martykl
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| High Efficiency Monitors - List Check out the deCapos. Not quite as sensitive as you specify, but the easiest load any amp will ever see (single element x-over). Your max SPLs may be limited, but virtually any amp will drive these speakers to moderate volume levels. | |
| Home Entertainment Show in Los Angeles Agaffer, I was one of those who didn't ask because I didn't want to hear a number starting with 20, 30, 40. It's astonishing that, in this market, he's asking $7900. Maybe $7900 can never constitute a bargain for a 'table, but it's hard to believe... | |
| What is the best phono preamp you have heard? It's interesting to get people's take on the Herron vs. the Rhea. I have owned both for the past few years and have a different take than others who have compared them.The Rhea eats tubes and eventually gets noisy. Since I'm replacing the tube set... | |
| Audio Research Pre Amp LS15 The I-pod dock allows easy connection to any of the "line-in" choices on your LS 15. If you want a great enhancement, Belkin makes a wireless transmitter that connects to the "headphone out" jack on your I-pod and a companion receiver that connect... | |
| Who's got the best user name? Alright Albert,That was more than a little good.Marty | |
| Best One Country System? Actually, I worked for CIBC (a large Canadian bank) for many years. I really just liked typing in Canadian (eh?) again and didn't read the initiator's thread too carefully.My Bad.MartyPS I own an Oracle/Verity/Sonic Frontiers/Cary (A Yank in the w... | |
| Home Entertainment Show in Los Angeles I just got back about an hour ago. It's a chance to see a lot of interesting stuff, but....95% of the rooms were too small and sounded pretty bad.I thought Vandy Quatro, MBL and the oddball looking Vivid(?) speakers sounded pretty good, but even t... | |
| Best One Country System? What about Canada, eh?Oracle & Verity, hoser! | |
| Phantom B44 vs The SME V Tone Arm I'd give a call to Brooks Berdan (Brooks Berdan LTD) in Monrovia, Ca. Brooks is a well known analog guy who made a name modifyng Oracle 'tables until Oracle decided to update the 'table and incorporate the Berdan mods into stock units. He sells bo... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro vs. GMA Calypso I'm unfamiliar with the GMAs, but can add one more positive voice to the Quatro choir. I've been thinking about 5As for a while, but after a recent audition, I can't honestly say that the 5As are superior to the Quatro Wood. Of course, I didn't li... | |
| Conservative Politics & Rock Music Boa, it's funny you mention "You Can't Be Too Strong". It was the first thought I had, too.Also, Billy Joel's "Angry Young Man". | |
| Thoughts on Audio Note, Totem, B&W, Lipinski... Contrary to the Stereophile review, the Lipinski has little bottom end. I heard them set up almost flush to the wall in a typical monitoring arrangement. They sounded great within their bandwith limitation, but that limitation is severe.FWIWGood l... | |
| Strange but awesome merlin combo Probably not the way I'd set that particular speaker up.But, hey.... | |
| What new amp for my Merlins Depending on Merlin model, room size, listening volumes, etc. - you may want to audition some SET amps. On paper, it looks marginal, but my VSM SEs sounded great with Cary 300B monos. Vocal reproduction and dynamics! were amazing. Overall warm, bu... | |
| Recommendation for best Joe Jackson records? For my money "Look Sharp" and "Night and Day" seem to have aged best. |