exertfluffer
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| Best Home Theater 5.1 Receiver?? Personally, honestly (from years of experience with most all lines of receivers, from Big Denon's, B&K's, and Marantz's, down to clean musical Outlaw's, Arcam, Nakamichi's, even cheap HK's or Yamaha's), especially with those speakers(a bit vei... | |
| Anthem AVM 20 vs AMV 30 I'd like to make a response here...I noticed nobody is responding regarding the Anthem pre's. I've been wondering what the AVM's REALLY SOUND LIKE! I hear very little feedback or solid reviews or "media push" or responses on them from reviewers. T... | |
| Vandy 2 or 3 Sig. Vs. Thiel CS2.2 or CS3.6 or ?? I dunno about all that "does well with room modes" comment above, but I do know that the Vandies remind me an AWFUL LOT like the old Mirage M series stuff! Warm, a bit lacking in ultimate detail and resolve, as well as that "blanket over tweeter" ... | |
| Current Mirage OM series vs. Msi series speakers? I actually agree more with Dtebbutt here. I used to sell the Older mirage MSI series 3's and such, and overall prefered the OM6's personally. None of these speakers really exhibits an accrate soundstage, nore ultimate detail. Yet they are musicall... | |
| Distance from the speakers to the seating position Each room/setup/layout/gear selection is different, and calls for different variables to be adressed for best "balance". It's all a balancing act, and all things must be considered together for the overall effect. You simply can't just take a blan... | |
| Upgrade B&W speakers or MArantz Receiver? Yep, that's about right! Really can't go wrong from what you just summed up Dharub. good luckThen all you have to do is learn how to set everything up and tweak for good sound!...and learn acoustics considerations as well. Soooooooo much to learn ... | |
| Upgrade B&W speakers or MArantz Receiver? Steveaudio's advice on finding 805's used is the best for your upgrade in sound, followed by amp and preamp upgrade. After securing the Matrix 805 upgrade, which I've seen as low as $600/pair used, i'd consider getting at least another outboard am... | |
| Distance from the speakers to the seating position yep, all good info above.Basically, it's all situational/system/room/gear dependent!Some speakers need more distance from the listener. Some speakers can be placed further apart ingeneral, all things equal. While others need closer spacing, regard... | |
| Solid Speaker Stands for NHT Super Zero Speakers The stands I use are perfect for Zero's! I use American Speaker Stands with a 5x5 plate on top. These slope back or foreward, have sand/lead fill bass, adjustable spikes, steel construction, and are found in many audiophile shops. I'm actually sel... | |
| what does "too dark" mean I like the above recommendations and reponses.To keep it simple however, "too dark" means "DOESN'T SOUND GOOD!"...just like "too burnt", "too sick", or "too ugly" have negative connotations attached. | |
| I Hardly Listen to Music Anymore Yeah. I'm along a similar trend personally. I've been in and/or around high end audio, and thus music for over 22 years now. And I find I listen to less and less music, the older I get. Personally, I like to click on the music, enjoy some album or... | |
| Floor Stander that can stand close to rear wall MY personal opinion is to not consider large full range floor standers. Basically, go with more bass limited designs, preferably sealed box acoustic suspension designs.If you like or are considering the likes of Soliloqy's and similar, I recommend... | |
| CAT SL-1 Signature Mk II 90493m?...is "wrongly" a word? (lol)I agree the CAT is one of the finest pre's in the world. Ideally, I wish all equip was completely uncolored and undistored. But, none of it is!...including the CAT. I'll agree it's more true to the source than m... | |
| Anyone heard the Thiel Subs Tombowlus, you could have picked up an outboared RANE PE17 parametric EQ and poped it into the signal path for even more flexibility! Buying a sub because it had build in EQ's isn't my first consderation. I'd buy a better sub and do the EQ'ing mys... | |
| How much Classe does a guy need? Actually, I've sold the Classe and B&W lines together. I think you should indeed give that combo a try...so you'll at least know. I think overall you'll like your sound.The deal is the older CA series stuff, like 100/150/200/300 were a little ... |