yakbob
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| Spatials = Done for now! I own the Spatial M3 Turbo S as well, and am completely satisfied with their performance regardless of price. The sound is quite addicting, and I'm listening to music more than ever. When you look at it on paper (open baffle, pro drivers, reasonab... | |
| Warmer sounding Solid State If you're committed to a new amp to achieve the results you're looking for ( priced lowest to highest):McCormack DNA 0.5Jeff Rowland Model 2Pass Labs XA 30.5 None offer monster truck power, but are terrific sounding amps that lean in that directio... | |
| LS50 Wireless fail, or is old gear that good? Sorry to hear the LS50s didn't work out for you. I've not heard them, but have read a lot of positive reviews.I don't think it's a matter of good vs. bad, but a lot modern components are built for user convenience (streaming, wireless, small, narr... | |
| What speakers are you running with your Pass Labs XA 30.8? I'm not attempting to steer you towards the Spatial's...which I tried only because of the reviews I had read by owners and the fact they have a generous in home trial period. I thought if I hated them, I could always send them back. Instead I find... | |
| What speakers are you running with your Pass Labs XA 30.8? I've paired my Pass XA30.5 ( hey close enough 😀) with the Spatial Audio M3 turbo S.I would suggest a high efficiency 4ohm speaker to keep the 30.8 running in class A the majority of the time. I'm really happy with the Spatial/Pass pairing. Full, l... | |
| KEF KUBE between Ayre preamp and amp? I own a pair of 107s but not the associated Aye equipment.Why not try it out? It's just a couple of connections and should only take a few minutes to determine if there is any loss in sound quality.Resist the urge to sell the Kube if you decide no... | |
| New vs Used - Significant sonic improvements in preamp/amp design in the last 20 years? I'd say it depends on what you need in a piece of equipment. I'd put my 20+ year old Rowland Model 2 power amp, and 50 year old Marantz 7t pre-amp up against more modern designs for sonic enjoyment.That said, there are some amazing products out to... | |
| XPA-2 - issue - speaker - advice needed ! This original post and quick resolution by a couple of supportive members makes me believe there is hope for this forum after all.My thanks to mzkmxcv and tls49 as well. | |
| The 70’s are back Enthusiasts have no problem paying big money for Harbeths ( or dealers charging big money for them) in 2018. I don't see how this is any different. There's obviously a market for vintage gear or at least gear with the vintage look ( Luxman, Leben,... | |
| SPEAKERS, SPEAKERS AND MORE SPEAKERS.. BUT NEED BASS.? If you're into used (not quite vintage) gear the KEF 107 or 107/2 will load most residential rooms with enough bass to satisfy most bass heads. I'm a jazz fan too, and the 107 renders subs unnecessary. The Kube EQ allows for bass tuning (frequency... | |
| Help me replace ancient speakers - or not @sforrey , since my current speakers have a total of (4) 10" woofers in a band pass loaded configuration, I was concerend about the ability for an open baffle speaker to match the lower frequency output of my KEFs. Honestly, I always felt OB speak... | |
| Help me replace ancient speakers - or not I just caught the "small apartment " in your original post. The M4s might work better in your space...and cheaper to boot. | |
| Help me replace ancient speakers - or not I'm currently evaluating a pair of Spatial Audio M3 Holograms, and while its early for me to write a full review, I will say that I can't stop listening to them. My critcal listening is usually jazz (Jim Hall, Metheny, Gary Burton, Dave Holland, C... | |
| What the heck is up with the audiogon listing photos? If the listing of the site is intended to increase the total number of sales (and the fees that go along with those sales), the intentional downgrading of images hurts the buyer's who are essentially funding the fee structure.From a buyer's perspe... | |
| What the heck is up with the audiogon listing photos? Why not simply raise the price of a base ad and not punish those who, oh I don't know... actaully want to buy gear listed on the site?Great, now I feel like I'm explaining to Nigel Tufnel that he can just make "10" louder. This site is getting har... |