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| Definitive Technology Mythos STS floorstanders I have not heard the STS speakers, but I have heard many other Def Tech speakers. They have a big following of loyal owners, so please don't take offense, but to me, they sound excessively bright in the upper-mids/lower-treble range. YMMV, of cour... | |
| Speakers suggestions for my setup and room please Another efficient design that is compact and should do what you want are Reference 3a speakers. They make both slim towers and stand-mounted monitors. They mate well with tube electronics. The ones I've heard have been very impressive. If there is... | |
| Is new better than old? If you want a new loudspeaker in your price range that punches well above its weight, try the DCM TFE-200s, at $1K/pr. Here's a link:http://www.mitekfactoryoutlet.com/products/brand.cfm?Cat=18&Brand=6&ProdType=18I believe they are sold dir... | |
| Pros/Cons of moving from CJ PV 10 to SS? Oldnslow: I bought a C-J PV-11 here on Audiogon about 4 years ago. Not sure when they started, but I have had some issues with it. First, like yourself, I get an intermittent high-pitched whine or whistle out of one channel. After two re-tubes (on... | |
| Bellari 129 or phono imput on my onkyo pre/pro You need to listen to decide. Fortunately, the Bellari, and several other budget phono preamps, are available from mail-order sellers that offer good return policies. Try a comparison between some of these preamps and the built-in preamp on your O... | |
| Marantz Black Pearl SACD vs. SA11S2 SACD? Thanks for the comments Saxo. Can we get a list of your associated gear and other DACs you've owned? | |
| Spin Clean as good as RCM, ie-VPI etc? For not too much more than SpinClean, you can get the KAB EV-1 record cleaner. You add your own canister vacuum, and you have a low-budget vacuum cleaning system that cleans as well as any entry level VPI or Nitty Gritty. It is fully manual - you ... | |
| Emotiva vs. some bigger boys My Odyssey Audio Experience: About four years ago, I purchased an HT3 with cap upgrade from Klaus at HE2006 in NYC. Note that this was a one-off, which had the old circuit board for the center channel and the new boards for the L/R channels, so I ... | |
| Advice for speakers under $4K for mixed use Funny, Edorr. I was going to suggest a pair of Sonatina IIIs, which list for $5K, but could probably be purchased from Silverline direct for less. A check of the Silverline web site revealed that both the Sonata and Sonatina have been dropped. Alo... | |
| Advice for speakers under $4K for mixed use Enough for what? For efficient speakers in a moderate-sized room? Sure. For a huge room and innefficient speakers, probably not. Keep in mind that most AVRs typically cannot deliver their rated power, full bandwidth, with all channels driven. The ... | |
| Advice for speakers under $4K for mixed use IME, Thiels need huge power to show what they are capable of. I doubt that the AVR you have has enough juice for Thiels.I think the Josephs are an excellent alternative. The Quattros would work well, since they have powered subs in each speaker. F... | |
| 2k$ speakers that meet my criteria? I had to eliminate Hyperion due to the lack of a convenient dealer myself. If you compare the Hyperion to either Ohms or Vandersteens, please post your impressions. TIA. | |
| Van Alstine? There are issues with blind A/B tests. I'm not an expert, but Robert Harley has written extensively on this over the years. In any case, without claiming that the AVA, Rotel and Odyssey amps I compared are anywhere near identical in specs, I know ... | |
| Van Alstine? Kristian85 - I was wholely unimpressed with the linked article to The Audio Critic. The review on the DAC didn't even comment on how it sounded. Other articles in that issue show him to be a strict objectivist who judges a component's value based ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Just an FYI sent to me by Ohm (heads-up on the subwoofer deal, Parasound) - "Ohm will be closed from June 26 to July 12 for our Summer Holiday. These all have Ohm's 120-Day Home Trial and a 3-Year Limited Warranty. Shipping is only $50 per pair in... |