zaikesman
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| Grado SR-225 or Sennheiser HD580? I own the HD600's, and they have better defined transient response than Grado RS-2's which I auditioned, probably because of less resonance. I also found the Grado's shaded too much toward the bass. Sennheisers win easy on comfort, but the 600's n... | |
| I need to be wowed You have a big space to fill with sound, and listen from a good distance away. A BBC-type monitor may have the nominal tonal balance you are after, but is made to be listened to in more of a near-field situation, so it could sound boring in your r... | |
| In Memory of Henry Kloss Although I came of audio age after Mr. Kloss' influential heyday, I grew up in a house with the Advent table radio in the kitchen. I used to play it every night while I did my dishwashing duty, and believe me, I took as much time washing those dis... | |
| TAS new look-the end is near? Ljqj - I must be the ultimate example of what you're saying about gambling on subscriptions. When I had picked up a few issues of FI and liked it well enough to bite, I bought a two year subscription, looking foward to a welcome break from Stereop... | |
| Who R U? cfb, Paulwp - Don't want to pull thread off-topic, so real quicklike: Whazzamatta, cfb, that wasn't enuff for ya? E-mail me direct if you want to chat about any particular styles you're interested in. Paul, ska was an early-to-mid 60's Jamaican pe... | |
| Who R U? I R: a 37y.o. single but well-attached guy, no kids, from DC area who gets his $ for records and gear from a succession of sales jobs (not a "career", I fear), including stints in the audio hardware and software retail bizzes. I currently work for... | |
| Female needs help w/B&W 801 Series 2 Upgrades People, I am sorry. I surely did not mean to provoke this. Tarbishaw, come back! All is forgiven! | |
| female needs expert advice Tarbishaw, I did not raise my point about your header title because I was offended, as I would have no reason to be. I also did not mean to attack you, or suggest that a female has no place in "the men's room", as you put it. Quite the contrary; I... | |
| What is stopping the ultimate? The amount of money that some folks are able and willing to expend on this hobby these days always makes me wonder why the high-end industry stops short of trying to exceed the present paradigm of reproduced sound. It seems to me that instead of w... | |
| female needs expert advice What's up with the "helpless female" angle of this question? I realize that women are a rarity in this hobby, but I don't see the relevance of calling attention to one's sex when asking the forum for advice. Having said that, I admit that I probab... | |
| What should a typical house voltage read/be? I have a voltage meter on my line (I live in Washington DC) continuously and it always reads between about 116v and 119v. This, and the responses above, makes me wonder about those manufacturers who sell the types of PLC's claimed to correct for t... | |
| Thiels and Tubes I have 2.2's, a much kinder load than 3.6's. I used to power them with a Classe 70, the forerunner to the 100. I substantially improved every aspect of their performance save for bass impact, extension and control by switching to a CJ MV-55 (actua... | |
| where do i go from here? Sorry - I must have been writing in my sleep when I posted the above about speaker placement. I just re-read it, and I've got to correct myself. Not that my recommendations are wrong per se, but they don't have anything to do with bass response pr... | |
| How much money do you want to waste? Good gosh amighty!! It just refuses to die!! Alright, alright, I give up - I solemnly swear I will never call for a geekfest to end ever again! And to prove it, I submit the following thought:Sticking with the example of cables, I have never under... | |
| how to best a/b cables A very reasonable collection of posts for this topic - Gboren's imploring request seems to have worked! But to all of the above, I would add: Don't forget to allow the new cables some break-in time of being in the system continuously for several d... |