martykl
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| which bang for the buck DAC? I own both a DAC-1 and a DacMagic. The DacMagic is used with a digital piano, but I briefly snuck it into my stereo (temporarily replacing the Benchmark) just to see how it sounded in comparison. A quick take:Both are very good sounding, but they ... | |
| Subwoofer Crossover Setting/Directional Bass Freq. I agree with all that Bob has posted here, but I'd add that the single biggest issue I have with augmentation is the difficulty in achieving smooth integration. When "augmenting", you have a narrow range of potential x-over frequencies that you're... | |
| Who's your guitar daddy now? Synth,If you want a sense of how young Mayer is, check out his bandmates in the JM Trio. I suspect that Pino Palladino and Steve Jordan are each twice his age. In this company, he's a kid. He may be long in the tooth for a pop star, but for a trad... | |
| Which used Merlin VSM offers best bang for buck?? IMHO, the super BAM really changes the character of the speaker. If you're going to place them out more than app 3 1/2' from the nearest wall, I'd say it's a must. If you're gonna put 'em closer to the walls, the SEs might be a practical option. I... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I've found that my 100s require higher SPLs to "open up" dynamically and, consequently, I listen louder these days. This has made me wonder about Sat 5s which are designed for higher output. Map, since you have both 100s and 5s, I'd love to get yo... | |
| Who's your guitar daddy now? To those who noted Mayer is young and has great potential once he finds his own voice ...Completely agreed.I also agree that he is a suprisingly charismatic kid.Marty | |
| Who's your guitar daddy now? I just got a blue ray player so I bought the live John Mayer BR disc to check out the audio side of things in the format. I couldn't name a single JM tune, but I know he's a pop star, dates pretty girls, and I had heard he could play some guitar, ... | |
| Live infectious funk jams....quality recordings Does the Maceo crowd here own Roots and Grooves? The extended version of "Pass The Peas" is about as funky as it gets. In my book, anyway.For the N'awlins types, Allen Toussaint is the city's gift to funky white folk. This is great pop music, all ... | |
| 2 Channel Sub Woofer, 1 or 2 Sub-woofers? Another vote for 2 subs. However, for me, the key was proper integration - hard to do without help. In my case, I use a Velodyne SMS sub controller for this purpose, but there are also other products with similar functionality. For instance, any o... | |
| What music do you want to play really loud? Patti Smith "Pumping (My Heart)"Paul Westerberg "My Problem"Lou Reed "Sweet Jane" from RnR AnimalMinimalist riff rock - treadmill only - must be loud enough to ensure that I forget where I am.Marty | |
| The best "imaging" speakers? Strange coincidence.I've heard the Gallo 3.X refs on any number of ocasions, but today I happened to hear the new Gallo towers for the first time. They were very, very good sounding speakers, but off a severey limited audition they seemed like ver... | |
| Small CD player Pathos Digit | |
| The best "imaging" speakers? Map, (sorry all if this wanders a bit off thread).I'd need to hear larger Ohms to answer the question. I talked to John about possibly switching to the Sat 5 for use with my subs, but even if I go that route, its gonna be a bit off in the future. ... | |
| Looking for opinions on Cambridge DACmagic DAC Very, very good and flat out great for the $. I use mine with a digital piano, but I snuck it into my main system (tempoprarily replacing a Benchmark DAC-1) for a quick listen. It's audibly warmer than the DAC-1, but that may be a positive (depend... | |
| Anyone using Audyssey for stereo Bob,I'll check out Kal's comments and keep an eye peeled for anything you post. Thanks for "poison testing".Marty |