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| Opinions: Avantgarde Trios/Basshorns I think the basshorns are a supremely elegant match with the Trios. I've auditioned them twice, and with the basshorns the superb speed and liveliness of the upper range horns is preserved all the way down. I heard no integration problems. Both ti... | |
| Amp s for CLS IIZs Jethro Tull on CLS's? Oh yeah! Those babies work quite nicely with kitchen prose, gutter rhymes, and diverse songs from the wood. In additon to the recommendations by Dannylw, you might also consider InnerSound, Parasound JC-1, and Clayton (all of... | |
| Amp for Maggies 3.6R I've sold several InnerSound ESL amps to Maggie 3.6 owners, who've been very happy with the combination. The InnerSound does something like 600 watts into the Maggies' 4-ohm load. | |
| Current Trends in multi thousand dollar speakers Hello Sean,Thanks for your reply. As far as how many production loudspeakers are using a slow-slope vented enclosure, the only ones I know of are the Classic Audio Reproductions models, though I expect there are more. I just haven't really searche... | |
| Current Trends in multi thousand dollar speakers Sean, methinks you paints with a wide brush: "For sake of clarity, these figures are based on the accepted principles that vented systems fall at a rate of 24 dB's an octave and sealed designs fall at a rate of 12 dB's an octave..."Either type can... | |
| Speakers for extremely close listening I have mixed feelings about some aspects of the MTM configuration, but they often do a very good job in the nearfield and in Payip's application would most likely work better than a more conventional two-way. If the room is very small, then an MTM... | |
| Current Trends in multi thousand dollar speakers The fact that transmission lines are hard to execute well doesn't mean it can't be done. Indeed, it's being done right now by several manufacturers. And having built more bad transmission lines than you can shake a stick at, even an amateur like m... | |
| Current Trends in multi thousand dollar speakers Sean, what are your thoughts on transmission lines? Transmission lines have much smoother impedance curves through the bass region than most other enclosure types. One current commercial design that I'm familiar with uses an "8-ohm" woofer and the... | |
| Amplifier For Martin Logan CLSIIZ? There's a used InnerSound amp listed for $1800 here at Audiogon. That amp will drive your CLS's very very well. I know it's a bit above your budget, but you might stretch a bit and/or make an offer and see what happens. | |
| Best speaker cable in the $2,500 range Speaker cabling really, really, really is a system synergy thing. The Audience cabling might work best in one system, the Nordost Valhalla in another, and Purist in yet another. And so on. What amps and speakers do you have, Bumbateam6?What qualit... | |
| Current Trends in multi thousand dollar speakers Hello Sean, I share many of your thoughts about the poor low-frequency definition of typical vented systems. But then one day I made the pilgrimage to Brighton, Michigan and heard the Classic Audio Reproductions T-1 in the home of their designer, ... | |
| mccormack or odyssey I sell neither, but I'd pick the McCormack. | |
| parts that make a speaker? The short answer to your question is, loudspeaker design is all about tradeoffs, with a given target market in mind. Seldom is there an absolute "best" tweeter or woofer or cabinet, but there may be one that better suits a particular application a... | |
| speaker placement, room treatment esp. floor ? As long as you're snagging some carpet, consider that natural fibers sound better than synthetic ones. I bought a HOme Depot area rug once, and it really didn't sound very good. This isn't a very scientific observation and I really can't explain w... | |
| Why all these JC-1's for sale? Aron and Tpk123, Based on the interactions I have had with Richard Schram, I'm quite confident that any customer service breakdowns happened without his knowledge. He runs a very tight ship, but that doesn't mean he knows everything that goes on. ... |