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| Great bookshelf or small towers suggestions There are a pair of Celestion SL-700s for sale that are worthy of consideration. You could use the rest of your budget to upgrade electronics. | |
| Best Sounding Classic Rock Cd's Blood Sweat and Tears: Blood Sweat and Tears | |
| Pls share your experience with Zu Soul or Zu in general I have had Zu Definition speakers for several years, initially 1.5s then 2s and now Definition 4s. I was not thrilled with the 1.5s, more so with the 2s, and I very much enjoy the 4s. (I also have Zu interconnects and power cords.) But of course,... | |
| Speakers VERY close to wall - Cork board useful? Allison. | |
| Need feedback on loudspeakers As brick-and-mortar shops close down, more manufacturers are offering in-home trial periods. Tekton, Spatial, Zu, to name three. If consumers are more demanding, I think that more manufacturers will follow suit. I am not sure where you live, but I... | |
| Need feedback on loudspeakers My only advice is very generic. When possible, you should always audition speakers at home. | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Both companies have a strong history of customer service - including answering questions from prospective owners. My experience is that both want satisfied customers and not just another sale. I would start with calls to both Zu and Atmosphere. In... | |
| I have an uber awesome amp, why buy a speaker with a built in woofer sub-woofer amp Like JOND said, "it allows you to use a lower powered amp to run the mid and high frequencies, typically a tube amp often SET." | |
| Good HiFi stores in NY, Washington DC area In the DC area. . . .DejaVu Audio (dejavu-audio.com) and CommandPerformanceAV (commandav.com). Both in Virginia. | |
| Border Patrol Power Supplies Gary Dewes, the owner, is very approachable and will do in-home auditions. And Border Patrol typically exhibits at Capitol Audio Fest. | |
| Concert Experience for $5k? Given that you have a very specific goal (and you know what you want to achieve), you should try to audition any speaker "at home." Many manufacturers such as Zu now offer 30-60 day in-home trial periods. | |
| SET vs OTL The one thing that I might add is that 300b tubes can sound very different depending on design and manufacturer. Some 300b tubes sound much more linear than others. Conversely, my experience with different 2a3 tubes (while admitedly more limited ... | |
| Just moved to an apartment need speaker suggestions In general, high-sensitivity speakers are good for playing softly. | |
| Modern Jazz (as in recent) Music Suggestions Helge Lien TrioTord Gustavsen TrioVijay Iyer TrioTsuyoshi Yamamoto TrioSeiichi Nakamura QuintetMaria SchneiderKamasi Washington EPIC | |
| $800 to spend on speakers, $1500 on whole system I put together a system for a friend using Spica TC50 speakers (with good, but generic 28" stands) and an Audio Refinement integrated. These have been out of production for a while and are both great sound and good value especially is a moderate s... |