dannylw
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| Quad 989 vs Martin Logan CLS IIz? I also had to respond to audiokinesis. I put a sound meter on the CLS2Z and I have to wonder what distance he referes too. I can get 95db out of them at 40 feet. I use a Radio shack sound meter. What is he using? | |
| Quad 989 vs Martin Logan CLS IIz? Never owned the 989 but I did for a short period have USA 63's. The CLS 2Z blows them away and doesn't have to be vacuumed and is infinitely more reliable. The CLS does need a sub. | |
| Magneplanar Tympani Obsession I must admit I have a tympani obsession too. I Have ML CLS2Z's and Tympani 1D's. People are amazed with the ML's, but they dance with the Tympani. If anyone has any mods can you please forward them. Magnepan said they are no longer doing Mod's on ... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Infinity Beta's with Audio Research. I heard them once in a store in Skokie, IL and the performers were there in the room with you. I have heard many other systems but non that were that believable. I heard these speakers at the CES show and they ... | |
| Genesis or other powered subwoofer speak I own to Genesis metal cone subwoofer systems. I would certainly recommend them over the old Entecs, Velodynes and the B&W's that I have heard. I have not listened extensively to the sunfire unit and have never heard the REL | |
| Best and Worst customer service? I'll comment on Martin Logan, Magneplanar, Linn and Klipsch. I called ML on crossover points for my CLS and about getting Arcici stands. They told me what the slopes and crossover points should be and the address and phone number of Aricici. I als... | |
| x-cross overs HELP I use a Marchand x9 too. I have two subs. The passive setups usually aren't real transparent. You have to pay close attention to the slope of the crossover. If the speaker is not fairly full range a first order crossover won't work real well. Cont... | |
| Who R U? I guess I throw my two cents in. I'm 43. I got hooked listening to my mother's console stereo. Went ot prep school, got really hooked and bought a Dynakit, Large Advents and a Dual 1218. Years later, many, many components later I'm hooked on big p... | |
| What is in a Naim ? I can't speak about the SBL's or the Naim CD player, but when I had my Naim gear it was certainly musical. I did listen for hours. I must admit I never heard the Naim with anything other than speakers made in the UK. At that time I heard single an... | |
| BI-AMP/WIRE basics? INFINITY KAPPA 9 I agree with gts87. These speakers are merciless if the upstream components are bright. In many ways they are similiar to Thiels in the quality they demand. By the way I agree with his choice of amps too. Throw Conrad Johnson in there as a good ch... | |
| BI-AMP/WIRE basics? INFINITY KAPPA 9 I'm sure the low pass is 80HZ with biwiring. (I removed the wire and listened.) A few years ago I used to use an electronic crossover to handle the below 50HZ signal and that cleaned up the midrange. For single amp use you need a high current amp ... | |
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| Adcom 565 pre-amp fit here? One of my preamps is a Adcom 565. This amp is extremely qiet and quite neutral. I have found the better the interconnect the better it sounds. If your power amps are hard sounding you will hear it. It's biggest failing is it soundstage depth isn't... | |
| Crown Amplifier for Advent 300 I used to own a Crown DC300 and IC150 with large advents and a Dual turntable. The Crown power was hard sounding. It was very powerful and but contrary to what a lot of people are saying it could image. In fact, it imaged like a champ. I don't hav... | |
| Van Alstine products I owned one of the Van Alstine amps about ten years ago. The service and response were excellent like all of the people before me have said. I thought the imaging was very weak. It was tight and sold but it didn't have depth or body. |