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| Vandersteen 2ces, McCormack 0.5 and which pre-amp McCormack TLC in passive mode of course! $350 and what you get is extra clean "no-sound" preamp that can be used active (buffered) if needed. | |
| Which $7000 speakers to ask Santa? I am not afraid to get off the -heavy marketing- beaten path, I guess this is what you get when you get older with a dedicated room: WAF irrelevant and audio marketing geniuses' opinion unworthy of a rabbit's fart as Miller used to say. I think bo... | |
| Which $7000 speakers to ask Santa? Garry:really appreciate the letter to Santa and the rec for Focus Audio...so close to me that I tend to forget about this brand! | |
| Which $7000 speakers to ask Santa? I admit that any side or downward firing woofer larger than 6" has a tendency to make me nervous re:ability to integrate well in the room without sounding muddy or boomy -especially with a slightly warm Mosfet amp.Anyone to recommend less "commerc... | |
| Which $7000 speakers to ask Santa? Tks for the suggestions so far.I will pass on the Wilson Sophia as they do not hold a candle (for me, only me!) compared to Avalon Acsendent II or Opus Ceramic. Magico, ouch!!!I tried ProAc D38 with my amp (Linar 10) and the match was pretty dull.... | |
| Dumb question about Speaker Positioning I agree with all of the above but would add that while speaker position will be optimal for both, seating may need to be changed a little so that you'll listen to 5.1 a few feet closer to the front than for 2ch audio. The idea is to be "surrounded... | |
| $1,000 to spend on room treatment.... Stehno, I bought a thick wool rug yesterday and with speakers 5ft and 2.5ft from walls, my test CD shows some pretty good response except for the bump at 200-250 Hz that some bass absorber should help with. I relocated my panels and I must admit t... | |
| $1,000 to spend on room treatment.... While I am gathering cost/option info for treatment, I must say that Stehno's comments start making sense.- I moved my speakers only a foot / half a foot in both directions and moved my listening position about 2 feet as well and adjusted my exist... | |
| $1,000 to spend on room treatment.... What is the difference between products like Auralex or Primacoustic (rubber / foam) and traditional fiberglass or cotton? any better and "healthier"? | |
| $1,000 to spend on room treatment.... Sbank: your solution may be what I am looking for, I will inquire. I also agree with Stehno that I must optimise the "furniture" piece and rug as my room is virtually empty for now (an Ikea chair and an office grade synthetic carpet, nothing else ... | |
| $1,000 to spend on room treatment.... Thanks. As much as Rives Level 1 and DIY would be the way to go for what I understand, I have neither the time nor the skills nor the money to do it ($1,000 should cover the products too, not just the analysis). I am hoping that my $1,000 well spe... | |
| Replacing Forests??? Avalon's soundstage is something very special and if you liked the Arros, chances are you will love how they image: very deep and wide, literally disappearing. One small constraint: to really benefit from Avalons, one should have the freedom to pl... | |
| Replacing Forests??? Jh2os: I feel and share your pain man, sincerely!!!!! I will take a shot at your problem, may be right, may be wrong. As I have owned Cairn Fog, Arros and tested Prima Luna 1 for a week end, here is what I think: is it possible that you are missin... | |
| Bargain interconnects to tame treble & boost bass? You should try a Van den Hull: with those, you are sure to lose any information over 500Hz so there you go to get rid of your harsh treble (if you do not mind losing some musicality as well). I went that way to tame my system a few years ago and i... | |
| $1 a foot cable: 10awg no-name or 14awg brand? Buy the buck-a-foot and try these designs. I am sure they would beat the hell out of $15,000 Transparent cables....http://www.tresse-metallique.com/images_tresse_metallique/tresse_metallique_1.jpg |