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Watkins Generation 4 Speakers
In the last paragraph of post #2 above, I talk about using Roon's Muse parametric EQ to alter the response of the Watkins Generation 4 to more closely model that of the Graham LS8/1. i kept editing the adjustments talked about as the speakers continued to break in. I started with a suggestion of...- tmallin
- Post #8
- Forum: Tom's Corner Forum
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Interesting article on the preservation or lack there of of digital media
This problem dates back to the earliest days of digital recording back in the 1980s. The problem then was that digital master tapes at that time were often being done on VCR tapes and these recordings tended to self-erase over time. Unlike analog master tapes, however, rather than just losing a...- tmallin
- Post #2
- Forum: General Audio Forum
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Watkins Generation 4 Speakers
I find the Watkins Generation 4 to be a smidge more sensitive than the Graham LS8/1. What that means is that for any given setting of the Leedh-processed digital volume control of my Lumin X1 streaming DAC, the SPL at the listening position is a bit higher. My two Benchmark AHB2 amps used in...- tmallin
- Post #6
- Forum: Tom's Corner Forum
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Watkins Generation 4 Speakers
My ears are just over 59 inches from the drivers. The procedure for setting up the speakers is basically the same as I used for the Graham LS8/1 and is described at posts 11, 12, and 13 of my Graham thread. The more I listen to the Watkins, the more I like them. They disarm criticism, whether...- tmallin
- Post #5
- Forum: Tom's Corner Forum
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Watkins Generation 4 Speakers
I think the Skylan stands I’m using with the Generation 4 speakers are close to ideal. Noel Nolan of Skylan recommended his two-post stands for speakers of this size and weight. They run about $320 delivered. The top plates are about 8” x 13” just a bit smaller than the speaker footprints. Noel...- tmallin
- Post #3
- Forum: Tom's Corner Forum
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Watkins Generation 4 Speakers
So how do the Watkins Generation Four speakers sound, especially relative to my current reference, the Graham LS8/1? When I finally did audition the Watkins, I casually placed them beside or in front of the Grahams and merely moved the speaker cables from the Grahams to the Watkins. First...- tmallin
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- Forum: Tom's Corner Forum
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Watkins Generation 4 Speakers
The Watkins brand is hardly a well-known name in high-end audio circles. This family-run company has been around for about 60 years, though, with first Bill Watkins Sr., and now his son, Bill Watkins Jr., running the operation. A short interview with Bill Watkins Jr. can be found here. Bill Jr...- tmallin
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- Forum: Tom's Corner Forum
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Near-Field Listening: Acquired Taste or Proper Paradigm?
Yes, the AR-4x is that size. I have no experience with the KLH 17, but the AR-4x was the first component speaker system I ever bought back when I was about 13 years old and the 4x was then in current production. I bought them again decades later as vintage speakers and used them in my office for...- tmallin
- Post #79
- Forum: Tom's Corner Forum
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Graham Audio LS8/1 Signature Edition & a New System
Enter the Lumin L2 Music Library & Network Switch Over the last couple of years, I have mostly listened to my own music files ripped from my CDs via Roon. Those music files were hosted on my Mac (or before that Windows) computer and played through my stereo room rig via Roon. This is because I...- tmallin
- Post #68
- Forum: Tom's Corner Forum
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Near-Field Listening: Acquired Taste or Proper Paradigm?
If you are stuck with horizontal mounting of the speakers, I'd try putting the woofers on the outside, not the tweeters. Contrary to some thinking, putting low sounds further apart aids the feeling of space and certainly helps the sound from the different drivers cohere better. Going back to the...- tmallin
- Post #77
- Forum: Tom's Corner Forum
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Graham Audio LS8/1 Signature Edition & a New System
Another Tweak Back in Post #45 I listed a number of sonic tweaks which improved my streaming sound. Here is another tweak I recently discovered which seems to improve the sonics I hear when streaming via the Lumin App as opposed to Roon. In my system, streaming via the Lumin App sounds at least...- tmallin
- Post #67
- Forum: Tom's Corner Forum
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Please recommend some Monoblock Amps
Having used Bryston monoblocks (7B ST and 7B SST)years ago, the more recent versions should be fine. Other options I've used and found sonically yet better than the Brystons I had are: Sanders Magtech Monoblocks Sanders Magtech stereo amps (which sound better than the Sanders monoblocks and...- tmallin
- Post #9
- Forum: Power Amplifiers and Preamplifiers Forum
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Graham Audio LS8/1 Signature Edition & a New System
The sonic effect I heard must have been due to the relay and resistor left in the signal path with the Loki Max physically connected. As I noted at the time in post #3 of this thread, the sonic problem went away when I physically removed the Max from the signal path by connecting the balanced...- tmallin
- Post #65
- Forum: Tom's Corner Forum
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Graham Audio LS8/1 Signature Edition & a New System
Bass Extension & Power: Can You Have Too Much of a Good Thing? The potential bass extension of the LS8/1f floor-standing version of the Graham LS 8/1 model (see https://onahighernote.com/shop/speaker-systems/floor-standing/ls8-1f-floor-standing-model-of-the-derek-hughes-ls8-1-monitors/) is a...- tmallin
- Post #62
- Forum: Tom's Corner Forum
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My cartridge’s stylus cantilever skews when dropped to record
What you describe might be caused by improper tonearm azimuth adjustment. This is especially so with a unipivot-type arm which is not held in horizontal aligment by a set of four gimbal bearing common with other types of tonearms. A unipivot arm is free to rotate in the horizontal axis. Adjust...- tmallin
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- Forum: Vinyl Forum
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