mrtennis
Responses from mrtennis
| Analysis Omega Ribbon Planars hi phaelon:i heard the speakers with two amps, including the spectron. my friend heard the epsilon and was also disappointed in the bass response. it doesn't seem to be an improvement over my magnepan 1.6 at over 8 times the price. | |
| Is Musical Fidelity a downgrade? cash is king. take the cash and then you can buy anything you want. i like tube dacs but there is an exception.the ess technology 32 bit sabre dac chip. twisted pair audio has a buffalo dac, which implements the sabre 32 bit dac chip. i am replaci... | |
| Has Anyone Criticized The Choice Of Your Cables? it's kind of a silly question to ask. it is almost impossible to determine the sound of cable when listening to a stereo system.a better question would be:has anyone criticized your stereo system ?why bring up the obvious ? it is unimportant wheth... | |
| What is the best two channel SACD player for $1500 hi mattam:i stand by my impressions. what is warm to a stereophile reviewer is not warm to me. definition of warmth is indicated below:slight attenuation in upper mids/lower treble and slight peak in the upper bass/lower midrange.it is important t... | |
| What is the best two channel SACD player for $1500 i owned the marantz sa11s2. stay away. it's analytical sounding. | |
| Analysis Omega Ribbon Planars i have heard the epsilons several times.while i favor panels, the epsilons, to my ears seem to be deficient in bass response and are over priced.i think you should listen to the magnepan 20.1 . the omegas cost considerably more. | |
| Speaker Technology over the last 10 years hi ojgalli:are you suggesting that a "properly" designed cone system can sound like an apogee duetta signature, sound lab, or magnepan 20.1 ?i would wager that in a blindfold or any other test, i could tell the difference between panel and cone 9 ... | |
| Auditioning gear for purchase.. not in town i rarely visit dealers, as i realize that a demo at a dealer does not eliminate any risk that i won't like a component in my own system.thus, it pays either not to buy that component or buy it used, with the hope of reslling it if i don't like it.... | |
| Speaker Technology over the last 10 years sorry for the spelling error, the word is "eschew".as to faults of cone design, they include the following:cabinet colorations, lack of driver coherence, stridency of many metal-based tweeters, and crossing over dissimilar driversof course, pick y... | |
| Speaker Technology over the last 10 years hi shadorne:i think you are ignoring the obvious. i exchew cone speaker designs. i realize others like them. i just have a hard time fathoming why they are so popular, given their faults. i will never buy one . | |
| TUBE AMPS-CARY, BAT or VTL i have auditioned consonance, audio research, conrad johnson, prima luna and have not heard the classic tube qualities which i associate with tube tube amplifiers of the 80's. the conrad johnson amps from the 80's and 70's do have that romantic an... | |
| TUBE AMPS-CARY, BAT or VTL what is the purpose of adding a tube amp ? is it to voice the system in a certain way, or to minimize inaccuracies.most tube amps i have heard do not have a"tube-like" sound, so perhaps, you don't need a tube amp. | |
| Cable elevators - conventional wisdom wrong? hi tbg:i applaud your ecumenical attitude. one's own experiences are more significant when making a purchasing something.there are so many variables involved in subjective judgments, that they are usually unreliable.conflicting opinions , especial... | |
| Which cable has most impact - IC, Spkr., power? answer this question yourself. try listening to a bunch of interconnects and observe the differences. do the same with speaker cables and power cords.there is no definitive answer, but you can empirically determine the affects using your own stere... | |
| The little guys? i think you need to do your own research. try as many as you can without thinking that one brand will be better than another. call the designers and ask them what they think their cables are doing, or not doing. if you don't trust them, buy at ran... |