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| Which TOWERs work well CLOSE to the BACK WALL? The rear port avoid the rear wall is a fallacy. The port is a pressure relief system that allows part of the bass wave to evacuate from the cabinet, allowing for greater efficiency which are the Thiele and Small parameters for building a ported lo... | |
| Too many DAC decisions Farmdoc, You are right it is a difficult decision, personally I tend to stick with the larger manufacturers as they have the resources to build class leading products and can invest much more in r&d than the ity bitty guys.There are many dacs ... | |
| What preamps outshine the Aesthetix Calypso? I wouldn't change components until I looked at proper setup firstare you using stock power cords? If so they rob a system of dynamics, bass and sound stage.are you using vibration/isolation products again the right devices add a lot to the dynamic... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio Speakers? You have a better pair of speakers already. The Zens are very good but they are no better than many other speakers in the same price range. | |
| Should the best systems sound almost identical? By the same logic then all high performance cars should drive the same.The utopian goal is faithful reproduction, but apples to oranges each person's vision of nirvana is different.Even faithful reproduction may not quell the audiophile desire to ... | |
| AQ Rocket 88 DBS or no DBS? Any AQ cable that is designed for DBS and does not come with DBS is a fake.The DBS system makes a huge improvement in the sound of the cable. You get what you pay for. Beware of AQ deals that are too good to be true they are probably counterfeit. | |
| Have 300b MB want a killer pair of Hi-Eff speakers It depends on the amp how much power it is and its ability to output power into the load, many years ago I had a VAC Ren 70 with Watt Puppies and the amp drove the stuffings out of the WP! | |
| KEF Reference 201/2 and Vintage Pioneer SX-1250??? Hifi Critic is an idiot, the speakers are breath taking however, as with any really high resolution loudspeaker system matching is critical, also if you enjoy the sweeter sound of a soft dome tweeter you will probably not like the highly detailed ... | |
| dynuaudio c-1s in a small 10x12 room?/amppower? What are you asking? Are you asking are the speakers are too small for the room and are either one of the Parasound amplifiers too much power for the speakers?Do you own the Parasounds or are thinking of them?The reason is simple how do you know t... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-9se High end audio 101: The leading and trailing edges of the notes come from top module. If you add a sub woofer to a high end monitor and you get them to blend well you have the same concept as with your VR 9. Just because you have a powered bass se... | |
| Disappointing Evening I can understand your disappointment, you really wanted to turn these people on to the joys of really good music and they weren't interested.The fact that many people aren't wired to enjoy the quest or to say it in another way, many people aren't ... | |
| Has anyone heard Rega's Isis CDP? I am not saying his post raised the light on other front ends however, it shows Elnors inexperience. The only way you can judge anything is to switch out one variable and listen. Going to three different rooms with three entirely different systems... | |
| Has anyone heard Rega's Isis CDP? Elinor,Your findings are interesting but worthless, how can you possibly rate any of these front ends in completely different systems? How do you know what was doing what? I am sure the Neodio is excellent but is it better than an MSB or a Rega th... | |
| Has anyone switched from Dynaudio to Harbeth The Harbeths have a livelier sound that the Dynaudios, this is due to the construction differences between the two designs, most of the the Harbeth cabinets are designed to resonate in tune to the music while Dynaudio is trying to make their cabin... | |
| How high the rears? Sorry John but Toni Grimmani and Lucas Sound disagree!The rears should always be placed close to the ceiling and never at the ear level. Rears are supposed to be diffusive even in a direct radiating system. The idea of surround sound is to mimic w... |