blindjim
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| Speakers Don’t Matter As Much As We Think They Do? OP> … literally everything down to the last cable has been tuned to work in synergy with these speakers. Had I upgraded my speakers mid way through, I would have undone a lot of the work that went into the system in terms of synergy. blindjim&... | |
| Speakers Don’t Matter As Much As We Think They Do? @åhickamore> Bottom line: Speakers make the biggest difference and the rule of thumb is that speakers should cost 2x the cost of amp and preamp combined. OP's experience seems atypical to me. blindjim> that plan sounds very, very, dated. M... | |
| Speakers Don’t Matter As Much As We Think They Do? I simply adore these ” “How much speaker should I….”” argument/debate/philosophy threads. They are not quite the venom filled or flame fuelded rants one finds in the usual “Do cables matter” forums, but both are time well wasted. If for no oth... | |
| 2020 FLORIDA AUDIO EXPO WHICH ROOMS would YOU VISIT? Heck of a story;. Glad things worked out for ya in discovering new worlds. going where you had not ventured before! My first few rigs ended up sounding quite similar though with bvaried SS pieces.then half and half HS & SS.then came the ‘all i... | |
| 2020 FLORIDA AUDIO EXPO WHICH ROOMS would YOU VISIT? thanks for the heads up and offer to assist.I’m not in a position to make a purchasing decision just yet. I am glad I’ve seen what I’ve seen recently however via the fla expo. also, I’m still torn between going with Horns or cones. as well, I’m a... | |
| 2020 FLORIDA AUDIO EXPO WHICH ROOMS would YOU VISIT? +1 on the Celeste. both models were set up in the living room section of the suite facing away from the opening to it. this made things quite intimate. roughly a 12 x 12 section give or take some either way.given how they ran off a reputed 20wpc $... | |
| 2020 FLORIDA AUDIO EXPO WHICH ROOMS would YOU VISIT? one after thought....the Corvos is a two piece affair. as I undestood it, a Cellest on top of a powered bass unit. if this is correct one could simply get the cellest and later on add a pr ofr the powered bass cabinets as a way to defray the initi... | |
| 2020 FLORIDA AUDIO EXPO WHICH ROOMS would YOU VISIT? in a nut shell:the corvos lower end could not be overlooked. the room/setup combo seemed to be adding to its bloom or presence. mids and aboe were seemingly on point. nothing inordinate or annoying there. overall a tuneful, pleasant, insightful an... | |
| 2020 FLORIDA AUDIO EXPO WHICH ROOMS would YOU VISIT? @willgolfI did have a short convo with Dave. Dave made several comments on the speakers and about NOS tubes and his amps. as I said above, the Raven room was more than worth the time to invest and hear some of raven offerings. Seriously. what I to... | |
| 2020 FLORIDA AUDIO EXPO WHICH ROOMS would YOU VISIT? now that the 2020 Florida audio Expo is in the books, I wanted to recap a bit and once again submit my thanks for the posters which provided a few head’s up on some very interesting gear which I had no thoughts of investigating what so ever... | |
| 2020 FLORIDA AUDIO EXPO WHICH ROOMS would YOU VISIT? @ozzy62 Good call! given the you tube vids and especially the one from aVS with Linear Tube & Lampy, a complete ready rolled rig for <$10K? well, that is very coolThanks much | |
| 2020 FLORIDA AUDIO EXPO WHICH ROOMS would YOU VISIT? willgolf > Visit the Raven Audio room. @willgolf>Raven? If these are High Sense speakers then I likely will. Thank youbutler > Well, I was smitten by the Muraudio electostats at last years show, so want to revisit them again as a poss... | |
| 2020 FLORIDA AUDIO EXPO WHICH ROOMS would YOU VISIT? @yobywell I( gotaa hand you a really big THANK YOU for that insight. reading only a bit from tweak geek who is representing at the 2020 FAE from:https://www.tweekgeek.com/add-powr-1/my interest is peaked and room 513 is added to my short list.agai... | |
| Would you donate a dollar to have these Members Review a Product? In 30 years or more, I’ve found but a couple reviewers published whose ears and tastes I share closely, though not at all precisely. Equipment accounts merely create interest, or point to certain components which possess value, and some of whic... | |
| AUDIRVANA No Support CAVEAT EMPTOR! it is the forum which reputedly provides any support. to date it has done absolutely zilch for me.it is unredeemable crapware. inexcusable. |