jayarr
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| Your experience with Thiel 3.6 Used to own a pair. High quality and good sound. As in any speakers there are pro's and con's. They need alot of current to sound their best. They tend to be slightly on the bright side of neutral so the partnering cables and amp are important con... | |
| Thoughts on Legacy Whisper Speakers Great speakers. Don't be fooled by others trashing them. What they need to sound best is a big room. If your room is medium to small, the Whispers won't be a good fit. Their weakness(relatively minor) is in the bass region. Highs,midrange,dynamics... | |
| Round Two: Best Speakers for LOUD music and rock?? Jeff, I reread your post and decided there are several issues that need to be addressed. From your equipment list it seems you have picked those on the darker side of neutral. I am surprised you are having problems with brightness. Have you treate... | |
| Round Two: Best Speakers for LOUD music and rock?? I second the motion for the Legacy Focus 20/20. Jeff, before I purchased the Foci, I auditioned the NHT 3.3. I liked the Focus better, for primarily the reasons you seem disappointed in the 3.3's. The Focus could play louder, required less current... | |
| what are your favorite movie soundtracks. I would also add Patton and The Good,the Bad, and the Ugly. | |
| Is it OK to put casters on the bottom of speakers? Evan, I have a similar problem whereby my large speakers (Avantgarde Duos) have to be moved forward from the back wall every time I listen to music. The solution I settled on was furniture "Sliders" I placed under my speakers. They are 1/2 thick a... | |
| How could High End audio be improved? Basic research regarding technical specifications and listening tests. Which specs are really meaningful to our perception of sound? How well do they correlate with good sound? Research into possible new specs that have a good correlation with sou... | |
| 5 most recognizable voices in American music? Bing CrosbyNat King ColeLouis ArmstrongRay CharlesElvis PresleyBTW, this list is very "era" dependent. Ask a 20 y/o today about Bing, Louis, or Nat and all you"ll get is a huh?. | |
| What are the best live acts? By far- the Outlaws. Second- the Who(before Quadrophenia) | |
| Early 1970's rock: Name some of your favorites Steppenwolf-Born to be Wild- still my favorite rock song of all timeBlue Oyster Cult-Secret Treaties---Are you a cagey cretin?The Who- Who's Next, QuadropheniaSantana- all albumsElton John- GBYBRPink Floyd- DSOTMEagles- all albumsFrampton Comes Al... | |
| preamp vs. no-preamp As with everything else in life, it depends. If you go the no preamp route you have to be very careful. The most important factor is now mating the source properly with the amp. Source output impedance and amp input impedance and sensitivity are p... | |
| Ok this will be a good thread. 1) Room. Speaker placement within the room and room treatment will have the biggest impact on sonics.2) Amp-speaker interface. Matching the right amp with the right speaker is more important than just buying a great amp and a great speaker.3) Spea... | |
| Timbre TT1 DAC Used to own one also. Very nice unit but a touch warm. Detail and transparency were not a strength. I also owned a Theta which I preferred slightly. I ended up with a Levinson which I found to be the most "neutral" and had the most transparency an... | |
| Have you found cable Nirvana? Tell me about it. Consider the Silversmith's. They are warmer than Nordost and just as fast. They are less polite than Tara Labs with more dynamics. More open and transparent than Cardas and not as warm and fuzzy. Very 'neutral" and well balanced thruout all freque... | |
| Reaction to : Bedini-Ultra Clarifier II I felt their were small but noticable improvements in the midrange. The midrange became slightly more prominent and clearer. YMMV. Enjoy listening. |