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| Speaker upgrade around 100k retail Meyer Sound Blue Horns. https://meyersound.com/product/bluehorn-system/ | |
| Speakers that are a great value! It's easy to build and market a cheap speaker when all you're required to do is procure your drivers from another source, build an enclosure, fabricate a crossover, then brag about how much you're saving the end user by direct marketing. Reviews a... | |
| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? Head alignment was also critical which is why the "auto reverse" feature was often avoided by many. Nakamichi introduced an auto reverse machine that thay called a "uni-directional auto reverse". The playback head was fixed but the machine actua... | |
| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? Replies to this query definitely confirm my age. Naturally the goal of recording anything is to as closely as possible reproduce the original source. High end cassette recorders my the likes of Nakamichi and Tandberg, when properly calibrated, d... | |
| Religious music for less than devout "Requiem" by Hector Berlioz. Normally the Verdi and Mozart Requiems are most often heard and performed but the Berlioz is simply outstanding. One might even say this was one of the first adventures in surround sound! The work is scored for a ve... | |
| What Have I Bought? The Large Advent speaker was an outstanding value performer in its day. Some music lovers even added a second pair and used them is a "Stacked Advents" configuration. The second pair would sit directly on top of the first, wired in series, but i... | |
| Guest suddenly takes it upon herself to move my speakers Sounds like you need to shop for a new pair of speakers with better off axis imaging capabilities. The design team, if there is one, of any speaker that requires such precise placement in relation to your listening position needs to return to the ... | |
| Home Theater Done Right: Millercarbon's System The idea that "Home Theater industry has chosen to pursue quantity over quality" is misguided. With few exceptions less expensive equipment, designed to bring affordability to the market, should generally not be compared to components costing fa... | |
| Best speakers out there for Midrange and Highs Totally agree with (soix2) in the post dated 12-13 | |
| Which to Upgrade first? My Amplifier or Speakers? A majority of responses here lean towards replacing your speakers and I would generally agree. Perceived "improvements" in speaker performance tend to be a far more subjective exercise than improvements in electronics. In other words, take the sam... | |
| CD"S $3000.00 for a CD Player! $300.00 maybe. Start thinking along the lines of the Elcaset, the Open Reel, the Cassette Tape, Beta Tape, 8-Track Tape, 78-RPM, 33 1/3, RPM, and all the other formats that have become obsolete. Please don't get upset tu... | |
| How do you know when tubes are done? 1947...courtesy of Bell Labs. 1967 courtesy McIntosh Labs when Frank determined his solid state amplifiers sounded better. ;> ) | |
| looking for ideas on must have classical music Based upon the nature of your question it might help to think in terms of time periods then concentrate on great examples within each period. Specific recording are unimportant as you will over time develop your personal favorites. Examples might ... | |
| Moderately priced audio (Reprinted from one of my previous posts) "I once observed a blind evaluation where a pair of Boston Acoustic bookshelf speakers were preferred over a pair of Linn counterparts by several "experienced" listeners from within AV industry. Removing ... | |
| Opinions and recommendations on active loudspeakers From an engineering and design standpoint powered speakers provide the ideal solution for reaching the goal of maximum control over the final results. As an established dealer and integrator with almost 40 years of experience we have migrated tow... |