devinplombier
Responses from devinplombier
| DH Labs - Shunyata Cable Comparison @jfrmusic There is no call to condescend to a fellow AGer because they don't agree with you. Everyone is entitled to their beliefs. | |
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? The ubiquitous five-way binding posts are hard pressed to cope with the mechanical stress imposed by the massive cables folks use. 12AWG is about as far as five-way will comfortably handle. Speakon connectors address five-way's shortcomings but a... | |
| New speakers for a new start? You didn't specify if you would accept a vintage design @livinon2wheels Vintage, yes, to an extent. 90s and aughts? Definitely. 80s? Maybe, depends. 70s and older? Probably not, although there are exceptional older speakers out there, but they ... | |
| New speakers for a new start? The Dutch & Dutch 8cs have impressive specs, especially for their size. I mean, 30 Hz at -1.5 dB in a bookshelf speaker? They get rare praise from both ASR and Erin’s Corner, who usually don't like anything. Tons of other rave reviews too. A... | |
| New speakers for a new start? The Linkwitz LX521s came up in dipole speakers discussions and they look really, really good, but €27000 is far more than in willing to spend at this point. The kit option is interesting, but the lower price is misleading since no electronics are ... | |
| New speakers for a new start? @yesiam_a_pirate I share your bias against Wilsons. Same reasoning. I happened to hear a pair of them today - not sure what model but probably not high in their lineup. It was in a shop, I walked into a listening room looking for someone, and the... | |
| New speakers for a new start? I think I would lean towards speakers that handle the reproduction of octave 0 "in-house", so to speak; as opposed to subcontracting it to a pair of subs. Now that ought to narrow down the field. I’m not a huge fan of subs, though I have a 12" v... | |
| New speakers for a new start? The sheer cost of MBLs’ makes my foray into diy Walsh drivers look like tilting windmills with a toothpick @asvjerry I used to own a pair of Ohm Walsh - can’t remember which ones. I didn’t keep them very long but they were wonderful speakers wh... | |
| Subwoofer Advice @OP Integrating subs with all-planar speakers might be a lot easier than with hybrids like the Martin Logans. Alternatively: EDIT: I prefer stereo subs on the inside of your main loudspeakers. | |
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? First I prefer bare wire (no connectors means one less element, one less point of failure, and one less expense, so it's a win-win). As always watch for stray strands, and don't tin the wire ends because that greatly reduces the contact area that ... | |
| New speakers for a new start? When buying used choose a product from a company that is still viable. @jsalerno277 and others who have commented on this, I don’t disagree but I feel the issue mostly applies to unavailable made-in-house or customized drivers, since there neve... | |
| New speakers for a new start? @pbnaudio I answered the budget question here | |
| New speakers for a new start? Looks like I have some new avenues to explore: - Legacy (would love to audition, unfortunately the closest dealer is a 3.5 hr drive) - PBN Audio - Mastering speakers (ATC, Tyler Acoustics, which I'm surprised no one commented on, Legacy and PBN... | |
| New speakers for a new start? @ditusa Thanks for the tip on the JBLs. Similarly, member @chimpkin advertises a pair of older Legacy Focus right here on Audiogon; unfortunately, both listings are local pickup only and over 2000 miles from where I live in the Pacific Northwest.... | |
| New speakers for a new start? I cannot comment about their deep bass because I used them in conjunction with a pair of Velodyne HGS-18 subwoofers. The need for two Velodyne subs is comment enough in my book 😂 @audiotroy was critical of Dunlavy's lack of deep bass too, but ... |