craig_co
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| Tiny Room (6' x 9') speaker advice ProAc 1SC, Harbeth P3ESR, Spendors A1, or something like an F-1 Fyne with the tweeter mounted within the driver would work well in near field. | |
| So I just bought a Hegel H390 and Depending on your room and musical tastes, consider auditioning Maggies — .7i or 1.7i | |
| Need a DAC Recommendation. In this price range, I would absolutely be looking at a Denafrips Pontus II for $1700 US. | |
| Class D for a Tube Lover These mono blocks seem to have a lot of reviewers singing their praises.https://wyred4sound.com/products/mono/mamphttps://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649429931-wyred-4-sound-mamps-monos/ | |
| Budget Hunter: Spendor S8e vs Totem Hawk @chrisr I appreciate the offer. There’s a nice used pair here locally. | |
| Budget Hunter: Spendor S8e vs Totem Hawk @jjss49 thanks, tempting! I’m in the DC area. I need to do something. Listening to Neil Young right now and those guitar solos are just ear shredders on these B&Ws. I might just have to send my son to community college and buy the Harbeths. | |
| Budget Hunter: Spendor S8e vs Totem Hawk Thanks for your input everyone. The search continues! | |
| Budget Hunter: Spendor S8e vs Totem Hawk @dekay thanks for that. I didn't realize all of that history was there. What a shame. These things were pristine last August.Unfortunately, I'm probably going to have to pass on these. Who knows what happened. | |
| Budget Hunter: Spendor S8e vs Totem Hawk Thanks for following the ongoing saga. I've been in contact with the Spendor owner. He seems like a genuinely honest broker. Here's his response:"The speakers have new cabinet laminate because they were damaged. I took them to cabinet maker, and t... | |
| Budget Hunter: Spendor S8e vs Totem Hawk Just to complicate matters. A pair of Harbeth M30s have just popped up for sale locally. More than I want to spend ... but. Curse this hobby.https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/ele/d/chevy-chase-harbeth-monitor-30-speakers/7287898445.htm... | |
| Budget Hunter: Spendor S8e vs Totem Hawk @jetter yes, the seller actually states in the audio mart post above that "Spendor S8e speakers in beautiful condition . they have new laminate on the cabinets ,and look as nice as they sound ." | |
| Budget Hunter: Spendor S8e vs Totem Hawk Thanks for your responses. Greatly appreciated.I have a few questions about the appearance. Where are the plinths and, curiously, where is the 'ledge/lip' on the bottom of the front baffle that the logo/badge typically sits? Very odd. | |
| Budget Hunter: Spendor S8e vs Totem Hawk https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649712830-spendor-s8e-speakers-in-beautiful-condition-with-new-l... | |
| Budget Hunter: Spendor S8e vs Totem Hawk Thanks for the link. High praise for sure.Here's a link to the pair. Interesting, it looks like they've been re-veneered. I've never seen that. Don't know if that should give me pause.Thanks again. | |
| Budget Hunter: Spendor S8e vs Totem Hawk Thanks for your reply. |