martykl
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| Focal Mini Utopia vs Merlin MXe FWIW, I've always thought that the Merlins sound a fair bit like (classic) Quads (don't know the 989), except more dynamic and with more extended bass. OTOH, all the Focal Utopias that I've heard (again, don't specifically know the Minis) lean tow... | |
| Rythmik Subwoofin' - 1st Take Ehoehn,I use them in a music only system. Therefore, I don't care much about their performance below 30hz (I own exactly one disc - an SACD recording of the largest pipe organ in Europe - which registers meaningful info below 30hz.) In fact, I use... | |
| Would adding another REL STRATA Help? Do you run the Linns full-range? Most REL users seem to prefer this set-up, but in your case the Keilidhs may be overworked in such a large space. Before adding a second sub (which, as noted by all posters here will probably be a good idea, regard... | |
| Wilson Audio's New Sound? Funny comment about the new tuning method for "real world" conditions. I've heard Wilson speakers quite often (all the way back to the original WAMM with Crown electronics) over the years, and found them difficult to generalize about. From absolut... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Tim,I've written pretty extensively on the Velodyne SMS-1 sub controller. You may want to search these threads and check it out. Unless you are using DD series Velodyne subs, this device is absolutely transformative. It may take some work, but a d... | |
| Help with Krell KSA 50-S versus Krell KSA 200-S I had a 50s and it was absolutely a great little amp. I sold it because I didn't need a ss stereo amp, but that was likely a mistake. IIRC, when I was shopping, the dealer (Sound by Singer) demoed the 50s vs one of the bigger Krells (may or not ha... | |
| Mahalia Jackson? Unfortunately, most of her great early stuff is pretty dreadful on the SQ front (at least those that I've heard). The SQ is better on the later recordings, but the performances are less striking. "Live At Newport" has some great perfomances and be... | |
| Speakers to alleviate room anomolies Your suckout is pretty precisely cenetered on the fundamental of a kick drum - just kinda BAD LUCK - so it probably feels more pronounced than it might otherwise. The only thing IME that will address this type of issue (below 80ish hz) is EQ, like... | |
| Best speakers for home theater/voice clarity? Personally, the first thing I'd try is increasing the level of the center channel. So many dvd/br these days are mixed with the effects and backgroung noise at distractingly high levels, making the dialog difficult to follow - regardless of the sp... | |
| Name your lame duck artist........ I defer to Ben C.'nuff said on the subject.Marty | |
| Name your lame duck artist........ Thomas,I will check out the song and get back to you. I wouldn't at all be surprised to agree that it's a failure (possibly even an embarassing failure). But remember that Babe Ruth struck out over 1300 times during his career. That doesn't change... | |
| Name your lame duck artist........ Sorry,I guess it's "Dear Heather". Still don't know it.I forgot to finish the point of the "terrorism" and "First We Take Manhattan" bit.First off, he renounces violence at the outset (rejecting terror in "the physical plane") before expressing ad... | |
| Name your lame duck artist........ Thomas,Don't know "Death Heather" but, given his ambition and associative style, it should come as zero surprise that Cohen will produce an ocassional airball. Aim high and you can fall shorter. As a general rule (for me), the more explicit his po... | |
| Name your lame duck artist........ Hey Thomas,Whatever you say.I guess that I'm with the easily mislead and terribly misguided Cohen fans - including the hundreds of musicians who have recorded almost 2,000 cover versions of Cohen's songs. We have all been taken in by a giant scam ... | |
| Name your lame duck artist........ Dismissing Leonard Cohen as "pretentious dribble" (I presume you mean drivel) strikes me as awfully harsh. His particular genre ("contempopary art song" is probably as good a description as any) may strike some as pretentious in general, but Cohen... |