pubul57
Responses from pubul57
| Name brands that are not so well known are skipped By the time I would do a keyword search on Audiogon, I will have already spent much time on the forum, reading reviews, and otherwise researching the product. For me it would be the end of the search (I'm in buying mode), not the begining. When I ... | |
| Newbie amp help......why? Does it not play loud enough? Nothing wrong with turning your dial further in and of itself - some may argue its best if your playing in the 11-1 positions. It doesn't necessarily mean you don't have enough power. | |
| Best all around speakers Is compression much more common in pop/rock? It seems like it is. It would make sense if much of this music is listened to in a car where the noise floor is louder than my living room. Classical recordings do seem to be startling in their dynamic ... | |
| Best all around speakers I have to imagine that a large speaker with multiple drivers and large woofers can do things that a small two-way cannot, and just as importantly the small two-way will excel in many ways that a large, multi-driver, big woofer cannot match. The Va... | |
| Designer Hall of Fame Good call on David Berning. He certainly has developed a very innovative (worthy of a patent) approach to an OTL-type circuit and you can't argue with his ergonomics and reliability. | |
| Newbie amp help......why? What I think you will hear with "better" equipment is more accurate resolution of timbre, changes in volume and "force" (voices or instruments), small changes in pitch, and decay of notes. This is proabably what is referred to as microdynamics. Th... | |
| Dodd preamp vs. McCormack RLD-1 preamp Looks like he selling direct now, and lowered the price to $2,600. I'm not sure what the "returns" experience is for those providing 30-day trials (Placette, Red Wine,etc.) But it seems that dealer sales as a model is at the very least being chall... | |
| Dodd preamp vs. McCormack RLD-1 preamp Very true. And interesting how much audio reviewing focuses on an individual piece of equipment with little focus on system context and combinations. For example if I were reviewing the Atma-sphere M60s with a Dodd versus the Atma pre, I would asc... | |
| Dodd preamp vs. McCormack RLD-1 preamp The Amperexes are locked in my mail room so no go this weekend. But, I'm getting the sense that the Dodd is on the warm side of neutral, which suprises me a bit as some comments regarding the Isabella speaks to an even smoother, sweeter presentati... | |
| Atma-Sphere MA-1 amps For some reason, the MP-3 doesn't seem to get the respect of the M60s, and I wonder if this is due to the phono stage. As a line stage it seems to let the M60s do the transparency, microdynamic detail, incredible timbral accuracy and expansive sou... | |
| Dodd preamp vs. McCormack RLD-1 preamp I suspect there is no way to try Isabella and not feel compelled to give the 30.2 a try. Well, with a 30 day trial it might make sense - oh no.... I'm going to give the Dodd some time with the Amperex, and then... well, you can see it coming. | |
| classic sounding 25 watt tube amp The Music Reference RM10 is the best 25-35 watt tube amp I have heard. Is it the best? Who knows. A very fine amp that also has the benefit of being extremely reliable and VERY easy on tubes (8-10,000 hours). This amp is in the neutral camp, so if... | |
| Dodd preamp vs. McCormack RLD-1 preamp Of course I have not stopped thinking about the Isabella, as the Dodd sounds so good in my system I'm starting to feel the need to compare the two based on the comments above -- darn! Not sure which I would prefer, but I sure get the sense that bo... | |
| In Whose Ears Do You Trust Most? Thinking about this a bit more, I don't tend to doubt what I am hearing (for the most part) and describing it. I think I'm pretty good at that (my weakness is tweaks where for the most part I can't hear any differences). I feel less comfortable wi... | |
| In Whose Ears Do You Trust Most? French fries, you reminded me of how little I thought about equipment, sound quality and simply enjoyed music with my KLH Model Twenty back in the day. Though I did what an auiophile was back then, I did imagine I had reach audio nirvana and would... |