james633
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| Why so much love for Mcintosh? One is $45,000 one is $9000…. One measures real bad and one real good…One gets universal praise on audiogon and one gets bashed…. Really makes you wonder. https://www.stereophile.com/content/dan-dagostino-master-audio-systems-progression-m550-mono... | |
| Focal, B&W or Martin Logan An $8 pack of furniture movers from Home Depot makes any chair a moveable chair. All good speakers. If you are not real sure what you want I would always lean toward neutral speakers as you can always add subs for bass or highs with EQ (yeah I kno... | |
| Focal, B&W or Martin Logan I find McIntosh a good paring with B&W for what it is worth. You might not like either brand. B&W has a lot of tech and is build very well but they have a strong house tuning for a highend speaker. At these price points I want it pretty tr... | |
| Focal, B&W or Martin Logan It would be an easy choice for me to go with the Focals in this case. They are very balanced but lack low bass extension. Pushing up agents the wall might actually help a bit. If you could get the driver face out to 24” you probably would be fine.... | |
| Room rearrangement. Cable question In reality any of the options are fine. I have done all the above and bet I could not pass a blind test on any of it. 10g wire is good for 34’ before the added resistance is an issue. 12 gauge is good for 22’. | |
| What are ways to fix speaker dips in my speaker or audio room 54hz dip is probably the ceiling cancelation in a room with your geometry. How tall is your ceiling? 54hz is a 5’ quarter wave (see chart below, 54hz is 20 feet long). So most likely the ceiling. Moving the speakes around probably will not fix it ... | |
| Replacement drivers for Thiel speakers You can contact this guy that does Thiel repairs. He used to work at Thiel and still does some repairs. He might be able to help you out. https://www.coherentsourceservice.com | |
| Alternatives to B&W 805 D4 I know you said bookshelves but the Revel 226be floor standing speaker would be another option. It will take up less floor space than the Sopra 1 on stands and is cheaper. They sound a lot alike to me. The Sopra is what, $10,000 now with the price... | |
| Alternatives to B&W 805 D4 Well I would not believe the specs. Looking at the measurements posted above you can see the Sopra 1 and 805D4 reach about the same depth. | |
| Latest D'Agostino monoblock amps??? Well credit to Stereophile for publishing it, they could have just burred it or got a new unit. As for the D'Agostino, there is always a love fest around them but I don’t get it. The progression monos sounded ok/good on a wilson audio wilson alexi... | |
| Bye Bye Puppy! This Sasha 2s are great so no worries. | |
| Does a Subwoofer Make Spiking Redundant? Then mids will still cause vibration. The type of food the speakers are on matter too. Carpet over concrete or wood etc. | |
| Alternatives to B&W 805 D4 You will be fine. You don’t need the best speaker ever made just ones you like. They are all colored and limited in reality. You can learn a lot from the measurements but there is a lot of subtlety in them so truly reading and understanding them i... | |
| Alternatives to B&W 805 D4 The B&W 805d3 (have not heard the d4) are pretty bright both to my ear and in measurements. I have not heard the Sopra 1 but based on my experience with focal they will be more balanced than the B&W. I have not heard the others. 805D4 meas... | |
| how would you describe a system that is musical in nature I agree with Jim204. Musical is code for colored around here. Not a bad thing if done tastefully. Sonus Faber and McIntosh are good examples of a tasteful coloration to my ear where Magico and Solution are more of a just the facts kind of sound. S... |