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| B&W 802 & B&W 803 Nautilus they are terrible speakers to drive - the wild impedance swings is really a hard test for amps.The best reasonably priced amp I have come across that will drive them with ease is the Arion S-250:http://www.audioasylumtrader.com/ca/listing/Amplifie... | |
| Do Active Speakers Belong In A High End System? Rrog wrote: 'Eliminating the passive crossover, installing an electronic crossover, matching amplifiers to drivers and bi-amping or tri-amping all add up to better sound.'Sorry mate - comparisons to not always bear that out. I know people who have... | |
| Do I need a center channel? No.Forget it.I use 2 channel HT and to be blunt think the rear channels are simply gimmicky. A good stereo setup images more than well enough to make the center channel redundant. It saves you money overall and by getting better 2ch components sou... | |
| salesperson recomends what do you think I agree with Schubert about B&W but there are plenty of people that go Ga Ga over them so you certainly should check them out.If I was in the market for speakers in that price bracket I would listen to those.But listen to other stuff as well. ... | |
| Do Active Speakers Belong In A High End System? Why not?Some of the best speakers around, and I have heard, are active.That said the very best speakers I have heard are NOT active and the designers think a SOTA passive simply sounds better.I am looking to arrange a GTG to put that to the test w... | |
| Is The Overall Weight Of A Speaker Important? Not per se. But it may be indicative of things the designer has done that is important. The best speaker I have ever heard is a smallish stand-mount two way where each speaker weighs nearly 50kg. The reason is is its made out of HD3 and lined inte... | |
| B&W 804 Diamond vs Dynaudio Focus 380 Hi James and BoJames thanks for posting the link to the measurement of the 804. Here is exactly what Noel said:'The 804D will have even sounding bass with a dry-ish quality and some subsonic content. It will also sound bright across the midband an... | |
| B&W 804 Diamond vs Dynaudio Focus 380 Having heard both its the Dynaudio all the way.B&W are a bit of an acquired taste. Some go ga ga over them, for others like me - ho hum. In this case overly bright treble and grungy, dead, recessed midrange to my ears. Noel Keywood in Hi Fi Wo... | |
| World's best small speaker? Best is very subjective. Not too happy with Magico - way too expensive IMHO and it has a sound that polarizes - many think its brittle - but some love it.My favorite small speaker is the Lenehan ML1 Reference. But again it polarizes; check out the... | |
| Any Audirvana Plus enthusiasts out there? Its the best I have heard and it just seems to always get better.ThanksBill | |
| Nad M51 + usb conditioner? I have a NAD M51 and tried a few USB converter on it. It benefits quite a bit from one - which is not unusual - most do. The best is an Off-Ram, the best value an Audiopholleo.ThanksBill | |
| Closest DAC to Vinyl Sound? A Playback Designs DAC via DSD IMHO bests any vinyl I have ever heard. In fact I know a person that recorded the output of a reconditioned tape machine playing master tapes and played it back via DSD through a VERY transparent system. If his life ... | |
| Another DAC suggestion a step above Metrum Octave Hi KahtooYea mate - its a fully tricked out Chord driven by and Off-Ramp and Linear power supply. Otherwise its really not in the race - and its not much cheaper than an AMR that way either.The Metrum is a hard to beat bit of gear - make sure you ... | |
| Another DAC suggestion a step above Metrum Octave Having owned a Metrum and owned or heard quite a few of those DAC's as well as comparing them with other Audiophiles I can assure you it is purely a matter of personal opinion if any of those is better than the Metrum - with the possible exception... | |
| HELP B&W 802D or Revel Ultima Salon2 Baranowski wrote 'The constant debate over B&W speakers is nuts'Mate there is no debate really - they simply polarize a bit - that's all. Some love em - some find them ho hum for all sorts of reasons. I had a guy over while visiting a friend i... |