martykl
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| Monoblocks, passive bi-amped or passive tri-amped? Kal,What's the dispute with active bi-amping?Other than simplest signal path arguments, I'd think that the merits of active bi-amping (particularly for those who don't object to crossing in the digital domain) are pretty much unassailable. No?Marty | |
| What's the objection to Floor Standing Speakers? Just to offer a counterpoint from one representative of the fairer sex. When my (then girlfriend, now) wife first saw my listening room, there were 3 pairs of tubed mono amps as well as a bigass ARC stereo amp, a Krell KSA 50s and an Atmasphere S-... | |
| Need Coaching re: Maggies & Subs I've used the little MMGs with two 12" Rythmik subs and gotten great results. Integration is the key and - IMHO - digital room correction of the subs will make all the difference in the world. I use a NHT X-2 x-over to roll off the MMGs and a Velo... | |
| What's the objection to Floor Standing Speakers? You asked why "generally women" have this preference.I believe that Tvad gave you the accurate answer.You won't let him grow a vagina, but the need for that vagina is embedded in your question. Next time, ask a manlier question!As to why some pref... | |
| Prima Luna ProLouge 7 or Jolida JD-1000P I don't know the Jolida, but can highly recommend Prima Luna. Excellent sound and build quality at reasonable cost. I will offer a couple of observations:The PLs are auto-biasing. If you intend to tube roll, this is a great benefit.Not sure how yo... | |
| New Tom Petty I never got around to posting on Petty/ZZ Top at the Hollywood Bowl. A great show and the Mojo material benefits greatly from the "live" treatment. The set list was greatest hits + Mojo. IME, this type of show tends to favor the hits and that's wh... | |
| Best Rock Album in 2010 Todd and Dgarret,Bought Mumford "Sigh No More" today on your recommendation. Flat out stunning. Reminds me a bit of 16 Horsepower, but doesn't feel at all derivative. Probably the most startling thing I've heard this year.Marty | |
| Who's Your Favorite Bass Players; Why? Slightly OT, but related.Richard Thompson has composed a song cycle call "Cabaret of Souls" that is designed to showcase the double bass skills of (unrelated) Danny Thompson. They are touring with a limited # of performances (LA on Nov 19). Fans o... | |
| im searching for a budget 2 channel setup Sonos is a great system (I have 7 stations throughout my home and use 1 or more every day), and it might solve your remote control and access issues, but your speaker placement is the one that's going to make or break the sound. If you're listenin... | |
| New amp being touted as among the best ever...... Don't know about the amp, but you gotta love the barely intelligable "spokes-chick" in the video. | |
| Which DAC prevails in this chain of converters? Only one DAC is active at a time, so you have 3 choices:1) Run the analog out from your CD into an analog RCA input on your Marantz. Use the stand alone DAC as a paper weight. The DAC in your CD player is the only active DAC in this chain.2) Run d... | |
| im searching for a budget 2 channel setup I'll offer one approach:Small omnis or "near omnis" with little to no bass like those from Ohm, Mirage, Gallo. or even Sunfire (the CRM is dipole, but maybe worth thinking about, anyway). The wide dispersion should help mitigate the irregular plac... | |
| Sealed vs Ported Subwoofers What Shadorne said. Ported subs are usually (though not always) less damped than sealed subs. That helps for high output capability at very low frequencies (read "HT"), but might cause some issues when optimizing for a music system. However, as th... | |
| Music to die to No one for "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"? | |
| Preamp Suggestions for my system You might want to check out Joule Electra. I've used their 100 pre with Cary 300b momoblocks into Merlin VSM SEs with great results. On the budget side, Audible Illusions barks up the "tubier" sounding side of the tree. I had good results with thi... |