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| Definitive Technology Monitor 450 I've auditioned the 350 monitors. Although the 450 is larger and has a larger mid-woofer, the tweeter (and I suspect, the x-over) is the same. YMMV, but I can't stand the Def Tech house sound. Overly bright, distorted, metalic and harsh in the upp... | |
| High end Subwoofer question My experience: My first subwoofer was a Def Tech PF15. This is a typical, boomy, sealed design. Although I lacked funds to buy an expensive DSP device, I did invest in a Behringer FBDP 1124P parametric digital EQ. Following instructions I found on... | |
| Silverline Sonata III & McIntosh MC275? Tvad: Honestly, I can't remember if there was any Pass gear in the room with the Boleros. It was a number of years ago. There was absolutely NO Pass gear, or any other gear than what I mentioned above in the more recent show where Alan showcased t... | |
| Silverline Sonata III & McIntosh MC275? I have heard Alan's speakers at two HE shows in NYC. The first time, he was demonstrating the Boleros with his homemade flea-watt tube amp. (The sound was delicious, btw, and to date, the Boleros remain my dream speaker). I don't recall the CDP. T... | |
| NHT XD's well built? I used to work at a retailer that sold NHT. It was years ago, but IIRC, we almost never had any problems with defective units from NHT. | |
| How do you train your ears? Just a comment about commcat's post. I have no doubt that the tapes you and the engineer heard at your home sounded like the live performance. However, I once did an amateur stereo recording of a community-produced musical in an auditorium. I was ... | |
| An Advent Guy Still running the New Large Utility Advents in my secondary system. Got 'em new in 1978 as a High School graduation present. They're a little beat-up looking, but still sound great, with the *original* foam surrounds! (Although I am too scared to ... | |
| Please help me with a basic turntable I have no experience with the TD-158, but I am the original owner of a TD-166MkII, which I bought in 1984 as insurance against turntables becoming extinct (LOL!!!). A quarter-century and one belt-change later, it is going strong. It is pretty quie... | |
| which bang for the buck DAC? Two more DACs to compare to the PS Audio: Channel Islands VDA-2 with upgraded, outboard power supply (~$800 @ CIAudio.com) and a new DAC, just out, from Music Hall available at Music Direct for $595: http://www.musicdirect.com/product/84663The Mus... | |
| Sub users... I use a pair of Vandersteen 2Wq subs. Since these are fed from the amplifier speaker taps, they are indeed stereo subs. I have them positioned behind and outside the mains. I have no issues with imaging of low frequencies - images are stable in th... | |
| High End CD players give errors on copy CD's??? First of all, not all high end CD players will have trouble reading CD-Rs. It's just a matter of checking them before you commit. Either try it out at a dealer, or make sure you can test this function at home and return the player if it does not m... | |
| Supercube Reference What is your budget? FWIW, I have had an old PF15 (by Def Tech) sub since 1994. It has been reliable, but kinda boomy. Perhaps the supercube is better, but for the money, there are many popular alternatives among audiophiles. Check out SVS, Hsu, O... | |
| With $20,000 in your hand, what speaker would you Ooops - I put the speaker in the title, and it didn't show - I meant the Silverline Audio Bolero @ 9K/pr leaves enough for matching center and surrounds. I have yet to hear anything I liked better for under $20K. It's a colored - euphonically - sp... | |
| Cassette Tapes to CDS I'm happy you're getting good results. My cheap soundcard, when I conected my Onkyo TA-2600 cassette deck to it, was so noisy that I gave up. I bought a stand alone CD-recorder (now using a Marantz CDR-632) and have never looked back. Everything i... | |
| With $20,000 in your hand, what speaker would you a matching center and surrounds. They list for $9K/pr, and I haven't heard anything better under $20K. |