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| What can beat Wilson XVX for less money? +1 Mike Lavigne. If I had $100K to spend on speakers to try to beat the XVX, I’d be looking the Lanche No. 7.2 at ~$90K. Specs are fairly similar, though the Wilson is twice as heavy. Lansche can deliver similar tonal richness, if not more tha... | |
| Small, Effective Subwoofers? @navyachts I love SVS subs, and I own a pair of the SB-4000, but i have to respectfully disagree with folks recommending the SVS Micro 3000. The specs look appealing, but I’ve had two friends who have owned them and they just don’t go that low, an... | |
| More Bass @navyachts As mentioned, I owned both the Focus SE and Aeris. I found that smaller "full range speakers" and subs were the way to go for my room. With subs, you have better dedicated control of the bass through separate amps and are less limited t... | |
| More Bass I would agree with @hickamore on the bass performance of the Signature SE and the benefit of using subs to supplement. I have previously owned both the Focus SE and Aeris. In both cases, while they let out big sound, they did not offer the benefit... | |
| More Bass @navyachts Can you provide the dimensions of your room including ceiling height? I agree with others on the sealed vs ported design. Especially if the Signature SE have more than 3-4’ feet around them without walls, the 22Hz sealed will not charge... | |
| Connecting a phonostage to a processor. There is no right way and only you can experiment and decide. When I had the Legacy Aeris and Wavelet system, by default it required everything to be processed in digital to be converted back to analog. While many reviewers, owners, and measuremen... | |
| The new Borresen M1's...a new direction? @thespeakerdude While I cannot comment on the rest of the review / reviewer’s setup that you shared, I can say that the Borresen M1’s were placed not too far from walls when I heard them at the Florida Audio Expo. On top of that, there were NO tre... | |
| The new Borresen M1's...a new direction? @mihorn I would encourage you to stop promoting your speakers in an unrelated thread. It is one thing for dealers and manufacturers to comment positively about equipment when there are inquiries directly related to said product, especially if the ... | |
| Phono Preamp Settings @harropmv While I really enjoyed the original tube box s when I was starting out, I found the MC stage of the unit to be a bit noisier. I’m not sure if they improved the sonics in the tube box s2, but even if it’s marginal, perhaps consider upgrad... | |
| Phono Preamp Settings I owned the Tube Box S many years ago and went up the 2M chain so I knew exactly where to look. :) | |
| Looking for advise with selecting next integrated amp @vladedelman Given your sonic desires, I would suggest looking at the Margules I-240 Integrated, which retails at $7K. There’s a nice review online that compares it to McIntosh separates. I’m a Margules dealer and have both the integrated and sepa... | |
| Phono Preamp Settings Look at page 2 of the original Tube Box S manual, as it has settings for the 2M Red. The Bronze has the exact same loading settings, so they should be set the same: https://www.project-audio.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Manual_Tube-Box-S.pdf | |
| The new Borresen M1's...a new direction? I have heard the M1’s at shows and am always floored by them. Of course there are at times that I wish they went lower. I don’t think the goal of them is to sell as many as they can. I think it’s about them achieving a certain level of performance... | |
| Rank your least favorite. Trying to avoid Al poor purchase. A few others to consider in the price range, which I would pick over the choices you provided: Modwright PH 9.0 - This is a giant killer. Typically $3K used, but sometimes it pops up for less that $2500. I post about this unit on these forums, do... | |
| 2023 Florida Audio Expo Show Report @mbmi Thank you for the correction, you're right, it's the X3, not S3. I'd love to hear these speakers next to the Scansonic MB-B line, which I am a dealer for. @rick2000 I agree the Borresen Z Cryo line is incredible. Up until this month, the Bo... |