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| Are their paid boosters on Audiogon? I remember a cable thread where a guy was using $5-10k+ cables on his rather average setup and praise was sickening. Of course he was getting them directly from the importer, who is also on the site, and ready and willing to help. Networking is ... | |
| What is a good all around high quality speaker to purchase? I’ve owned and would recommend Devore, Proac, Verity, Harbeth, Reynaud to your mix. Owned a bunch of others many years ago like Vandersteen original 5, but they are out dated in sound for the practicality of owning them (extremely heavy). Old Wils... | |
| Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair @oceanandmountains Devores can have an incredible amount of texture and beautiful tone. There is a certain wholeness to the presentation, much more than just frequencies blending together. You need the right room and amps. So much better than Kli... | |
| SimAudio Moon - Impossible to get a hold of for support? Do the Moon amps have body? I always sort of assumed they might need a loudness button. Saw Floyd in Canada a few times and visited many love the place. I've been on these sites since 2000 and never heard anyone complain about Simaudio service. | |
| Do most people prefer tight bass or non tight bass? You really need to find the right amp for the right speaker. You can also consider good subs, because a speaker with good bass will cost you $20k plus. Subs will also give you some flexibility to play with tubes, which many enjoy for the sound qua... | |
| Which would be preferable, an older Audio Research Corp. VT130 or a newer SS Rotel 1552? I agree with the speakers. B&W's are the issue. Get a more efficient speaker and drive with lower power tubes. That VT130 is old, heavy, and expensive to ship when it needs work. If it's clean or been redone maybe but most of the stuff for sal... | |
| Joseph Audio RM-33LE vs DeVore Gibbon 8, my experience. Glad you like them. Are you going to polish and flip them? | |
| Audio Physic Virgo I (or Virgo II): still considered a very good or great speaker? Only heard on AP in a big untreated room. I think any designer would argue that they came across a significant gain in performance to move ahead with a new model. Sometimes they get an overstock of a part and design a speaker around this abundance... | |
| Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair I wonder if your idea of holographic has some relation to refinement. I owned the SP501's and say they were more refined and can get you deeper into the music (YMMV) than the Cornwalls (owned those too). Another thing to maybe consider is- I pref... | |
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| I bought 4 subwoofers and I'm absolutely not doing a DBA! Hah! Kind of like a Verity speaker with the monitor on top of the sub cabinet. Sure you are aware of isolation techniques. Have fun! Keep updating. | |
| Anyone else constantly curious about amps? One thing about your setup to consider is that you might be missing out on soundstage, bass, or control at higher volumes because the amp likely isn't controlling your speakers as much as others might like. In your shoes I might try for a 40 wpc t... | |
| Joseph Audio RM-33LE vs DeVore Gibbon 8, my experience. Lol just what you need another pair of speakers! I looked at them too, curious about the Joseph’s, post when you get them. | |
| Anyone else constantly curious about amps? What are the speakers? I didn’t care for a Sugden and Devore combo. I found the amp on the bright side but I typically steer towards tubes. I had the mastersound 24 watt 300B many years ago. Great amp, not familiar with the one you own. | |
| Which amplifier I had a pair of Cornwalls driven with a Coda CSIB. It was a great tonal combination, big soundstage, exciting but not bright. I felt the Cornwalls wanted a bit of power. I demoed them with the small Luxman tube amp and just didn't feel that combo.... |