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| Any small monitors that dont sound thin and bright Sequerra MET 7's. Meadowlark Vireo and Swift. Dynaudio Countur 1.1 and 1.3SE. ProAc 1Si or old 1 SC and Reference Signature 8. New product from Finland being introduced this year at CES -- Penaudio Charisma (penaudio.fi) probably blows them all away. | |
| 2nd amp or one bigger amp? Since you are staying with CJ, call Knut and spend some time on the phone with him. He is a true gentleman and will give you honest and good advice. And, since CJ owns McCormack, he can also give you comparison feedback. He will out perform any of... | |
| Any small speakers equal in sound to Hales Rev III I would look at the new ProAcs or the SC1's. All would be a step up from the Hales and smaller in physical size. I have not heard the new Dynaudio 42 series, but that too may be a consideration. The new Meadowlard Swallow is more musical than the ... | |
| 2nd amp or one bigger amp? I agree with Czbbcl above, first call Knut at CJ. He will walk you through all the scenarios. Also ask him what they have on their shelves in the form of reconditioned amps. One other option is the bi-amp route as mentioned. Pick up a used CJ Sono... | |
| New Meadowlark Ospreys I cannot give you a direct answer, but hope the following helps. The new technology surpasses the old. It has allowed Pat to use different drivers and build more efficient and simplier cross-overs. It has also allowed him to take transmission line... | |
| CDP directly into amp? How handy are you with a soldering iron? I recently direct wired a very good quality stepped attenuator into my CD player. I mounted it inside the chasis with a long shaft to a volume control knob on the face plate. It is directly fed into a CJ am... | |
| Minimonitor Choice: Proac 1sc vs. Totem Model 1s Gunbei--Before you go out and spend money, experiment. Try sand and shot or just sand. Are the stands spiked to the floor and the speakers to the stand? And are they level? Other considerations are your speaker wires. What is in the rest of your s... | |
| Minimonitor Choice: Proac 1sc vs. Totem Model 1s I am not a stand expert, but each stand appears to have its own sound regardless of dampening. I have old Targets, some others that I cannot remember where I even got them and some that I made years ago that are twice the mass as the Targets but o... | |
| Minimonitor Choice: Proac 1sc vs. Totem Model 1s Correction on above thread. The new ProAc is the Signature Referecne 8 | |
| Minimonitor Choice: Proac 1sc vs. Totem Model 1s The 1SC's are a great speaker but very stand sensitive. If this is an issue you may want to consider a new speaker ProAc is just introducing that gives you all that the 1SC does, but not as stand sensitive. I think it is the Tablette Signature 8 a... | |
| Electronics don't matter, Part III Since you are no stranger to controversy and accepted one of the more difficult challenges in building a great system, tell us how and why you went with the Naim 5. | |
| Non fatigueing speaker under 1500 Gooddomino -- I knew about the Kestrel II but was not sure if Pat wanted to make it public yet. They are amazing. They have Pat's head spinning. Good luck. | |
| Non fatigueing speaker under 1500 You should give Pat Mcginty a call at Meadowlark. He just starting shipping the new Osprey. Ask him what's next. He has to be introducing a new speaker priced somewhere between the Swift and Osprey, so you may find yest another option. He's on a r... | |
| Non fatigueing speaker under 1500 Hey Gooddomino-- I would say that the Swifts and ProAcs are your best choices. The Swifts represent a great option but can be amp selective. The better the amp, the sweeter they are. I have not heard the combibnation that you mentioned, but the Ro... | |
| Amp upgrade +or- 1,000 I second the McCormack route. You can pick up a .5 delux and have a few dollars left to consider upgrades. The other option is a good used integrated. Read and talk to as many people as you can then treat yourself to a day of listening. Good luck. |