martykl
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| Vandersteen Quattro review in Stereophile Re: Sock vs. Wood QuatroI have been looking at the Quatro (among others; MBL, Acoustic Zen, Sound Lab) over the last month or so. My local Vandy dealer says that the Wood uses an improved tweeter (from the 5A) and that several other modifications ... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio, How Good Are They? The bass limitation I heard was not due to the room or ancillary equipment , it is by design: The 116 is spec'd to 32hz (no tolerance cited). This is certainly extended bass, but not subterranean. What's there is very good indeed, but for full ran... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio, How Good Are They? Yesterday, I A/B'd Adagios vs. MBL 116s.The A/B wasn't for comparative reasons - I'm looking for two pairs of speakers pursuant to a re-organization of my stuff (Don't ask).Anyway, these speakers have a very similar sound; very dynamic with neutra... | |
| Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint I found the EC/Toussaint cd to be both very good and a bit disappointing. First off, no denying that it's a good cd, but...The choice of material!Toussaint has done so much amazing music and I thought that, with the exception of "The River" and "O... | |
| Is 40w int. tube amp enough to feed MerlinVSM I have run the VSM SE very successfully with 15 watts of Cary SET amplification and 40ish watts of Dynaco triode amplification. If the bottom end sounds a bit thin with your amp, gradually walk the speaker closer to the wall behind it. You may los... | |
| who surprised and who disappointed Boa - Not to hijack, but....World Party is back on tour. I thought Karl Wallinger had died, but evidently he was merely quite ill. Anyway, they're in LA in August and I plan to attend.Thought you might want to know.Marty | |
| who surprised and who disappointed SNS - Have you seen Seinfeld's "Bizarro Universe Episode"?I saw The Who's Quadraphenia tour at the Pontiac Silverdome ca. 1975. Much of the music was on tape, Keith Moon had just died, and the crowd booed the opening act (Toots and The Maytalls) o... | |
| who surprised and who disappointed DisappointingVan Morrison at Jones Beach- 45 minutes of hostility, he couldn't wait to get out of there.The Clash at Bonds 25 years ago. The SINGLE WORST venue ever. Terrible sound and no sightlines at these "legendary" shows.Patti Smith in Ann Ar... | |
| Parasound, McCormick, Odyssey - best under $1000 I own Stratos monos and, while I haven't compared them to McCormack or Parasound, I have A/B'd them with my Krell KSA 50s (mostly using the Verity Parsifal Encore). The KSA 50 and KSA 50s (sliding bias) are lowish power devices employing a single ... | |
| Acoustic Solid Related to Acoustic Signature? Raul Re: Your "AS" 'TableAs it was unclear from your response, I checked your system link to see whether your "AS" table was a Signature or Solid. Now it's clear. It's also clear that you have an amazing collection of tonearms!Enjoy them.Marty | |
| Acoustic Solid Related to Acoustic Signature? Thanks for clarifying. Any opinion as to which company better executes the designs? | |
| My vote for Vandersteen 5A at Audio show I'd second the ESP choice (Acoustic Image Room). The best sound I heard. | |
| Volume and Bass levels at LA HE Show Dark Moebius,This went beyond "analysis" or decision making. I like a whole lot of different music, including rock music, played loud enough to disturb my wife. At this show, I found the SPLs extremely unpleasant and left almost every room after a... | |
| Billy Preston Dies That is sad. | |
| Volume and Bass levels at LA HE Show When I walked in, MBL had some electric blues playing at ear splitting levels. The speakers were clearly overloading the room on the bottom end. That said, it rocked. Alas, I ,too, am no longer a headbanger.BTW, of all the stupidly loud, bass heav... |