mdhoover
Responses from mdhoover
| Advice about warm, gentle speakers... "I can get the stands separately in addition to $4k for the speakers."-AitchnuThen you will certainly want to audition the magnificent Intuitive Design Summits. I was (and still am) so thrilled with how they sounded, that I posted a review in Nove... | |
| Power Amp for Totem TAbú I heard these once, powered by a 100 wpc Classe integrated and they sounded VERY good. Not perfect, perhaps, but very good. | |
| Advice about warm, gentle speakers... Would 4K have to include the stands? | |
| Audiophile Electrocution "Too bad my original shock was AC - if it was DC I could have just reversed polarity and cured myself.:-)"-ArmstrodVERY hilarious and clever: Thanks for a good snicker! (I won't even get into power conditioners and AC regenerators, etc.) | |
| What are the specs of a full range speaker? "Mdhoover are you saying is that if a speaker requires 6db of amp volume to produce the 20hz, its not near as efficient and accurate as the speaker that can hit the 20hz register at only 1db. Correct?"-BartokfanI hadn't thought of it in terms of r... | |
| Audiophile Electrocution Armstrod:I wonder whether the shock damaged your thyroid and thereby exposed previously sequestered thyroid antigens to your immune system, and triggering Hashimoto's autoimmune thyroiditis, or some other subtype of autoimmune thyroiditis. Hashimo... | |
| How do I warm up my system? "it's interesting. nobody has endorsed an equalizer. why ?"-MrtennisIn my case an equalizer constricted the soundstage, even when in the bypass mode. I had it modified such that the bypass mode now emulates a hard wire connection, and the soundsta... | |
| What are the specs of a full range speaker? Another point to consider in all of this is the variable degree of honesty and precision with which different loudspeaker manufacturers report their products' frequency responses. Even assuming total honesty and/or accuracy of reporting, another q... | |
| Best monitor under 5k? Intuitive Design Summits, including the Path Stand System, come in right at your price point. I've reviewed them in detail on Audiogon. If possible I'd at least give these a listen. | |
| Dakiom Devices I posted the compulsory review stipulated by Dakiom for its introductory offer. It is posted on Audiogon. People have had variable experiences with these devices, but the bottom line is that the money back guarantee even covers shipping, so it's d... | |
| What are the specs of a full range speaker? Pbb said:"In the treble range what is mind-boggling is that many believe that the response should go way over 20 kHz when most adults can barely hear beyond twelve/fourteen kHz."You're the first person I've EVER heard mention this online, even tho... | |
| Personal CD player evolution Single disc Sony--->Onkyo Integra 6 disc changer--->Onkyo Integra DPC 8.5 universal player 6 disc changer*, then added the Dodson 217 Mark II D DAC. *Still debating whether to send the DPC 8.5 to John Hillig for transport and player mod pack... | |
| Snake oil, subs and alcohol That's a very good example of SUB-liminal suggestion. | |
| Your best picks for 2006 Best Speakers under 4K. If you don't count the recommended Path Stands, the Intuitive Design Summits are ~$3500. Path Stands are ~$1400. Best speakers by far that I've heard anywhere near that price, and quite probably the best I've ever heard at any price (the only one ... | |
| Review: Accustic Arts DAC1-MK4 DA converter Teajay,Any comments I make need to be taken in the context of the fact that the unit I own, as great as it is, is not even the company's flagship. That would be the 218. The 217 Mark II D DAC with 218-like software and isolation transformer upgrad... |