martykl
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| Cary 805 AE Feedback Request Rchan,Just revisited the thread and saw you posed a question (I think) to me. Sorry for the delay in responding, but it's tough to answer. The 300Bs and 805s typically saw duty with different speakers, so there was little head to head. The best co... | |
| Audio Research VT130, VT100 MkII or VTM120? I've owned a boatload of amps over the years; ranging from Cary 300B and 805 to Krell KSA 50s to Odyssey Stratos, TAD Hibachis, Bel Canto, Quicksilver, etc etc etc.Over the past 15ish years, my VT 130SE has probably logged more hours than all the ... | |
| The Black Keys: Where to Start If the last 2 posts were in response to mine...I own several by RL and a couple of Junior's, as well. I really like both of them and have been familiar with their stuff for years.My point was that this was the first time I found the Black Keys/DA ... | |
| The Black Keys: Where to Start I own the DA solo record and never really warmed up to it. On the basis of this thread I just picked up Chulahoma. Now, I get it! Thanks, all for the tip - I'll revisit the DA solo and -more likely than not- end up chasing down the rest of their c... | |
| Favorite Pianists Duke Ellington, followed by a long line of other great Jazz players who I'll leave to other 'Goners to name.Toussaint is a nice get for (pop/rock and) blues as would be Professor Longhair, to whom all of the N'awlins piano guys own a debt. That Ba... | |
| Next Wilco Album "Being There" always struck me as Wilco's "purest" record - simple but terrific. Tweedy's aspirations to do MORE! than straight pop/rock always yielded mixed results for this band, IMHO. True, the music's highest points may have gotten higher, but... | |
| Using 2 Subwoofers I agree with Bob. To restate and expand on his point.If you have Audyssey or similar digital room correction (DRC) in your HT electronics, a single well chosen sub (SVS and JL are highly regarded for dual music and HT use) should be more than enou... | |
| Looking for warm sounding speakers Nak,Vandys were the first that came to my mind. Re: Sonus Faber. They were mentioned several times and some posters specified earlier models. I agree that the older models (I own Minuettos from the early '90s) would be a good call. However, some o... | |
| Your First Concert was..... Hbarrel,By 1972 (before "Madman"), Elton John had released (at least) 3 other records: "Elton John" (which included "Your Song", his first single that I can recall hearing on the radio), "Tumbleweed Connection", and a somewhat less widely seen LP ... | |
| Best Subwoofer you've ever heard??? Any good, highly damped sub that's been digitally corrected. Compensating for the room's destructive effects down below 100hz or so is a game changer - IMHO. I use a Velodyne SMS-1 DRC unit with a pair of Rythmik 12" subs. The Rythmiks are a very ... | |
| Gilmour and Waters Together Again The style of music people tend to associate with Pink Floyd "psych-prog-space rock" hasn't been my cup of tea for a long, long time. But, thinking back to the one time I saw them, they absolutely tore it up. A really fierce rock band at their peak... | |
| Downsizing and child proofing Vienna Schoenberg wall mounted w/subs of your choice.Currently doing yeoman's work in my HT room. Maybe not great speakers, but very good.Marty | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I'm sure that the "jaw drop" thing was a response to the omni presentation. You'll get that effect straight away and it does make its mark. It's only after you "listen through" that striking first impression that you get to things like dynamics, t... | |
| vandersteen quattro versus gallo 3.5 The Vandy has the powered woofer and its "room adjustment" feature. It's capable of deep, powerful, tight (highly damped) bass response, coupled to Vandy's basically neutral, if (in the case of the powered speakers, very) slightly soft presentatio... | |
| Remember the Electric Light Orchestra Not so, so long ago they (sort of) reformed under the name "The Orchestra" with original member Bev Bevan (IIRC) and a new singer - Parthenon Huxley (aka P. Hux, Rick Rock, Rick Miller). P. Hux was an early songwriting collaborator with E of Eels,... |