martykl
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| What's a good beginner turntable at $2500+- range? Look at the Acoustic Solid line - the entry level units represent a lot of 'table for the $. These units will limit future arm upgrade options (rega mount only) but the Wood model (large platter) is a great value with included RB300 and Ortofon HO... | |
| Upgrade Verity Parsifal Ovation Verity told me the following:The cabinets are different for the Encore vs. the Ovation so the new drivers won't work properly in the old cabinets - therefore no upgrade is available.SorryMarty | |
| Merlin room positions At app. 2' from the front wall of the room I started the bass reinforcement/imaging trade-off. My old room was large and the VSMs were SEs so I settled on 2' for max bass with decent imaging. Subsequent rooms were somewhat smaller (current is app ... | |
| Apogee vs Soundlab Best I can recall, the big delta is that Soundlabs have much more energy from 100hz on down than any Apogee I've heard - including the big full range ribbon units and the "Slant" hybrid models. (I never heard the monsters with separate subwoofer c... | |
| Anything under 3 years is just flirting.... The Merlin VSMs and Verity Parsifals that rotate in my main system have been there for 7 and 9 years, respectively. Newer stuff occassionally stops in for a one or two year stand in other parts of the house. Variety being the spice of life an all.... | |
| Monoblocks to consider? Monte,IMHO, I'd first bring your VSMs and BAM to current spec (if they are not laready there). The difference in bass impact is pretty dramatic - mostly, I assume, to changes in the BAM. The KT-88 powered Prima Luna 7 monos, the TAD Hibachi SS mon... | |
| Advice from vinyl types on a good CD player The Cary 303 might work for you - the adjustable DAC section w/tube and ss options as well as several os settings and a non-OS position allow unusual flexibility. I'm now using a QSonix server and Benchmark DAC and it sounds reasonably close to my... | |
| BEL 1001 amps. Specs and ordering One more ss amp to check out with the Merlins - TAD hibachi monos. I don't know for sure, but I believe that this design violates most high end dogma (including it's relatively modest price tag): It's class A/B, won't double its output into low im... | |
| Old tube amp? I re-read your post - if you're keeping the ss amp and adding a tube amp as an alternative "for fun"- I don't think you need to spend a ton. IMHO, you'll very likely see a different side of the VSM with any of the amps under consideration here. I ... | |
| How do I "compromise" speaker placement I own (and like) Cremonas, but you might want to think about speakers with a more limited dispersion pattern. If you're willing to move the speakers out into the room when listening (and back when you're done) a narrow planar (Final, Martin-Logan,... | |
| Old tube amp? IMHO, EL-34 based amps will sound decidedly different from say KT-88 based amps on your Merlins. I would guess that your personal preference will probably steer you firmly one way or the other, but it may just get you thinking. In any event, I'd t... | |
| Help me pick out music for a party How about Blue Note plays Stevie Wonder? Not great jazz (nor even great Stevie Wonder) but it might be an appropriate compilation for the party you describe. Good Luck,Marty | |
| Moving Iron question Got it.Thanks | |
| Moving Iron question Thanks Story, I didn't realize that iron meant iron oxide = magnet.Marty | |
| Moving Iron question FP,Thanks for the link, but the Grado explanation is that the moving iron element creates an increase in one flux gap and a decrease in another as it moves back and forth on the cantilever. I don't quite understand what that means or how it induce... |