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| Floorstanders with a large sweetspot For SAF, "the near wall specific" North Creek Big Kats with Lee Taylor custom box work veneer on all sides would be very hard to beat: gorgeous wood (perhaps choosen jointly with your better half), and unobtrusive placement and size. Comes in some... | |
| Allen Toussaint As Marty notes, "Mississippi" is an unusually fine recording, at least on my CD.Any other CDs of his up to that standard of recording?John | |
| Floorstanders with a large sweetspot Hornguys: Do you think speakers vary as to whether they give a more or less satisfying listening experience off axis, or are they all they same, regards the decline in litening quality as one moves from the "sweet spot"?John | |
| Floorstanders with a large sweetspot 5-10 inches is really close to the front wall. Not many speakers are designed for this; I doubt this is optimal placement for the Salks, for example. I used to have North Creeks in my main system, which are designed for this, and are lovely -- def... | |
| Plinius vs. McCormack On the lighter side, used prices on the kit should be going down! | |
| Help with fatiguing sound in my PC system The increased detail, clarity, resolution and extension are remarkable, but so is the amount of listening fatigue.1. The "audiophile virtues" listed before the "but" are often, IME, associated with the fatigue problem stated after. Hard to maximiz... | |
| Best Rock Album in 2012 Norah Jones as rock? Llol."Little Broken Hearts," is not "Come Away with Me," or "Feels Like Home." It's something of a departure for NJ, and puts me in a mind of Debra Harry and Hope Sandoval. Not a huge stretch to think of it as "rock" (whatever... | |
| hotel california... Aww, I love it when Bill gets snaps on someone -- which doesn't answer your question. | |
| Best short-lived band? If four records counts as short lived, of course, I'm with Msarty, and the greatUncle TupeloI'd add Nadinethree records, with their first, "Downtown Saturday," an alt country classic.Also in the vicinity, with 3 or 4 records,is Whiskeytownanother ... | |
| Jolida JD100A I've retired my modded version, and just had it out while working on my DAC, and was reminded of what a nice sounding player it is (though not exceptionally detailed).But mine had serious issues: a ton of "scratchy" transport noise, and major pick... | |
| Very small Integrated and speakers used I stand by my previous powered monitors suggestion, but I did come very close to buying the below, which looks an intriguing desktop amp option. Nuforce also sells bundles with speakers. http://estore.nuforce.com/products/NuForce-Icon-Amp.html | |
| Very small Integrated and speakers used I'm not sure you should give up on powered speakers run off your computer. Definitely good bang for buck, in a small space. I've had swans in my office for some time, and they sound pretty decent, and a friend enjoys his Audioengines. Set up could... | |
| C'mon name that amp ...please? I have a Montana EPS2 and Pass INT-30A combo, which I like very much (it certainly has sweet mids/highs), but I suspect the pass 30s would be light on thump in your room. A lot of people around here have said the 60s are not hugely different than ... | |
| Ever heard of, any opinions on, these speakers? I'd tend to be suspicious of a comparatively complex design at that pricepoint, but your ears are the test (though not of trouble free use over time, of course).If the Sinclairs image with the Gallo 3.5s that is very high praise, in my book, since... | |
| Speakers for 8.5 x 11 room? North Creek music makes "near wall specific" designs for smaller rooms that sound very good, and one might work for you. Just a hunch, but speakers that go closer to walls might be a better way to go than extreme near field listening. If you searc... |