martykl
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| Well-Tempered Golf Ball? Wait,The comedy's not over just yet!A Lithuanian start up is selling a new 'table on A-gon called "The Milky Stork".My guess is that this name doesn't translate well from the original Lithuanian.Any way you slice it, there's some odd stuff afoot i... | |
| Pet Sounds: Most Overrated Album of All Time? Audiohifila,Your list of early artists who fail to move you is interesting in that 3 of the 5 you list would make my top 10 list of rock music that actually survives. In fact, Chuck Berry would nail the #1 spot without a moment's hesitation. I fin... | |
| Looking for some 'grass The Red Clay Ramblers are worth checking out. At one point - mid 1980's? - someone built a full Broadway musical around the band. As a special bonus, the main Rambler has one of the best names in showbiz "Bland Simpson". Bland is a terrific songwr... | |
| Well-Tempered Golf Ball? The Web site shows the entry level model with a white golf ball and the deluxe version (GT?) with a black painted golf ball. Evidently, you have to pony up if you want WT Labs to paint your golf ball. MartyPS I suppose that it's possible that the ... | |
| Well-Tempered Golf Ball? Evidently you guys didn't read the web site very carefully:It is NOT a golf ball...It is a PRECISION MADE GOLF BALL.All the difference in the world!MartyIf tracking proves sub par, is that a good thing? | |
| Two part question about modern and good looking I own an Oracle and it's a great 'table. It's been in continuous service for 10 years without complaint. Just be careful in arm (and phono cable) matching since it is sprung - as a Linn owner you know the deal.OTOH, I also own an Acoustic Solid. T... | |
| Jethro Tull questions... First off,I agree with those who commented that the first 5 records are all really good and after that....But it's funny to see all these comments about Tull live without any mention of the sheer volume. I saw the Thick As A Brick tour when it hit... | |
| Distortion on piano recordings? Advice appreciated Your "loudest" "most intense attack" and mid-frequency observations suggest that this might be overloaded mikes on a close miked recording. IME, you usually tend to hear this as hardness in the presence region or (possibly) distortion in the bass,... | |
| Best Sounding Monoblocks in $900-$1500 Range? The TAD "hibachi" monoblocks are worth checking out. They meet your price/power needs and really do sound kinda "tube like", something I'd say about few other ss amps.Ignore the silly model name.Marty | |
| Small Floorstander/Monitor good with tubes Just a note to clarify my earlier post. I've owned my VSMs for almost 10 years and they're not going anywhere. I'd agree that they're among the best I've heard regardless of price. It's just that I couldn't get them to sound their best close to th... | |
| whats the finest recorded cd you've heard? For a pop/rock CD, I'd second "The Hunter". Jazz would require some thought.Marty | |
| Small Floorstander/Monitor good with tubes Merlin VSMs are great speakers, but they'll sound different when placed <2ft from the wall. Bass will be elevated (actually a positive for older VSMS, IME), but the imaging won't be as good as you'll get in free space.If your typical listening ... | |
| Small sub I use 2 Velodyne SPLR 8s - less than 12" cube. They're quite good, but from my research it seems that small subs always trade some performance for size at any given price point. Thus, the SVS subs at $600 per offer much better performance on overa... | |
| TacT, Lyngdorf, Audyssey Pre/Pro, PARC? Kana is mistaken. The stand alone RC processor from Lyngdorf accepts digital inputs. I believe that some of their other RC products may not. He may be right, however, regarding the lack of a GUI. My understanding is that the TacT products offer mo... | |
| TacT, Lyngdorf, Audyssey Pre/Pro, PARC? BTW, if you have the space available, the SVS subs wil smoke the Velos (on paper, anyway) at the same price. Alas, at the time of purchase, I didn't have the space.Marty |