erik_squires
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| Another headphone question Really like the Shure's, but the one's I have turned out to be difficult to drive. Didn't really come alive except with either the Pono or portable headphone amp. The basic Fiio player did not do them justice. Best,E | |
| Anyone have Bookshelf speakers mounted over top of their subs?? Hey Music, True, but you are missing one important feature. Subs can be placed in acoustically ideal situations, which may NOT be under the monitors. Sub placement, bass traps and EQ are all critically important in getting good sound out of them. ... | |
| Anyone have Bookshelf speakers mounted over top of their subs?? Hi Music,It's been done before, to good effect. this is how Linkwitz makes some of his open baffle systems. In my HT I cheat, and put the center channel on top of the sub using an IsoAcoustics platform. Best,E | |
| Underspent on speakers relative to overall system? Hi OP! I have lost all faith in money being a determining factor of anything when it comes to sound quality. My goal is not to drink $300 bottle of wine but to find a $30 bottle I love. MA speakers are outstanding technical achievements especiall... | |
| Sanders 10e They are really really good, and in some ways terribly inconvenient. :) Roger deserves the good press he gets.Best,E | |
| Parasound A-23 or Parasound HCA 2200 @jl35 I stand corrected. I think I confused it with the language for the integrated.My bad,E | |
| 2017 vs. 1990s - How far we have come Alan - Have you heard the Stax through the Woo Audio headphone amps? Unbelievably good. Best,E | |
| Parasound A-23 or Parasound HCA 2200 Had a pair of A23's. Derived from JC, but not actually designed BY JC, if memory serves. Still, very good, modern sounding amps. Quite physically warm, and biased further into Class A than spec. Neutral to slightly warm without being stark. Not ju... | |
| 2017 vs. 1990s - How far we have come Everyone should listen and buy whatever they like, but we are running afoul of a self-fulfilling prophecy or tautology. If you see 1960's SET amps and horn speakers as "The Best" then there is no possibility for improvement, in class A/D/H unless ... | |
| 2017 vs. 1990s - How far we have come Found a couple of related links, first this famous Wikipedia article:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_warSo, instead of getting better, re-releases seem to get worse over time. Also this one with more variety of MJ trackshttp://www.mjjcommun... | |
| Why so many NAD d3020 amps out there? I have one, I really like it! :) Retail prices are now $100 below original list. It is a really nice integrated, with TONS of A and D inputs, though power is a little limited. I’m listening to one right now on my desktop. :) Has an interesting amp... | |
| 2017 vs. 1990s - How far we have come Well, I just tried the Tidal version of Thriller, and it's exactly as bad as I remember it. Bright, and compressed, digital drums with nothing to them. Best,E | |
| Why are tweeters so high off of the ground in many tower speakers... Tweeters should be at ear level!that is why. I’m sorry @don_c55 - That’s not always true. It’s not just a matter of ear level, but also, angle. All this should be taken into account by the designer, and hopefully the designer’s intention/recommen... | |
| 2017 vs. 1990s - How far we have come So gents, is there a digital version of Thriller you would recommend to me? Tidal? | |
| Tekton Double Impact & Comb Filtering Even number of tweeters leads to even order harmonics, but an odd number of tweeters will lead to even order harmonics, so I'd do six or eight. E |