mapman
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| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths "Just some thoughts; fire away."Frogman,you've got the passion which is likely 98% of the battle in my mind! Most of the rest doesn't really matter. | |
| Why do old tubes sound better than current tubes? BLindjim,Never thought about it but you are right. New old stock sounds like marketing jibberish. Its old, oh but its new! Oh sorry but I meant unused, not new. How do I know it was never used? Well, it reads like new. Yeah right! Funny.I agree tu... | |
| Merlin TSM comparisons Hard to define thin objectively really.The opposite to a thin sound is one with weight, authority and power behind it, like a big band or symphony orchestra playing full throttle, or even feeling the weight of the synthesized bass in a BEP tunes i... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths "3000 views"That's just Albert's drawing power.Albert is like Kim Kardasian in that way except his drawing power is a byproduct of talents beyond just his good looks! | |
| Merlin TSM comparisons OK, but not meeting listener expectations does not mean the fundamental design of the speaker is flawed, only that the buyer chose the wrong speaker.I've heard magico mini but never Merlin. Even the mini's sounded "thin" to me on an absolute scale... | |
| Merlin TSM comparisons I don't view a sub as a band aid. That infers it fixes something that is damaged or defective otherwise. If integrated well with good small monitors in particular, it is there optionally to add something that was not there to start with, and only ... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths "panzerholz was chosen for its cost effectiveness"My understanding of that material is quite limited, but by cost effectiveness I do not mean inexpensive but more in regards to overall value compared to using other materials with similar unique ph... | |
| Merlin TSM comparisons "but if the fundamental design of the speaker is flawed there is only so much a sub can do'It depends on what is meant by "thinness", but thinness can result with a very good monitor that does what it does very well but does not attempt to plumb t... | |
| What makes strings sound "sweet"? I also heard an expensive system built around Peak Consort speakers at SBS also that was one of the strangest sounding I have heard and a total bust for me. Overemphasized highs and muddy indistinguishable lows. I suspect something in this system ... | |
| Why do old tubes sound better than current tubes? " I've bought tubes that are claimed to be NOS from supposedly reputable sellers that test pretty mediocre on a good, modern tube tester (Amplitrex)."So are they real NOS tubes or not? PErhaps NOS tubes are just not always the cats meow? They are ... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Also cost effectiveness. | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths My assumption is the materials are chosen for their combo of high mass and rigidity, dampening ability and aesthetics. | |
| Merlin TSM comparisons "what good is super transparency if the speakers are thin sounding"If that is a problem, then adding a sub is a very practical and effective solution. | |
| Why do old tubes sound better than current tubes? Does Flo Rida or the Black Eyed Peas sound better with NOS tubes? | |
| What makes strings sound "sweet"? I heard some very sweet yet articulate and impressive digital string reproduction off a VAC/VTL/DCS/Magico Mini system (mega mega bucks) at Sound By Singer a couple of years back. That became my reference in this regard and I determined from that ... |