maxxc
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| any hear dared or ming da amps? S23chang may be over stating his dislike of the Ming-da a little bit. However he is correct most Chinese tube amps are on the warm, smooth and fat side. The Chinese tend to like things on the romantic side. Which is probably why the majority of tu... | |
| Selecting Monitors for the First Time I own monitors that go to 45hz and they sound great in my 13x12 listening room. Without a sub though I really don't see monitors as being the answer in your large room.I also agree with Labtech. You will get responses telling you how deep of bass ... | |
| ISO slim floorstander speaker, need recommendation P.S. There are several Opera audio companies. The one listed is the Italian company that produces the Pavoratti, SP2 and Callas among others. | |
| ISO slim floorstander speaker, need recommendation I am looking into some small floorstanders for a second system. These are the ones on my list so far:Totem ArroRole Audio WindjammerOpera (Several models)Castle (Several models)Odyssey (2 floorstander models)Ohm Micro WalshAll the ones on my list ... | |
| Buzz from speakers Do you have a second system? I had a very slight buzz in my system. I substituted one component at a time to find the culprit. In my case its was the CDP. | |
| sonus faber, vienna acoustics, proac First I want to preface this with saying I don't own any of the above speakers but did audition briefly the Grand Piano, Mozart and Beethoven when looking for speakers. Eventually went with a monitor bacause of small room.The GPH to my ear would b... | |
| Who offers the best mod for Music Hall cd25? $4000 on mods! What are you talking about? Most of the mod packages are in the $500 range and you can buy brand new, already with mod package, CD25's for under $1000. I don't know of anyone who even offers a mod package over $1000.I think the revi... | |
| speakers in a bad room Probably something from Europe. My understanding is many homes in Europe have hard floors and concrete walls and many of the European speakers are designed with this in mind. I dont know this to be fact but I have read it in several threads.A good... | |
| How do I keep my cats off my amplifier? Ok, I see by reading your post again, your cats are real stubborn jumping on the amp when its in use. You still may be able to find some pattern of putting decorations at the edges of the amps that still allow the vent to be unobstructed. If the t... | |
| How do I keep my cats off my amplifier? I have 4 cats myself and a Class A amp so I know the problem. Real easy. Put something on top of the amp when its not in use. Artificial plants or some decorations should do. Something that easy to take off when the amps in use. Just put it back o... | |
| What are your favorite monitors? Focus Audio FS688. As good as I've ever heard. | |
| Good sound possible on a bookshelf? I really have found sealed speakers to work much better then ported when placed near a rear wall. Front ported speakers might work as well.Still ported or not any speaker I've owned does have a deeper more layered soundstage when moved away from t... | |
| cairn fog vs. jolida 100 vs. arcam fmj cd33 6moons.com has a detailed comparison of a Underwood level 1 modded Jolida compareing it to a Cairn fog CDP. | |
| Low freq. from small drivers? Is it possible Yes, there are many speakers that can get to the 30hz range with those 6.5" drivers. VBT has a claimed frequency response of 18hz(-6db) with one of their subs using a 6.5" driver.There are tradeoff though. A 6.5" driver generally can't play as lou... | |
| focus audio 788's It should have all the attributes of the 688's and more. They use the same tweeter and crossover. 688 uses a 5.5" Eton midbass the 788 a 7" Eton model.Top end is suppose to be the same with more shadings and variations in the midrange and deeper b... |