thom_oz
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| Single ended = large images? I for one love a slightly larger than reality stereo image - it drew me to the Dynaco Stereo 70 clones, and my old 10w Stromberg integrated amp, and Magnepan speakers. If you turn the volume a little lower than would be heard in real life by tho... | |
| A brief review of GR Research Bully @moonwatcher - if you're at all interested in flat (accurate) frequency response and driver time alignment those JBL are a non-starter. I really do like how the new Klipsches and the JBL Classic look but (to these ears) they sound quite primitive... | |
| Physically Comfortable Headphones @dtorc Try the Koss UR 40 titanium driver headphones. I have a pair I wear all day. They are slightly warmer than the Harman curve, so 6+ hours of listening daily won't make you deaf unless you are really careless. They're really cheap too, and ... | |
| A brief review of GR Research Bully @moonwatcher Between Erin and Danny I think we have two truly useful and VERY accurate sources of analysis for this field of study. I love and follow both channels regularly. | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid Ritter, today there are a wider variety of materials used for drivers. CAD has gotten far more sophisticated. And the biggest change you can make when swapping out speakers is to go for something with a wildly different design theory. Vandersteen... | |
| CD Player: Vintage or modern ones? My best sounding CD playback has been from an SACD/DVD player, the Philips 963SA. Most other decks sound opaque compared to this one. $300 or less purchased used. I have also used a Pioneer Elite, which had good tone overall but sounded a little... | |
| SACD Players I use McIntosh amplification (two systems) and settled on the Philips 963SA. I have found no flaws with the SACD playback, and my redbook cds have never, ever sounded better. Plus this deck is no more than $300 on the used market. | |
| The Medical Explanation Of Why You Are Addicted To HiFi Audio I had one of those 'gotcha' moments over the weekend listening to two Prokofiev Concertos (Ashkenazy, on London Records) from seventies vinyl. Floor rattling, 70 foot wide soundstage excitement for 40 minutes. | |
| Wanna take it to the next level? Buy MORE speakers! If I want SPLs I have four matching Vandersteen 2 in my living room. These are driven by a single McIntosh 2200 amplifier. The rear pair are wired in reverse polarity to the front pair. If I want laser-precise imaging and detail I have a pair of ... | |
| Do any McIntosh preamps have non digital filter for bass and treble? I'll be not helpful and say that my 1962 era MX110 and 1976 era MX113 both have analog treble filters. The MX113 sounds very modern too, albeit w/o any digital inputs whatsoever. | |
| Truly Stunning Vinyl Album Horace Parlan, 'Speakin' My Piece', 2x45rpm Stan Getz and others, 'Getz/Gilberto' Impex 2x45prm Jennifer Warnes, 'Famous Blue Raincoat', 33rpm original. | |
| Is Recording quality the real culprit? @immatthewj "Without going back and looking for others, the two I am thinking of are the Cowboy Junkies first and second releases, Whites Off Earth Now and Trinity Sessions" If your gear is god enough you can hear (in Trinity Sessions) that Mar... | |
| $8k for speakers - new or used @wspohn Yep, slam and bass. Not my favorite speakers for under $8k, but the fill the OP's demands for sure. | |
| $8k for speakers - new or used @secretguy I own and enjoy my two pair of Magnepans, but "punch" and "bass" aren’t among their notable characteristics LOL | |
| Is "detailed" audiophile code for too much treble? I heard aa system at Audio Alternative in Atlanta GA about 10 years ago - Vandersteen 7 speakers, Audio Research amplifier, Genesis turntable (and it might have been a Lyra cartridge, not sure). The presentation came across as slightly darker tha... |