douglas_schroeder
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| "Giant Killer" The things legends are made of. Vandersteen 2 slain by Magnepan 1.6; Magnepan 1.6 slain by Eminent Technology LFT-8. $1,500.00; Eminent Technology LFT-8 slain by "stacked" LFT-8's. Used, both pairs approx. $800@No speakers left to kill. | |
| Best way to go HT with focus on 2 channel Some Excellent advice given here. Your preamp does not absolutely need "pass through". You do not need to get rid of it. Send the signal from the source for video to the video/aux input on the main two channel amp. Send the surround signals to the... | |
| Low priced giant killers Eminent Technology LFT-8A's new or used. Paired up in "stacked" configuration, they slay legions of giants. | |
| Would you buy speakers with out first listening ? I agree that you haven't "heard" the speaker until it's in your system. So, yes, several times I bought having only auditioned at a store. Now that the stakes are higher, i.e. more $ into components, dedicated room etc., I need to hear it in my en... | |
| Popping when source is switched or muted HUH???? chad, maybe try removing one piece of equipment at a time until you no longer have the problem (go back and start with the last thing you changed, and work backwards). Might help you to isolate the equipment causing it. Maybe there is an alternati... | |
| Better for Separates Newbie: Rotel or Adcom? Ahhh, Trust. Funny thing. You can trust me! Let me sell you something! I'm sure any number of individuals I've paid handsomely will now come online to support my contention that Audiogon is a reputable site, and the vast majority of transactions a... | |
| Better for Separates Newbie: Rotel or Adcom? My advice; rethink your commitment to only new equipment. I feel you're making a huge mistake to take your limited budget and spend it on pieces of equipment that will devalue about 40% when you walk out the door. That 40% could be applied to movi... | |
| Maggie 3.6 amplification concern I gave up my Maggie 1.6's for something better, Eminent Technology LFT-8A's. No comparison in overall quality of sound. They actually made the Maggies seem lifeless. Within five minutes of hearing the Eminents, I knew the Maggies were gone. No reg... | |
| Dakiom feedback stabalizers.... Just us unstable people... | |
| The most placement forgiving planar speaker? Take a look at my system; Bruce Thigpen, the designer of the speakers said, "No problem" with them being inches from the wall. He was right. You'll want to do some room tuning, though, behind the planars. Makes a big difference in ridding unwanted... | |
| Bi-amping with "split mono-blocks"? Big benefit to biamping; I've doubled everything, the speakers (Eminent Technology LFT8A's), the interconnects, speaker cables, amps...so it totals now 8 amps (using multichannel amps) driving the four Eminents. In order to accomplish it, had to g... | |
| Sonics of Soundlabs If it's not too late...Suggest you listen to Eminent Technology LFT-8A's. If you like the way one pair sounds, you could do as I did - run them "stacked" or twin pairs, all biamped. Phenomenal soundstage, detail, slam, you name it... | |
| Is B stock a safe bet? Beware of sellers on Agon who list an item as "new" but don't disclose that it's B stock. | |
| What makes a $20,000 cd player cost 20,000? Ausjoe brings up an interesting thought; modded cd players. I at one time tried the Ah! Njoe Tjoeb 4000 (highly modded Marantz turned into tube cd player) and thought it very nifty. I had read much about it, and about the fact that it was supposed... | |
| Velodyne Digital Drive Series subwoofer in stereo Possibly the difference between one or two subs is non-quantifiable. I certainly heard a difference when I added a second Vandersteen 2W sub to my system running in stereo. I believe I hear quite well the stereophonic effect of the low frequencies... |