jimmy2615
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| 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... | |
| Honest Vintage Tube Repair - SoCal Thank you all for your responses. | |
| Upgrade from Harbeth Compact 7 If you are like me, you loved the Harbeths but with full range and full power music they broke up. At the same time I had a pair of Tyler Acoustics Linbrook monitors. They only gave up the smallest amount to the beauty of the Harbeth midrange but ... | |
| Subwoofer match for Harbeth 30.1 Bob, I had the B1 with Harbeth HL-3s some years ago. It was great, and I think you would be fine with this sub and speaker combination. That said, unless it is important for you to match wood grain finishes, I would not count out the newer RELs or... | |
| solid state integrateds that will hold their value Good choice with the Rowland - as you probably noticed since you mentioned it, they hold their value. I bought a version 'I' back in 1999 for $3k, sold it for $3k a couple years later, and they still get about the same now. Other contenders are Pl... | |
| Tannoy Kensington SE vs Magnepan 20.7 Slynn3r, 6 months later, how did you like the Tannoy's? | |
| Shrinking my system I just did this myself. Went to KEF LS50s, a REL 218 and an Arcam integrated - great system for 4k. Agree with Johnnyb53, obviously, and although I have not heard it, I think his B&W recommendation would even be a bit better perhaps. I had the... | |
| Favorite reviewer? This is easy. What other reviewer provides the reader with a reference (something you can measure all other reviews from the SAME reviewer by, not just hyperbole or salesmanship)?? He's been reviewing small monitor speakers for years, against a re... |