jdoris
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| Speakers around 4K: Ascend vs Tekton vs Vapor If you want high SPLs, it may be the Vapor Arcus and not the Cirrus you want (though the Cirrus is excellent). The Arcus is a big prodriver-based monitor, and goes dangerously loud without strain, and without a lot of watts. It is also a splendid ... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers??? I'd look for speakers designed to play close to boundaries, which relatively few speakers are.One possibility is the North Creek Kitty Kat (northcreekmusic.com); a kit a bit outside your pricerange, but might be worth the stretch. John | |
| Grateful Dead fans, check out the "New Yorker" 25 Jerry Band showsThat's a lot of 20-minute "Russian Lullaby"s! ;)John | |
| Anyone else receive low offers right away ? I'm not insulted by lowball offers, but I do wonder about outrageously low offers within minutes of a posting with a low price (eg, 40% off an item listed at the lowest price ever on the 'Gon). Kind of weird: does the buyer expect the seller to pa... | |
| Should listings include the age of the item? I prefer ads that list MSRP.I think it is permissible to list *current* MSRP. In fact, I think it is most useful to the buyer, since what they would have to pay new -- today -- is a salient consideration in figuring what the used piece is worth to... | |
| What to upgrade on $3,000 budget People report hearing Adcom amps as harsh, edgy, etc. My experience was consistent with that. I'd guess you could best the Adcom for well less than 3k. For example, sticking to muscular SS designs, used Odyssey amps can be found at around 1k, and ... | |
| Kef Blade or Wilson Audio Alexia? In terms of design, technology and research and development KEF can outspend Wilson, Magico, YG acoustics and ten other speaker companies combined. The Blade program was over 1 million dollars spent in R&D over five yearsso as I said you have ... | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved Happy Hols, Petty! :) | |
| New speakers. Pass is helpful with questions. If you do not have a Pass dealer in your area, Mark at Reno HiFi is very helpful, and offers competitive prices.John | |
| Kef Blade or Wilson Audio Alexia? Heard both and RMAF. I found the blade unobjectionable (perhaps not the right aspiration for a 30k speaker), and the Akexia's to be "Wilson-y" (just the thing, for some people).Lots of choices, at your price point (or any price point!): at this ye... | |
| $165k - $200k speaker performance for $40k ? Vladimir makes an interesting suggestion. Might be fun to email Rick Craig (Selah Audio) and see what sort of Line Arrays he could build you for 40k (or even 20k, 10k). I'm guessing the improvement curve of the next 16ok wouldn't be incredibly ste... | |
| New speakers. I have the Pass Int-30A, and my experience of the bass is consistent with OPs, not great with regards to thump, as was clearly shown in comparisons with A/B and D designs in the range of 200 wpc.My speakers, btw, are 92/4, and I'd not want less ef... | |
| A market for DIY speakers on AudioGon ? My sense is that used prices are usually disappointing to the seller of DIY kit.This even seems to be true for well known kits with professional box work, such as those from North Creek/Lee Taylor and Selah. My sense is that these sell for less th... | |
| Berkeley dac2/Alpha USB vs ps audio perfect wave ? My problem **was** in fact with USB implementation: brief interruptions of play ("skipping"), usually once a track. By luck, after 8 months of headaches, I figured out it was problem involving the interaction between the PWD and my MACbook (it did... | |
| Berkeley dac2/Alpha USB vs ps audio perfect wave ? Btw, nice kit, Edorr. I was very impressed by the Evolution Acoustics monitors at RMAF; I'd love to hear the bigguns.John |