower amp output impedance. Amps with high damping factor are better able to control driver movement, when needed. Some speakers will benefit more than other... | |
| Manufacturer Repairs? What is a reasonable time? I think its fair to allow a vendor to revise their initial time estimate once or twice, but more than that would be a red flag for me. Generally, three strikes your out is a pretty decent rule....To some vendors, good customer service is a corners... | |
| Manufacturer Repairs? What is a reasonable time? Quality of service and turnaround times for service can vary widely. Hard to say what is reasonable, although less hard to identify which companies have the best reputations for customer service over the long term however. You identified at least ... | |
| Most demanding passages for a turntable & system The Telarc recordings from that time pushed the bubble in terms of dynamic range as a means of demonstrating what digital was capable of during its nascent phase in home audio. Unfortunately few tables were able to track the recordings effectively... | |
| All in one brand, please help KEFs newer products are making some big waves.... | |
| Most demanding passages for a turntable & system VEry few tables in the day could track This with out clearly audible problems or worse. | |
| Whats your current Reference CD at the moment? Fancy Pants by Count Basie |