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Small compact 2-way speakers? Harbeth p3esr xd vs DALI Menuet SE ?
we are a Dali dealer the minuets are amazing tiny loudspeakers   you just wont be prepared for the midrange presence and sound stage size that comes out of the Dalis   Dave and Troy Audio intellect NJ Dali dealers  
??? Where Does "High End" Start ???
high end is not about price it is intention:   if you are building components where features are more important then build quality not high end  vs components where parts quality and sound quality are paramount you are high end    it is that ... 
Would You Rather Own A Good SET Amp, Or A Great Push Pull Amp?
we have sold  many different tube amplifiers  over the years most single ended amplifiers are too low in power and are too load dependent to be the amplifier of choice.   we had the unison s6 a parallel set which was good sounding but didn’t ha... 
??? Which Would You Buy ???
Iwould bypass the Macintosh not very transparent  Prima luna decent stuff we have found the unison research hybrids to be excellent the unico 150 is an outstanding piece and its made in Italy   DAVE AND Troy AUDIO INTELLECT  NJ UNISON DEALERS   
Seeking a new loudspeaker, horn, single driver, concentric or open baffle
your choice of horn, single driver, concentric or open baffle doesnt make a lot of sense    in order to sound full at low levels has nothing to do with those designs but instead is directly attributed to resolution and bass output.  a speaker w... 
Single way or multiway
as a dealer for over 30 years our perspective our this question is simple   we have never experienced a single driver speaker worth owning the reason is simple you need a proper high frequency driver to produce clean and airy high frequencies an... 
Legacy Audio has a new owner
so it seems there will be no major changes at legacy in terms of production or business model    and perhaps with bill being freed up from daily operations we may see some new models so no bid deal with this announcement Dave and Troy Audio i... 
Legacy Audio has a new owner
jfrost bills age has nothing to do with anything, the company has a full staff of speaker builders and service people    The only issue if bill stepped down  would be no new models  however their  current designs are all fantastic and suit any ... 
Elac Vela BS403 vs KEF LS50 Meta
We are a dealer foe both disagree about the bass and Dynamics the main thing is the jet tweeter which is a tweeter with a very airy open sound    Personally both are very good the Elac isn’t a huge upgrade  We would recommend looking at the nex... 
Electronics for spica tc50
unison research primo would be our best recommendation  
Battle of the affordables
the kefs even the q11 offers superior performance over the polks      the kefs uni q design offers numerous advantages over these other designs:   uniform  dispersion for a truly exceptional sound stage greater clarity over non concentric de... 
Weakest Link in my system... Power Supply, DAC, or...
We would recomend a dac upgrade   r2r dacs tend to roll of the high end   
Do I still need a DDC in between?
i2s may or may not sound better  with digital it all depends on implementation       
Upgrade from Joseph Audio Pearls?
we don't sell  Kharma or Marten yet  we recommended them   Soix  quite frankly we don’t see that at all people will go to theses shows and draw their own conclusions  some people will hear our speakers and not like them its called an opinion    
Upgrade from Joseph Audio Pearls?
not biased at all its called an opinion and joseph uses conventional drivers in our opinion there are other better driver technology   rsf507 no we have plenty of Morals there are plenty of over hyped brands that we wouldn't  care to sell.    ...