james633
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| Whittling down my choices to a final few pair... I agree with sunshdw. The benchmark does not have enough power for the wilson’s. It will choke on the low impedance of wilson. | |
| integrated amp for Wilson Sabrina X If you go Mac try the 2ohm taps. The impedance is pretty low at 1.6 ohms. Similar to the dip on my old theils and the 2 ohm tap really helped soften the highs. also keep in mind if you use the 2ohm taps you might want the model up to get more ... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 or Sopra 3? oh yeah the Focus XD’s might work out great for you. I often forget about the brand, not sure why as they seem great As for price/other brands Don’t get me wrong I like focals and have owned a few pairs but when other brands increased prices ... | |
| McIntosh preamps I think it comes down to what inputs you use and need. The DACs have gotten a lot better over the years but some other aspects may not have. I have heard the 2700 and C49 in different systems. honestly they both sound fine. You would almost have ... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 or Sopra 3? The focal’s are way over priced since the price hikes. At their original price of $14k they were good. Now they are what over $20,000. if you want a cheaper option that sound very similar the Revel 228be (these need subs too imo) are about 1/2 the... | |
| Speaker of My House…! One of the nice things about adjustable bass is sometimes you think you want more so you just dial more in. Then in a few days you realize you had it right before lol. Bass has a profound effect on musical enjoyment and enjoyment for the system as... | |
| Speaker of My House…! Good choice on adding subs. Even the lower end of the “price not an issue” stuff you are looking at all lacks bass. Yeah I might play down to 20hz with room gain but it does not mean it does it with ease and texture. I can’t recommend trying t... | |
| Wilson Audio Duette Series 3 I think the Sabrina not only does well close to the wall but requires it to have good bass. The bass takes a dive pretty high but is nice and flat with some room gain. | |
| Coaxials - Reality vs. Experience? I have owned both types and time aligned speakers. It think it is all hype. I think it matters a bit but frequency response, dispersion, port noise etc are all more important. | |
| Headphones vs speakers…. I have used both for a long time. Headphones have good deep bass and you need full range speaker, true 20hz. The main thing speaker do better than headphones is soundstage. So it will come down to if soundstage is important to you. | |
| Focal Kanta 2 or KEF Reference Meta 1 plus KC62 sub? Never KEF… just my opinion. | |
| Flat Screen Television behind speakers I have A/B tested a tv between my speakers and then nothing between them. Honestly it is really hard to hear the difference. Just try it for yourself and see. I personally hang a projector screen between mine about 3’ off the rear wall (pictured i... | |
| When people upgrade from Thiel I own a pair of 2.4 and used them for about 10 years. They are in a second system now. I upgraded to Revel 228be after demoing a bunch of stuff priced from $10k-$30k. I use duel subs with all my speakers. | |
| Revel F208 - worth a try? Hmm | |
| Revel F208 - worth a try? matt_mccloat, I run my Revel 228be on a McIntosh MC462 which I find as a nice combo I can listen all day. I also own Rotel amps in my home theater and I would not recommend “lower end” Rotel with Revel. It makes them sound a little cold and ha... |