johnnyb53
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| New Speakers for $2000 My wants in order of preference are:-Resolution-Neurality-Imaging-Sound stage width-Good highs-Not so slow mids that it'd make listening to heavier music unenjoyable-A decent amount of bass or even slightly weak on punch is fineI should have paid ... | |
| New Speakers for $2000 Two value leaders at your price point are Magnepan 1.7s at $2K and the GoldenEar Triton 2's at $2500. I've heard both. The GoldenEars give you flat response, near world class soundstage, and true full range performance as well as excellent transpa... | |
| Bose 901 series VI & Yamaha A-S2000 01-10-12: HenryjudyThanks all for your valuable inputs.As a newbie in the hi-fi world, I learn new things everyday. :)I pretty much made up my mind to buy the Yamaha amp but still not sure which speakers to choose. I guess it would be better for m... | |
| Fastest subwoofer? 01-09-12: HornguysNot sure I understand.If a subwoofer were fast, wouldn't it be a tweeter? :)No, because in addition to high frequency extension, a tweeter needs wide dispersion. The shorter the wavelength, the smaller the diaphragm must be to av... | |
| Fastest subwoofer? What speakers are you getting the subwoofer for, and what's your budget? If you want fast and a good blend, the recommendations so far are helpful. I'm especially predisposed to the JL for anyone who can afford them. I've heard their Fathom F212's... | |
| Are Mcintosh Tube Amps really all that? McIntosh long ago mastered the black art of transformer design and winding. They build everything to one very high standard. Some of their designs, e.g., the MC275 tube amp, are still competitive 50 years later. I'm sure there are some here who ha... | |
| Dual subwoofers-need to be from same manufactures? Why not sell the REL and get a pair of SVS subs? The direct marketing of SVS offers more sub for less money. | |
| Bose 901 series VI & Yamaha A-S2000 For $3500 for amp & speakers there are so many great ways to split up the pie. For example, if you like "stereo everywhere" in a more realistic soundfield, you could get a pair of Mirage OMD-15s from vanns.com for $1K (closeout down from $2500... | |
| Bose 901 series VI & Yamaha A-S2000 There are certain things in the Bose 901 design that are desirable, especially crossoverless full-range drivers and an array designed to interact with the room. There are many speakers designed to interact with the rom to good effect. Examples inc... | |
| Any Integrated Amps w/Phono & 100-200 Watts Power? Anthem 225. 225/310 wpc into 8/4 ohms, built-in phono stage, $1500 retail. Widely acknowledged as an excellent value. | |
| Reciver/Integrated same sound? So in a sense, it doesn't matter whether you *could* get equivalent sound in a receiver, the historical reality is that almost no manufacturer tries to do so. | |
| Reciver/Integrated same sound? In my experience, I know of only a handful of receivers over a 40-year period that were designed and built to audiophile standards. The only ones that come to mind are Tandberg (who shielded and isolated each section from the others), ADS, and McI... | |
| Need Hi Eff, Omni-directional Speakers Looks like I had it backwards. Mirage came out with their first Omniguide product, the Omnisat, around 2004. I believe the Duevel Planet came out in 2007 or 2008. Although Duevel has been around longer than that and has always made ingenious omnid... | |
| Need Hi Eff, Omni-directional Speakers Another +1 for Mirages. The Duvels may well have inspired Mirage's Omniguide-based speakers, but Mirage slants the mounting baffle forward for a 60/40 mix favoring the front. I have been happily living with Mirage OMD-15s for 3-1/2 years. They're ... | |
| How to best connect active sub to int amp? The best way to connect a sub to an integrated depends on the available I/Os on both units. The OP specified that his LFD integrated has no pre-outs or sub-out. However, he doesn't mention which sub he's using or what I/Os the sub has.Some subs ha... |