jhills
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| Is Spiking Necesarry? For many years, as a machinist and field tech with the Westinghouse Corp. I spent a great deal of time analyzing and solving problems related to resonance and vibration. Wither to couple or to isolate, you are looking at two very different solutio... | |
| Integrated Amp Upgrade-itis hitting.... While doing some, at my home, auditions, of both SS and Tube amps and integrated amps to pair with my Magnapan 1.7s. Two of the tubed amps I was able to compare was the Prima Luna Dialogue HP and a Rouge Cronus Mag. II. When paired with the Maggie... | |
| What are some of the downsides of owning a Magneplanar .7 or 1.7i ? Over the years, since the early 80s, I've had many very nice speakers including Quad, Vandersteen, Focal, B&W, Gershman, Snell, PSB, etc and have spent many hours in night sessions auditioning many other very fine speakers including the Apogee... | |
| Looking to upgrade my towers Thanks for the info, it looks like you've got plenty of room to experiment with your set up and the placement you have now should be a good place to start with whatever upgraded speaker you're considering. Best of luck with your with your project.... | |
| Looking to upgrade my towers Sorry to be so late in chiming in; seems nothing has been mentioned about your general set up. What is the size of your audio/video room? How far from the forward wall are the tower/front surround speakers, how far from the side walls, how far apa... | |
| Time for Two Ways ! I had a few nice two way speakers over the years; one of my favorites and one of the best per buck was the little floor standing, Gershman Cameleon. In a small to medium room they are very open and detailed with a deep and wide stage and very good... | |
| E-Bay RETURNS, WHAT A BUCKET OF WORMS Autospec, sorry about your situation, but it could be possible that the seller himself didn't know how the inside of this unit looked, only that it powered up and seemed to perform properly.As a buyer I know just how much both ebay and paypal side... | |
| Pass Labs I have never climbed a golden stair case nor have I ever, or will I ever audition a $80,000 dollar amp or $100,000 set of speakers. I can say though, that I have (after many hours of listening and comparing and within the limits of my budget) a sy... | |
| Amps from the 1980's -- What gear holds up sonically? Reliably? A system I would loved to have had back in the late 80s and wouldn't mind having, even now, would be a set of Apogee Duetta II Sigs. driven by a pair of Mark Levinson 23s. I had a chance to audition that combination and fell in love.Maybe still so... | |
| Amps from the 1980's -- What gear holds up sonically? Reliably? Still have and it still performs well and sounds sweet, a early to mid 80s Audible Illusions pre-amp. with phono section. One of my favorite small amps, affordable for my budget, was the PSE Studio II. At a modest 80w/140w - 8ohm/4ohm respectively... | |
| Ayre V-5xe Review For a couple of months, I had the opportunity to use a Ayre V-5xe Evo. in my home system. I have to agree with your assessment, it truly is a class piece of equipment. Have always loved the Vandi 3s - that's got to be a great combo.Congrats,Jim | |
| Which Budget Friendly Floorstanders Next? One of my favorite dynamic speakers, for the money, or even twice the money (sold new for around $2,400.00 and, if you can find, used for around $1,000.00) is the mid 2000s model, Canadian made, PSB Stratus Stratus Gold i. A fairly large floor sta... | |
| MMGs I think the choice between the .7, the 1.7 and the 3.7 aside from the cost and budget is the size of your room and adjoining open space. My listening room is 14' W x 24' L with a vaulted ceiling and an additional 12' x 12' adjoining, open dining a... | |
| MMGs A thought on the DWM panel - base below 60 HZ is non directional and placement, as long as the filter is set at or below that, isn't really critical. I am not particularly familiar with the DWM panel but I am using a ADS Sub 12 with my 1.7 and It... | |
| MMGs Kythyn, I have a set of Maggie 1.7s in a room much the same size and configuration as mentioned by johnnyb53. I'm driving them with a Rouge Cronus Mag. II 100w per side integrated tube amp and it has no problem driving at any level I can stand to ... |