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| New Speakers up to $15k - The more I read the less I know! heinrichmilw the review doesn't reveal much about construction or materials but the fact that they succeeded the D40R's and were designed by Stuart Tyler speaks volumes.The review does suggest that they are a high resolution design and disappear w... | |
| New Speakers up to $15k - The more I read the less I know! Yes, the state of the art loudspeaker design still involves serious compromise. I'll compromise on anything this side of a screechy treble to get a vivid midrange. Its the best way for me to forget that I'm listening to loudspeakers.For some other... | |
| New Speakers up to $15k - The more I read the less I know! @soix You are correct in that the resonances are easily measurable.However it’s Alan Shaw’s opinion (designer/Mr Harbeth) based on historic research carried out by the BBC that the best way of dealing with these inevitable resonances is to allow t... | |
| New Speakers up to $15k - The more I read the less I know! Disappearing speakers have minimal audible cabinet resonances. They're still there but below threshold of hearing.Harbeth M40.2 s or TDZ 712s are well worth considering. Like any loudspeaker in existence they'll have faults for sure, but cabinet c... | |
| . Can a well constructed plant table provide the same isolation as an audio rack?? A rigid wooden table with low mass that keeps the units still should always work well and look nice. There is also additional question of where the table is sited. Wooden floors are ok as long as the boards aren't too wobbly. Concrete/tiles are ea... | |
| single driver speakers Single drivers must be the future, we just need the engineering to catch up. Overnight multiways will become obsolete.In the meantime if you can live with their limitations then good for you. If you can't, then at least try to find a speaker where... | |
| Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible??? Well here's one worth knowing:http://dr.loudness-war.infoMore additions would be welcome, and dynamic range isn't everything, but a good place to start. | |
| Speakers Bought Brand New For The Cost Of A Good Night Out, That "Kick Ass". I'm afraid not in my case. Most that I have owned soon revealed their flaws. It was usually rough treble (dodgy/ too low a crossover point?) or sluggish indistinct bass (MDF cabinet/drive unit mounting issues etc).It's difficult to get any speaker... | |
| I like Steve Guttenberg. Steve Gutenberg handles being in that 'difficult' zone between the manufacturers and the public better than just about anyone I know. Most of his contemporaries have little or no integrity left.Michael Fremer and Ken Kessler are good too in a witt... | |
| Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible??? Vibration/resonance control is what all turntables are trying to achieve as they go about tracking the previous grooves. It's an endlessly complicated business, but basically you might want to help lower the already good resonance floor of the Tec... | |
| Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible??? I know only of two candidates, the suspended Michell Gyro SE £1899.00 complete https://www.vickershifi.com/Products/MICGSE202?gclid=CjwKCAjwt5DXBRAtEiwAa3vyEg3lhbt4JvabvZiSVs7ehfl...and the vectored Funk Firm Little Super deck £1584 w/o cart.http:... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Human progress is slow, doubly so it seems when it comes to fraudio. Still, the debate about cables is kids stuff compared to other big questions that have challenged mankind.Even when telescopes suggested different the idea that the planets and t... | |
| Paper Based Speaker Cone Question I believe that paper is still the most life-like sounding cone material. No other material I've heard yet comes closer to creating the illusion of a natural tone. The vast majority of speaker cones still use it - from extreme budget to extreme hig... | |
| Publication bias and confounders in product reviews - TAS, Stereophile, Audiogon, etcetera The main purpose of most reviewers is self preservation. They pander to certain manufactures and favour certain flavour of the month products. Honesty is so far down the list of priorities it's seen as a mythical quality to all but the gullible. O... | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Don't believe the naysayers, you do need good quality cable. Believe me its not cheap. For really high end systems you might even need to spend up to $10 a metre. |