martykl
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| Crossovers, why so few options? I use an NHT X-2 between an ARC LS-25 and an ARC VT 130SE with no discernable (to my ear) impact on the sound of the mains - other than rolling off the bass as intended. At all of $300 (sold direct, on a money back basis) it's an easy call to give... | |
| Amp for Verity Parsifal encore I'd call the P/Es a "modestly difficult" load. Low power amps in general need not apply and OTLs and SETs should be chosen with care - many will have a rough ride. OTOH, some of the brawnier OTLs seem to be a very good choice and, as I noted earli... | |
| Sunfire CRM ? I use the CRMs with a subwoofer as an outboard sound system with the Kawai digital piano in my living room. Once you get the x-over dialed in for the sub, this is a pretty good sounding system. Dynamic/potent enough in the upper bass to sound sati... | |
| Room correcting subwoofer for music? Based on a conversation some time ago with the tech guys at Lyngdorf, the TacT and Lyngdorf systems differ significantly from each other:TacT is a more traditional DRC that measures output with a mic and EQs the input to produce a corrected flat (... | |
| How much budget for bass? Only one observation here:High qulity bass in most rooms requires a lot of effort, because this is the range where the room is putting up a real fight. If your speakers are within 5ft of a reflective surface (wall), expect serious issues below app... | |
| Grant Green's version of 'Round About Midnight Mim,Thanks for the heads up on Rosenberg Trio, I'll chase that down with Grant Green. The problem with recommending a Frisell record is that they vary so much. I like so many, but they are different. "Good Dog" is easy to like and the recent "Best... | |
| Room correcting subwoofer for music? Scott,1) FR = frequency response.2) Can't answer the budget question (it's personal taste), but I will say that a 12" Rythmik or SVS sub with SMS-1 will run $1200, and I think that's money well spent. Some, like Bob, might point out that the full ... | |
| Room correcting subwoofer for music? Scott,Yes.Unless you use DRC, in which case the answer is "maybe".One sub, properly placed will usually produce much smoother bass response than a full range speaker in free space. There may be other issues with this approach(integration, for one)... | |
| Room correcting subwoofer for music? In retrospect, I guess Toetapfactor is right. You asked about the difference between room corrected vs non-room corrected subs for a music and (after mentioning budget issues as a "heads up"), I foolishly outlined a way to directly compare the 2 a... | |
| Room correcting subwoofer for music? One quick correction:I said that the low pass function on the SMS-1 isn't my cup of tea. The low pass (or highcut) for the woofer is actually great. It's the low cut for the mains that doesn't sound great to me (it's also kinda bare-bones with no ... | |
| Room correcting subwoofer for music? Depending on your budget, you might want to try the following approach:App. $1500 buys a pair of 12" Rythmik or SVS subs. I know the Rythmiks are awfully good for music (I use 'em) and suspect that the SVS are, as well (feedback from apparently re... | |
| subwoofer question Lambeau,Not just in theory, but - all other things being equal - in fact. There is one caveat: That group delay is a good measure of "sluggish" (I concede that this is a reasonably big "if").For an interesting test of this question, find the subwo... | |
| Sony Blu-Ray dvd players at Costco for $109 Remeber that Sony's studio arm own a giant catalog of movie titles. Their DVD sales are dying. They're pricing BR players very aggressively in order to spur re-purchases of old titles on the new format. The PS3 has long been sold with a subsidy be... | |
| Audible Illusions Preamp I had a 3A for a while and liked it a lot. I found it to be on the "lush" or "romantic" side of the spectrum and dynamics didn't really make much impression either way (good or bad).I would note that, based on feedback in these forums, AI's custom... | |
| Grant Green's version of 'Round About Midnight Don't know Grant Green or his take on "Round Midnight, but I will check it out. Danny Gatton was all over the place, but his take on "Harlem Nocturne" is just about my favorite guitar piece of any genre. Bill Frisell hybridizes Jazz guitar with a ... |