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| Best Subwoofer To Use With A Two Way Speaker System I own the least expensive 12" sealed subwoofer made by SVS--the SB 1000 (just 1...not enough room for 2). It cost ~$500 + shipping. The sound is excellent in every way: powerful, deep, impactful, tuneful bass (sealed is obviously the way to go for... | |
| The one that got away This question brings back painful memories. "The one that got away" in my case was one of the early Adcom 200 wpc amps (forget the model #). I purchased in ~1986 and liked it well enough. Then had it modified by some then well-regarded mod outfit,... | |
| Who listens primarily to Redbook CD? Re this: teo_audio118 posts06-08-2017 12:01pmI tend to listen to redbook, for the most part, but I’m using a ladder or R2R DAC. No delta-sigma single bit DAC here.Which makes a huge difference, IMO. When folks hear it they keep asking me how to ... | |
| Subwoofer for classical music listener Forgot to say the SB-1000 costs $500 each; X 2 = $1000 (done). | |
| Subwoofer for classical music listener For $1,000 & sealed sub(s), there's only 1 choice that makes sense IMO: the SVS SB-1000. It's a compact, powered, sealed 12" sub. I use one in my home office (where I have a relatively refined desktop audio system). It sounds very good and I o... | |
| Initial impressions of my new Vandersteen Quatro's in Audi Havana Black @gdnrbob, he probably was using a typical receiver of the day (2CH, maybe 60wpc max, power supply the size of a pack of cigarettes, if that).I was using real power on my Vandersteen 4's (100 wpc tube amp on mids + treble inputs) & a 200 wpc SS... | |
| Going from computer audio to dedicated streamer I got my first V-Link ~10 yrs ago (a 24/96 model). The DAC I had at the time, a Stello unit, ran on USB straight in from Windows XP desktop. As soon as I put the V-Link in the system and ran signal to the Stello via toslink, the sound became sligh... | |
| Initial impressions of my new Vandersteen Quatro's in Audi Havana Black Back in the mid- to late-1980's, after the audiophile bug hit me hard, I picked up a used pair of Vandersteen IV's, his then-flagship. It was a revelation to me then, and in some has yet to be surpassed. Every speaker mfr "voices" their speaker. V... | |
| Recording Studio sound Vs. Audiophile system I'm not a music pro, but I've researched pro monitors very extensively in past 2-3 months, preparing to purchase a pair for use in my desktop audio system (not many do this, but some users of big-$$ studio monitors are music lovers, like me).I've ... | |
| Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? Back in the mid-1980's, when I was first learning the audiophile equipment ropes, I needed an amp. So many choices, most of them crazy expensive; others seemed to push unrealistically high output power ratings for cheap money (that didn't appeal e... | |
| Looking at sub $200 power cables. I have 4-5 power cables from SIGNAL CABLE, also 4-5 interconnects. Their 10 gauge cable, the "MagicPower Power Cord," costs $84 for a 5 ft. length.All their ICs and power cables are very affordable, well-built, and sound good w/a range of equipmen... | |
| Dac: Does anyhting beat the Schiit Gungnir Multibit (Gumby) in the same price range? Full disclosure: for the last 10 yrs, all of my listening has happened on my desktop audio system, which I 've consistently upgraded. The powered speakers are next to be upgraded (Swan M200 MKIIs). They're quite pleasant, but not a top-level, audi... | |
| My personal experience with Direct Drive versus Belt Drive I'm a VPI fan from way back. And these days, from what I read, the affordable "sweet spot" of the line is the Prime.My first turntables were cheap direct drives (2-3 of those w/bottom of the barrel cartridges). Had no clue about sound being good, ... | |
| Is it too bright or is it high resolution? This "brightness or resolution?" question has been on my mind a long time. When I first got interested in high end audio in the mid-1980's, I visited many high-end audio stores around the country. I was struck me how, very often the most expensiv... | |
| Is this a disgrace to the Industry ? sevs, I would want to digitize (small portions of) my vinyl collection for 2 reasons:1 - Because most of my vinyl is completely different music from what I've purchased in the CD format--music that's inaccessible unless played on a TT.2 - So I cou... |