avanti1960

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Speaker recommendations welcomed
Spendor A7- read the Stereophile review too.   It's difficult to find speakers as satisfying as the Spendor A and D series once you have worked them into your system and discover whet they are all about. Smooth and detailed (silk dome tweeter), ... 
What's the story with Borresen speakers ?
I found the tone and dynamics to be spectacular regardless of measurements.  The deal breaker was image shift.  Similar to that of PS Audio towers.  
Requesting Your Expertise - Best Options - High Sensitivity Speakers For A Smaller Room
Audio Note AN-J Hemp. They work well against the wall and in corners.  Sensitive and highly dynamic with excellent tone and imaging   
Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair
the Fyne was a very good choice, the latest "Fyne Line" is the real deal in evertyhing sound related.  If the looked the part sales would be through the roof.    
Devore O/96 with high powered amplifiers
Confirmed that Mcintosh amps with autoformers sound excellent.    
Speakers That Won't Sound Too Smooth Or Soft with Luxman L-590AXII
JBL 4367 or 4349 would be a nice match.  Also something like a Borresen X series if you are not critical about imaging.  Lastly TAD monitors will work well.    
Subwoofer Question
as a data point to the thread for me it was different with different subwoofers.  even with low xo , e.g. 45 hz and steep 28db slope my SVS SB 3000 was directional and pulled the image.   REL T9i was also directional.   JL Audio D110 placed in a... 
Subwoofer Question
as a data point to the thread for me it was different with different subwoofers.  even with low xo , e.g. 45 hz and steep 28db slope my SVS SB 3000 was directional and pulled the image.   REL T9i was also directional.   JL Audio D110 placed in a... 
Devore O/96 with high powered amplifiers
@atmasphere  could there be other factors than damping factor?  john liked the devores sound with a parasound  a21 but not with a parasound jc5.  both have a damping factor around 1000.    
Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair
Spendor D7.2 or Perlisten R5t ultra coherent driver integration with superb sound stage spaciousness and definition.  runner up Philharmonic BMR towers  
Do you have a speaker that’s not a big name maker but punches above its weight? Why?
Philharmonic BMR monitors or towers.   exceptionally clear midrange and wide dispersion in all frequencies make the soundstage spacious and well defined.  
Seeking a new loudspeaker, horn, single driver, concentric or open baffle
@kjl1065  the voltis and jbls are sound choices with subwoofers because they have decently high low frequency cutoffs and should integrate well.  the O/96 play too deeply and have lots of port output which makes sub integration challenging if not... 
Speakers "Too Big" for room
A speaker can easily be too big for a given room size.  Larger taller speakers with more drivers are made for higher volume SPL capabilities to satisfy listeners in a bigger room.  Often this requires a minimum distance from the speakers to the li... 
Fyne Audio Vintage Classic Gold SP….beat dealer?
good choice, hammer them for the best deal.   
Best Tubes for Rogue Audio Sphinx V3 Magnum
@flyfish77  Brent Jessee does not have a retail office where you can buy tubes on site.  I have had several Rogue Audio products before and I suggest that the stock JJ tubes not be so quickly dismissed.   With the cronus magnum the amperex pream...