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| McCormack DNA 125 amp-speaker match Definitely the Aerials. This was one of the best "bang per buck" match ups of with the McCormack I ever heard (at least with the old Aerial 7s and DNA-0.5 & 1 amplifiers I heard).Just match them up with Cardas or Discovery cables and let the d... | |
| Why are big speakers in small rooms bad? The speakers may or may not work in the room... you can only try it and see.I have "big" speakers and they work ok in my room; although not perfectly.A trick you might do is to try arranging the speakers diagonally.This will gain you a little more... | |
| Suggested amp to pair w/ Aerial 7A's on a budget Absolutely the best bang per buck I've heard on the 7As (which I own) is the McCormack DNA-.5s and DNA-1s.An excellent combination of stone cold control over the bass (which the Aerials need) and finesse (nicely relaxed yet fully detailed sound wi... | |
| Room Issues You may want to see if there a way to set the speakers up on the diagonal. Not only will this buy you better listening distance between you and the speakers, but will help in regard to bass modes and 1st reflection points as well (soundstaging).Ju... | |
| Channel Islands D-100 Amplifier Everyone forgot the other, just as important, end of the equation... What speakers were all the comparative amps talking to?This makes a difference as well... | |
| Amplifier suggestions for Aerial 7b speakers? I own Aerial 7s (the original models); the best I heard on them were (in no particular order):Jeff Rowland (I believe Model 10s)BAT VK-60s (I know only 60Ws but man, it was nice!)McCormack DNA-0.5 and DNA-1 (my choice for bang per buck)I currently... | |
| Best versatile speakers? Some versatile ones are Aerial Acoustics (I own a set so I may be prejudiced) and Totem Acoustics.I also like ProAcs and Audio Physic (though I had no opportunity to thoroughly audition them).Never heard the better Paradigm line but I own a set of... | |
| Better than AQ Midnight + Speaker Cables? Nope. Not brighter at all... What I mean by clarity is that there is more DETAIL: lingering decay on cymbol strikes, more character on drum strikes and human voice, etc; things of that nature.The difference between looking through a dirtier or mor... | |
| Better than AQ Midnight + Speaker Cables? Larryb is right on the money...It's a good cable but to me (and my system) there are better; I went with Cardas.You can check my review of a comparison between Cardas Quadlink 5c and AQ MidnightII here (for what it's worth)...http://www.audioasylu... | |
| No Audiophiles in Hollywood Wasn't he in the "Beaty (sic) and the Beast" TV series with Linda Hamilton?Nope. That was Ron "Hellboy" Perlman. | |
| CD's for auditioning Some of mine (that I don't think I saw in the list above):Dianne Reeves - Never Too Far (title cut and "Hello") -(jazz tinged R&B: excellent female vocal, check for midrange presence and choral mass voices on "Never Too Far")Shirley Horn - "Yo... | |
| No Audiophiles in Hollywood I believe on the short lived Cosby Detective TV series he had a set of Carver Amazings (I think).Never did see any source components... | |
| Nightmare You might want to try setting up the speakers on the diagonal as discussed in this paper:http://www.decware.com/paper14.htmIt worked wonders for me in my "Borg-ish" room (10'x11'x9'4" - approximately)...My adventures are noted in AA... you can che... | |
| Where does your user name come from? ESPECIALLY Washington, DC.Heh! | |
| Where does your user name come from? Initials.In high school, a friend use to call out in the halls:"Hey, DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"Never paid it any mind.Later in college folks started referring to me (occasionally) as DC spontaneously... independently of the high school g... |