gregm
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| fuller sound at lower volumes Only one of the above (cinematic): an equaliser or loudness control on amp. At low volumes the ear is less sensitive to low frequencies and the upper two octaves.Alternatively, look into spkr placement and try to couple the midbass response of the... | |
| Vandersteen 5a's - an upgrade from Vienna mahlers? I'll keave sonics aside for the moment and look at practical & operational issues. First point: Raquel notes above that the V's cost +50%. Major consideration. Second: the Mahler are a VERY diffult load, hardly the ideal for a tube amp (mentio... | |
| Should I get CAT SL-1 mkII updated to mkIII? Pal: not that much better to these ears. Fact is, I don't exactly remember what was improved... I *think* upper end extension.An update will also mean that the unit will be checked overall, so that's an extra bonus. | |
| Has anyone heard The Super High-end Swan Ribbons? The Swans 2.2 (I assume those r the ones) are better engineered than the Duettas. BUT, soundwise, the D's are good. What is it you expect to improve upon by changing the Duettas?Also keep in mind that the Swans look like a difficult load in their ... | |
| Should I get CAT SL-1 mkII updated to mkIII? Is it a line only or + phono? If the latter, I definitely preferred the MK3 phono. If only line, I'd think twice about the upgrade -- BUT, if you're prepared to pay $700 (and have the money readily available) you should go for it and think about r... | |
| Concert stage layout -- who made who? Rock: :) | |
| Amplified Vs Unamplified As Tom sez We all know that no stereo really can totally accurately reproduce the live sound, but there was a need for a benchmark, and that's what some people settled on as oneWith the added limitation that the system can only reproduce what's on... | |
| Concert stage layout -- who made who? Sean: They sit on active stools maybe:) | |
| Regarding supertweeters will it not be very difficult to calibrate the two tweeters to eachother so the frequenses dont "crash"? As you correctly note it is VERY difficult to correctly align the two drivers. Eldartford hints as to why this is so (a fraction of an inch &a... | |
| Air 1 compared to SPM interconnects? The change to a "laid back" usually means that you're losing energy between the components. Either that the new cables create a bad (hi resistance) connection (are the connectors dirty, bad quality??), or that they are higher capacitance & res... | |
| Regarding supertweeters Hifimannen, in order for the supertweet to contribute (musical) supersonic sound this content (sound) must be on the storage medium in the first place. It rarely is, as Eldartford notes.Further, no cdp plays over 20k. What is there is often spurio... | |
| Categorizing records My case is near identical to Rushton above. The only sad difference is, the d-base is NOT well updated and, so, I have to rely on (failing) memory as well as the incomplete palm when buying records!There's a good difference, too: I have more than ... | |
| speaker excursion..."mo power"..and bass..Sean I do realize that this (very low power amps -high efficiency spkrs) normally sacrifices some of the very low bassAs you note, "normally". You can add active subwoofs for very little outlay and resolve the issue (if issue there is). | |
| Is "warm" a compliment or a criticism? While Jeffreybehr makes a valid point regarding a possible hump in the FR between 100-300Hz (that could be even "lumpy" for some people) or alternatively a notch in the 2-6kHz region, IME the term "warm" is usually used in a positive vein: the sou... | |
| Anyone familiar with the Manger driver? Larryi the Mangers are 8" (they do look small). But yr comments still apply! |