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| The best speaker you ever heard? 09-27-15: JugheadJust bought a pair of Intuitive Design Gamma Summits and these speakers are so amazing I will never get rid of them.Good for you Jughead. I used to own the Summits, and they are exceptional speakers. I sold them as I have young ki... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD 09-25-15: MattnshilpAgear, CTSooner, Wisnon, Guido and the rest - I have decided that you guys are all as crazy as I am. Its bad enough I've gone on this insane fools errand. But you guys just came to watch me go on the errand. Which makes you foo... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD 09-25-15: KnghifiHere's a suggestion, keep the Dynaudio and when you and neighbor both need a change, swap speakers.Brilliant.... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, you are holding up your neighbor's party train. Time to let the Isis go...:)If you are still having trouble deciding, recruit your wife and kids to assess the two speakers. More than likely, they have better hearing than you do.... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD 09-24-15: WisnonYou guys dont even allow for equipment break-in time before you mob Matt for updates.Let the wine breathe...he just opened the bottle!My previous post was completely in jest. We are all just a bunch of bored, voyeur losers. I wishe... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Ironically, Focal has a reputation just like Magico or Wilson for giving you a haircut with the wrong gear upstream. Depending on your perspective, that can be good and bad. Wilsons can sound great when mated with Lamm. I have heard Magicos sound ... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD So, are there any meaningful updates or must we carry on with this tiresome banter? | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD 09-23-15: GuidocoronaHmmmm... Matt, You seem to be in the horrid position of having fallen in love with two divine girls! ... Oops, I meant speakers!Which one will be your girlfriend... Double Oops, so sooorry, I meant... Which one will you choose... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Matt, I think the discussion was circling around the perception of the Isis as "rolled off" and what that actually meant in terms of engineering. The fact that the room played a roll is very interesting. Still more time on the stove for the Isis o... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Ctsooner, the driver compliments and designs are very different on the two speakers. The Isis uses a titanium compression tweeter and not a soft dome like the 7. It also does not uses power bass drivers. So who knows.... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? The room is an extension of your speaker, and many seasoned and wise philes have told me its 70% or more of the equation. Most of the speakers referenced are competent, but without proper setup and room engineering, they will suck. I have heard ma... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD 09-22-15: CtsoonerI can promise you that if you think you are missing something, that you are in your head and won't be happy for the long run. You'll always sit and say "what am I missing or where is that high end etc". I agree that a very long a... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I think it would be a good test track for RMAF.... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD I think that it will come down to whichever speaker can FAITHFULLY REPRODUCE this fine NJ anthem from the 80s:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBShN8qT4lk | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD 09-21-15: MattnshilpNo more Shout. The shout is out. ....Its still there a bit, but it's clearly a room interaction and not a speaker byproduct. So as long as your system does not spit out more than 85 dB there is no shout?One of the guys who help... |