martykl
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| Cary 805 AE Feedback Request I own these amps. Due to a change in speakers, I haven't run them for some time. But, IIRC, the character of the sound MIGHT change a (little) bit over the first 20 minutes or so, but nothing really dramatic. You can listen happily after 2 minutes... | |
| Subs and the quest for bass. I see that I dropped one sentence re: my specific set-up.I always sit in 1 spot - no variation. If you move around in your listening room, the second sub will definitely provide benfits vis a vis an EQ'd single sub.Marty | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? It's funny, this could be a (GASP!) new thread: Tiger Woods, fidelity and Ohm.I recently ended an 8+ year early retirement to (GASP!) go back to work. As a result, my music time has shrunk from app. 4 hrs a day (split between listening and piano a... | |
| Subs and the quest for bass. Nemesis,As you probably know, I use exactly the same set-up, but with 2 Rythmiks. If you go this way, you will definitely reduce the amount of EQ you deploy but:1) I didn't hear much/any difference between a single sub and dual subs with the SMS. ... | |
| Subwoofer guys - House curve or flat? NemesisI filter subsonics because the odds are very very low that any such info is deliberately "on the recording". I don't need to hear the subway that happened by or,more likely, mechanical noise from my source (rumble)I understand that some pur... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? A favorite couplet from August Darnell - AKA Kid CreoleHaiti. I love your sweaty passionate rythmsI love your twisted French neologismsNot too many people would try to rhyme "neologisms"Marty | |
| Subwoofer guys - House curve or flat? Start with perfectly flat response and experiment with incremental adjustments toward your choice of target curves.I ended up with a perfectly flat curve to 35hz and a gentle rise (+2-3db) down to 25hz, followed by a steep "subsonic" roll off. The... | |
| Modernists Unite, or: saying no to room treatment Elizabeth,I wish I still had photos of my old HT room and listening room. These were the result of a "gut" renovation, were starkly modern in design, and thoroughly treated behind the "wall" surfaces. Wall is "", because I used cloth on the upper ... | |
| I had no idea I've had that happen a bunch of times.I liked the two monster Fleetwood Mac records when they were released in the 1970s, but thought they were just fun, well crafted pop records. It was only when I heard Lindsey Buckingham's 1992 solo effort "Out... | |
| Reference 3a mm de capo vs. ProAc Response 2 Lincoln,I'm using (primarily) Ohm 100 omnis with DRC subwoofers. This is a full bandwidth (my main issue with both the ProAC and deCapo), though highly inneficent speaker system. Definitely not what you're looking for.I also use the Merlin VSM whi... | |
| Reference 3a mm de capo vs. ProAc Response 2 As different as you can get.I previously have owned deCapos and a former colleague owned R2s at the same time. We spent a lot of time working together in front of my speakers or his. Both of us were using primarily vinyl and lowish powered tube am... | |
| Most Musical Subwoofers? Sgr,The 113s have a little greater clean output capablity in the very lowest registers (and/or, in HT use, ultimate infrasonsic extention for effects). If you use 2 subs (always recommended), the 112s should be indistinguishable (on music) from th... | |
| Most Musical Subwoofers? After 2 years of working with subs, my conclusion is:Just make sure that you have digital room correction for the sub(s).This will address the issue you're trying to fix. Beyond that, any good sub - there are lots - will probably do the trick. How... | |
| Bookshelf speakers with the good bass. The old Red Rose ribbon monitor. Not really deep bass, but an artful use of the old "mid-bass hump" trick.Marty | |
| Have you heard Crystal Bowersox? Richard. I'm with you on Siohhan. Very quirky and IMHO very interesting. At the end of the day, I suspect that she'll do the most interesting stuff of the bunchBTW, I always enjoy the show - even when the performances come up short (which is as of... |