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| decware err radial speakers I've yet to hear the Decware, but I am a happy owner of a pair of Ohm Walsh 2000s. Similar design concept. I posted a full review in the member review section, as well as updates in my Virtual System. I can't recommend them strongly enough! | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Once again - I have heard a respected company's Statement Speaker, in this case the KEF Blade, and come away impressed, but not depressed. The Blade is a wonderful speaker, with excellent detail retrieval, image solidity and extension at both extr... | |
| Vandersteen 2Wq crossover I don't think Singer is a Vandy dealer anymore. I don't think Vandy has a dealer in NYC. In New Jersey, there are two: Audio Connection in Verona and Audio Nexus in Summit, both excellent dealers. Since there are no local dealers for you, one of t... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I had stability issues with my uneven floor as well. I had Sound Anchors make me some three-point spike cradle bases for the 2000s, with similar results to what Phaelon got. Note that even concrete has resonance. My preferred audio guru likes abso... | |
| Vandersteen 2Wq crossover Once you are sure that the amp's impedance is 50k, Vandersteen offers, through its authorized dealers, the X-2 in-line filter. Cost is around $125.00. If you want to try and find an in-line hi-pass filter elsewhere, you can, but remember you need ... | |
| Long Power Cord Runs Thanks, all. I actually do have one 20-amp dedicated outlet near where the amp will be. Currently, I have two powered subwoofers plugged into this outlet (there are four receptacles total). I don't want to have 2-380 watt subwoofer amps and a 450 ... | |
| warm digital cable When I ugraded from a generic digital coax cable to a K-Works Goldenheart digital cable, to my surprise, I noticed improvments in many areas, timbre, soundstage, noise floor, and more, but the overall frequency balance of my digital playback chain... | |
| Music Servers-Why so few? I have been very pleased with my VortexBox appliance, a dedicated Linux computer that rips, stores and plays FLAC files. It costs about $400, but if you have an old computer, and you know what you're doing, the software is free. There is excellent... | |
| Finally saved 3000 what is a good setup. For my $3K, I would consider a Peachtree amp/DAC combo like this:http://www.musicdirect.com/p-3370-peachtree-nova.aspxand a pair of Silverline Audio Preludes:http://www.silverlineaudio.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&... | |
| Vandersteen Supreme Support I have to agree with these posts. I have met and spoken to both Richard Vandersteen and John Rutan on numerous occassions. Both are consumate gentlemen who really know their hifi. You can't go wrong with either Vandersteen or Audio Connection. | |
| First subwoofer for a newbie. Provided you have either separate preamp and amp or an integrated amp with pre-outs and amp-input jacks, consider a used Vandersteen 2Wq. I have a pair of them, but I added them one at a time, and even when I used only one, I got the kind of bass ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Yet another moment when I realized how fortunate I am to have the Walsh 2000s: I stopped by a local dealer the other evening to pick up something I'd had serviced there. This dealer (the excellent John Rutan at Audio Connection) offered to play th... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Phaelon56: I originally ran my Ohm 2000s with a C-J PV-11 preamp and SS amp. The sound was great, but due to several issues, including an impedance missmatch between the C-J and the SS amp, I upgraded to a McIntosh C220 tube-hybrid preamp. The res... | |
| Best speaker in the $5-10K range. Details below. I differ from most of the posts here. I spent 10 years trying to get a pair of speakers to sound as good as they did at the dealer where I auditioned them, and never succeeded. IMO, there is no substitute for auditioning speakers in your home, wit... | |
| Music server FYI - I was able to do a "clean install" of the latest VortexBox software, and successfully restored my files from my USB backup drive. All is now right with the world. |