mapman
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| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "Anyone here ever listen to any of these records on their Walshes?"Mine tend to bring out the best of whatever there is in the recording.I have Abbey Road and both Radioheads. Both are treats in different ways. Those two Radiohead CDs are two very... | |
| The ideal auditorium? Blank canvas Waryn,Looks pretty good to me.I notice your speaker placement in the diagram almost half way into the room. That is very insightful! Some of the best setups I have heard have been set up that way. ITs something that most can never try or may not e... | |
| Fuses that matter. How about listening both with hands cupped behind the ear and without in each case?That's the cheapest and consistently best tweak that I know of! :-)Also just to be sure, you have no financial interest in expensive audiophile fuses/tweaks right?S... | |
| are some phono stages more resistant to hum? Higher level phono sections like mm carts rather than low output mc carts are less sensitive to EM induced hum from nearby transformers, etc. Shielded cables and/or supplemental shielding around the low level amplification device(s) like a step up... | |
| Are Carver Preamps Any Good? "Carver offers reliable, attractive components if you dont ask them to be the star of the show."They will not be the star of the show in most modern well executed audiophile type systems.They can be though when some of the features come in handy ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? ALways go one step at a time and take time to assess before taking the next.You will be well set with amp, DAC and speakers once you make the decision on the speaks.Do everything you can to get the Peachtree and OHMs dialed in as perfectly as poss... | |
| $$$Sensitive Speakers with $$Amps? Roscoe,THe miniwatt looks very interesting! A nice minimalist design with volume control even and very reasonable cost. Even available through Amazon. It would be a nice fit for a third system I am looking to try sometime built around HE speakers.... | |
| Magico Q7 . . . wow "Wow $165k should be WOW!!"You would think! | |
| Are Carver Preamps Any Good? My c-6 recently developed a distortion/breakup issue in one channel.I'd like to have it totally refurbed. The time is right. CAn someone recommend a good place to do that?I'd hate to lose the Carver permanently. It's a rare beast these days and I ... | |
| $$$Sensitive Speakers with $$Amps? My other observation regarding amps specifically with good HE speakers is that listening to music with very HE speakers, like Avantgarde say, is like listening to music under a microscope. You will hear everything, both good, bad, noise etc. THe s... | |
| $$$Sensitive Speakers with $$Amps? I have two pieces of tube gear, a DAC and a pre-amp. The DAC is an overachiever for its very modest cost so I was willing to take a chance and go with a smaller vendor that seemed to receive universal rave reviews and that has worked out exception... | |
| $$$Sensitive Speakers with $$Amps? AMps must always be matched to speakers for best results.In the case of high sensitivity speakers, like horns, my first concern would be noise levels. If the amp is not dead quiet, chances are you will hear noise. I would focus on assuring the amp... | |
| $$$Sensitive Speakers with $$Amps? It's a good question. | |
| Fuses that matter. "It's humorous to read this sort of thing, people getting all stressed out about a simple test. Why it's almost like superstition. I guess if you hear about placebo and expectation bias and unknown variables enough it'll psych anyone out. "Not eve... | |
| Fuses that matter. Yes, good point Kijanki!I tend to shy away from a/b tests likely involving subtle and unpredictable differences because it is so hard to control all variables that can affect sound in subtle ways.Now when I hear a consensus that clear major differ... |