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| Explain the asthetics of Punk I think that it's fair to say that Punk was an angry attempt to reverse the increasingly "corporate" or commercial character that began to dominate rock music after the '60's, when business realized that there was real gold in them thar hills. Mar... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Zk,Sort of a shame - I suspect that many more people would have their eyes (ears?) opened by the speakers, given the chance.Marty | |
| Jeff Beck "performing this week" OMG This is a really nice thread.Bongo, sorry to hear about your loss. I can relate to the family party deal. My wife hadn't touched a piano in 20 years when we got ours and - despite a real investment of time on my part - she plays rings around me. D... | |
| Single vs Dual Subs Lou,I'd strongly recommend you check out the subwoofer test results at HTshack.com. Click "forums" and "subwoofer tests". There's lots of info there to help you make an informed decision. I know that the results for many Hsu and SVS subwoofers are... | |
| Which speakers are higher efficiency? Richard,Off my experience with the 15ish watt Cary monos and the deCapos, I'd tend to disagree with the general theme here.If you don't listen loud and you're in a small room and your program material contains little deep bass (and from your last ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rebbi,I was wondering what John demos with at shows (assuming that Ohm does shows). Any idea? I'd love to program one of those demos.As to purist vs studio tracks. The Lindsey Buckingham tracks that wow me (you can add "Come" -with its monster gui... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Actually, Rebbi's observation is consistent with one I find telling re: Ohms. Music featuring multiple percussionists just sounds different on these speakers. The track which really struck me was "With These Hands" by Alejandro Escovedo. Again, a ... | |
| Music and politics Entrope,Without coming within a mile of this debate, I only want to point out that instrumental music can very definitely be political. Any art that challenges conventional notions of beauty (from rock 'n' roll to Rite of Spring) can be seen as su... | |
| Ohm Walsh 2 v. 2XO Don't look at me - I'm only a year into my (very happy) Ohm experience. It's Mapman or John S. for the historical stuff.Marty | |
| Single vs Dual Subs To Bob's point on EQ to 300 hz.This is obviously room dependent. Every listening room I've had (and measured) has had obvious issues below 150hz. IME, above this point (including the falling treble response I usually get above 10khz), room effects... | |
| Which speakers are higher efficiency? I don't know the Grand Veena, but used to own Ref 3a deCapo loudspeakers. The deCapos aren't hugely sensitive, but they present a very easy load. The minimalist x-over is said to contribute to this. Bottom line: they work very well with 300Bs (no ... | |
| Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo I saw Fleetwood Mac a few weeks back and thought I'd resurrect this thread to add "I'm So Afraid" by Lindsey Buckingham. Unfortunately, they didn't play "Come" this time around, but the solo on that one is an absolute monster, too.Marty | |
| Single vs Dual Subs Lou,A-gon'r Kr4 has compared many of the available room correction devices (not sure about the SVS) in his work for Stereophile. You might want to drop him an e-mail.IME, The Velodyne requires some time/effort. The process of flattening the FR is ... | |
| Single vs Dual Subs db,I don't know the paper in question, but IME 2 subs vastly simplify the task of achieving smooth response. In room, you WILL get peaks and valleys which can be smoothed (to an extent) by varying the location of your sub. When you have the option... | |
| Single vs Dual Subs BTW,I suspect that any of the 12" models from Rythmik, SVS, or Hsu will be satisfying. The Rythmiks don't test as well below 35hz (as a practical matter, this is strictly HT territory), but they allow variable damping that's proven quite useful in... |