martykl
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| NYC new LPs store ? Marakanetz,I assume that we're talking about the same place, but my memory (I lived down the block many years back) put it on E. 4th St. No?Either way, a wonderful, quirky store.Marty | |
| ARC LS25 with PASS X250 - bad match? Seems bright. I own an LS 25 mk1 and sometimes find that it tilts the sound a bit to the "dry" (rather than "bright", per se) side, depending on the character of the the balance of the system. Relative to my Joule preamp, for example, the ARC sounds a fair bit ... | |
| Magnepan Bass, Dynamics and Subwoofers Mitch,I rotate several speakers in my main system. Among those, I sometimes use the little MMGs crossed to a pair of Rythmik subs. The crossover (along with the room EQ) is effected in the digital domain by an Audyssey xt32 powered pre-pro (Onkyo)... | |
| 2 channel system advise. The only observation that I'd share is in regard to the DAC-1. It's got a specific sound (transparent, but lean) that many love (including me...in the right system), but it is not for every taste . Moreover, ultimate satisfaction for many folks wh... | |
| full range single speaker Some of the speaker systems that use the 4" aluminum Jordan driver in a TL enclosure sound very good. A while back I heard one from Carolina Audio and it is worth checking out, if still available. Limited max SPL, but well north of 80 dB at the li... | |
| Opinions? Re-thinking my Gallo reference 3.5's. Re: Dopogue's observationAs I noted, my A/B was conducted several years back. At that time, the 5 was still a fairly new model. I don't know which version of the Ref 3.x I was comparing it with. So...take my observations with that grain of salt.OT... | |
| Opinions? Re-thinking my Gallo reference 3.5's. I haven't done an A/B in quite a while, but as I recall...They're rather different animals...even though they're identifiably from the same family. The 5 is a very tall line source, so it's much more dramatic on the imaging front. IIRC, It's also ... | |
| Opinions? Re-thinking my Gallo reference 3.5's. One option (barely) in your price range to think about:Evolution A-V, a Gallo dealer in Agoura Hills, Ca (roughly 15 mi NW of Los Angeles) has a pair of mint (might be their demo) Gallo Ref 5s and they're asking $9K (50% off list price) . That's a... | |
| Opinions? Re-thinking my Gallo reference 3.5's. | |
| New Music Recommendations 2012 A little OT here (sorry)John,I picked up 2CG's "Speaking In Cursive" at your recommendation and really like it quite a lot. I can't seem to find a sanely priced copy of "Wall Against out Backs", so I was wondering what the next choice in their cat... | |
| WHICH ONE TO BUY? If you can handle +/-$1500 (new on E-bay), the Harman Kardan HK990 integrated amp might be the best answer. It's a 2.2 channel integrated w/150 wpc from a high quality power amp section derived from a Matti Otala (Citation, Electrocompaniet) desig... | |
| The Best Compliment You've Gotten On Your Rig? There was that one chick who said: "Oh my, look at those giant speakers....I want you now!"That was a pretty good one. | |
| Original prices for LP albums Rich,A&S was another great store from those days. Please don't tell me that it wasn't Abraham & Strauss, because I do remember that one .... and I don't care if Wikipedia claims otherwise!MartyPS Modell's or Alexander's anyone? | |
| The best acoustic guitar recordings?? This one features solid (if unremarkable) SQ, but insane playing:Tommy Emmanuel "Little By Little"For a taste, click here ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S33tWZqXhnkMarty | |
| Neat Momentum 4i Iso-Baric? This goes back a long way, so I hope that I'm recalling correctly here....As I understand the principle, Isobarics load a second - usually indentical - active driver behind the woofer, together in a separate sub-enclosure within the speaker cabine... |