martykl
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| Single vs Dual Subs Lou,I recently spent about 6 or 7 months researching subs; listening when I could and studying test results as well. My quick take:1) Audyssey, SVS/Audyssey, Velodyne SMS allow parametric EQ below the x-over frequency. The benefit in seamless inte... | |
| Charles Lloyd suggestions Check that."Finger Poppin'" is the Horace Silver cd I picked up.The Lloyd recording is called "Lift Every Voice" and it's a 2 cd set.Marty | |
| How would you compare these two Vandersteens? To my ear, the 5s and Qs sound very, very different from the 2s and 3s. The 3s are what I think of as "classic" Vandys: Warm and musical are the first words that come to mind. The Qs and 5s are punchier and feel more tonally neutral (less warmth a... | |
| Charles Lloyd suggestions I just found one called "Finger Poppin" - but I haven't spun it yet. I'll keep an eye out for "Fish" and "Big Sur".Thanks,Marty | |
| RIP Jay Bennett What happened?The Palace at 4 am is one of my favorite pop/rock cds of the last 10 years.Wow - that's bad news.Marty | |
| Good tube integrated for Ohm Walsh 2-100s3 Joe,I use the 122 wpc ARC VT130SE with my 100s. The combo works extremely well, but I actively cross to subs @ 80hz, so the ARC is relieved of the heavy lifting down low. I also briefly used a Pathos Classic One hybrid (run full range) with 100s. ... | |
| Charles Lloyd suggestions MonteGot it.Marty | |
| Charles Lloyd suggestions Thanks all for the suggestions.I stopped in at Amoeba LA the other day, and picked up "Water is Wide" and "Rabo de Nube", the only selections from your lists that they had on hand. What a schizophrenic listen."Water" is lovely. Understated version... | |
| Ohm FRS-15 v. Ohm Walsh 2 Marcus,I rotate MMGs and Ohm 100s in a set-up with subwoofers. They both sound very good - but quite different from each other. (Over time, I've settled into a pattern that's app 80% to 90% Ohm.) If your intention is to use them in the same system... | |
| RIP Kenny Rankin I saw Kenny Rankin play in NYC many,many years ago. My memory is:Beautiful songsBeautiful singingA great sense of humor.He announced to the crowd, "Here's one you all know" and played the riff from "Smoke On The Water" before doing (I think - reme... | |
| High WAF, simple, integrated amplifier I think the best answer aesthetically is probably the Pathos Classic. Add a matching Pathos Digit CD player and some Sonus Faber speakers and you have the ultimate WAF championship system. It also will sound very, very good. Ah, but the price tag.... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Mail,I think you're about to try out an apple and an orange - and maybe a banana, to boot. It will be interesting to hear from you on this one.Marty | |
| Cool-running tube or SS amp for small room Just avoid all tubes and class A Solid State designs andyou should be okay.Marty | |
| Budget bookshelf speakers FOR a bookshelf... I believe that NHT once made a speaker with adjustable dispersion for exactly this kind of application. Sorry, can't recall the model designation.Good LuckMarty | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Para,I happened to buy a pair of CRMs the same week I bought my Ohm 100s - as well as a pair of Maggie SMGs. Ohms are omni, Maggies are dipolar, Sunfires are bipolar. I was trying to figure out whether a different (vs the front-firing speakers I h... |