birdfan
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| Open Baffle vs Box I own several dipole speakers one pair being the Spatial Audio M3 Turbo S.. I think “punch without the rumble” is a decent way to describe some of what good open baffles do. They remind me of my Maggie’s in some ways but with significantly more pu... | |
| Ric Ocasek found dead. He gave us “just what I needed” | |
| Standmount speakers. I have $5000. I know it’s not in the $5k league... BUT... I just got some Gallo Strada 2s... holy moly.. assuming you have some subs, these things are magicians... maybe not so much for large orchestral works but w EDM , rock, jazz,, anything else.. they simply... | |
| Best speakers for max. $3000? I can't believe no one has asked:1.) what types of music do you generally listen to? 2.) How large is your room? and in what orientation will you have your speakers.3.) Do you have 2 to 3 feet to play with in terms of getting speakers away from th... | |
| CD Spinners Help Needed: Pioneer Elite PD 65 or Enlightened Audio Design T 1000 @xrayz I was given these two players. A friend of mine passed away and he had tones of gear that was going to be given to the goodwill. So that made me dig out the old boxes of CDs.. | |
| R.I.P: Rest In Peace Roy Johnson, Green Mountain Audio's Genius One more thing.. If you go to YouTube and type in "Green Mountain Audio" there's a playlist created by Roy with some great tunes and eccentric curiosities.. | |
| R.I.P: Rest In Peace Roy Johnson, Green Mountain Audio's Genius All,If you are in the Colorado area and would be interested in an "Audiophile" memorial in Colorado Springs in the coming weeks (or months). My thoughts are to choose a home here which could accommodate a number of audio nuts and eat and drink wh... | |
| Maggie Fans Chime in: Need recommendation for amp to drive Maggies (MMGs and 1.7i) @frazeur1 .. Yes, I believe it is too old to be worth it. I bought third hand back in 2011 for $600. Thanks for the suggestions.BestBenj | |
| R.I.P: Rest In Peace Roy Johnson, Green Mountain Audio's Genius If there is a heaven it it sounding much better now!! | |
| Maggie Fans Chime in: Need recommendation for amp to drive Maggies (MMGs and 1.7i) @johnto I have looked at some Parasound gear which seems reasonably priced. Any particular Parasound Integrated you would recommend?@mcreyn I have always admired the Bryston warranty. I think it says it all. I've heard they are very neutral and... | |
| First Post- what not to do Chase the best and warmest tone at the expense of detail and imaging | |
| Vinyl/TT Gurus Chime in! Cartridge Decision: Rework My old Sumiko or get a new cartridge? Nice One Frogman!!!! My point exactly!! | |
| Vinyl/TT Gurus Chime in! Cartridge Decision: Rework My old Sumiko or get a new cartridge? Thanks to one and all. I truly appreciate your feedback. I've decided to retip/rebuild the cart with Soundsmith. Just one thing I've noted as a general trend in responses to this and many other threads here on this forum(and others): There are man... | |
| Suggestions on turntable to pair with Rogue RP-7 > Finale 300B SET monos > Heresy 3's Yeah yeah .. clarity, lack of surface noise,... all that... vinyl on a decent rig offers something different. I guess I’m different as I appreciate both for very different reasons. You sound like a man of means. But don’t drop $5k if your not sure... | |
| Vinyl/TT Gurus Chime in! Cartridge Decision: Rework My old Sumiko or get a new cartridge? Thanks for the feedback @viridian!!! I think the cart was probably shot when I purchased it so I don't really know what it is capable of. |