helomech
Responses from helomech
| The best speaker for a small room...at any price point. I have the Pulsar 2 Graphenes in a small 11.5 x 12 room. Can't say I would recommendToo much bass? | |
| Speaker advice for listening to Blues music So what’s like the Klipsch but without the horns? :) Or a bigger sounding/more efficient LS50?Stirling Broadcast SB-88s. They have smoother highs than any Klipsch (or any metal dome tweeters for that matter, sans Beryllium units, IME) Soundstaging... | |
| Thoughts on extending speaker life. I agree with Elizabeth. Though I can't comment on the advisability of applying silicone to the surrounds, it is a bad idea to apply petroleum-based products unless you can ascertain the exact composition of the surround - not all "rubber" surround... | |
| turntable choice The U-Turn is a better-built turntable than the entry-level Pro-Jects and Music Halls. That said, assuming a max budget of $400, you're better off getting a vintage direct-drive table from the likes of Pioneer, Yamaha, Technics, Denon or Micro Sei... | |
| Real world life expectancy of a high end cartridge? Stylus life? Maybe shorter than you think: https://thevinylpress.com/the-finish-line-for-your-phonograph-stylus/Beat me to it. Seems 500 hours is likely the safe limit for most styli. | |
| What brands tend to have the worst resale value? Keep in mind that it's not uncommon for the original buyer to get 15 - 20% off MSRP. So in reality, some brands are doing better than might appear. | |
| Pondering a Speaker Upgrade I really liked the Martin Logan Motion series when I auditioned them at Magnolia a few months ago. I felt they punched well above their price class. The B&W 702S2s didn't sound any better than the Motion60XTs to my ears, even though they cost ... | |
| Calling all Vandersteen Fans I would say that each speaker 3 feet in from the side wall were too close together and too far out from the front wall for proper power response.Like I said have the truck re-route and I'll pay half if we don't succeed. simple, compliance and cal... | |
| Calling all Vandersteen Fans Why sweat it just fix it The only mistake you are making now is to not having the truck turnaround. Re-route is easy Likely not broken in yet. Bases filled? Ask Questions?How far out into the room? Bi-wired w solid core Tilt back? Wider spacingI’l... | |
| Calling all Vandersteen Fans Helomech-Sorry to hear about your experience with these speakers. I know you have had bad luck now...twice! But hey that’s ok, just keep looking. Perhaps the Sterlings will work out to be the perfect match, they look to be very fine speakers. I of... | |
| Calling all Vandersteen Fans Well guys, unfortunately, the 2CE Sigs aren’t working for me. I’m really quite baffled (no pun intended), because they sound nothing like what I recall of the 1Cis. I played them quite a lot over the last week and regardless of placement tweaks, I... | |
| The best speaker for a small room...at any price point. A lot of recommendations for speakers that are still too large for that size of room IMO. I'd stick with speakers no larger than the size of ATC SCM11s. Their sealed box will make them placement friendly. If an in-home audition is not an option, I... | |
| Any Magnepan Mini Maggies fans here Helomech, i use to have a pair a few years ago, i sold them for an updated unit( these were older ) and color. i own Vandersteen 2CE Signatures MK ii, with 2 2WQ subs that i bought in 2016. as great as the Vandersteen are, they don't have the tran... | |
| Any Magnepan Mini Maggies fans here If you haven't purchased the Maggies yet, consider the Vandersteen 1Cis instead - much better speakers than the mini Maggies and they don't require subs. | |
| Should I keep the Turntable or sell it? I’m not on the Audiogon Forum much. I get a weekly email titled Weekly Recap which has some of the top discussions of the past week, I guess.I was very intrigued by this thread because I’ve had a Bluenote Bellavista Signature turntable for about t... |