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| Would you trust a local dealer to help you put I would not personally, but its always better to consult with someone knowledgeable and trustworthy when one is not sure what to do alone.I know a local dealer that I would trust for the most part if needed. There are others I would not. It all de... | |
| Why does your turntable sound the way it does. Audiofiles sure love to ask questions that have no simple answer. I guess that helps perpetuate the breed.Turntables have been around a long time. There are no unexplored great mysteries here. Do some homework and experiment until done right. Or h... | |
| Who uses high end TT setup for vintage records ? Hmm, I've always considered a good turntable setup to be agnostic in regards to source material vintage.Whatever. My setup does great with all for modest cost. See my system page if interested.Now off course most newer records do not sound like ol... | |
| Ohm Walsh Microtall or Vandersteen 1C Hey,I had similar issues with older Magnepan's from the 80's that were my mains for many years alongside a pair of older OHMS.The newer OHMs I have now replaced both.The older OHMs did not have as refined a presentation as most more modern speaker... | |
| Don't read you'll be sorry I do not pay a lot for wires (compared to some at least) so I am not sorry I read this.FWIW, my recollection from selling audio gear many years ago and having seen a lot of vendor cost versus sell price data is that accessories like wires and othe... | |
| bipoles/dipoles for music... Nice summary by Johnnyb53. | |
| bipoles/dipoles for music... Not a fan of multiple drivers firing front and back. | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved Mishegas! | |
| bipoles/dipoles for music... I would use the terms focused versus unfocused imaging to realistically assess imaging performance.Bipoles and dipoles are capable of a focused presentation I believe as are omnis, however the presentation is often (not always) different from say ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Agree with Z that very lively room is a challenge with most any speakers, omni/OHMs included. If you hear a reverb effect/echo when speaking or clapping in general, that is usually something worth addressing with the room acoustics.Rug under and/o... | |
| Magnepan Service HORRIBLE??? Live and learn...Customer service matters. Clear and concise communications always helps expedite things.Its unfortunate but I'm not sure this case is all that unusual. Maybe other companies could do better, maybe not.if they can then bravo. I wou... | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved This could go on forever.... | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread "Nice, mapman.You are the Kirk, the creator."Cool.Bring on the green Orion slave girls....... | |
| Magnepan Service HORRIBLE??? Magnepan has a good rep as far as I know. My experience in the past sending things to them for repair or refurbish was good, but that was a few years back FWIW.It is a small company so things might go slower than desired from time to time maybe?I ... | |
| A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread "the problem with audio "shows" is the many variables which to create poor sound."Audiophiles focus too much on what's not right or perceived to be less than perfect."My name is Nomad...you are not perfect...you will be sterilized....."I have not ... |