martykl
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| Got $1000...how should I spend it? Tvad,I haven't been in the market for quite a while, but I suspect that $1K doesn't buy the drugs and hookers that it used to. Beer, lots of beer, might be better advice on the OP's budget.MartyPS The Magnepan MMG @ $600, a used amp w/enough juice... | |
| What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ? BTW, Jax,You asked about room position and the 80hz suckout. My understanding is that this response dip is usually due to 1/4 wave cancellation and is a function of the speakers' distance from adjacent walls. Subs can be placed flush to the wall w... | |
| What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ? Jax,I had a similar situation. First I added 2 bassbusters. This had the effect of lowering the output in the 1/2 octave above your suckout. IME, part of the suckout is real and part is actually a function of the hump that often occurs just above ... | |
| What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ? Mapman's #2 appropriately addresses Lear's comment. The biggest impact of my subs - BY FAR - is the peak/dip between 70hz and 120hz. I use 2 DRC subs and bassbusters and the measured response of my sytem in this range went from +/-14db to +/- app ... | |
| audio research ls25 mk1 volume issue With the highest gain setting selected, I'm always between 12:00 and 3:00 (LOUD!). LS25-> VT130SE -> Ohm 100+sub or Maggie SMG+sub or Verity Parsifal Encore. Just a somewhat back-ended attenuation scheme on this pre.Marty | |
| New Tom Petty A friend of mine is the senior artist relations/promo guy at Reprise. He's been raving about the SQ of the Mojo DVD and he brought me a copy at yesterday's 4th of July celebration. (He also said that Petty is closing on N. Young as the most SQ obs... | |
| Mott The Hoople Ncarv,Thanks for the heads up on the new Escovedo record.Marty | |
| Mott The Hoople I saw Alejandro Escovedo and Chuck Prophet do a wonderful version of Young Dudes at McCabe's in Santa Monica last year. Early in the show, Prophet talked about how he and Escovedo listened to the original Young Dudes album all through the making o... | |
| Revel Studio versus Parsifal Encore I know the Revels only by audition. They appeared to be a fine example of a straightforward, pretty neutral, extended bandwidth design. Again, limited exposure behind that judgement.I own Parsifal Encores and would agree with a lot of what's been ... | |
| What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ? MlsstlCompletely agreed. Hence, my last post started with "Mlsstl, I agree". I was only amplifying on your comments.Subs aren't for everyone and you can !definitely! end up worse off with subs if you don't get it just right.Marty | |
| Which cost more: your system or your car? Avon,I wouldn't say more pertinent, but maybe more interesting. My question ran to the application of disposable income among this crowd on traditional "big ticket" items (car) vs. this peculiar madness. Yours runs to a different set of prioities ... | |
| What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ? Mlsstl,I agree. I do use subs, but they are a PITA to get set-up properly. However, you don't need a professional to do it - provided you have a taste for the work. A good DRC subcontroller (like Velodyne or SVS/Audyssey), a good active x-over (I ... | |
| The pursuit of bass... First off,I completely agree with your assessment re: bass and the degree of difficulty in getting it right. IMO. getting the bass right is the biggest and (for the most part) most expensive technical challenge a full range speaker designer faces.... | |
| Moving from the Magnepan 3.6 to the 20.1 Zoltm, (sorry if wandering OT here)Velodyne web site for the DD series subs or SMS-1 sub controllerSVS web site for their DRC sub controllerJL web site for the (more limited) DRC feature in their subsI'm sure that there are more - but you can star... | |
| Moving from the Magnepan 3.6 to the 20.1 Another option is adding a subwoofer. I know that some here will not be receptive to this idea, but I've had more than a little success with my Maggie+subwoofer set-up (at least for my taste). I used to own 3.5s and currently own the little MMG, w... |