mapman
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| Where to go after Bel Canto Ref1000MKII KIjanki,I really appreciate the highly damped/articulate/powerful bass with well recorded electronic instrumentation/recordings in particular, though I would agree with the benefits for acoustic bass as well. I cannot listen to many such recording... | |
| Fuses that matter. "These are precisely the same strawman arguments that skeptics of cable differences have put forth for more than thirty years - I.e., cables that measure the same must sound the same. Of course, any yutz with ears knows that's not the case. "One c... | |
| Where to go after Bel Canto Ref1000MKII KIjanki, what about the question of unusually high damping factor as an insurance policy?Benefits might be nill or little, but can there be any harm in general in very high DF in interest of assuring control of drivers?I believe damping factor of ... | |
| Where to go after Bel Canto Ref1000MKII "Unless woofer has separate amplifier it most likely has inductor in series to attenuate high frequencies. You might find out what is resistance of this inductor to have general idea"Hmm, thanks KIjanki.I hate to bug him because I know he is a bus... | |
| Where to go after Bel Canto Ref1000MKII "take into consideration that DF is already limited to about 100 by XO inductor (approx. 0.08ohm) in series with the woofer."Dunno how this works with the large OHM 5 Walsh/wave bending wide range driver so cannot say. If you do please explain. I ... | |
| Fuses that matter. "Thank you, Roger, for bringing the expertise of a distinguished designer to this issue."Amen.My best opinion is that a fuse that effects the sound in a significant manner is defective and should be replaced by one that is not. | |
| Clearwave Speakers? Acurus,Noted. THanks.The reviewer in this case seemed off the mark to me in his approach. I am not familiar with details of the Accuton but have heard some good things and have read where RAAL ( or perhaps even just ribbon tweeters in general) may... | |
| Catchy tunes that sound great? My latest discovery that is stuck in my head is "Mr. Saxobeat" by Alexandra Stan. | |
| Prog Rock Enough fantastic Steve Hackett solo music already since he left Genesis years a go around to get lost in for quite some time alone. Steve seems to always have something a bit different and unexpected up his sleeve.... | |
| Name your 5 favorite Led Zeppelin tracks. Can't pick just 5 or even decide which I like best. Too many! Too varied! Sorry. | |
| Prog Rock IF you like classic Renaissance, you might also give "Blackmore's Night" a listen. I'd start with their "Shadow of the Moon" album.And yes the guitar player is THAT Blackmore and the vocalist is his steamy and talented wife Candice Night who's voc... | |
| Clearwave Speakers? I am very skeptical of inexpensive designs built around expensive SOTA tweeters these days.THe reason is that I started out in audio with a tweeter fascination and soon realized that was a bad strategy. Why? Because very little in music occurs in ... | |
| Floorstanders with a large sweetspot Yes, agree with PSB for something more conventional that I have heard that also excels. I could probably live with those! From my experience, those still sound best a couple feet out from the walls. Most speakers do, though some are designed to go... | |
| Where to go after Bel Canto Ref1000MKII Doggie,THe BC ref1000m has very high damping factor, 1000, perhaps the highest of any amp I know of. That was a selling point for me in my application with my large OHM 5 speakers that are known to benefit from high damping.Do you know damping fac... | |
| Is anyone thinking about building Walsh drivers? "Living presence indeed! You need a Walsh to get it."Yes, would have to agree.I just received the 51 CD MLP box set and am in process of ripping to music server. I am looking forward to quite a treat!If you take a good MLP recording to the limit w... |