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| Has anyone heard the Harbeth Shl5 plus 40th anniversary edition?? shertzy,yes the amps were the vinnie rossi lio modular amps. they sound spectacular. vinnie loves harbeths and he has used them at the three audio shows I have been to. last year he was using the monitors 40.2s and they sounded more natural th... | |
| Bass distortion before tweeter distortion with a monitor at high volume? I measured the KEF ls50s in my room and they seem to have a low pass crossover built in- the smooth drop off starts at 80 hz. If these are your reference speaker then you need not worry (and do not want to) add your own crossover. they can play ... | |
| Has anyone heard the Harbeth Shl5 plus 40th anniversary edition?? listened to them for quite a while at AXPONA. they seemed more bass heavy than the current shl5+ and more natural on the top end. i prefer the current version and like the slightly brighter sound. if i were in the market i would get the non ann... | |
| Best musical sub under $1k? JL Audio D110 Flat frequency response = musical (no peaks), 27 to 11Hz +/- 1,5dbPowerful amplifier (750 watts peak)High level inputs and continuous phase angle adjustment for seamless integration.I have one and love it. http://www.jlaudio.com/d11... | |
| Full range or subwoofer with bookshelfs for best bass at low to moderate volume? near full range speakers (40 hz or so) with a quality , higher powered amplifier . i used to have psb tower speakers that played solid down to 40hz and a good NAD amp rated at 150 watts / channel. a powerful amp controls the speaker motion extrem... | |
| Suggestions for a passive line-level high-pass crossover? if you are doing it to integrate a subwoofer don't bother. just find out what the acoustic crossover of your speakers is (as measured in your room) and set the subwoofer accordingly | |
| Integrated Amplifier for the PSB Synchrony One B (bookshelf) parasound halo integrated. just the right amount of smoothness to match with the PSB's occasionally bright nature. follow PSB's recommendation for speaker positioning and stand height. | |
| Harbeth C7ES3 vs Spendor SP2/3R2 I have the C7s since last May and went through the same thing you are. Not quite a year later and NO BODY is taking these things from me. They are speakers for life and amaze me on a daily basis. Give them some time, the bass does get much bett... | |
| AXPONA 2017 Protocol One thing about Axpona is that it is often difficult to find the specific model you are looking to demo. Dealers do not like to lug so much hardware and the rooms are small to begin with. Even dealers that have multiple rooms still select only a... | |
| HAP-Z1ES compared to OPPO 205D Marantz SA8005 > Oppo 105DHAP-Z1ES>> Marantz SA8005 | |
| Best value record cleaner/cleaning system Record Doctor V using the mofi brush and the audiotechnica AT6012 for pre play cleaning. | |
| AudioTechnica ART 9 users - break in, VTF/VTA and loading questions Congrats JJ! I've had my ART9 running for 3 months (~ 150 to 170 hrs) and it just finally exceeded my wildest expectations. It always sounded good if not great but the treble and transparency finally opened up big time and the sound became much ... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... just read on another forum that for VPI owners an upgrade to the 3D printed tonearm has made the ART9 sound much better in their system. | |
| What's your favorite album cover art ? Most Linda Ronstadt albums. | |
| Current NAD integrated amps, what are your impressions? i have a c356bee and c272 power amp that i used in a bi amp setup with psb tower speakers. neither is in use now. the c356 ran out of steam and sounded strained in my room at high volume. reliability is great except for the power led. the c272... |