helomech
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| Up to $4000US tower speakers for Jazz and Classical Music I have the Revel F206s and enjoy them more than many others I’ve owned, including a pair of $9k Audio Physic Avantis. They do undergo a lengthy break-in period during which bass and coherency improve. They are very detailed and revealing but remai... | |
| Audiophile Speakers for Rock, HipHop and Techno Check out the Ascend Sierra LX. | |
| Spendor D9.2 Run In I wonder if you possibly have bad tubes in your MC275. Spendor has made some duds with respect to tweeters but has never failed to get the midrange right. You might try to borrow a SS integrated from a friend just to rule out the amplification. ... | |
| Looking for an integrated amp to replace my Cayin A-50T The Sony TA-A1ES is a nice no-frills integrated that sounds very similar to the Hint but with dead-quiet backgrounds and class-A smooth midrange. It’s not powerful enough for some setups but with 89db sensitivity in that small a room it’s plenty. ... | |
| Looking for an integrated amp to replace my Cayin A-50T @pretender Regarding the Yamaha sound, compared to my Cayin, it’s somewhat a matter of trade-offs. I’d say midrange is about equal but the Yamaha’s bass is deeper and it has greater overall resolution. The Cayin has the upper hand in soundstage ... | |
| Looking for an integrated amp to replace my Cayin A-50T Avoid Odyssey like the plague. Worst customer support in the industry. The Rogue Sphinx is underpowered doo-doo and measures like it as well. Note how often they show up on the pre-owned market. It doesn’t sound anything like a tube amp. If you r... | |
| No frills speaker manufacturers Those $2400 Tyler Acoustics monitors touted by GR Research are employing $30 each midwoofers. Hardly qualifies as a game changer. The Ascend Acoustics Sierra LX is a far better BOM/price ratio. Ascend Sierra | |
| Large room with low budget for speakers I was going to suggest JBL Everests, like the DD6700, but then realized you’ll need to save your lunch money a bit longer for those. How about a pair of CVs to tide you over?: https://www.stereophile.com/content/cerwin-vega-xls-215-1 | |
| Need Help Matching to This System To Speakers Definitely avoid the Harbeths with that music preference. I’ll never understand why some spouses insist on stand-mounts when floorstanders often take up the same or even smaller footprint. Try to audition some Tannoy Eatons. You can say, “... | |
| Do larger planar speakers produce more accurate sound? https://youtu.be/CpJnupgiNIU That video title mirrors my sentiments having owned the Magnepan .7s for a couple years in various setups. With the caveat of careful placement and quality electronics, I’m doubtful if there is any better speaker valu... | |
| Do larger planar speakers produce more accurate sound? The next room size is 16x20x8 I have Magnepan .7s in a larger room than that and the bass is plentiful for my needs/taste. They don’t extend below 45Hz or so but still deeper than most bookshelf-type speakers and even some towers. This is the o... | |
| Do larger planar speakers produce more accurate sound? What is Interference filtering? AKA comb-filtering. | |
| Do larger planar speakers produce more accurate sound? The smaller planar diaphragm has less mass to contend with. Also, since planars behave as an imperfect line-source in practicality, the larger panel will have a greater total of interference filtering. I haven’t compared measurements of say, the ... | |
| Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ? And I lucked out big time! The resonance of the room and the speaker output is a great marriage . Also got a pair of EPOS Epic 2- unreal! When I compared my departed Epic 2s to the C7ES3s, the former were the clear winners, even if only for the... | |
| Are Harbeth the only warm and euphonic speakers in town ? Stirling Broadcast are far and away the best value going among that speaker class. They cost less than Harbeth but can play much louder without strain. Just a better built speaker all-around. The old Epos Mi series is a great value also, though n... |