martykl
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| TacT, Lyngdorf, Audyssey Pre/Pro, PARC? DgaylinGongrats and happy shopping!Note that KR's observation re: the SMS' auto-correct shortcomings suggest that you might want to seek out a unit that provides both superior auto-correct AND a read-out for manual tweaking. This way, you'll start... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rebbi,I just assumed that the quintuply redundant nested packaging of Ohm speakers was intended to ensure that no-one would ever return them. I can tell you that once I finally managed to get mine out of the boxes, there was no way they were going... | |
| TacT, Lyngdorf, Audyssey Pre/Pro, PARC? Just a last thought - please do not misunderstand the tone of my last post - (on screen, it looks more aggressive than I intended it to be). I don't want to try to come off as an "expert" here. I'm completely certain that others - and specifically... | |
| TacT, Lyngdorf, Audyssey Pre/Pro, PARC? Kal,I saw that the Velo's auto mode didn't utilize the capabilities of the PEq, hence my first comment that my results might be due to issues peculiar to the Velo's auto correct system. However, I'd love to find any auto system that can optimize a... | |
| TacT, Lyngdorf, Audyssey Pre/Pro, PARC? Just one more observation:The Velo SMS has an auto-correct option as well as the ability to output the "in-room" response (below 200hz) to a video monitor for manual adjustment.In my room, I first:Viewed respose on the monitor without any correcti... | |
| magnepan 1.6 subwoofer recomendations IME,the issues with panels and subs is real, but unrelated to sub "speed". I'd guess that interaction between the dipole radiation of the main panels and the omni pattern of the sub is more complex than that created by conventional main speakers a... | |
| Can you point me to CDs with awesome stage? My default choice for staging shenenigans is:"Space Age Bachelor Pad Music" by Esquivel.Now, be warned that no one will confuse this with Mozart, but the special effects are undeniable.One other interesting choice is Lindsey Buckingham's "Under Th... | |
| TacT, Lyngdorf, Audyssey Pre/Pro, PARC? Good Luck.Distribution is so limited that it's hard to compare any 2 of these devices in one place. You might try Perotta Consulting or Moon Audio, if they're convenient to you. I tried and gave up here in SoCal, ending up with a Velodyne SMS sub-... | |
| Amp rec for AR REF3/CD7, & SF Auditor M's/REL B2 I've used SF Cremonas with a bunch of amps, ss and tubed. Generally, I'd agree with your instincts toward ss amps (or hybrids with a ss output stage). That said, my ARC VT 130SE worked very nicely. The ARC amps are pretty neutral sounding tube amp... | |
| $3000 Upgrade Dilemma: My Next Purchase Oops - sorry, but the Janus' lines out follow the line section. The Aesthetix Rhea phono stage (similar $) has multiple lines out as well - but no line section, at all.Marty | |
| $3000 Upgrade Dilemma: My Next Purchase The Aesthetix Janus has a high quality, high gain phono stage, excellent line stage, and 2 line outs per channel (both sets allow your choice of RCA or XLR). Used examples periodically turn up on this site at $3,000 to $3500.Marty | |
| The best "imaging" speakers? Asuming that great imaging is indeed what will satisfy (and that's NOT a given), you still have to make choices:Minimonitors, whether alone (ProAc's Tablette is the best iamging mini I've heard) or coupled with a woofer cabinet (I own Parsifal's -... | |
| Vandersteen 2/3 vs. 3A MM de Capo vs. GMA Europa The basic character of the Vandy 2 is very different from the deCapo (I don't know the GMA). Both speakers do feature a relatively "polite" high end so your concern re: long hour/fatigue shouldn't be an issue with either choice. But, the Vandy's h... | |
| John Hiatt - Same Old Man I'm more with Miner on this one. IMHO, Hiatt's best work runs more to pop/rock than folk/blues. For me, he peaked with that incredible run of "Bring The Family", "Slow Turning" and "Stolen Moments", all of which are more hook driven than the more ... | |
| Starting an Analog front end - Rowland? One more note re: Rhea and noise. Early production Rheas (like mine) often developed noise problems in short order. I live near Aesthetix, so I brought my unit over and Jim White fitted it to match (then) current production Rhea units, the design ... |