mikelavigne
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| What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker? "... if a speaker is really good at classical music, it will be good with metal too."I kinda disagree. IMHO classical is very a forgiving music genre (from a tonal perspective). I've heard classical well-reproduced on Quads and Maggies and Martin ... | |
| Dartzeel CTH 8550 experience hi Gordon,as I recall, the CTH-8550 has 250 watts into 8 ohms, the LHC 208 has 200 watts into 8 ohms.both integrateds have that 'live-ness' and micro dynamic energy which allow the music to come alive.best regards, | |
| Dartzeel CTH 8550 experience it's no accident how the darTZeel sounds so organic and musical. if you read the owners manuals for the darTZeel products there is a consistent theme of low parts count in the signal path, very non-intrusive volume control designs, and a fundament... | |
| Does an isolation transformer improve a power cable? reading thru this thread there are lots of numbers being tossed around about output of isolation transformers, gauge of wire, and such things.what appears to be unclear is what sort of amperage is being supplied to these devices from the power gri... | |
| Does an isolation transformer improve a power cable? I use the Equi=tech 10WQ wall panel system which includes a 10kva isolation transformer. when I installed this 400 pound panel 4 years ago I did have to re-think the power cords in my system. previously I had Jena Labs Fundamental One power cords ... | |
| All else being equal............................. I would choose the darTZeel LHC-208 'danalog' Streaming dac with integrated amplifier you eliminate a separate dac and the cost, space, and cables, the amp and preamp are world class. amazing performance. not cheap, but considering what it replac... | |
| What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker? Mr. Lavigne,7Hz at -3db ,I'm speechless -> that's straigth from the hell.of course; it's not the 7hz at -3db that has the value, it's the headroom implications from that rare spec for how easy the speakers do the 10hz to 20hz frequency range an... | |
| What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker? hi Lizzard,since you are obviously in the Seattle area, I would invite you to hear MY Evolution Acoustics MM7's in North Bend which would be right up there with anything for heavy metal.-4- 7 foot tall, 750 pound each, towers. -3db @ 7hz, -6db @ 3... | |
| Do wooden arms warp having owned 8 wooden armed tone arms (Schroeder, Reed and Durand) the issue ignored here is how the wood is treated.....which, of course, is secret and proprietary for each manufacturer.so to generalize about what wood is going to do or not do in... | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? one main way I insure neutrality is that every recording sounds as different as possible, distortion and coloration tend to homogenize things with that veil of sameness. each recording should be distinct.another method is visiting the jazz club 5 ... | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? Bob Crump (may he RIP) brought his CTC Blowtorch around to my room on his cross-country trip back in 2002 (I think?), and I compared it to my Placette Passive RVC which was my reference at that time. I liked the Blowtorch, but not enough to change... | |
| Led Zep Reissue on vinyl here is more info on the issue of analog masters and thier restrictions. | |
| Led Zep Reissue on vinyl Without being negative and just bitching, doesn't it seem a shame that the great analog pressings, UK, Classic etc. of all these albums seem to be universally considered to sound better? Why even bother with digital in the analog mix at all. Fine ... | |
| Led Zep Reissue on vinyl Moryoga: I think the 'muddy' sound of LZII (at least on several tracks) is due to the huge amount of crude processing done when the album was originally assembled- you can hear the overdubs and the layering of different tracks- it is very evident ... | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? i think that the new darTZeel NHB-18NS must be considered at the very top level of preamps. i've had the one-only prototype 18NS in my system for the last 10 days and it's a revelation both as a line stage and phono preamp.my 8 year old current mo... |