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| DIY speakers I'd add www.adireaudio.com, and www.subwoofers.com (outlet for ACI if you act quickly) | |
| What if you had an entire week..... Another impossible question, but if I had to grab them this instant, in no particular order:1. Holly Cole - It Happened One Night2. Jimmy Buffett - Ballads, Bars, Beaches, Boats3. Indigo Girls - Shaming Of The Sun4. Steely Dan - Citizen Steely Dan... | |
| Am I going insane? In simple terms the resistance of the speakers may be a nominal 8 ohms, but the actual impedance and phase angle change over the frequency spectrum. Lower impedances will demand more power/current from the amp. If you listen at sane levels with a ... | |
| New Analog system. where to start? Will you only buy new, or are you open to used? | |
| Proac Studio 125s I particularly enjoy vocals and acoustic instruments (mainly strings) on these. I'll reach for Guitar Trio, Ottmar Liebert, Leo Kottke, Holly Cole, Dave Brubeck, Maura O'Connell, and Renaissance (among others). Top 3? ... probably "It Happened One... | |
| Am I going insane? Glad you found something you really like. I heard a Nak AV10 drive either these or the 816's (can't quite remember) fine as well. They *do* have impedance dips down around 3 ohms I think, but I can't recall at what frequencies ... *might* be cover... | |
| Am I going insane? Bose is at very good at one thing for sure - marketing. They fully understaznd their market segment (heck, they created it) and they are very good at servicing it. None of us may be in it, and i'm sure they are losing untold seconds of sleep over ... | |
| Proac Studio 125s I have a pair of 150's also, and I like them a lot. IMO they are in fact better than the 125's. It seemed to me that the 125's have somewhat better LF extension, perhaps owing to the single 6-1/2" mid-bass driver, but the dual 5" seem more articul... | |
| Best Blues Rock recommendations? If you're looking for a "newer" band, try the North Mississippi All-Stars. | |
| Powering ProAc Response 2.5's You can probably find a VT50 or VT60, and maybe a VT100. Also some solid state models. | |
| Solid State Integrated in 1500- 1800 range ? Lots of good recommendations. I don't know the size of your room nor listening levels, but some of the respondents may be right that the smaller units may not be satisfactory to you - especially if you go planar. Of the higher output models listed... | |
| Powering ProAc Response 2.5's I think you used to see ProAc demo'd a lot with Cary or Audio Research gear. | |
| Tube Pre-amps for audition list If going SS why not try one of the McCormacks themselves? - RLD or ALD | |
| Music recommendations, please If the daughter would like a little "pop" music as well, Tim Weisberg features the flute. He did some solo, and a couple with Dan Fogelberg also. | |
| Best $300 Speaker Used You can probably find some variant of the Vandersteen 2, which is a very safe bet and easy to resell (tho you may never want to). |