martykl
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| Help with options under $1500 A 10' x 12' room is probably going to be tough on anything in the bass (below app 150hz). I'm a great believer in digital room correction for most installations, but I suspect that it will be unusually beneficial in yours.I'd personally take the c... | |
| Sub connection to CARY SLP-05 preamp I think that the problem with tapping a DD sub off the main power amp is that (AFAIK) you can't use the RTA/Room EQ function that the sub offers in that configuration - unless I'm reading this wrong (always possible!) In my book, the Room EQ is pr... | |
| merlin tsm/primaluna? I've used my VSMs (again, quite happily) with Cary 300B mono amps. This worked much better in my room than it does on paper. OTOH, I've never tried the sli80, so I can't comment.Sorry 'bout that - and good luck with the new amp.Marty | |
| merlin tsm/primaluna? I've used the PL 6 monos with my VSMs for about 3 years now, with great results. The PLs allow tube rolling and the character of the amps (at least mine) changes pretty significantly with the choice of output tube. My PL amps are a pleasure and I ... | |
| Dedicated listening room design I did a similar project in my last home. I focused on 3 main points:First, fir out the walls (if necessary) to acheive a good length x width ratio. IIRC, 1.4 to 1 was the recommendation in the book (similar to the Geddes book Duke cites) that I us... | |
| Phono pre-amplifier Seakayak,I didn't know that there were clones. I bought the Lehmann when I added a 'table to a second system. When the ARC in the main system went down, the Lehmann replaced it during repair. I was surprised by how little diference I heard when I ... | |
| Chicks With Guitars A related item: there's an interesting piece on Sarah Jarosz in this month's issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine. Worth reading if you're a fan.MartySlightly OT, The same issue features a wonderful interview with Richard Thompson. Definitely worth r... | |
| Modern Linestages A question for Mr. Atmasphere,Were you to design the best linestage of which you are capable, without regard to cost, and applied the "standard mark-up" formula you referenced earlier:A) Where do you think it might weigh in?B) What do expect the c... | |
| Swiss amps Unsurpassed for lifelike reproduction of yodelling. Focus (the band) fans, take note. | |
| Phono pre-amplifier The Lehmann is very, very good. I've always kept one as a back-up to my main phono section (which was an ARC PH3 for several years, and has been an Aesthetix Rhea for the last 4ish years). Leaner sounding (and much less flexible) than the Rhea, fo... | |
| Song covers that are better than the originals An oddity:Todd Rundgren's "Pretending To Care" has been covered many times (notably by Jennifer Warnes), but always left me with the sense that someone could/should do more with it.Then, I heard an absolutely great version by one Fred Froom (maybe... | |
| magnepans with a sub??? ARC LS25 pre------>NHT X-2 active x-over (low-cut filters the main signal)High pass from X2---->ARC VT130SE---->MMGsLow pass from X2---->Velodyne SMS-1--->2 x Rythmik 12" subs(SMS performs digital room correction + high cuts bass si... | |
| Who stay with Merlin longest time For Jimbo,I currently own Merlins, Verity Parsifal P/Es, SF Cremonas, Maggie MMGs w/subs, Ohm 100s (w/the same subs) and a few other speakers that you might know. Some are in different rooms, other get rotated thru my main system. I've flipped thr... | |
| FYI -New Connie Smith Richard,I expect that this release will be traditional country - think Roseanne Cash "The List" (if you know that one). I'm not sure that this is straight up your alley. Then again, it just might be.Mike,That sounds like fun! Is she really married... | |
| I NEED a tone control to control bass. A subwoofer and sub-controller (like the Velodyne SMS) is one viable solution. The SMS is +/- $400, and if you have 2 pre-outs (or an active x-over like the NHT X-2 @ app $300),you can keep the EQ unit out of the main signal path. It will work in ... |