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| Review: Merlin Music Systems TSM-MME Monitor Nice review, Tzh21y. I've heard the VSMs (various itterations and mods), and have always been impressed. One of those, "if I win the lottery" loudspeakers for me.On a separate note, I see you are running a Mc C220 preamp. I have been researching t... | |
| Vandersteen 3a sound anchor Carver52 - I agree with John (audioconnection). Any dealer, especially a nice one, should understand that not everyone can afford to buy new retail. One thing I usually do before buying used on Audiogon is to check with local dealers, who take in ... | |
| Review: Ohm Acoustics Ohm Walsh 2000 Speaker Jfriswel: Welcome aboard! A lot depends on your room. My 2000s are only ~5 feet apart, and I had no serious issues when I used the phantom center setting on my prepro. That said, I did feel there was a slight lack of solidity to the center channel... | |
| Looking for the Honda S2000 of turntables Shrevie - Unfortunately I have no experience with the Marantz 'table or the Clearaudios it is derived from. Based on your original post, and positive reviews I've read, I thought it would be a convenient option. Note that, except for the phono car... | |
| Speakers with deep base Vandersteen Quatro - internal powered subwoofers. | |
| 2k$ speakers that meet my criteria? I strongly second Martykl's suggestions, particularly the Ohm Walsh 1000, assuming your room isn't too big, and you have a decent amount of power for them. They are sold direct with a 120-day return option. | |
| Vandersteen 3a sound anchor Marakanetz is partially correct, however, for proper isolation from the floor, and in cases where proper setup requires less tilt (they can even require a forward tilt at some listening distances and hieghts), you should use the third spike. | |
| Moscode 401HR vs Pass Labs X150.5 Also, much has been made about fluctuations in the quality of electrical power from day-to-day and even hour-to-hour. Perhaps the ARC is more sensitive to this than other designs? Maybe auditioning something like the PS Audio Power Plant is in ord... | |
| Why are 7.1 pre amps more $$ than 7.1 receivers? Kind of an apples to oranges comparison, in most cases. In addition to KR's comments, I would point out that the prepro section of a Denon 3311 is not in same league as, say, an Anthem prepro. Nevertheless, there have been examples that defy your ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rpfef - Send me a plane ticket and I'll bring some music!;-) | |
| Looking for the Honda S2000 of turntables My personal recomendation: A fully-modded KAB Technics, about $800, a Denon DL-160 cartridge, $180, and one of these phono stages:Pro-Ject Tube Box II $750Lehmann Audio Black Cube Statement MM $500Dynavector P75 $780SimAudio Moon LP3 $549Graham Sl... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Mapman has some interesting observations about the nature of bass from Ohms vs. conventional dynamic speakers. It bears repeating that, if you can achieve linear response and a seemless blend, a good subwoofer or two with the Ohm Walsh speakers ma... | |
| Review: Denon DL-160 Cartridge Well, I'm officially in the DL-160 fan club! I installed it in a spare wand for my stock Thorens TD-166 MkII over the weekend. Compared to my Ortofon OM-30 Super, I am getting more detail, less etch and grit, better channel separation, equally rel... | |
| Moscode 401HR vs Pass Labs X150.5 Never heard Pass, but the Moscode, which I've heard twice, sticks in my mind as an exceptional amplifier. One I would probably buy if I had the money. YMMV, of course. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? D110 - Most of your assumptions are correct. I don't need the "wide sweet spot" feature of the Ohms (details on the Ohm web site), but it's still nice to have. The Shahinian is a fascinating speaker design with many loyal fans. I briefly looked in... |