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| Gradient Speakers from Finland: Opinions Drubin -You are indeed invited to check out the Gradients if (when) you make it to New Orleans! Just give me a holler first. Or, if you'd like, let me know where you are and maybe I can arrange an in-home audition, if that would be convenient for ... | |
| Gradient Speakers from Finland: Opinions Drubin -Other Gradient dealers include Simply Stereo and Holm Audio (both in the Chicago area, I believe) and Primus Audio in Kansas City. I'm in New Orleans. Duke | |
| Gradient Speakers from Finland: Opinions Hello Jimbo,As a Gradient dealer, I suppose my response is going to be fairly predictable...At CES 2001 I heard this lovely music pouring out into the far end of the hallway. Now, I consider how a speaker sounds from the next room to be a very pro... | |
| Driving M-L Requests Labtec -Congrats on your new Martin Logans! I'm a Sound Lab dealer, which means I also specialize in amplifiers that work well with electrostats. My personal opinion is that, wherever possible, electrostats like to be driven by tubes. If that isn'... | |
| What prevents DIY speakers to become the ultimate? In my experience (twentysomething years of amateur speaker building), crossover design is what primarily separates the men from the boys. Other significant factors can include custom-tailored drivers and exotic cabinet materials. Note that in my t... | |
| How to deal with a drop ceiling that eats bass? Audiowill -A speaker system that is directional in the bass might offer a practical solution. Dipoles come to mind, because that's the easiest way to make a directional bass system. A dipole will have a bass null in the plane of the driver, but wo... | |
| OSKAR HEIL Tweeters? I'm a dealer for "Oskar" speakers, from Switzerland, and both the Kithara and Aulos use Heil drivers (of different sizes). Here's a link to some propaganda: http://www.tricell-ent.com/Oskar.htmIn addition to the UHF reviews mentioned, the Aulos go... | |
| Power cord recommendations for Martin Logan Ascent Different power cords have different voicings. Some are warm, some are fast, some are boom-and-tizz. I'd suggest a warm power cord for the Ascent, such as a Shunyata. Yeah I sell 'em, but you can probably find a better deal used. | |
| Help me choose a sub Rivercitylad, I know you didn't ask for other options, but given your priorities (very musical and very deep) I couldn't help wanting to chime in.Buggtussel makes a superb transmission line sub called the Tegmentum that goes down to 16 Hz (the lin... | |
| Speakers for very near-field listening? Richards -Near-field listening calls for a very smooth on-axis response without any harshness or midrange colorations. Ideall, the radiation pattern would be symmetrical and the drivers would blend well at very close range (not always the case, es... | |
| Alternatives to Dunlavy speakers? To Audioguy -Thanks for the additional information on the Montana's.It is my understanding that the XP uses first order filters everywhere except on the tweeter, which uses a third order high pass. I don't know about the crossovers in the rest of ... | |
| Alternatives to Dunlavy speakers? A product line that is conceptually very similar to what Dunlavy was doing is PBN audio's "Montana" series. http://www.montanaloudspeakers.com/The big Dynaudios mentioned by Rcprince are unique in their use of two tweeters, one above the other. Th... | |
| Upgrade my Monitor audio Studio 12 That should have been "Greetings Ad010685". Sorry I mis-spelled your name. | |
| Upgrade my Monitor audio Studio 12 Greetings Ad01068,If you want "electrostat type of sound", my suggestion would be to get an electrostat. I have yet to hear a non-electrostat that could really deliver the low-level detail of a good electrostat, and especially in your price range.... | |
| Can anyone describe the sound of the Kharma... The Ceramique 1.0 is among the most coherent multi-way speakers I've heard. Somebody did a really, really fine job on the crossover. They may not be the last word in upper treble detail, but with the right amplification they are almost buttery smo... |