fleschler
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| High Performance Audio - The End? My wife loves my system's improvements over the years because she listens to 70s and 80s rock, including heavy metal. My ML Monolith III stats were awful sounding to her. The Legacy speakers could handle the bass and dynamics of rock without bri... | |
| High Performance Audio - The End? My experience is that recordings which are compressed sounding, often classical and jazz cheap multi-disc CD compilations will be more annoying on high end gear. They sound like MP3s. I listen to a lot of 78s, including acoustical recordings. They... | |
| Tubes? Big VTLs can do justice to your speakers. I've heard them with Wilsons and some other speakers requiring mucho wattage and tough impedances. Only Class A/B tube amps are possible. Otherwise, I would stick with SS. I wouldn't want a low impedan... | |
| My pet peeve: "revealing" speakers @po5 millercarbon has tweaked his system to his likes. I didn't like his prior speakers at all when I heard them years ago. My Legacy speakers aren't the most revealing either, but with a superior acoustic room and high end (not SOTA) equipment/... | |
| My pet peeve: "revealing" speakers @millercarbon. Can you compare the Moabs to the Von Schweikert Ultra 9 and 11? Those are the most revealing, listenable speakers I’ve heard (as have dozens of reviewers). Sure, they are a ton more expensive than Moabs. I haven’t heard Moabs but re... | |
| Concrete Audio Speakers...Speaker Enclosures made out of Concrete ?.. I was an electrostat listener for over 20 years, from Acoustat Xs, 2+2s, Martin Logan Monolith IIIs (and reQuest for 2nd system). Then I met my wife 23 years ago and she found them unlistenable. She said they lack dynamics, bass and more than on... | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. It is possible to spend more on the front end analog and less on the amplifier and speakers and get the best sound. Buying used efficient speakers (like a Legacy Focus speaker for $2500 or Signature IIIs for $1600) and a lower powered tube amp (b... | |
| I think some cables are just a little too expensive. @mikelavigne Thanks for your input. I notice that even the smaller MM3s weigh 1300 lbs and retail for $80,000. They are three part speakers so they would be easier to handle. I was hoping to purchase the VS VR9SE Mk2 for $35,000. I read a rev... | |
| Game Changing Tweak Thanks millercarbon! When I moved last year, I dealt with an entirely different acoustic/room custom engineered. I did not add acoustical tweaks at first. I started with vibrational tweaks (Stillpoints/Townsend Seismic Sink and Herbie’s tube rings... | |
| Replacing driver screws with brass screws My Focus speakers arrived by freight with very loose screws/drivers. The bass was not right. I tightened the screws where I thought they were tight, but not overtightened. No problems with loose drivers or floppy bass since then (I did recheck... | |
| ~$15K floorstanders: opinions sought $15K - Too many to choose from. I prefer a used speaker (discounted of course). It all depends on your sound requirements as well as aesthetics. 2nd generation $30K speakers can be bought for nearly half price, 3rd generation $100K speakers can... | |
| Game Changing Tweak I agree with MillerCarbon more often and rarely with of the naysayers. I use PPT products but found that too many Omega Mats over isolation power transformers, rear of speakers and power boxes can result in a loss of air/ambiance/highs and too mu... | |
| I think some cables are just a little too expensive. @mikelavigne Thank you for the update. I previously saw your Evolution MMs on some equipment review(s) but I didn't put 2 & 2 together. I had a local dealer who discontinued the Von Schweikert line and kept the B&W line (very inferior in... | |
| Should a reference speaker be neutral, or just great sounding? I've heard many monitor speakers in studios and do not think they would sound good for long term listening in my music room. @michaelgreenaudio I intend to purchase Von Schweikert VR9SE II which have maximum adjustability using highest quality ... | |
| What have you been working on in 2020? Found that the 30+ year old half round vibrapods (about 2" diameter) work great as speaker cable lifters and stabilizing/anti-vibrational pucks. Hoping to replace my speakers with near SOTA speakers that my custom room and high end equipment/cab... |