fsonicsmith
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| How can Wilson Audio speakers sound that good if they are using OEM drivers? No... OEM does NOT mean made by the producer of the finished product. It only means the company that produced the equipment originally installed in the finished product. So for Wilson, OEM drivers would be SEAS, ScanSpeak, and Focal. Uhh, yeah ... | |
| How can Wilson Audio speakers sound that good if they are using OEM drivers? fsonicsmith,There are worthy exceptions, Vivid for one. I don't follow you. Are you saying that the buyer is not paying a premium for Vivid's proprietary drivers or that the benefit of the proprietary driver is worth the premium charged? I assu... | |
| New Speakers up to $15k - The more I read the less I know! I'm pretty sure the DeVore 0/93's will still be great speakers some 20 years down the line whatever upgrades may or may not appear between then and now. The same way the original Harbeth M40's are today. John DeVore loves electronica according ... | |
| New Speakers up to $15k - The more I read the less I know! Yes, the state of the art loudspeaker design still involves serious compromise. I'll compromise on anything this side of a screechy treble to get a vivid midrange. Its the best way for me to forget that I'm listening to loudspeakers.For some other... | |
| How can Wilson Audio speakers sound that good if they are using OEM drivers? OEM is the wrong term. Original equipment manufacturer applies to parts that are manufactured by the producer of the finished product. Your question then means "how can Wilson loudspeakers sound good when they use drivers manufactured by Wilson". ... | |
| Happy with digital, but thinking about vinyl--looking for system specific recommendations The big mistake many make is to think that vinyl and digital will sound the same. Tied to that, many think that different turntables from low priced to high priced will have different SQ levels similar to the gradations of SQ as you go up in price... | |
| Am i missing something without a power conditioner? I will vouch for the Isotek Syncro. I paired one with an Isotek Aquarius EVO3 so that the Syncro feeds the juice to the Aquarius which in turn provides 6 outlets. I got both for about $4K new with a discount. But I was warned and I stand by the ad... | |
| Talk but not walk? Mapman, trust me. I know. I let him get under my skin once but never again. He reminds me of an alien creature discovered by Mulder and Scully. If captured, restrained, and secreted off to a special laboratory, the scientists would be befuddled an... | |
| Talk but not walk? Why wouldn’t car stereos sound very good? They are battery powered, the speakers have no complex crossovers, there are no real “room acoustics issues,” the car is isolated from seismic vibrations by a pneumatic isolation system (shock absorbers)... | |
| Talk but not walk? Michael;Many years ago I called you on the phone and we spoke. I found you incredibly intelligent, articulate, and generous with your time. But I also thought you were way out on the fringe-and I say this with no malice-I like people on the fringe... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers But when I do posts like this it's more of a stream of consciousness. I'm typing so quickly, not nearly as concerned with a precise goal in my descriptions. But if they are interesting for you, I'm glad to hear that.My comment was in the context... | |
| Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers Prof;As an owner of O/93’s, having read your description above, I can only say that you are truly gifted at describing the qualities of speakers. On this Board and most other audio boards, it is rare to read intelligent, well-written, accurate des... | |
| Wow moments while listening to vinyl records Replacements' Pleased To Meet Me; the song "Alex Chilton" gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. And I am glad someone mentioned Gillian Welch and David Rawlings' The Harrow and the Harvest. It does not have goosebump inducing effects on me, bu... | |
| Can interconnect cables improve sound stage height, width, and depth? The correct answer is that it all depends. The effect of cabling choice is system-dependant. At the risk of poking the bear, I have a theory that the naysayers who claim "wire is wire" or "assuming capacitance and resistance are within a certain r... | |
| Electrical - Romex Wiring and Other Recommended Enhancements I'm being told by someone I trust that 15A breakers are far more advisable to avoid the chance of frying wire and house fires. I'm no EE but think that it is true that just because an amp or preamp has a 20A IEC receptacle does not mean you need t... |