martykl
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| Omni Speaker Options One note about 121s. I had a similar thought to Pedrillo. I figured that 121s with a particular subwoofer set-up I had in mind might get the MBL glory with a more neutral tonality (or, at least, a tonality more to my taste). When I pursued this wi... | |
| Omni Speaker Options Amil,The MBLs are kind of unique in my experience. If you really like 'em, I'd be reluctant to suggest an alternative.In addition to the distinctive omni design and the really 3d imaging that can result (given the right room and set-up), the MBLs ... | |
| Woofing "Q" Lewhite,I'm pretty sure that trial and error is the only way to be sure that Q is adequately matched. That why I like variable Q subs, whether the Rythmik system, or SVS' open/blocked porting system. Either should allow you enough flexibility to f... | |
| Omni Speaker Options The MBL speakers are pretty distinctive sounding, even among the omni class (as fas as I've heard examples of the class). The Ohms that I own couldn't sound more different from MBL if the designer made a point of trying. I've auditioned 4 models p... | |
| Woofing "Q" Shadorne,Funny, I was thinking the same thing! You and I are the only two posters I can think of who always qualify their statements in a thoughtful and appropriate manner. Yay us!Marty | |
| Woofing "Q" Shadorne's comment re: "sealed subs only" is probably, as a practical matter, good advice for a music only system, but it may be a bit of an overstatement. The SVS subs he mentions shouldn't be dismissed. Their top model, in it's fully ported conf... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rebbi,While a good SS preamp will probably sound quite good with the Bel Canto, I agree that tubes in your line stage might lend some welcome "body" to the overall Ohm/Bel Canto picture. If you can find an old Dynaco preamp (try for a PAS-4) that'... | |
| Woofing "Q" I'm not sure I have a great answer for that. Slightly underdamping the sub can make the system feel a bit more dynamic and punchy, slight overdamping it can make it seem more transparent. Too much damping and things can go dry and lifeless. Howeve... | |
| Woofing "Q" My Rythmik subs have variable Q. Seamless integration (to my ear) was often possible at more than one "Q" setting. Sometimes, my preferred Q setting changed, depended on other x-over variables (like slope and and x-over frequency). And, even thoug... | |
| Is KEF no longer relevant? Part of the issue for Kef is simply brand proliferation. I owned the Kef Corelli in/around 1975. Kef, Celestion, and (then) Bowers & Wilkins were about the only Brit high end monitors widely available. Other highly regarded (non-Brit) imported... | |
| Gallo Reference III midrange COOKED Actually, as Chaz noted - it may well have been stray DC.Marty | |
| Gallo Reference III midrange COOKED Duke,I think Elevick was probably told that a higher power amp is less likely to clip in the first place. This advice is sometimes offered to shoppers who will state their amp's power and try to infer a speaker match from their rated power handlin... | |
| Two subs in a small room.... If you want really deep bass from your subs, JL makes a great product, albeit at a premium price. SVS appears (from test results, not listening experience) to be a great value; a bigger, less attractive cabinet with very nearly the same performanc... | |
| Does anyone like country The best country songwriters are great - most have been listed already but I'd add the short lived Delevantes to that list. Harder core country old time writers like the Louvin Brothers have some great moments, even though I'd have a hard time lis... | |
| Deuvel or MBL Smaller Ohms like the MWT might be a good omni chice for your space. I use the larger 100s which would probably be a tight fit in those dimensions. I don't have direct experience with the MWT, so I'm just guessing here. There's a large thread on t... |