big_greg
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| Can recommend some non-fatigue SMALL bookshelf for near-field listening? If a subwoofer is not an option, consider some pre-owned Canton Reference 9.2 DC speakers. They do bass well for speakers of that size and are pretty neutral. There's a pair listed on USAM now. No affiliation on my part. | |
| Can recommend some non-fatigue SMALL bookshelf for near-field listening? How about the bass. I saw the P3ESR reaches 75 Hz which is a bit higher than the 50Hz from most of the other speakers at this size? I would recommend a subwoofer. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @bslon Bill, for me, I would probably rank their albums like this: 1 - The Cars 2 - Heartbeat City 3 - Candy-O 4 - Panorama 5 - Move Like This 6 - Door to Door 7 - Shake it Up When Heartbeat City came out I thought they had "sold out" with... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @sbank Spencer, I'm not Bill, but you have to get Heartbeat City. It's a sonic masterpiece and a great collection of catchy pop songs. I think it's their masterpiece, but the debut album was pretty amazing also. A tip... when I find myself want... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Pretenders - Get Close | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Nothing like a good Cars marathon Bill! | |
| Can recommend some non-fatigue SMALL bookshelf for near-field listening? My favorite nearfield speakers have been Harbeth P3ESR. If you want "relaxed", check out Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand. They are a little too relaxed for me, but may be just what you're looking for. Also consider adding a small subwoofer to your... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Jim's post reminded me that I haven't played any Dead in a while - In The Dark. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Tom Waits - Alice | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Los Lobos - ...And a Time to Dance | |
| Your tube amp related Harbeth experience. I ran my Super HL5 Plus with Rogue Audio M180 amps and they sounded great. I've also used them in a second system with an ARC Vsi55 integrated and that may have been an even better combination. The best I've heard Harbeths sound was at my friend... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Radiohead - The King of Limbs | |
| I need help with acoustics and speaker wire I've never experienced speaker cables making a big improvement in sound quality, but I have heard them make things sound worse. Blue Jeans speaker cables did that. I'm a fan of BJC. They're a local company and I use their cables for a couple of my... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Saxon - Denim and Leather | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? John Prine - Bruised 🍊 |