ethanh
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| Totem Arro in larger room?? From my experience with the Arro I don't think the speaker would work well in a room that large, even with a sub. I owned the Arro for a few years and used it with tubes and solid state. I don't think there is much you can do to get around the spe... | |
| Another "Which Bookshelf Speakers to Get" Thread The B&W DM601s3 is surprisingly not bad. I had the 602s2 and was never satisfied with it, but the 601 Series 3 is a much better monitor, in my opinion of course. You could probably find a pair used within your budget. The good thing about B&am... | |
| Upgrading from B&W 601 S2 to ??? For what it's worth I had the B&W 602 S2 and then moved to Totem Arros and found the Totems to be superior in almost every respect - imaging, soundstage, bass, etc. The only area where my old B&Ws had an advantage, from what I remember, wa... | |
| totem arro I have owned the Arros for about two years now. In my experience they are not bright, but can sound bright or warm or whatever depending upon the electronics used with them. They are also very easy to set up and sound good close to the wall.Their ... | |
| Totem Arros and 40 watts. I am running the Arros with a Cayin TA30 in a smallish room. It sounds nice, but the Arros are actually quite inefficient and benefit from an amplifier that increases output into low impedances (I confirmed this experimenting with an older Yamaha ... | |
| Totem Owners.... Septemous, I went from B&W 602 s2 monitors to Arros and find the totems to sound much smoother, more open, detailed, and just better in almost every way, really, including bass. IMO, the only area where the Arros are inferior to the 602s is dy... | |
| A spousal revelation ... and a tall order. Help If you want deep, taut, and powerful bass with those amps you'll probably need something very large and efficient or something with a powered woofer. In any case, you'll want to make sure it has a smooth impedance curve to match your amplifiers. | |
| Need Help: Integrated 'Tube' Amplifier for Arros I own Arros and run them with a 35 watt tube integrated. I would definitely get something with more power if I were you, and pay attention to the amp's ability to drive 4 ohm speakers as others have mentioned. Actually, if I planned on keeping my ... | |
| Small room, "budget priced" speaker advice, please Hi Rebbi, I also have the Totem Arro. I use them with a 35 watt tube integrated and an Onix XCD88 player that, incidentally, is supposed to be internally identical to the Music Hall CD25. Imaging and soundstage are definitely the Arro's forte in m... | |
| We have a Winner -- Major "MINI" monitors Bbchem, I'm curious about what sort of power you're feeding the minis. Would you say the speakers may be a little power hungry or do you think they'd be OK with moderate powered tubes? Also, how would you say the bass of the mini compares to a sma... | |
| No Audiophiles in Hollywood You're right, but the "EQ" conversation between the two guys qualifies it in my opinion. Also, I'd consider vinyl fans audiophiles of some sort. | |
| No Audiophiles in Hollywood The "audiophile party" in Ghost World is pretty funny. | |
| Amp/ Pre-amp options for B&W 602 S3s + Bi-wire? I'd suggest looking into a hybrid integrated like Jolida or Unison Unico depending on your budget. I had the 602S2 and found the upper midrange a bit hard unless I had some tubes upstream. In my opinion S3 is better in this regard, but I'd still w... | |
| Jolida 202a Tube Rolling Question 12ax7 12at7 Thanks, Kehut. Looks like I'll be giving these a try. | |
| Jolida 202a Tube Rolling Question 12ax7 12at7 Kehut, do you know if there is any difference in sound between the standard reissue Tung Sol 12AX7 and the gold plated "ECC803S" version you linked to? I understand some gold pinned tubes are pre-screened at the factory for lower noise but was cur... |