ggavetti
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| Gallo 3.1 vs. B&W 804 vs. faber grand piano The ones you suggest are very good speakers. I am especially intrigued by the Gallos. But how about Triangle Celius? I listened to them recently and found them great...and they're going to save you some money. | |
| Emerald Physics: Same as the Quads in the fifties? Shadorne, I like your suggestion a lot. In fact, I own a pair of Piquet-restored ESL 57, which are "only" 35 years old. The purpose of my thread was precisely to find out if by being conservative as you suggest, I would have missed a major breakth... | |
| Emerald Physics: Same as the Quads in the fifties? Onhwy61, with all due respect, you're still misrepresenting my statements. I did not say EP are revolutionary. I commented on the answer of another audiogoner, and said that his answer seems to suggest EP are revolutionary. There is a big differen... | |
| Emerald Physics: Same as the Quads in the fifties? I am honest a honest guy: I prefaced the thread by saying that I did not hear it. that is why I asked other folks opinions. Had you read carefully my answer, you would have realized that I was commenting on Ehider's answer: you seem to suggest som... | |
| Gallo vs. Quads ESL 57 I like your warm red wine metaphor! I have a Shindo/EAR combination, and they are wonderful. The Shindo adds realism, but it's not too warm. It's just real. The EAR I own (the 890) is fairly neutral and strong in the low frequencies. the music has... | |
| Emerald Physics: Same as the Quads in the fifties? Ehider, this is an interesting perspective. You're probably referring to the CS.1. From what I've read, a number of people seem to think the CS.2 can't be beat by anything below $40K. If that is true, and suppose most audiophiles cannot afford any... | |
| Gallo vs. Quads ESL 57 Bongofury, thanks for your suggestion. I never tried the Harbeth's but I think I should. On paper most of them do not seem to reach below 40hz, but that is probably enough for a small room. I wonder how the Harbeth's (for instance their 7es3) comp... | |
| Gallo vs. Quads ESL 57 Actually I was talking to a friend this afternoon, a pianist and old audiophile, and he suggested that I look into an old pair of Polk Audio SDA. I don't know these speakers but they look pretty cheap...I wonder what is the trick. Also, what's beh... | |
| Gallo vs. Quads ESL 57 Shadorne, are you saying the "perfect" speaker cannot exist? I thought the addition of the woofers might solve my problem...it definitely improves the situation but it does not solve the problem fully. An audiophile I trust claims one of Triangle'... | |
| Gallo vs. Quads ESL 57 I guess authority is what I miss in my system. The Quads are wonderful but if you listen to complex symphonic music (or even complex opera pieces) you feel like there is something missing, even with the woofers. Also, per Elevick comment, my liste... | |
| Best preamp for and EAR890 / ESL57 rig Vunyljh, actually i just closed a deal on a monbrison. the guy who sold me the EAR 890 basically said that he tried 7 or 8 preamps (he also had quads, but a more recent model) and thought that shindo was the best (he had a massetto, which is more ... | |
| Best preamp for and EAR890 / ESL57 rig I did some research and I discovered that a few Quad folks recommend strongly the Audible Illusions M3A, even against way more expensive pieces of equipment like the EAR 868 and the Shindo Monbrison. I was surprised at first but then I read a few ... | |
| Best preamp for and EAR890 / ESL57 rig Thanks casouza. The power amp i use for the woofers actually has a 20K input impedance. I will ask Gradient about input impedance. Thanks. Giovanni | |
| Best preamp for and EAR890 / ESL57 rig Jonathan, Why would you recommend removing crossover and subs? The main drawback of the Quads is that they can't go below 55Hz. The Gradient woofers were designed specifically for the Quads (well, I could not find the ones designed for the 57. So,... | |
| Best preamp for and EAR890 / ESL57 rig i agree. it's an amazing amp...the reason i asked what other audiogoners thought is that i've heard great things about shindos too. by the way, the klyne I own does a pretty good job. there was a recent klyne on sale the other day but i wasn't qui... |