jllu
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| What is the best audiophile speaker for a tiny square room? Dutch and Dutch 8CState of the art actives designed to be placed close to a wall and built in DSP. I have mine in a reflective 10 by 10 room where most other speakers are doomed to fail, but they sound outstanding. The 8Cs can go almost anywhere a... | |
| Best Speakers for a small Nearfield room, budget at most $10000 (used is also ok) Dutch and Dutch 8C if you can find a pair used. Three way actives with easily integrated room correction designed to function well in any sized room and to be placed close to the wall. | |
| Best bookshelf loudspeakers under 10,000 for the pair 3 way “bookshelves” - they’re pretty big but that extra bass makes a big difference.KEF Reference 1Dutch and Dutch 8C, if you can get a used pair under 10K | |
| seeking recommendations for a preamp @dorkwad the sound of an Anthem home theater receiver can’t really be compared to their dedicated two channel preamp. Those are meant for entirely different functions. There’s a lot more room for elegant design when not cramming in a bunch of circ... | |
| seeking recommendations for a preamp If you’re ok with solid state, the Anthem STR preamp often sells used for ~2500. It’s 100% transparent and has room correction and bass management built in. No component upgrade has come close to the improvement in sound quality that room correcti... | |
| Analog preamp with subwoofer integration + HT bypass Thanks @millercarbon - I already have an amplifier I like for HT/music (3 channel for LCR) so haven't really looked into the integrated options. I suppose running the center channel off my receiver wouldn't be a disaster.Which integrated are you u... | |
| Desktop speaker upgrade from KEF LS50s ( Thank you everyone for the suggestions. The more I read the more I think coincident/coaxial is the way to go here. I’m going to look into used KEF Reference 1s as the natural step up from the LS50s. Has anyone compared those and the LS50s in a des... | |
| Music with differences between class A and class D amplifiers Thank you Al, I appreciate the help. Will take a listen tonight, happy holidays to you as well! | |
| Music with differences between class A and class D amplifiers From what I have read in other discussions as well as publications, LS50s are quite sensitive to amplification. When I include a crappy AVR in my listening test, the treble noticeably sounds more congested than either of the other amplifiers. | |
| Music with differences between class A and class D amplifiers Thanks George. Yes, this is a small room near field setup where theoretically the first few watts are the most important. |