djverne
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| High value, giant killer speakers? Fritz... just a great guy. Talked to him a few times and have had two of his designs—great speakers. The best way I could describe his series crossover is that it sound like point source coaxial driver, but so smooth. His original Carbon 7 had suc... | |
| Paradigm Persona series Just reread my post and would like to apologize for my analogy lol...had a few beers.The Personas were toed in but even if they were not properly spaced I should not be able to detect the crossover between the midrange and tweeter. As far as cable... | |
| Paradigm Persona series Will post more tmrw but the following other speakers I compare them too:Fritz Carbon 7Merlim TSMAcsend NRt Dynaudio 110Dynaudio 160Modified Fritz 7 ( DIY modified speaker for nearfied— courtesy of Fritz selling me the parts)Fritz Rev 5Pmc TB2 wil... | |
| Paradigm Persona series I demoed a pair of Persona 5F’s with an integrated Macintosh amp today, here are my thoughts:1. Very well controlled bass but not big.2. Treble sounded musical with great transient response but their was no air (prob Macintosh related).3. Could he... | |
| The best speaker for a small room...at any price point. Harbeth PS3 to | |
| The best speaker for a small room...at any price point. Merlin TSM if you can find a pair with BAM...perfect in a small room🤷♂️ | |
| Speaker advice for listening to Blues music The Harbeth PSRer is nice but a little anemic for blues. For me the best speaker that I have ever heard for blues under $5000 in a moderate sized room was the Fritz Carbon 7. So much so I bought a kit off him to build my own diy speaker for a cust... | |
| Looking for preamp recommendations to go with First Watt J2 - Under $1K on used market Light speed atenuator.... | |
| Recommed a medium sized monitors that can go loud I have a pair of Dynaudio focus 160s for sale. While not as efficient as some of the others mentioned, you can feed them many many watts, and they will play loud. They strike a nice balance between hi fi and listen all day. They really are the jac... | |
| Mellow speakers educeusIf you have a medium size room and can position your speakers about 20-24 inches from that back wall...... consider the Fritz Carbon seven, it is absolutely bliss. The sound is very warm and lush, with a huge sound stage and great 3 d imagi... | |
| Dynaudio Focus 110.....Integrated amp???? wanted to add to this thread even though its almost 3 years later. I have found my amp zen. I moved up the ladder to the Exposure 3010 S2 and paired it with the a LDR Passive Preamp from Tortuga Audio. I am very happy. | |
| Job Integrated Amp. Wanted to chime in to see how anyone that has the Job Integrated feels about it. I think I was one of the first that had it but had to sell it : ( | |
| Harbeth P3ESR or Monitor 30? Please don't buy into the P3ESR fad. Over priced and there Is a multitude of better performing speakers out there and more musical. Fritz, Merlin, Dynaudio...heck The "Continuum" by Jeff Bagbydiy speaker for $350 out performs it. I have built it... | |
| further to $ 2000. bookshelf speakers I second the Fritz Carbon 7 SE. Had the original 7 and it was fantastic. I wish people would stop recommending the Harbeth PS3er....overrated/ over priced. Even if you like that speaker a better cheaper version is available from Meniscus Audio if ... | |
| Best budget DAC "DACS considered: Audioengine D1, Audioquest Dragonfly, Cambridge Audio DACMagic XS & Azur DacMagic 100, Musical Fidelity - V90-DAC, Schiit Modi,"I would really try to find a Schiit BIFROST dac used if I were you. $250- $300. |