dave_b
Responses from dave_b
| Bass at your ears? (Bass imaging) Ok, played that song on my system and have to say it’s ridiculous to even try to discuss something so inherently electronic and studio manufactured. Completely unnatural sounding...the word techno scrap comes to mind. I’ve heard some super low fr... | |
| Klipsch Heresy IV The whole delusion about loosing detail or quickness with a ported design is unfounded. You will have perceptibly less bass output with a sealed system, thereby emphasizing the attack over the fundamentals and overtones. What is lost is often th... | |
| Totem Hawks - my impressions Owned all of the classic Totem lineup over the years...and many other Uber brands. They are special indeed. I found myself desiring an even more dynamic footprint with even less compression at high volume levels while trying to retain the openne... | |
| Subwoofer insight. More stuff in the signal path means further degradation or alteration of the signal. Simpler is better. The mains and sub(s) should be receiving the exact same signal for maximum fidelity. REL Speakon connections do that. Adding EQ and crossov... | |
| Totem Arro Replacement I was hooked on the Totem sound for many years...ultimately for me to get that dynamic life and unrestricted dynamics I switched to JBL 4429’s. That said, a used pair of Hawks would most likel satisfy you. | |
| More Dynamic Speakers Than Vienna Acoustic Klipsch Forte III or JBL 4429 series or higher! Only if you want to smell the smoke and whiskey laced atmosphere of the Village Vanguard as Coltrane plays “A Love Supreme” ...gloriously burnished brass sweet buttery smooth and gritty with a tinge... | |
| Looking into speaker upgrade/change? I would use Music Direct...60 or 90 day trial period! Also, be bold and put some freaking life into your system. Try Klipsch or JBL....my 4429’s are more satisfying than my B&W 802D2’s were or my WILSON Sophia 2’s. They are dynamic as hell,... | |
| Klipsch Forte III--Pleasantly Surprised I agree that vintage horn designs seem to get to the life of the music...it’s soul if you will! I went with JBL 4429’s for my system, but Klipsch also sounded realistic when demoing them. So dynamic and alive sounding without compression...Coltr... | |
| Subwoofer insight. A lot of overly complicated, unnecessarily redundant information being spread around here. MORE IS NOT BETTER! Insanity may dictate otherwise, but keeping it simple makes it easier to control the Q in your listening room. Quality, fewest connec... | |
| Best Musical Sub... Originally posted in 2014??? Sounds like a recipe for acoustic chaos Millercarbon. How are they connected? If it’s more than one connection then it’s too many. High level is the best. | |
| Speakers Bummer ;(. What you running your music through these days! | |
| Best Musical Sub... Originally posted in 2014??? My Krell feeds my REL S2 directly with high level connection. This is the best way a sub can be fed in my opinion. It lays down the most musical foundation I have personally owned. Great value and a pleasure to listen to! | |
| Anticables and the Jumper Effect: Or how I learnedto stop worrying and love my system! Year later and Anticables power cord on my Krell is a keeper. Anticables speaker cables and jumpers are phenomenal! Interconnects were a bit off...dug out an old pair of Monster top tier studio grade interconnects I had laying around since the e... | |
| Speakers One year later and my JBL 4429’s provide me with the most realistic portrayal of my music over that of the litany of speakers I have owned! They were all great speakers, but for a varied music collection and a less than ideal listening environmen... | |
| Taralabs cables Just a note to all other crazy cable audiophiles out there...I eventually couldn’t resist trying Anticables by way of a challenge from one of my friends. So long story short is that they allow music to flow effortlessly and with full color and ra... |