james633
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| 18 inch subwoofer vs multiple 12 inch subwoofers with bookshelf speakers I am a sub system user for 20 years now and have tried a number of things. One subs is very poor sounding. It “can” work for one seat but two subs is so much easier to integrate. if you want infrasonics (bass below 20hz) the 18s will be much bett... | |
| Esoteric Amps with Revel Salon 2 Speakers They lack dynamics on lower powered stuff. They need massive power to be dynamic. | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio or Revel F208? You would probably find the first post of this thread linked below interesting. There is a direct comparison to the F208 and 226be. Also the JBL 3800 vs F208. https://www.avsforum.com/threads/shootout-revel-f208-f226be-jbl-hdi-3800-l100.3160... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio or Revel F208? I assume they are just discontinuing the older Performa line or is the Performa Be line also being discontinued? I always assumed the Be were the replacements and I was surprised they kept making the performa line. If you are deal shopping Rev... | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio or Revel F208? Hmm that pair must have sold already. there is still a white and grey pair for $4680. Often the odd colors are cheaper as they are harder to sell I guess. Click on the colors to see the different prices. I bought a pair of grey 228be almost 1/2 o... | |
| Soundstage and image height, does it exist? Sounds stage beyond the speakers width is mostly room reflections. Try taking the speakers outside and see how they sound. I would bet they sound pretty different. | |
| Acoustic Zen Adagio or Revel F208? Some really good deals on Revel right now. There is a pair of 226be for $3500 on music direct’s website. Probably fit your room and comes with a much better tweeter. I have bought from them before and had good service. | |
| Speakers, floor standing or Bookshelfs Subs always subs. Buy the largest speakers you can afford. All speakers lack the dynamics of real music and getting as close to real live performance comes from dynamics. Big efficient speakers with sub and massive power is the key. Handing off fr... | |
| What if a high end speaker measures really badly? I find people that don’t think measurements matter just lack experience. Use REW (it is free!) and start making your own correlations. I have had/have 4 speakers that have full kipple measurements posted publicly. I find frequency response and... | |
| Sonus Faber Nove II or III The III is the sweet spot. | |
| Listening position/speaker position I owned the 228be and McIntosh 462 (picture under my profile). The only thing that matters for power is listening distance and sensitivity, Not room size. At 10’ you can’t be using more than 5-10 watts at ear bleeding volume. the 228be lacks b... | |
| Best for Classic/Progressive Rock and Blues Just a hair over your budget at $1200 used ($5000) new. This is a local pickup only so might not work but the Revel 208 is great for rock. It is super smooth and a touch rolled off room. For what it is worth I owned the Revel 228be and Thiel 2.4 a... | |
| Should Speaker Manufactures provide a Frequency Response Graph? Iaoman, “In what way? Do these measurements tell me I will like what I hear?” Yes, they do tell you what you hear and estimate in room too. Each room is a bit different though so there is some variance which is mostly 200hz (not to mention s... | |
| Should Speaker Manufactures provide a Frequency Response Graph? The full measurements that the kipples spit out are super valuable. At $100k-ish they don’t cost much for a business to own. It is a way for smaller (compared to Harman, Kef, etc) companies to do measurements and make better speakers. It is much c... | |
| Thin Line Between Critique and Courtrooms: A Dialogue on the Recent Audiophile Drama |