fin1bxn
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| Help with used "rock" speakers under 4K My comparison between Magies 3.6 and B&W 801. The room size was 24 feet wide where speakers were and 26 long with another opening at the back end of the room. In total I would say over 1000 square feet of open space and as mentioned I sold the... | |
| Help with used "rock" speakers under 4K I have owned Magnepan Mg3.6 on mye stands and B&W 801 matrix 3 at the same time. I sole the Magnepans. I have had many other speakers and only my Revel F52s bettered the B&W.My opnion, get the B&W's. You will be suprised at how much re... | |
| Upgrading from Ayre Vx5e to MXRs on Revel F52s I'm not familiar with the Ayre, but I'm driving my F52's with a PASS X250 250 @ 8ohm 500 @ 4ohm and its a great match.At low level I get the Class A up to 40 watts and thats where I do most of my listening then on big transients the PASS has the j... | |
| Calling Vandersteen Subwoofer Users If the AC cord is removable, take a cheap AC cord and break off the ground pin and try it... | |
| Magnepan owners : past / present I had MMG then MG3a and then 3.6 with Mye stands. I moved on to b&W 801 Matrix III and then upped again to Revel F52. | |
| Audio Research SP-8 or Quicksilver Full Function ? One question - Have you used the B&K in Passive mode. I had one with pass X250 amp and magnepan mg3.6. Then went to a Audio research SP16 and sold it in two weeks and went back to the B&K; in pasive mode it sounded much better. I ended up ... | |
| How close to the real thing? Almost forgot; Let me continue - I went to see Tchaikovsky on the Hudson at Avery fisher hall in NYC and when I came home and listened to my telark 1812 and closed my eyes. I was right in the concert hall. The only major difference was I herd and ... | |
| How close to the real thing? AVguy - Maybe its time to look at system synergy.I have had professional piano players in my home when I was selling My magnepan MG3.6s and through my system with a telarc record they were able to tell the make of the piano and commented on the qu... | |
| Building an SET45 amp, need budget speakers Use the fostex FE166 in a BLH or Abby design. Dirvers are about 140/pr and wood for BLH cabinet is about $130 ( I think I used 2 maybe 3 4x8 sheets of 3/4" birch. I loved my Fi X with 45 tube with them. You also might be able to snag Klipsh cornwa... | |
| Are audiophile speakers turn on for single women? Being a divorced 45 year old man for the last 10 years, I can say YES. I have not had a woman over that didnt like my set up or choice of music. Music is part of my life and I walk it like I talk it... | |
| How to divide up $4,500, Amp/Speakers My advise was the same as Trcnetmsncom, find the best speaker that you like and figure out the amp situation after. You have a good front end and will need a good phono preamp too (Dont skimp).. There are lots of good used speakers in the 1500 - 2... | |
| RevelStudio2 really special or I need to hear more Your hearing what I do. I currently own the Revel F52 with a PASS x250 amp. These speakers disapear, have and excelelnt sound stage, stagering bass response and very smooth high end. (I do have my room treated). I found the best cabel to be Radio ... | |
| ADS L-810's way to bright? those speakers are over 30 years old, capacitors loose their value. The tweeters and midrange are not acting as designed. If you recap the crossover they will settle down..If the speakers are in good shape its worth the $20 or so for caps if you a... | |
| Preamp to mate with Pass 30.5 Their is something to be said for synergy. I have a PASS X250 and tried both tube and other SS preamps. then bit the bullet and ordered the PASS X2.5. It worked perfect with the amp sounds great, has a remote, adjustable gain (4 and 12db) with bal... | |
| B&K Vs. Nuforce, Monarchy, Pass labs X-150 Considering your not using the amp for bass, my opinion is you have something wrong with the PASS or you system is not a good match. Whats your speakers and preamp and source?I have owned B&K st140 and ex442 (excellent for thier price)and PASS... |