mapman
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| Been listening to The Beatles ... "just one awsome band front to back , and its great to hear them with such clarity"That says it all very nicely! | |
| difficulty finding CD player match for Magneplanar " I wouldn't call them a rock/rhythm music oriented speaker."A true statement in regards to low-end impact and dynamics if that is important to you, but they are still very versatile in all other regards and do very well with all kinds of music. I... | |
| What's your favorite Turntable tweak? 1) protractor or other measurable alignment tool2) record cleaning (even if manual)3) Thorens automatic arm lift tweak on my Linn | |
| difficulty finding CD player match for Magneplanar I used a 360w/CH cARVER M4.0T WITH MY mAGGIE IIIa's (and Icon MkII). This was a pretty good combo that I lived with for over 15 years. That power did not go to waste with those Maggies at all.For an inexpensive experiment that should offer an impr... | |
| Trying to sharpen the vocals...EQ related question THe cube/sub-module configuration is surely not optimal for midrange vocals as mentioned.You can try to tweak it and see what happens but a change may be needed depending on what it is you are looking for. | |
| difficulty finding CD player match for Magneplanar I used to have an Icon player and the MG IIIa's also.I replaced it with the Denon player I use now and I thought that an improvement. The mhdt Constantine DAC I use with the Denon currently in my system is the best combo that I have had yet.You ne... | |
| Beatles: Mono a Mono In general, I'm finding the new monos have a more dynamic and meatier low end that makes the rock and roll stuff in particular much more involving at more realistic listening volumes. The difference between this mastering and prior CD are marginal... | |
| Trying to sharpen the vocals...EQ related question That's a satellite system with separate bass module, right?Often high bass levels tend to obscure mid-range detail, which is where most vocals occur.If applicable, try lowering bass levels by moving bass module out from walls and away from any cor... | |
| best vocal harmonies in rock In that its now Beatlemania 2009, just reminding everyone that theirs are certainly quite golden and part of some of the best pop/rock music ever...still. | |
| Beatles Remasters: Mono vs. Stereo Debate Thread Shadorne, Ripped the disks to music server and spent the afternoon servin up the tunes randomly, with a couple original CD masters and "Live at the BBC" mixed in (while watching US football in HD on the tube...I definitely have it too good).Here a... | |
| Beatles Remasters: Mono vs. Stereo Debate Thread Lucked out and managed to pick up a mono box set today.Will be checking it out shortly.... | |
| Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope? Keep them apart? | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "I've read some comments that they need at least 6 feet between them to provide the kind of soundstage size they are capable of."I don't think that is necessarily the case.I've had my F5s as close as 4-5 feet apart and the soundstage extended from... | |
| Jim Thiel has passed. I do not know the man but am saddened by this news. I have always had tremendous respect for his products. A true loss! | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Yes, I've never owned a parametric equalizer, but always thought them to be a practical and useful tool for tough rooms, particularly a quality one with flexible parameters.This is the McCormack amp now correct? I suspect that is a very good match... |