bgrunsten
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| Review: Totem Acoustics Hawk Speaker This is actually a review of the Totem "Beaks" mentioned previoiusly. While seemingly simple, they are a revelation when used correctly, as I've demonstrated to countless listeners in my home. Best application is to use two pairs of beaks, with on... | |
| Review: Aragon 8008 BB Amplifier It always amazes me how brand name lemmings feel compelled to jump to the defense of their "pet" brands. I've compared my Aragon 8008BB amps (I have three) against a good many big-buck amps that I've actually owned and used extensively in my own s... | |
| a system to complement my dynaudio anniversary 25 I have the 25s in my second system, which I pieced together with used equipment that I am intimately familiar with. The front end is a Theta Miles CD player with variable balanced analog outputs (available for around $1100 used). It drives an Arag... | |
| Monitor speakers for a change Having owned Dynaudio's Confidence 5s, Confidence 3s, Contour 1.3SEs, and now the Special 25s, I'm definitely in the Dynaudio camp when it comes to sonic magic. I find the Spec 25s superior to all of the speakers listed above except, perhaps, the ... | |
| Dynaudio 25th anniversary speakers I auditioned the Special 25s a couple of months ago at ProMusica in Chicago (thanks, Ken). At the time, I owned a pair of 1.3SEs, and my audition of the Spec 25s was enough to convince me to sell the 1.3SEs, which I have since done. The 25s were n... | |
| Dynaudio Confidence 5 Owners The C5s were the best speakers I'd owned, up until the $4800 Dynaudio Special 25s came out. They handily beat the C5s ($10,000), and compete very strongly against the C3s ($8000, also now discontinued, but I still own them and always liked them be... | |
| Smallest Bookshelf Speaker Worth Listening To There's only one small speaker worth owning, but it ain't cheap - the Dynaudio Contour 1.3SE at $3500 pr. retail. They are, without doubt, the best available sound at twice the price, and they have useful bottom end extension. In a small room, you... | |
| Do "Tube Rings" really work? Audio Research installs tube dampers on its products from the factory, and that should tell you something. I've never had a damper melt, just get brittle, and I could always tell by ear when they hardened and needed to be replaced. The classic tes... | |
| Aragon 8008BB vs Mccormack DNA225 Go with the Aragon - it's got cajones to spare in the bass (as good as any Krell) and is smooth and transparent through the mids and highs. We updated the girlfriend's system by replacing her Aragon 4004 MkII with the 8008BB (driven directly from ... | |
| No Sellers willing to do COD anymore??? I make a point of talking with potential buyers and sellers on the phone prior to closing a deal. While there are still no guarantees, once you've spoken with someone a couple of times, you get some sense of who they are, which can add to the comf... | |
| Anybody heard the ML Descent Sub? I'm extremely interested in the ML Descent, and am considering it along with the Dynaudio Contour Sub, the REL Stadium III and the Revel Performa SUB15 to mate with my Dynaudio Confidence 5s. Has anyone had any experience with any of these subs in... |