fredgarvin
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| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? I'm using Belden 9497, tinned stranded copper as the Deuland, also twisted. It ran me abut $30 after attaching bananas. I'm using high efficiency horns, how the wire would perform with harder to drive speakers may be different. | |
| Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality? Never having spent big $$$ on cables, I would state that going from your usual twisted copper ala Monster etc. to belden 9497 hook up wire made an easily audible improvement. Tinned stranded copper in a twisted configuration similar to the Deuland... | |
| Inexpensive Tube Amps I'm surely enjoying my Musical Paradise 301 mk3. 6.5 watts SEP sounds great on my quartets. Replace the stock signal tubes with RCA 6sj7's and it sounds very good-much better than the $400 price. I'm running Shuagang EL34's. My $$$ main rig sounds... | |
| what are some of the best amplifiers Coda amps, priced around $3000 new, powerful, dynamic, and detailed without the 'glare' that plagues many amps. At least with the pre's I have used. | |
| VR 2's, audes blues or eminent tecnology lft viii I think your fears of side mounted woofers are misplaced. The reflection issues are generally with tweeters and mids. Bass traps and diffusers are simple to apply for goos bass. The biggest challenge posed is with the ET's as already stated they n... | |
| 2 Pre-Outs? I agree that cancellation and phase variations are at work. 2 outputs are generally used when bi-amping or running 2 rooms... I have stacked 2 pairs (years ago) and achieved ok results but ultimately what you are trying is an '80's idea. Using a 2... | |
| lookin for info on the nht classic 4 Check at avsforum.com they have been discussing these for some time. | |
| Tired of boring, polite, laid-back sound..... Check into an Onix a120 mkII at av123.com. Very lively sound with excellent detail and solid bass. Only about $700 internet direct. | |
| ribbon tweeters Ribbons cross over at a higher frequency due to distortion limitations. This is one reason that you see many ribbon "supertweeters". Domes typically measure better mainly because of the distortion at lower frequencies. So your crossover would need... | |
| Small quality HiFi subs reaching 22Hz Definately check out Pinnacle, the subs are highly regarded. | |
| Z-7 planar ribbon loudspeaker opinions wanted I have not heard the z-1 but I read a review on Audioholics and I think they mentioned the mids were recessed or something but it was a positive review. | |
| Z-7 planar ribbon loudspeaker opinions wanted The tweeter is very nice and the high point. Unfortunately the midrange is quite colored. voices sound as if they are speaking or singing through cupped hands. If you could fix this, you would have a nice, resolving speaker. The problem is not as ... | |
| Living Voice Avatar II vs Reference 3A De Capo i The Avatar is rolled off up top, so if you like resolution and extention up there you wouldn't be happy. DeCappo is not. Those prefering the rolled off sound might think DeCappo "shrill". | |
| Onix A60 and A120 I recently added an A120 mkII and it is much better than the Marantz sa17 I was using. Very good bass response and nice detailed mid.Dual power supplies amd a remote (volume only). | |
| Pinnacle BDC 1200 If you can find used classic golds, jump on them. Very good sound and designed for 2 channel with weighty bass response and Vifa tweeters, the ones used by Hales. Glad you like yours, with a subwoofer I'm sure they really shine. |