musicaddict
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| Coaxials - Reality vs. Experience? Pluses and minuses in all designs; pick the flavor that suits. I was lucky to meet and spend an evening with John Dunlavy in the mid 90s when he was in Colorado Springs (thanks to a local dealer) and have heard all models from small to huge. They... | |
| Don’t buy used McCormack DNA 1990s amps My older DNA-1 was running last I checked but the message wasn't hopeful. I have talked with Steve perhaps twice over the years with and thought he was a straight shooter when he was helping me for free on small stuff on my amp. Always hung onto... | |
| Help me make sense of this - Midfi system sounding better hifi. Class A or not, break-in or not, I'm not sure a Krell would be a good match for B&W either. I barely tolerated the big B&Ws with the big warmer Classes when last auditioned. Stick the M-506 in and take a listen. Don't be hung up on cost. ... | |
| Looking for a good small subwoofer... The SVS SB-2000 sealed subs were $499 del'd again just recently and a superb steal for that. I have two from a year or so ago and and they're great. There are some other great inexpensive sub mfrs out there as well. Two small SVS sealed subs would... | |
| Dual Subwoofers? If you’re running amp to sub to bookshelf and high passing the bookshelf speakers then it seems to be essentially using a sub for each channel and if you’re running subs that high (80+) I’d situate them very close to the speakers to get ’full-rang... | |
| Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home @ghdprentice, knowing the speakers and the ARC upstream I have no doubt it sounds fabulous, and most importantly, musical. In the early 90s a few dealers came to my home even. I borrowed equipment (with security) to audition for ten years and slo... | |
| Subwoofer boom is too much for me... A good quality and well set up sub should always enhance a two channel system's sound. My small towers are nearly flat to the low 30s and an REL Britannia B1 sub 'opened' up the room and subtlety made the lowest bass a solid musical foundation. I... | |
| Candidates for best speakers in the $2000-5000 market Interesting. I'd have said get those SF Electra Amators based on sound quality, and change amps if necessary. I saw the comment on 'interior designer' and cannot argue with most SF, and those for sure. (I'd also 2nd JA Pulsars, etc.) I'd base ampl... | |
| Headphones vs speakers…. You may never equal the headphone with the speakers and the room you now have. If volume is in play, and low bass, stick with headphones and everyone will be happier I guess. You see to be leaning that way. And if speakers and headphones are going... | |
| How do you measure your listening space? Seems to me you are listening in a nearfield environment much like I do in a smaller 16x21x10 room with two large openings to other areas. Are your current speakers failing in some way in that location in a nearfield environment? Or, are you look... | |
| How long does it take a decent quality speaker to "wear out"? My early 90s NHT 2.5s and 1.5s have been great over all these years but I somehow had a surround 'rot' on a 1.3 speaker, not sure why; the other 1.3 was/is fine still. My 1996 ML SL3 electrostatics with 10" woofers still sound great in my home th... | |
| What Could Cause Center Image To Present Lower than Expected If the 4" distance to rear wall is not a typo I'd yank them out several feet for starters and experiment with distance, width, toe-in, and rake. Slightly angling speakers upwards, even a few degrees, will change the image height in my experience. ... | |
| Advice for bookshelf speakers Gotta go with @soix with the Usher Mini-X Diamond speakers. I think they'd be superb if just using two. I'd consider higher end Elac monitors if doing three across. For the money they are nice. I use the basic Debut 2.0 five-way system in a TV ro... | |
| Joseph Audio: Perspectives and Pearls I can't believe you could go wrong with the Perspectives in your sized room, if you like the sound, and I have loved it for a long time, since Pearl I's came out. The Pulsar's, if properly positioned, can give a lot of deep bass joy without a sub ... | |
| Are measurements the end all, be all? If you enjoy the sound of a speaker that measures so-so; don't worry-just enjoy it. As for me, I like a speaker with reasonably flat measurements to start with. The room will still get in the way so I do use DSP to control the bass of the room an... |