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| Speakers that have holographic imaging on vocals.. Other speakers that excel at imaging include the Meridian M-2 and Snell Acoustics Type A (both dating from the early 80's); the Quad 63 (and presumably its successors, the 988 and 989); InnerSound electrostats and metal-frame Sound Labs; single-di... | |
| And what do Maggies sound like near a wall...... Umn -If I understand you correctly, you have a location for 14" wide speakers 6 feet in front of the wall. Hmmm. Any chance you could streeeetch that 14" out to 17", and shoehorn in a couple of MG-12's? If not, then as you probably suspect it's ha... | |
| And what do Maggies sound like near a wall...... The out-of-phase backwave will be reinforced by the nearby back wall, and so will cancel out the front wave more effectively than normal. Bass will be weak. The midrange will be colored by the early reflections off the back wall, and imaging (part... | |
| I need advice/opinions for a nice bedroom system System 1: DVD player as transport, Birdland DAC w/volume control, pair ATC SCM-10 active speakers. No tubes here, sorry! System 2: JoLida JD-100 CD Player, JoLida JD-302B tube integrated amp, Buggtussel Cingulate speakers. Substitute JD-1000A inte... | |
| 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 ... |