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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... | |
Advice on replacing Vandersteen 2's Drubin -Given your friend's requirement for a small speaker with an enormous sweet spot, I'd recommend the Oskar Heil Aulos. The Aulos uses a dipole Heil driver which has an extremely wide radiation pattern, giving excellent timbre even as your fr... | |
volume/transparency ? Subaruguru -I learned about the relationship between efficiency and thermal compression from a recording engineer who posts over at the Audio Asylum under the moniker "RBP". The following is taken from RBP's post: "Over the last 25 years, I have s... | |
Attention to detail For lots of clean, rich detail, you might want to look at speakers with unconventional tweeters such as ribbons, Heil drivers, and electrostats. There's a pair of Heil ATM-1 speakers listed here for $600. Note that they like to be out in front of ... | |
volume/transparency ? Streakster -I find a correlation between high efficiency and low-volume liveliness in conventional speakers, and a correlation between transformer quality and low-volume liveliness with electrostatics (although a very thin diaphragm also seems to ... | |
Great Imaging Speakers Working against a wall? Rooze -I think the best-imaging against-the-wall speakers I ever heard were the Snell Type A's. The Type A's use a two foot wide baffle that is smoothly curved, and a downward-firing woofer. You might get busted on the sheer size, but the Type A i... | |
Maggie 20.1 vs. Quad 989 Brian -I considered becoming a Quad dealer, but the new models to my ears don't live up to the standard set by the older ones (both of which I have owned). Of the two new models, I prefer the 988. I haven't heard the Maggie 20.1's, but extrapolati... | |
Which speakers work well with 2A3 Sun Audio or ? Of the high-efficiency single-driver speakers I've heard, the Rethm is my favorite. It's also priced quite a bit lower than some of its competition. The thing that wins me over is it does't have the characteristic "Lowther shout" that most exhibit... | |
Sound Lab M1 vs Magnepan 3.6 Judit -I'm a Sound Lab owner and dealer, and I used to own Maggie 3.6's. I listened for a while to 3.6's and M-1's in the same system.The Maggies are a little more efficient. The Sound Labs are considerably more articulate, especially at low volum... | |
Opinions on why this system is uninvolving Znak -Thanks for responding to me up above; I haven't had a chance to write you a decent response before now.By "tube rolling", I mean trying different tubes to get the overall sonic characteristics you want. "Rolling the front end" would mean try... | |
Opinions on why this system is uninvolving Znak,Thanks for writing back with so much additional information. I'm not familiar with your amps, but I am somewhat familiar with the KT-90. That's a helluva tube. Incredibly powerful and dynamic, almost impossible to kill, but a bit on the brigh... | |
Opinions on why this system is uninvolving Znak,Any chance you can get your Snells back? The Type A was a helluva speaker, and a very, very tough act to follow. I've had several customers who tried the Revels and were disappointed in them. In my opinion the design concept of the Revels is ... |