onhwy61
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| Need help - system performance First are the MLs spiked? They will never deliver the bass performance they're capable of without spikes. If you run the amps as monoblocks (a good idea), use long interconnect and short speaker cables. You do not have to spend big bucks, but don'... | |
| Can $15,000 Sound As Good As $75,000? Pls1, I hope my earlier comments came across as intended. No negativity was meant. I truly am interested in what people (particularly at the moment, you) see as the sonic differences between various high quality components. Your response was most ... | |
| Can $15,000 Sound As Good As $75,000? I agree with Pls1, the recording media is frequently the weakest point in the music reproduction chain. However, in a recent post in another thread you gave a comparison of dCS vs. MSB Platinum converters. You said the dCS was the better unit. The... | |
| What equipment is state of the art? With regards to individual components, there's no such thing as state of the art, however, I do think there are SOTA music reproduction systems. I reason that components can only be heard in the context of systems. At the extreme high-end I am tol... | |
| Should 2nd. Buyer Receive Guarantee ? I am a firm believer that a manufacturer should service any of their products regardless of the owner or the place purchased. At the same time, I don't think its unreasonable for a manufacturer, at their sole discretion, to charge a reasonable fee... | |
| Martin Logan Aeon, anyone heard? It's my understanding that the twin woofer bass with EQ is unique to the Prodigy and Odyssey models. The Ascents and the other M-Ls use standard woofer loading designs. Please correct me if I'm wrong. | |
| PC Challenge Test Results Thanks for taking the time and effort to carry out and report on your project. The results are not surprising and I suspect they would not be that different for any other number of other components (cables, amplifiers, isolation devices, CD transp... | |
| I am nuts to use these speakers? Ntscdan, you have the basis for an outstanding audio playback system. If you did not, I would not have been so quick to recommend you change your speakers. If you think your system sounds great w/ the JBL 4311 (which are not a bad speaker, but the... | |
| I am nuts to use these speakers? The older JBL is not a very transparent speaker. You would be doing yourself a big favor to upgrade. I recommend you consider the JBL LSR speaker. Similar in size to the 4311, the LSR is a thoroughly modern design. It's one of the great "unknown" ... | |
| Close your eyes and hear the music ? There's a streetlight directly in front of my house. I like to turn off all the interior lights and let the glow of the streetlight stream through partially closed blinds. And when it's perfect, I'm there with a very special person and we let the ... | |
| Your favorite blues album? Great post! This is by no means a definitive list, but here's some of my favs:Albert King -- Live Wire/Blues PowerOtis Rush -- Cold Day In HellB.B. King -- Live at the RegalBuddy Guy/Jr. Wells/Jr. Mance -- Buddy & the Jrs.Muddy Waters -- The C... | |
| Best Preamp for under $1750.00 You might be able to find a used Pass Aleph P. I would describe it as a well built, neutral sounding preamp. The only downside is that it doesn't have a true tape monitor loop. Typically priced between $1,400 and $1,600. | |
| Parametric eq High quality parametric EQ units are by nature fairly expensive and more than a little complex in their operation. At MSRP the top flight units (Manley, Focusrite, GML, Drawmer, Avalon, EAR) are in the $3-4k, or higher range. Check out digibid.com... | |
| Need Help for Pre-Amp I am not familiar with the Odessey amp, but my experience with the Wadia is that it's definitely not harsh. What you are hearing could be an impedance mismatch between the CD and the amp, an inappropriate interconnect or a somewhat serious AC powe... | |
| Cardas Caps Worthwhile? It would be somewhat surprising if the caps made a large sonic difference in any system. It would imply that you live in a horrendous RF polluted environment. I use the product and I cannot honestly say I heard a positive sonic difference. At the ... |