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| Proac D40R or Monitor Audio Platinum II 500 OK, I’ll chime in here, even though I know nothing about your room, listening tastes, etc. I have auditioned the PL500 & have listened to your Proacs (and the newer big Proacs as well). As you know, these are very different speakers—physically... | |
| Speaker Cable Experiment Opinion @figuy Would you twist the shotgun run Yes you would lightly twist (say, a twirl every 2 inches or so), BUT as Elizabeth says, try the doubling & if you like it don't fix it any further! | |
| The imperfect amp: Pass or Ayre? @wolf_garcia : lolNonetheless, measurements do have merit—but, as usual, there are caveats and diyers’ old mantra often applies: "if somethings sounds good & measures well, it is good; if it sounds good and measures bad, you’re measuring the w... | |
| Open Baffle vs Box One of the most exciting sounds (OB or box) I ever heard was the Linkwitz LX Studio and Orion. The naturalness, the dynamics and the soundstage are uncanny—surreal, as above! But you need space and the right amplification | |
| Speaker Analysis for Armchair Critics Gentlemen So the B&W X-over could be improved IMOI don't think anybody is asserting that B&W made a mistake. Their engineers obviously voiced the speaker for different use and for a different system than what we are accustomed to -- indeed... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Mahler con'nued:Mahler -2: Klemperer, Philarmonia (EMI) / Klemperer, Concertgebouw (Guild)Mahler - 4: Mengelberg, Concertgebouw, (gripping; historical rec from late 30s, Archipel) // B Walter, NYSO, (Sony classical)// Klemperer live, Philarmonia (... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Fascinating thread, too much to recommend from my side. To avoid taking too much space, I'll stick to a few Mahler & Brahms "specials" going by performance, not sound quality *which is not always bad!)Mahler symphonies 1-8: Tennstedt, LPO, Liv... | |
| Standmount speakers. I have $5000. @usery I do large orchestral from time to timeIn that case, check out DeVore speakers as well, they are reasonably priced and offer large enough sound to fill up your room (E&M in Paris 12 had them, prob still does). Another unusual but no les... | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load @georgehifi As a matter of fact, I have heard that Behringer, slightly modded to improve the sound, and it's not a bad device. Compared to the usual hi-end device, it sounds harsh and with a bit limited extension at both ends (or so it sounded), ... | |
| What Class D amps will drive a 2 ohm load @Dsper — the "doubling thing" we love as audiophiles means that the amp will maintain its output voltage constant despite the drop in load impedance, which in turn means its power supply can adequately provide the increase in current needed to ach... | |
| 2019 RMAF Report by Dave of AZAVClub.com Cheers for the interesting, brief and comprehensive report! Interesting coincidence, I happened to listen to that MusiChi server playing through musical fidelity electronics & the big Proacs, and was similarly impressed with soundstage & d... | |
| Magnepans or...Martin Logan Given your budget, the music you listen to, and your country of residence, I second (or is that "third") the Maggies; the sound is good, they are simpler to operate & maintain, and they are cheaper. | |
| digital reclocker before Altmann Attraction dac? Using a reclocker has always helped me improve the sound, at little cost to boot. That said, I haven’t heard your dac, but have heard any number of devices ranging from a simple 2500$ to +30k (not mine, unfortunately) and they all benefited / impr... | |
| ATC SCM7 vs SCM11 ? Which one would you choose? What @helomech suggests. Or, if you stick to the home audio line, the 11s. | |
| FM Acoustics vs CH Precision First off, these are both amazingly revealing electronics, fast, musical, the best I have experienced by a large margin. At this level of performance, it really isn’t a matter of how much bass, treble, detail, dynamics etc they have -- they have i... |