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| I just heard the Wilson Alexandria XLF's Wednesday WELL NOW WE HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE...again.or at least the Absolute Sound has practically become a Wilson Audio Brochure regarding these latest renditions of "as good as we know how to make" XLF speakers.i don't recall having ever seen such a length... | |
| Music that everyone else loves but you just don't there's music i don't like just because... but i still think it's good.BUT then there's music that i don't (IMHO) think it took a lot of effort to write/compose/perform. and that's NOT good. if very little thought went into it, i don'tcare who lik... | |
| B&W 805D2 or Magico Q1? Mr. EELLII08- i was merely speculating about a tower-style system (like the MM3's by evolution acoustics for ex.) with B&W drivers, perhaps even 2 x 12" woofersinstead of 10's, perhaps even self-powered, etc. that would be one heck of a cool p... | |
| Laying it on the line one day i walked (softly) into a ridiculously-priced audio store. the snotty salesman burdened with demonstrating an expensive system for me put on some music and stepped back, lowered the lights, and let me stew in mycasual saturday-morning slopp... | |
| B&W 805D2 or Magico Q1? some people want to do battle and others like to talk about their experiences with stereo equipment and recordings they like to listen to, or concerts they enjoyed attending. for those more interested in mortal combat i suggest karate lessons;for ... | |
| B&W 805D2 or Magico Q1? i forgot to mention the time i auditioned the Matrix-800 speakers. not only did they sound like a million bucks, they looked like a truly exotic best-we-know-how-to-make reference. they didn't sound as good as the $100K Wilson WAMM system on the o... | |
| VSA VR-3 Upgrades. Has anyone done them? Results? If you REALLY like the way Von Schweikert speakers sound, and can work out the logistics of crating and shipping them back to the manufacturer this is a real no-brainer. For example,the VR-9's are currently very expensive, if you want a new pair, ... | |
| B&W 805D2 or Magico Q1? I LIKE B&W SPEAKERS. my 801's (as well as the 802's) were amazingly good in their day (and can still be modified and improved). i heard the Nautilus snails at a Stereophile show and was very impressed (although the presentation was very brief)... | |
| How often do you change components? look under Tbromgard's system for my 2 cents worth on this subject. SORRY for the dumb mistake...! | |
| the quest for the best--within limits the first thing i thought of when i saw this thread is wondering WHAT IS THE BEST COMPONENT YOU HAVE HEARD REGARDLESS OF PRICE and THEN-what would come closest to that ideal level of performance for a more reasonable price (an item with less featu... | |
| Thiel CS6 Compared with Eggleston Andra 1 Having owned the Andra I (and II) i can say that they are very easy to place in a room with a very smooth tweeter and a very convincing reproduction of acoustic piano. the measured response curve does not correlate with any reviewer's having to mo... | |
| How much should I pay for a 2001 Thiel CS 3.6? THIEL speakers are very detailed but can sound a bit forward in the upper-mids and trebles. they are miles better than a boomy speaker from Best Buy however.a couple of grand shouldn't even be too much to spend if they are really well cared for bu... | |
| Bowers and Wilkins 805s, use as TV speakers ?????? you may as well hook them up and see what happens, but movies are mixed very differently than music cd's, with exaggerated bass and a unique way of adding voice tracks that can be heard (but only with the volume cranked way up).i have a cheap but ... | |
| I just heard the Wilson Alexandria XLF's Wednesday In regards to Siddh's very astute observations listening to high-definition recordings by P.McGrath, i also have had similar exposure to Peter's tapes made on a Nagra-D reel-to-reel of local classical music concerts. needless to say, it sounded li... | |
| Scaling down YOU'LL THINK I'M CRAZY FOR SAYING THIS, BUT...i relax late at night lying in bed with a Tivoli RADIO + subwoofer system on either night-stand. i listen to classical, jazz, rock, and even NPR. Everything sounds good and i can even crank up the volu... |