avanti1960
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| Tannoy or Volti @charles007100 The larger Tannoy speakers have sounded pleasant enough when at their best- ability to play big, loud, smooth and midbass exaggerated. What has been missing for me is that important bit of clarity and transparency that gives them... | |
| Tannoy or Volti @charles007100 completely agreed about the Tannoys- I kept hearing them show after show and wondered what people are so enthusiastic about. Do try to hear the Fyne Vintage series, the Classic X is in your budget range. | |
| What's ideal size for a listening room? @emergingsoul The larger room on your list can still be filled with modest hardware- it is not so large as to need enormous amps and speakers. My current room is a little larger- 17 x 27 with 8-ft ceiling and I can be happy with a tube amp and ... | |
| Tannoy or Volti @charles007100 I have heard several models of Tannoy Prestige and for whatever reason they did not attract me to them. Volti are very nice sounding speakers and are have been slightly better but a bit too laid back in the high frequencies. ... | |
| Pass Labs XA-25 vs XA-30.8 amplifier I owned both the XA-25 and XA 30.8 amps. I preferred the sound of the XA25 - more neutral but still sweet, incredible burst, dynamics and musical element separation. The XA30.8 was noticeably more powerful as it should be given that it produce... | |
| Heavy Speakers with Spikes on a Concrete Floor @ozzy There is no good reason to use any kind of maple or other block under your speakers on a concrete floor. Some people use them to help isolate the speaker from exciting a suspended floor- e.g. a wood floor. My system has always been s... | |
| Phono Stage - The great analog tragedy @pani Good topic for discussion, thanks. I do not particularly believe that the lack of good phono stages capable of supporting low output moving coil cartridges in the "golden era" e.g. pre 1980 was a tragedy. The better amplifiers and preamp... | |
| Tube preamplifier lifespan I would argue that tube preamps with the tubes on the exterior of the chassis will last longer than solid state designs all else being equal. | |
| Continuous Phase Adjustment in Subwoofers REL models typically have a passive radiator which makes their bandwidth a mixture of in phase and out of phase (back wave pulse) bass frequencies. This makes it easier to integrate them to the main speakers and not require a phase adjustment. I... | |
| Why not the piano as a reference for bass Testing bass response with piano music is a good test- even for integrating subwoofers. However it is too limiting and will not reveal other musically important bass qualities that one looks for. | |
| Encouraging people to consider a traditional 2 channel stereo system. The only way to encourage it is to show the example so they know what to appreciate about it. | |
| Battle of the affordables A spendor A7 tower will sound better than anything on your list and come in under the top of your range. Philharmonic towers are worth investigating. | |
| Ortofon Cadenza Bronze, Blue, Black The Cadenza Blue was an upgrade from the AudioTechnica ART9. I targeted it for its dynamics and it definitely delivered. It has similar tonal balance to the ART9 which is a complement. The Blue sounds on the warmer side of neutral but still smo... | |
| Ø Audio anyone? The phi speakers are among the sweetest, clearest speakers I have ever laid ears on. Of course no small amount of credit should be given to the Boulder mono block amps in the system. Hard to describe but capitivating, nothing forced or objectiona... | |
| the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile when i bought my first turntable as a teenager that came with a ceramic cartridge and spherical stylus, then upgraded to an empire moving magnet cartridge with shibata stylus after much research. wow what a difference ! |