jimmy2615
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| Tannoy vs. ATC Hoggshead and Pani, thanks for the all the info ! It is very helpful, indeed. I was afraid I would not be able to find people with experience with both manufacturers, so is this great. Pani, what do you think about the Turnberry's ability to f... | |
| Tannoy vs. ATC I should add for posterity, if I chose the actives I would still have to buy a new preamp with balanced outputs to connect to the speakers. Vintage McIntosh have RCA only. Also, active speakers have power chords, so you have to consider addition... | |
| Tannoy vs. ATC Thanks for the responses. MapleGrove, I would be buying the new SCM40 V2 from my dealer, so you can have the used! (Although I have to say I think the original SCM40 with the black face look just fine, and now a great bargain used). Shadorne, y... | |
| Bowers and Wilkerson B&W 802 D3: an impolite Brit? I forgot to add that I am talking about b&w for the last 20 years or so - they have not always been "mass market" (available at Magnolia/Best Buy). Before that you had to seek them out at the brick and mortar stores. Also, the brands I compare... | |
| Bowers and Wilkerson B&W 802 D3: an impolite Brit? I had the last 804D2 model and enjoyed them very much. Same for the 802 Matrix I had in the 90s. I have not heard the new series. That said, it always piques my interest when people criticize b&w. They have always commanded high resale (used) ... | |
| Honest Vintage Tube Repair - SoCal I wanted to follow up with the results of my 'quest.' Based on his reputation, I went with Steve McCormack's recommendation above. It helped that the shop was only an hour away. All I can say is thanks Steve, and thanks Steve. Steve Pappin repaire... | |
| Amp for B&W Matrix 803 S2 Get something with 300 w/ch or greater and decent quality - does not have to be new. These speakers need power. | |
| Why so underwhelmed by Revel F208 audition??? Any speakers -even cheap ones, can sound 'great' under the right conditions. I have heard many demos where I was underwhelmed by the speakers. It's often the room. Also, I think we all get used to (conditioned) a certain sound and when we hear som... | |
| CAV-50 and 804 Diamonds I'm surprised so far we don't know your room size. As Boband mentioned the B&Ws need power. Perhaps they'd be OK in a small room with your CAV-50. But since you say it is not a good match I would look to solid state. I owned these speakers and... | |
| Do true audiophiles own Mcintosh gear I think the more interesting question is who buys McIntosh Speakers? You never hear about them in any of the forums or see any print coverage or show coverage, yet McIntosh has been making them for decades - someone must be buyig them? Any good? O... | |
| Integrated to go with KEF LS50 My dealer who sold me the KEFs recommended Hegel. I did not hear the two together though. I have the Arcam A19 which does well - nice match, as has already been said here. I'll just say that these speakers are not considered 'reference' on a whim.... | |
| Infinity Primus P363 TAS review Around 2003 or so I bought the latest "cheap" Infinity speakers (don't remember the model) while I was waiting for new speakers to arrive. They had great reviews if I recall correctly. May be IL series? Not sure. Previously, I had some reference m... | |
| Difference in B&W sound Speculating here, but having owned both Matrix 802s, 804s and Diamond 804s, to include both at the same time (804s), this may be very simply a matter of synergy with your electronics. As a rule B&Ws need power to open up, and (this is the spec... | |
| Hegel 80 with either KEF LS50 or KEF R300 Morty, the LS50s are excellent as you have probably read - I have mine with the 50 w/ch Arcam A19. The power is plenty (my room is medium, about 14' x 20'). I wanted to check out the Hegel but it does not have a headphone jack, which is important ... | |
| Looking for feedback Joseph Audio Joseph Audio speakers are really great. I heard the bookshelf speaker you refer to (not sure if it was the xl model, this was in the '90s) with a Creek Integrated amp. The sound was clear, engaging, musical. JA speakers are well regarded in genera... |