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| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please I've always liked Totem when I've heard them as well. They may have a different sound/timbre from Triangles. Triangles are very fast, neutral and transparent, which makes them good at low volumes, like Maggies for example. Totems reminded me more ... | |
| In your opinion, what is Hi, Medium and Low end? Dave,I think your distinction between ego and loving music is an important one on this topic. Being a music lover is perhaps the biggest factor in achieving "high end".A music lover will achieve a high end system much faster and possibly more cost... | |
| In your opinion, what is Hi, Medium and Low end? Albert,Spoken like a true MUSIC lover!We have different vendor's components in our systems but otherwise I'd say we're a lot alike.Cheers! | |
| With 15W tube amp, which speakers to use? Cain & Cain is an interesting choice. Never heard them, but I love the way they look and the single driver design. Also I understand they are very efficient and hence a good match on paper. | |
| speakers for classical music My ultimate reference for what a system should sound like is live performances.When I owned Maggies ($900/pair new in 1986) and was able to have them set up properly, they never disapointed with classical music. What I heard was a most accurate re... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Beethoven Sonatas performed by Vladimir Horowitz (Columbia Masterworks).Earlier today, " A Tab in the Ocean" by 70's British progressive/symphonic rock band Nektar. | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Consider Triangle Titus or Comete. They match your requirements very well. | |
| With 15W tube amp, which speakers to use? Triangle Titus are very transparent and natural sounding, go for a pittance these days and work very well with most any wattage. They are exceptional at low volumes but show no signs of stress when run at higher SPLs. They are small and front port... | |
| NAD C372 & Gallo Ref 3.1 The NAD is a good match.Listen to your own ears and go from there. | |
| In your opinion, what is Hi, Medium and Low end? Actually in recollection, I misstated something above.The speakers I referenced that I had heard were large Avalons, not Dalis. The dealer sold both but I did not get a chance to audition any Dalis. I thought the design of the Dalis in Albert's sy... | |
| In your opinion, what is Hi, Medium and Low end? In looking at Albert Porters System, I see that he has a one meter interconnect that costs more than my entire main system.I've never heard the Dali's in Albert's system, but have heard other large Dalis albeit in listening rooms that were too sma... | |
| In your opinion, what is Hi, Medium and Low end? My system is clearly not high end if the measure is $$$$s spent compared to others.I listen to the best systems I can without regard to cost whenever I have an opportunity and use these to set my reference for what is possible. Then I decide how t... | |
| In your opinion, what is Hi, Medium and Low end? If I had the budget, I'd probably end up spending more.But my system fits my current dwelling pretty well. The differences, if any, would be marginal or subjective, IMHO.If I had a larger house with larger rooms, I would probably be inclined to sc... | |
| Record you spin on a rainy Saturday w/ family gone No Quarter is a great and often overlooked album. Several better than original versions of Zeppelin classics + nice recording to boot. | |
| Weights on a preamp how about a clever little brick? |