tom_munro
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| For organ afficianados Jimmy, I occasionally enjoy well recorded organ music, and look forward to getting this one in particular. My Great Aunt, Mary Vogt, was the second organist for the Wannamaker Organ between the years of 1917 - 1966. I have a vivid recollection as ... | |
| Personal speaker evolution Looking back its clear that I've made my contribution to B&W. Most of the B&Ws were from the same dealer who offered a full price trade up program.Two pairs of homemade speakers – college/post college eraAllison CD 1 – new 350Allison CD 3 ... | |
| Will this FIM 880 open up & let some detail in? I have 8 dedicated 20 amp lines in my room, and installed ACME 20 amp non-cryo outlets in each one last October. Three days ago I replaced two of the ACMEs with FIM 880s, one for my cdp, and one for my preamp.I can identify with many of your obser... | |
| Paradigm Mini Monitors vs. B&W ? I haven't heard the Paradigm Minis, but do own B&W 602.5s driven by a NAD C350 in my basement system. I saw in another thread that you were considering this integrated and just wanted to let you know that it works great with the smaller B&... | |
| Cables by LAT International I have three LAT pcs, and have tried their SS-1000 D bi-wire speaker cables. The LAT PCs were better then what I had been using, but have since been cycled down into HT and secondary system duties. If money is short the LAT would be a good choice,... | |
| Thiel 6 versus Thiel 7 The CS6 was at the top of my short list a few years ago for a new dynamic speaker in the 6-8 range. Ultimately I ended up with a used pair of CS7.2s. There are some differences between these speakers worth noting.The mid/upper bass of the CS6 is q... | |
| So how many people are using subwoofers It appears to me that you would benefit more from optimizing what you have now (20Hz-28kHz), and add a sub later if you still felt that it was necessary. Things like dedicated AC mains, cable upgrades (pcs, ics, speaker cable), and possibly stoute... | |
| FMS Cables?? I'm using balanced FMS Zero interconnects between my cdp and pre. The FMS Zero ics, in my system, are very open, detailed, transparent, and musical. Tonal balance is also very even. The FMS Zeros retail for 1k, but I've seen them used for ~400 sin... | |
| Mapleshade "CLEARVIEW DOUBLE HELIX" speaker cables I'm using Mapleshade's Clearview Golden Helix in a second system and was impressed enough to try their Double Helix Plus version in my main system (Classe Omicron -> Transparent Ultra -> Thiel CS7.2). The Double Helix Plus in this setup had ... | |
| Cable suggestions for B&W 601 S3 speakers I have a NAD C350 and B&W 602.5 S3s in my basement system, and have settled on Mapleshade Clearview Golden Helix, 85$. Get two pairs if you want to bi-wire, however I don't find that necessary. The Mapleshades are the clearest, most detailed, ... | |
| anyone a b test krel krc350 against sonic frontier I used to own a Line 1 and McCormack DNA 1 dlx for two years and never percieved this combination as having a lack of PRaT. Plenty of verve on hard driving rock. That said, the DNA-1 would start to swamp when pushed to hard on complex music with m... | |
| Thiel 1.6 vs Proac 1.5 I had an opportunity to listen to the new 1.6s driven by a McIntosh MC2102 amp the other day. The sound was anything but fatiguing. My initial thoughts were that the new 1.6 is a departure from the stereotype Thiel sound. More open and musical mid... | |
| Upgrade from MIT 4 to Lat 1000 d speaker cables? Samski, I trialed a set of LAT 1000-D bi-wires with Aerial LR3/CC3b fronts in my HT system. The synergy with the Aerials was not ideal imo. Aerials are quite neutral, a tad laid back, and slightly dark sounding. The Aerials need a well balanced, a... | |
| Is McIntosh still a good choice? I don't have a lot of experience with Mac equipment but did have an opportunity to audition the MC602 with my Thiel CS7.2s over a long weekend. Compared to the ML336, Krell FPB300, and Classe CAM350 the MC602 was easily the most powerful, relaxed,... | |
| Best 1,000 complete system for girlfriend ideas My daughter has a system that works well for her needs. It has a tuner, multi disc cd player, and is relatively compact. Denon DRA-295 (50wpc w/tuner 250$) Yamaha CDC-685 (200$)B&W 601 S3 (450$)900$ retail, about 750$ new w/discounts. She was ... |