martykl
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| Anthem AVM/20 upgrade to Integra or Marantz?? Further to Kal's point, at a dealer demo, I expect that the Velodyne set-up will be poor. I've never heard the SMS at a dealer - but I have heard the DD subwoofers demoed (albeit a few years back). If you ask the dealer how the EQ works, they will... | |
| mbl - is there a problem? Map,The little MBLs are funny animals. They're designed with a low end roll-off that is supposed to match certain characteristics of the MBL subwoofer, making them a tough match for other subwoofer brands (according to my local MBL dealer, anyway ... | |
| mbl - is there a problem? People are certainly going to have mixed opinions on any product. Further (to String's point), I have heard the big MBL sound boomy on a couple of different occasions. I've always thought that they need a very large room for the bass to sound natu... | |
| Stereo and Fish tanks - noisy need help You might call the guys at Eminent Technology in Florida. Their air-bearing tonearm uses (IIRC) an air pump and they have done some work around this specific issue.Good Luck,Marty | |
| To audyssey or not to audyssey, that is the ...? I've set up two different room correction systems for my 2.2 channel (music only) system over the last 5 years; first a "sub-only" Velodyne set-up, and most recently the full-range Audyssey Pro 32XT in an Onkyo pre-pro. My process might be a bit m... | |
| Speakers for Sophia Baby available in Italy ? Any of the Zingali waveguide (basically, horn loaded) speakers would probably work well. | |
| mbl - is there a problem? Okay, it appears to be a bit more complicated than anyone here has addressed, but here's what (I think) is going on:Audiogon links you to the web site of the former American MBL distributor (MBL North America, evidently an independent company) whi... | |
| guitar solos where less is more Ghost.Burnt Weenie is still my favorite FZ record. I guess our taste does overlap a fair bit. | |
| Blues, Jazz, Rock Violinists? It's interesting to see all the Grappelli lovers here. I'm sure that this is my own issue, but....I absolutely LOVE Django, but I have to listen "around" Grappelli to enjoy the music. There's something about his playing that grates on me and detra... | |
| Blues, Jazz, Rock Violinists? And, I guess Warren Ellis, too (see reference in the Steve Wickham Wikipedia entry, above). | |
| Blues, Jazz, Rock Violinists? Oops,I forgot one more that you should definitely check out:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_WickhamWaterboys/World Party | |
| Blues, Jazz, Rock Violinists? The three unmentioned names that come to mind first:Michael Doucet of Beausoleil.Ed Jobson of Roxy Music.Gatemouth Brown.Note that Beausoleil has made both rockin' Zydeco records and much mellower waltz records, so choose accordingly. Also note th... | |
| guitar solos where less is more Ghost,Good calls, all. In particular, the end of "The Chain" (breakdown/outro) is among my favorite 2 minutes of rock n roll. There's that iconic bass guitar figure to kick it off, Mick Fleetwood going batsh*t on his drums, and Buckingham's repeti... | |
| Warm Rich Lush Speakers...Recommendations? Tony and Sam,From my experience, I'd say that you're both right.I own 20 year old SonusF (Minuettos) warm and lush (with limited deep bass and an audible mid-bass hump), consistent with the description by Tony. I also own newer Cremonas which are ... | |
| What's your favorite lyric from a song? This one's from Karl Wallinger (World Party), who has a quirky sense of spirituality around some of his lyrics and generally steals his tunes from the best of the best (Dylan, Beatles, Stones) :"Take It Up"I got an extra glimpseOf the truth todayS... |