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| Harbeth C7ES3 vs Spendor SP2/3R2 Yogiboy,The P3ESR may have tighter bass but I can't imagine they could fill a room as large as mine with realistic levels. I think the C7 cabinet volume is probably the minimum I can get away with and still achieve loud, uncompressed sound. The de... | |
| Harbeth C7ES3 vs Spendor SP2/3R2 They don't seem to be exposing weaknesses that I can discern, though I'm not sure how I could tell unless I had a reference for comparison.I'm willing to sacrifice some bass and dynamics for the tonal improvements, but I still like some good hard ... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? In my system, the Monitor Audio Silver 8. They're not perfect by any means, but the best out of anything under $4k that I've auditioned. They do require breathing room and quality power and don't like to be paired with bright/forward sounding amps... | |
| Harbeth Love and your experiences I recently picked up some C7ES3s. They're still in the break-in period but I'm not terribly impressed so far. Tone of the midrange is the only immediate improvement over my previous speakers. The bass is definitely lacking in my somewhat large 2... | |
| getting into vinyl A Pioneer PLX will wipe the floor with any of the budget Regas, MHs or Pro-Jects, even if it is possibly (no definitive proof) made by Hanpin. Whenever I see this question, I usually recommend getting a table in the > $1200 range. $1200 because... | |
| Magnepan 3.7 - 3.7i owners need help please Did you place the speakers in the exact position that you had the 3.6s? Tweeter panels in the same orientation? I've heard that Maggies take as much as a couple hundred hours to break-in, though I understand your reservations. Maybe give Wendell a... | |
| Building an all analog system around Magnepan .7 for 4K and under Another option you might consider is getting one of the new tube preamps from Schiit Audio, like the Frea, then pairing it with a brute SS amp like a used Sunfire. You'd come in at around the same $$$ as a new Sphinx but with more power. I'm a fan... | |
| Salk VS Monitor Audio I have no doubt that the treble would be superior. I'm a bit more concerned about trading two 6" woofers per speaker for one 7.5" per speaker. | |
| Salk VS Monitor Audio Thanks for the replies. | |
| Anticables An engineer would tell you that the only factors that really matter are resistance and shielding, unless the wire is carrying very small current as those produced by phono carts.If you can't hear a difference, you might as well return the Anti Cab... | |
| More from VPI! $10K for an assemblage of random VPI parts, from turntables that cost less than $5K. Well done VPI...Well done. | |
| Dumb question #643: should speaker cables last a lifetime? Current cable technology is no better than it was 40 years ago. | |
| Turn table for my kid??? Tboooe,Definitely look into the Denon DP-300F for your price range. It has a built in phono preamp and is probably built better than the AT offerings. Crutchfield recently had them on sale for $200. I agree with Nordicnorm that you'll get the most... | |
| Best sounding turntable and cartridge for $1100 Though the Roundtable might be a good value at $300, I highly doubt it will perform as well as most tables in the $1k range. Since you seem to be looking for new instead of used, I highly recommend trying a Pioneer PLX1000 if you don't have an ave... | |
| Best sounding turntable and cartridge for $1100 Out of curiosity I just checked the MD site and they still have the refurbished Marantz's for $1195. |