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| Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones Have the 650's as well. Awesome. I too enjoy them more than my speakers. I often put the kids to bed, slap them on and get lost in the music for hours. I use the stock cables and listen thru a Benchmark DAC - bliss. Might try the AKG's though just... | |
| Speakers placed against back wall Tom - keep me posted please. Very interested to see what you think of the Tylers and how they work in your situation. If I can swing an upgrade in the future it may well be to the Linbrook Signatures which I think share a sonic signature with the ... | |
| Speakers placed against back wall I meant that I have heard the Linbrook Signatures and think those are a step up. | |
| Speakers placed against back wall Hawks vs. Tyler System 2: Actually have not heard the System 2, only the Linbrooks from Tyler.I can tell you about the Hawks. They are beautiful to look at and excel in the midrange and in imaging - they really disappear. They are great in a small... | |
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| Speakers placed against back wall Tyler might also be able to do some custom tuning for your close placement situation as well. Another person you might want to have a discussion with is Duke (Audiokinesis). There aren't many people that know as much about speakers as he does. | |
| Speakers placed against back wall Have been in your boat before, although 6 inches is very close. Totem speakers tend to work okay against a back wall even though they are rear ported - with a little adjustment here and there you can probably make them work. I have the Totem Hawks... | |
| Why do headphones sound so good... I agree that headphones sound awesome. I have Sennheisers and they are wonderful. Detailed, open, great bass and seem to make most every recording sound much better than thru all but the best speakers. They don't replace my speakers but when I rea... | |
| Blue Ridge Sound Engineering Speakers ??? Retail markup in almost any product category is 100% or more so this perhaps is not out of line. That said, I am surprised in general about how cheap most of the drivers are that we buy in our speakers. Check out http://www.madisound.com/catalog.h... | |
| Frequency range vs frequency response The short answer to your question is "response".Range tells you "yes, technically the speaker can play that frequency". Response simply adds "and here's how loud that frequency will be played in relation to a baseline reference". Response is typic... | |
| Best speakers for near rear wall placement? The smaller Totems work okay against a wall - if you can give them even a foot or so they're not bad. Gradient has some that are designed to work well against a wall although I don't think they are small. He could go with some good standmount moni... | |
| Hi-Fi Lingo and What we should be listening for I love the subject of this post because too much of the lingo is pretty much meaningless to me. Some however is quite relevant and actually does help us get to a short list of potential components. I do like the idea of using the Stereophile defin... | |
| Gershman Avant Garde Owners Thanks for these responses folks. I have yet to talk to anyone with real experience with the Avant Gardes that doesn't love them. I'm pretty sure I will join the owners club next month if I can work out some sort of trial deal with Gershman (no de... | |
| Yet another subwoofer request Velodyne SPL-800 I bought 2 SPL-800Rs and love them. I searched high and low for small, impactful subs and tried several. I too liked the high powered Velo best and liked the fact that it went down to 27 Hz. Didn't find anyhting in it's price range that went as de... | |
| 2 plug or not 2 plug I have Totem Hawks with a small rear port and although I can achieve flatter bass response with a foam plug, it takes away some mid-range detail that I cannot live without - so no plugs for me. Have tried various densities of plugs too.Just my exp... |