james633
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| Wilson v Sonus Faber This is an old thread but interesting because I feel these two brands have change over the years. Wilson is getting softer in the highs and Sonus Faber is betting more neutral. Their sounds have drifted a bit toward each other to my ear. | |
| B&W speakers sounding very harsh? 850ccAs a past owner of the 700 series the sibilants (s-sounds) are due to the midrange/crossover they use. There is a peak somewhere from 3-5k. I am sure the measurements show it. Not only is there a peak but it seems like cone break up as well. ... | |
| Help with Shortlist of Speakers! (SF vs Devore vs Others?) While I like the new line of Sonus Faber the Olympica III is not a dark speaker, it is pretty neutral. It is a hair ripe at 100-200hz and a hint shelved down at 2k. I actually feel it is a little tipped up past 10k. Nice speaker. But you might not... | |
| Speakers for 300B --- Klipsch Heresy 4 or other ideas??? Ozzy62,No worries and no klipsch hate from me. I follow the Klipsch threads and genuinely was interesting in buying the Cornwall. I decided to pass as I don’t think they fit well into my system (high powered McIntosh) and I did not like them well ... | |
| Speakers for 300B --- Klipsch Heresy 4 or other ideas??? Ozzy62,Yes I have heard the whole line a few times. Both my local dealers carry most of the line. I did 3 demos with the Cornwall IV at two different dealers. One demo with the Forte IV (and one with the forte iii). Heard the current La Scala in ... | |
| Speakers for 300B --- Klipsch Heresy 4 or other ideas??? I would listen to the klipsch first. I think they sound pretty bad personally. Lots of box noise, No bass, very colored. I use Klipsch RP8000F as rear speakers in my home theater and they are a much better speaker for $1000. | |
| B&W speakers sounding very harsh? I got my model wrong in the post above. I had the 703s (not 702s) which is very similar to the current 702 from a driver layout perspective. | |
| B&W speakers sounding very harsh? I owned the 702s in college a looong time ago lol. They have a nasty upper midrange peak. They worm my ears out quick. On the perfect music it was kind of magical with it’s upper mid range peak but most of the time I just wore me out. Look for ste... | |
| Sound Stage Review Coming on the Vivid Audio Kaya S12's ! I trust audiogon members opinions more than reviews… | |
| Pairing B&W 804S with Power amp I have a Rotel RB-1072 I used a long time ago on a pair of B&W 703s. Now I use it as a rear channel amp in my surround sound system. I also own a McIntosh MC462. When I was between amps (benchmark and McIntosh) I used the Rotel for a few month... | |
| Sopra 2 Bass Izjjzi,Interesting information on the different taps. Looking at the impedance graph of the Sopra 2 it looks like the 4ohm tap would be the right one. You want to match the lowest point of the impedance to the tap and the Sopra dips to 3.7-ish aro... | |
| Sopra 2 Bass The right tap is the one you like best. The impedance curve of the Sopra is pretty wild (but most modern speakers are) so no tap is 100% the best. You can gleam some insight into the Sopra 2 by looking at the impedance curve vs frequency (link bl... | |
| An ideal (minimal) 2.1 setup The QLED abs oled are pretty comparable unless you are a video nut. In a normal room the bright lee QLED will be better. In a dark room the oled pulls way with deeper colors and blacks. But in a dark room you should movie to a projector for the re... | |
| Sopra 2 Bass Really the Mac is fine, more than fine. The output transformers don’t work like a tube amp (opposite actually) In tube amps the transformers are used to couple the low impedance of the speaker to high impedance tubes. In Mac solid state amps the ... | |
| Sopra 2 Bass Assuming the acoustic center of the Sopra 2 is 18” off the floor (guessing, two woofers + port) then a 7.5’ ceiling would make a dip at 47ish hertz but one you sum in all the other boundaries (floor, front wall, side wall, back wall) it will fill ... |