mlsstl
Responses from mlsstl
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... It could be the difference in the amp is due to 120 vs. 240 volt options. Most stereo equipment these days is built for use world-wide so it needs to accommodate both voltages. 120 volts with a 3.2 amp fuse will deliver about the same power as 240... | |
| Are Ohm-Walsh micros and 1000 series disrespected because of omni-directional design?? To the original poster's questions, he needs to keep in mind that different people focus on different aspects of reproduction. What takes one person to nirvana will leave another unimpressed. One observation about the Ohms (I owned a pair of the o... | |
| Wilson Audio Sophia 2 or Goldenear Triton 1 Great question to show that "which is best" opinions are a dime a dozen. I've heard Wilson speakers off and on since the 1980s and have never been overly impressed -- I always think "hi-fi" when I hear them as opposed to "music." I much prefer the... | |
| Determining current flow to install "audiophile" fuses. I find it ironic the extremes to which admitted subjective audiophiles will go in order to to claim that their perceptions are due to anything but subjectivity. That’s classic -- apparently subjective audiophiles are embarrassed by their subjectiv... | |
| Integrated recommendation help I have a Bel Canto C5i and really enjoy it. I don't have Sonus Faber speakers, but my Golden Ear Triton 7s are similar in terms of sensitivity. The C5i is much more powerful sounding than its 60 watts a channel (8 ohms) would indicate. Power fully... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? accurus, nice write up! I'm also a former owner of Maggies and Ohms. My first serious speaker purchase was a set of Ohm Fs back in 1976 and I still have never heard a speaker that was quite as magical as they were. They certainly had their limitat... | |
| klipschorns, they kick ass for sure phusis, you read way too much into my comments. I realize that K-horns have characteristics beyond volume and that many people love them. But that's the point - K-horns (and horns in general) have a set of unique qualities and they are a good matc... | |
| klipschorns, they kick ass for sure Not sure of your point. Whether the debate starts with the opening salvo or a subsequent reply, the result is the same. I consider myself a neutral observer in this matter. One of my best friends has K-horns, though I don't. It's been a long time ... | |
| klipschorns, they kick ass for sure This has been a classic "my dad is tougher than your dad" thread.Once again, people are forgetting that different people look for and are impressed by different things in speaker design -- just like in the car world. Some people love the big horse... | |
| Shopping for speakers at $1500-$2000 is a chore. I recently purchased a set of GE Triton 7s to replace a pair of Spendor SP1/2Es I'd had for years. (The wife finally won the battle of getting the 1970s-looking boxes out of our room.) I am very pleased with the Triton 7s. Vocal reproduction isn't... | |
| IMO the two best tracks to demo or test any system What I use for reference music pretty much depends on what mood I'm in. My listening tastes run to 40% or 50% classical, with the rest fairly eclectic -- blues, folk, jazz, rock and so on, though my interest in classic rock seems microscopic when ... | |
| IMO the two best tracks to demo or test any system Either you misunderstood the mastering engineer's description of the issue or his understanding of digital music files is incomplete. And, whether "greatest hits" CDs are remastered or not depends on two issues. One is volume normalization for tra... | |
| IMO the two best tracks to demo or test any system Just a quick note: compressing music does not add more playback time to a CD. The Redbook standard is 74 minutes for a CD, and this can be stretched to 80 minutes, but this has nothing to do with whether the material is compressed or not. Compress... | |
| Hi-rez downloads, any good? One more comment concerning vinyl. Years ago I found that when I did my own conversions of my LPs and open reels to digital, the results sounded just like the original. I couldn't tell the difference. Over the course of the past 10 or 11 years, I'... | |
| Hi-rez downloads, any good? Here's my take on hi-rez material. First, I've heard Redbook CDs that are simply incredible. Unfortunately, the format is rarely used to its full advantage, particularly with the loudness wars still raging at full tilt. Second, I've heard some exc... |