james633
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| Has anyone truly compared Vintage vs. Modern? Yes I have used a Marantz 2285. I had it for about a years while I fixed it up for my dad and gave it back to him. At the time I had a Peach tree Deco (one of their first models) and I ran a pair of B&W 703s with the Marantz 2285 to try it out... | |
| To pricey No not to me. B&W are well made (800 series) and detailed but they get the fundamentals of frequency response wrong which is far more important than fancy materials. I had a private demo of the of the 802D4 on McIntosh MC611 mono amps and ... | |
| Compatibility between speakers and sub. Get a high pass crossover and use what ever sun you want. Matching is mostly about the crossover. I mean most speakers have totally different tweeters, mids and woofers…. The crossovers make them play nice. | |
| Thiel Owners Well after 20 years I let my kids make a fort out of my Thiel 2.4 boxes… looks like I will be taking a pair of 2.4s to the grave lol. They have lived in a second system for awhile now. | |
| Revel F208 - worth a try? Can’t go wrong with revel. I do think they need subs as they roll off a little high for me. You would have to spend a lot more to do better. | |
| Bowers and Wilkins, 801 D4 Make sure you listen to the B&W loud and long before buying, they are a bright speaker. | |
| 2 x Rel S/812 or Singel No 25 Always two minimum, always. | |
| Kanta No.1 vs Olympica Nova 1? have demoed the Olympica III and Nova 3 a few times. I own the Revel 228be and use subs which is important I think. The short version is I think the Revels are a better speaker. The long version… the Sonus Fabers have a slight dip in the u... | |
| Speaker polyamory -- or, stories about getting a second set to alternate with your primary I have done this before. I stick to boxes but horns and or panels are fun to have around once in awhile. | |
| Subwoofers and Crossovers. I don’t know of many mid priced ones. There are cheap ones and pricy ones from JL, Bryston, and wilson audio. I have read some people say you can just use an inline resistor to act as a high pass. You could probably find a thread about it here... | |
| Subwoofers and Crossovers. You are on the right track with the CR-1 as the crossover (highpass is the key) is the most important part of using subs. I can’t comment on the subs in question. | |
| What do you consider the most when choosing a pair of speakers? Not every speaker can be equalized. There needs to be a few things in order to do it. #1 Even off axis response. #2 no dips and peaks from major resonances, cones or box. #3 low enough distortion so when the bass is EQed up it does not fall apar... | |
| New review of PS Audio's new speaker Thanks, Measurements look bad to me. I don’t read HiFi news enough to be familiar with their measurement consistency etc. https://hifinews.com/content/ps-audio-aspen-fr30-loudspeaker | |
| Can a set of Ls50 metas surpass or equal a set of Kef blade metas with subwoofers | |
| new kef ls60s just arrived Darko’s video was good. I will hear them sometime soon. But yes for me it would be a “sound bar”. Something I could hook up to a TV/Apple TV and have a complete system that the wife and kids could use daily but I could also put music on from time... |