erik_squires
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| Speaker of the Century Award Goes To .... @bdp24 You bring up an interesting perspective, but it is exactly that the 2.5 is ubiquitous and the ET is not that makes them, in my mind, the clear winner in terms of market and mind share. But I don't fault the form factor! :) Best,E | |
| Speaker of the Century Award Goes To .... << whew >> for a moment I thought this thread would degenerate into a thoughtful conversation about the unique pros and cons about 2.5 way speakers, but I can see my fears were unfounded. | |
| Why do contributors delete their own posts? TBF, I delete posts when I've said something which was clearly wrong, but when I wrote it I was short on coffee, but it is too late to edit it. I've also deleted an entire thread out of an abundance of caution that I might have used a phrase which... | |
| Power amps into surge protector/Conditioner or DIRECT to wall? Final verdict? hi @DonziYes, it’s called power factor correction. It’s widely available. Furman is one of the few conditioner vendors I know of who include it in some models since it helps with current delivery a tad. The idea (my memory is rusty) with PF correc... | |
| Why do contributors delete their own posts? I know of one who not only deletes his posts, but then demands I delete my post which quotes him. | |
| Recommendations for bookshelf speakers Hey OP,Focals, like Wharferdales, benefit greatly from cap upgrades. With Focals, I find replacing the tweeter caps with Mundorf MKP to be a really smooth sounding upgrade, and really inexpensive. Best of luck,Erik | |
| Turntable Hum Did you recently connect a cable TV or other new device to your stereo? | |
| Class A Solid State Sound If memory serves, BTL usually raises the total output impedance. Perhaps that's a contributing factor in liking it or not? Otherwise, the discussion about current/power delivery in MOSFETs vs bi-polar transistors is silly. Parallel devices, driver... | |
| H.H Scott 460A Integrated Amp What I would say is listen to the Marantz before you buy. What I have heard I haven't been particularly impressed with, but YMMV. I like NAD a lot more right now in that price-point. If you keep your Scotts, update the main power supply caps, it ... | |
| So what's the best system out there? Everything is relative and subjective.... Hey,So for me, I found peace and joy doing the following: Get excited by bargains, not spendingListen for myself and ignore reviewers and other audiophiles when it comes to what is desirable.Buy based on what gives me listening pleasure, and nothi... | |
| Most “disappeared” speakers. I haven't heard these in a while, but I have a soft spot for wide-baffle speakers. The Sonus Faber Stradivari are excellent examples. While small 2-ways often disappear if properly designed and out in the room, the wide baffle speakers have their ... | |
| Pairing Magicos with a sub You need a loudness control, not a sub. | |
| Why more bass subwoofer into power conditioner Worth looking at the incoming and outgoing voltage. Sometimes the transformer windings are designed to up the outgoing voltage a little. Usually a good thing. OTOH, digital power supplies are usually pretty tightly regulated. | |
| New DAC has transformed my music collection. Hey Roxy54 : Maybe because he's posted 3 times and two were related to this DAC, gushing. TBH, I haven't heard either DAC myself. I just felt the timing, and writing was over the top. | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 I’m going to leave my prior work on this subject here, and then stop. The OP deserves to have this thread focused on the original topic. Not my personal views on the reliability or lack of a particular reviewer. Here:https://speakermakersjourney.b... |