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| tube amps sounding like solid state and vv I'm a firm believer in the notion that the pre-amp is the better application for tubes rather than the power amp. | |
| Details of Beatles Vinyl Master Recording BOX Set? Its amazing to me that the Beatles catalog has gone through few relatively few re-masterings on CD.Many lesser acts have had their catalogs re-mastered umpteen times already.I suspect the audio buff market that is the natural target for remastered... | |
| Review: Ohm Acoustics Walsh 5 Series 3 Speaker Mamboni,I am not far from Pa. You seem to really know your stuff. I will definitely contact you by email and see if maybe I can take you up on your offer to hear Walsh done right! I'm sure I can learn a few things and would enjoy the ride as well! | |
| Arcam FMJ CD36 or Musical Fidelity A5? I think you've zeroed in on a win/win choice between Arcam and MF. These are both excellent lines that provide excellent value.Yet, I suspect these two players sound considerably different and the choice a matter of personal preference. Then again... | |
| Details of Beatles Vinyl Master Recording BOX Set? I have MFSL vinyl recordings of Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road. Xiekitchen describes them well.Yes, they sound better in general than standard issue vinyl. Do they sound better than the CD versions? Maybe. Both sound quite good but different. I would ... | |
| Review: Ohm Acoustics Walsh 5 Series 3 Speaker I was just checking out Ramy's system on Audiogon with GP surround sound and multi level listening. Now that's some setup! I imagine it must truly sound essentially like a live performance regardless of listening location.The center channel speake... | |
| Good, Affordable Horns? Shiva,Sounds right from what I've read the Khorns have a very discrete sweet spot....it still might work for me. We'll see..... | |
| tube amps sounding like solid state and vv THe answer is probably marketing....and the need to continuously offer something a little bit different. | |
| Integrated for Vienna Acoustics Haydn Go with the Musical Fidelity. | |
| tube amps sounding like solid state and vv Some solid state Carver pre-amps, like the c-6 provide dual preamp outputs: one SS and one that emulates a smoother, tube-like sound. I have used both to best effect over the years depending on the associated gear. The vintage Carver stuff provide... | |
| Integrated for Vienna Acoustics Haydn For solid state, you probably can't go wrong with the Musical Fidelity.For best results, look for something efficient where the power output doubles from 8 to 4 ohms.I've heard good things about Prima Luna tube integrateds and know at least 1 pers... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? I'm open for suggestions about how one recording medium can be more or less soulful than another?I've heard many good and bad recordings with "soul" on both vinyl and CD.I think the answer may lie more in the field of psychology rather than techno... | |
| Good, Affordable Horns? Jaybo, The Ohms are keepers. I have Dynaudio Contour 1.3 mk II's in the room where I would consider horns. I haven't crossed the horn bridge yet, but if I were to, the Dynaudios would probably have to go to help finance them. The problem is I real... | |
| Good, Affordable Horns? Marco, thanks so much for the info! | |
| Review: Ohm Acoustics Walsh 5 Series 3 Speaker Csommovigo,I may get in trouble for speculating here about Walsh drivers, but oh well you only live once...I am not expert enough to comment on the waveform issue. I can confirm that I am older (under 50 though) and I did not hear anything at 2000... |