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| Ohm Walsh 2 I own a pair of Ohm Walsh 2 that I upgraded to the super 2:2000. If memory serves me correctly the original 2's were 4 ohm speakers.The Marantz may not do well with a 4 ohm load. Back in the day I used a Acoustic Research amp that was designed for... | |
| Looking for recommendations - vintage amp & preamp to go with Ohm Walsh 2's cdn38,I basically did the same as you,returning to my Ohm Walsh 2's that I have had since the 80's.I had them next to higher end system in my man cave powered by a Acoustic Research amp of the 70's vintage it was 60w per channel at 4 ohms,same imp... | |
| best match power amp for Acoustic Research AR 3 I have had several AR3a's-powered by my old but reliable AR amp,it is 60 watts-per side at 4 ohms.They sounded great for the time but were never designed to play at super loud levels-the tweeters were the weak point.Whatever you do pick an amp wit... | |
| Audio hookups Tls49, it is a Sony BDP S5100-- thanks for the idea for the DAC and the link,will check it out. | |
| Audio hookups Dtc,I am running into the same problem trying to hook up a new sony 3d player for my sister.She wants to be able to listen to audio cd's ,there is only a single coax digital input to the DVD player or an optical,her receiver does not have an optic... | |
| AR 3 Speakers I have owned two pairs of 3a's,I ran them with a AR amplifier that I still have,it is rated at 60w per channel at 4 ohms.I can say from experience they will NOT handle that kind of power with 500w,they were never designed to handle that much.The p... | |
| Merlin TSM-MMM vs Adam Acoustics Compact MK 3 I too have upgraded my TSM over the years and I have to say the most recent upgrade to the MMM was the most dramatic. Puts them in a different league,highly recommended.You will not be disappointed. | |
| Oldest piece of gear you own Acoustic Research integrated amp,purchased new in 1973,paired it with AR 3a's which sounded great,now have in a den with 1980ish Ohm Walsh 2.This little system with a very old Onkyo CD player sounds incredible,friends are amazed by it,the AR amp w... | |
| Best monitor for under $4000.00 I recently had my Merlin TSM upgraded to the MMM version by the manufacturer. I have owned many stand mounts and these are in a class of their own with this upgrade.You owe it to yourself to check them out.Bobby at Merlin will answer any questions... | |
| Using AVR Direct Mode for external amps I used my HK avr7200 as a pre for my forte 4a-I was able to blend the avr for home theater with the forte and have just the forte for my merlins in 2 channel--but--with the advice of several buds I checked with Dan Modwright to see if an upgrade t... | |
| which flagship receiver I can not comment on the newer Harmon Kardon avr's but I have an older AVR7200 I use for home theater that sounds great I have been through many avr's and always come back to HK high current sound. | |
| Vintage speakers from the 70's and 80's I have as a second system-AR amp-I purchased in 1973Ohm Walsh 2 used 10 yrs agoOnyko-cd player-I must say the sound from this modest system is nothing short of amazing.I have had several friends listen andacutally get annoyed at how great it sound... | |
| Which center for CDM 1se I went with the cdm 1nt center and have been very pleased | |
| SHM Universal Japan SACDs I wanted to try the SHM Aja cd-sorry I was not impressed-I think the comments on source material are true.My SACD of Gaucho sounds much better. | |
| SHM Universal Japan SACDs This is the first I have heard of these-would like to try the Aja-Steely Dan-does anyone know if these are surround or 2 channel and the best place to locate-I saw some on amazon---thanks |