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| How to get more air in the speakers To add a few ideas to Soix's excellent post -Doing the top octave (and beyond) well is often pushing the edge of the performance envelope of our systems. If your source is digital, the DAC you're using makes a helluva difference when it comes the ... | |
| Speakers recommendations when placement is an issue Oaklore -One of the problems encountered when you have to position the speakers close to the "front" wall and/or side walls is that you tend to put a lot of bass energy into the room's natural resonant modes. This makes it very difficult to get ac... | |
| Help with speaker selection, please Greetings Brian,Thanks for taking the time to give us your list of priorities.Based on your priorities, from the speakers you mention in your original post I'd suggest the Quads, paired with a very good amp. Electrostats give you unequalled clarit... | |
| Small footprint speakers Soliloquy makes some superb speakers, voiced to my ears more musically involving than the somewhat analytical Thiels. They are easy to drive and a good match for OTL's or SET's. I really didn't focus on their soundstaging when I heard them, but th... | |
| MLogan CLS w/sub -vs- Magnapan w/sub Basically, your question is big Maggies vs CLS's. The CLS's will sound better at low volumes because electrostats are extremely articulate at low volumes; at medium and high volumes it's personal preference. I find the CLS's to be more detailed an... | |
| Help with speaker selection, please Brian aka TheDautch:Sounds like you have an interesting system, with so much running through the same speakers!Unfortunately, even at eight grand a pair, you will have to make tradeoffs. From this list of qualities, what are the ones you prize mos... | |
| Speakers with a 360 degree sound. Read Doug -Ahem, sorry it's taken me so long to respond...With a bipole, the rear radiation is in-phase, as in two woofers sharing the same enclosure, one on the front and one on the back, as in Mirage M-1's or Definitive Technology speakers. With a di... | |
| Speakers with a 360 degree sound. Read What a bipolar or omni speaker does is create a more powerful, diffuse reverberant field that also more closely approximates the tonal balance of the direct sound. The result is more realistic timbre, a less fatiguing sound (as the brain isn't wor... | |
| Soundlab M-3 vs Dynastat... Well golly Ivanj thanks for the recommendation! Okay there are several significant differences between the M-3's and the Dynastats. First off, the M-3's are much less efficient, and a much more difficult load. I would suggest 200 watts minimum for... | |
| Help with imaging I think it's most likely a room thing, even though you say it doesn't happen with other speakers and happens in other rooms. Perhaps the Soliliquy's have a radiation pattern that is susceptible to whatever the room problem is, and perhaps the othe... | |
| To Soundlab or not to Soundlab? Sanderman -Thanks for your kind words. The only differences between the A-1 and M-1 are cosmetic, and the M-1 is less expensive and easier to ship (the backplate assembly detaches from the frame). The M-2 is closer to the M-1 than to the M-3 sonic... | |
| To Soundlab or not to Soundlab? Well I hope you don't mind a dealer replying...I used to own Quads, both '57's and 63's, and I've owned several Maggies. I fell in love with Sound Labs a couple of years ago when I bought a pair without ever having heard them, and from there I bec... | |
| Magnepan vs Martin Logan Both Maggies and Martins are fine speakers.One of the lesser-known, perhaps more esoteric, kids on the block is Sound Lab. While best known for their world-class full-range electrostatics, Sound Lab makes a hybrid called the "Dynastat" for a bit u... | |
| Best value speakers available Used original Quad ESL's. Nope, I'm not a "used Quad" dealer, though I've owned and (alas!) sold several pairs. But get a pair at a grand or so, spend another grand having them refurbished and/or upgraded, and for two grand you have the best midra... | |
| AR Ref 600s Best for Genesis2? Jtinn is not a dealer - he is a hard-core audiophile cursed with a passion for music and a very low tolerance for anything not musical. Colorations that I am only dimly aware of, or find easy to overlook, drive him nuts. I may not react the same w... |