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| Reliability I think you also have to include "customer service"--the two go hand in hand IMHO. That doesn't necessarily mean that a reliable product will have great customer service, and poor reliablity entails bad customer service--it just means the two are ... | |
| Tone wood I'm assuming you mean the external part of the box--in which case I would say the veneer would have virtual no effect, except that if a looked at a box that was veneered in birdseye maple and one in pine (if there is such a veneer) I would automat... | |
| Musical or scientific/technical background? Interesting question--for me--both. I'm a medical physicist and trained for 8+ years in piano and still play regularly. | |
| Recommended female vocalists? 1. Patricia Barber; Companion, Cafe Blue, or Premonition2. Eva Cassidy; Live at Blues Alley3. Christy Baron; Steppin'4. Janis Ian; Breaking Silence5. Sara K.; No Cover6. Dave's True Story; Sex without Bodies7. Jennifer Warnes; Famous Blue Raincoat... | |
| What's Wrong With the Krell Kav 300 Cd Player?? The KAV line in general, really doesn't do justice for Krell. I think they made a big mistake with it, because it sounds so inferior to their other product lines. The amps were harsh and didn't have the Krell authority, the pre-amps were noisy (gr... | |
| Watermarking red-book cd's I agree--I'd like to know too. I think the only way is if someone comes up with an independent list of CDs that use this protection scheme. I don't think they are going to come up with the "Audiophile Advisory" sticker on the cover of the CD any t... | |
| Watermarking red-book cd's See this months Absolute Sound. It appears they are already doing a form of this primarily designed to reduce copying on PCs. There are ticks in the bitstream that are exaggerated when the data is processed on the PC. Is it audible prior to copyin... | |
| Favorite HDCD???? Just a follow-up if you want to check if a particular release was ever HDCD encoded you can go to www.hdcd.com. There is a complete listing there. Also, if you go there and select "shop" and then go to CDNOW through there you frequently get a $5 c... | |
| The right amp for Martin Logan Ascents There's currently a Levinson 23 on A-gon. I'm using Reference 20.0 with Monoliths. It's currently a bi-amped system, but originally it was running on the 20s only. Excellent sound and Levinson build quality--the 200 watts will be an added benefit-... | |
| Martin Logan Tweaks ? The ones that work well are MIT II. I don't like them in any other part of my system--I think they restrict the current, but for the panels, that doesn't matter since the current draw is so low. Also, I recently tried a set of Walker HDLs and was ... | |
| Favorite HDCD???? Mephisto & Co on Reference Recordings | |
| What kind of power needed for Martin Logans? It depends on which Martin Logans. In general, they have the ability to go to very low impedances (panels). This coupled with the demand of the dynamic bass driver can create a staggering load which is difficult for many amps. Some of the newer mo... | |
| Best Recommended Resistors for audio You can use metal film resistors. You can get them matched to within 1%. They cost about 10 times more than regular resistors, but there still pretty cheap. (in truth you don't really need to get this quality of resistors, since it's not in the si... | |
| Help to find an inexpencive active Xover I've used active bi-amp with Martin Logan Monoliths. I'm not sure the Totems are suited for active bi-amping. They need to have direct inputs to the speakers for active bi-amping to be effective. This differs from merely having 2 sets of binding p... | |
| I am confused. One or two rear speakers. This is the new ES system. It can be beneficial in filling in the rear area. There are several augmentations to this such as Lexicon's 7.1, which has 2 surrounds and 2 rear channels. However, right now there is very little software that I am famil... |