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| How important is spending time with your gear? Great topic of discussion; thanks. I seem to have no stunningly beautiful electronics at my price point but I am fine with seeing them, or not seeing them. I have been thinking a bit of a 'speakers only' listening room lately but my rack is thre... | |
| Is the 2.5 way speaker the ideal home speaker? Always years behind, or not active originally, but a great topic. Lucky to buy (trade/scrounge) used original Raidho D2s back in 2016. They replaced Dyne Sapphires (3 way and much larger). For a 2.5 way (150 and 3k) with two tiny 4.5" mid/woofer... | |
| Need Help Matching to This System To Speakers If used Pulsars would work with your equipment I'd say buy a pair and never look back. Less expensive is the Goldern Ear BRX which is probably worth a listen. If the goal is listening more, I'd recommend steering clear of hyper-detailed speakers ... | |
| Neutral, transparent, warm bdp24, Nice post explaining terms in easy to understand ways. These are simply a few opinions after hearing the brands over the years: Sonus Faber, usually warmer, good resolving power. B&Ws, Focal, Dynaudio brighter with good resolution. ... | |
| Speaker Suggestions Jeff Joseph's Pearls blew me away at RMAF years ago and I've totally loved the wonderful sound, detailed with tone and body, that he gets from all his speakers. I also like Borresen, TAD, Tidal and Rockport. I just got dumb-lucky to buy two used R... | |
| Totally overwhelmed (speakers under $5k) Per @ghdprentice: "This is one of the major challenges… and I think can be a real distraction… highly detailed. I was drawn to detail… but kept finding it got in the way of the music. You can have both… this is typically where lots of money ... | |
| Buying used vs new speakers from a technology perspective I love the audio folks who buy lots of new speakers, and regularly. I'd have to have millions to be in that league, but buying their used stuff is great. Yes, the original Raidho D2 by Michael Borresen is not his latest creation, and by reports t... | |
| What was the most impactful addition to your system? Dynaudio Sapphires ('11 demos) were a huge jump over older (ca '95) ML SL3s. Raidho D2s in ('16 used) were just as huge a jump in sound quality difference. But, bang for the buck, nothing has ever touched the improvement the (cheap) DSPeaker Ant... | |
| Law of Accelerated Returns @stuartk +2 Those are pretty much my thoughts and experience as well, in fact I cannot think of a single sentence you wrote that I disagree with. I have traded off a music man-cave with ugly but spectacular sound in favor of a stunning mounta... | |
| Are there speakers that disappear regardless of the recording? As others have said, with some recordings your speakers will never disappear, ever. Now I'm speaking of listening from one position, not roaming the room. That said, the better the use and implementation of the acoustical space the more apt one... | |
| Looks like PS Audio has a hit on their hands with the new speaker That's certainly a fine system, vinylvalet, as you know, and hear... Paul is a smart guy but I've never thought of an electronics company as a speaker company but I'm sure that they sound good. But, there really is a LOT of superb competition in... | |
| Law of Accelerated Returns I think the forest (mulveling's general point that good well-matched gear counts, and the 'room' although important is not magical) was totally missed for the trees (stereo in a bedroom or tent). Gotta look beyond generalizations... I've read Bo... | |
| Feel free to talk me off the ledge I've heard the B&W 800 and 801 Diamonds with dealer-matched expensive electronics plenty, and whether we call it 'fatigue' or not, I do not like those diamond tweeters, great hardware or not. My ears tell me to turn it down or off, not good. ... | |
| I need a subwoofer recomendation I'd agree with HSU, Rhythmk, and SVS, as great sonic value for the money. I run three SVS sealed for audio now, two SB2000s, one SB3000 and it is tight. I use an old REL Storm III (ported) that rocks a small 13 x 18 TV room and still have a suber... | |
| Speaker Sound This mess is making me laugh enough to spill coffee.... |