martykl
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| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Did someone really say they got Ohms wrapped only in bubble wrap?My 100s arrived in about 6 layers of boxes that also defeated UPS's best attempts to decapitate them by forklift. I joked with John that he uses that many layers of packaging to disc... | |
| Upgrade from Verity Parsifal to Parsifal Encore?? I've never heard the first gen Parsifal (so I can't speak directly to your question), but I've had my P/Es since +/- 1999 and they're IMHO very, very good speakers. However, there was another upgrade (Ovation) about 7 or 8 years ago, IIRC, which c... | |
| Help designing a home theater/listening room I'd agree that room design is job one. One hint that worked for me:Avoid parallel surfaces.Stepped drop ceiling treatments and/or a platform under the rear row(s) of seats are great for the floor/ceiling issues and pilasters housing lighting eleme... | |
| Wrong speakers Would my tube amp the Einstein be able to handleThose speakers?Nope. Well, maybe that's a bit much, but I'd certainly say that it's a bad match - certainly worse than the Thiel - for your amp.The MBL designs are very tough on power amps. | |
| Best rock bass player Who ever played bass on Funkadelic's One Nation Under a Groove deserves mention here as we'll.I believe that's Bootsy, Baby! (Collins) | |
| What is best sub to match with Magnepan? I've tried the little Velodyne SPL 8 and the 12" Rythmiks with my MMGs. The Rythmiks are flat-out better subs and sound better than the Velos IMHO, but both worked very well as far as seamless integration goes. IME, the idea that Maggies aren't "S... | |
| solid state amp for merlin tsm's ? It's been several years, and I honestly can't recall whether I had the Merlin RC on board when I had the VSMs hooked up to the Bel Canto. It's always case by case with the RC and, as mentioned, I've literally used more than a dozen amps with my VS... | |
| Would new speakers---- If you start to ask questions like this, the end of the world looms near. | |
| solid state amp for merlin tsm's ? I've run my VSMs with a class D Bel Canto integrated with great results. My amp is lower powered than yours, but I'm not surprised at the happy marriage. The VSM is a terrific speaker and I've run mine with a half dozen different SS amps (as well ... | |
| Big Something Thank for the heads up. I'll check it out tomorrow. Sadly, I don't know if a major label deal is out there for a band that's even 6 inches outside the mainstream these days. | |
| Best movie to see what your HT AUDIO will do. James Bond's "Goldeneye" had some terrific, big screen visuals and IIRC some dramatic audio as well. And, it's a Bond flick! | |
| Which $500 Speaker Next? I'd seriously consider the small maggies. They might be a squeeze in a smallish room, but you can back 'em up to the wall when not in use. Just an awfully good value at $600ish new. | |
| Marantz AV7005 or Oppo 105 My own view would be to go for an XT32 enabled prepro or AVR. I switched out elaborate gear (ARC, Cary, Joule) in favor of Onkyo. Heresy! However, I'll never go back. One more point to consider:One of your stated goals was excellent 2 channel perf... | |
| Sonics: Marantz vs Denon AVRs "Pure Direct" mode One more point:If there's any meaningful bass in the recording - analog or digital - it will ALWAYS sound better with the DSP engaged. And IMHO, not by a little. | |
| Sonics: Marantz vs Denon AVRs "Pure Direct" mode I own an Onkyo pre-pro and have extensively auditioned the Integra version of same. In both cases, the flip to "direct mode" yielded a subtle but audible difference. I suspect that most folks here would prefer it but for me it was too close to cal... |