johnnyb53
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| Bookshelf speakers and record player for Marantz 2245 receiver? I think the Rega R1 suggested by akg is one good fit given your amp and room constraints. ... Maybe you could find a used pair, thus saving money for the TT. Given that the R1 is out of production I think the only ones available are used. The curr... | |
| Bookshelf speakers and record player for Marantz 2245 receiver? ebm wrote:Elac the $500.00 ones sounded great at the price was at a demo in my stereo club by the designer.ebm, given your affinity for Magicos, I consider that high praise indeed. It's even a 3-way with a coaxial mid/tweet in a very compact (7.87... | |
| Is the Merill "Gem Dandy" turntable far superior in sound than the Project RPM-3 TT?? Thread title: Is the Merrill "Gem Dandy" turntable far superior in sound than the Project RPM-3 TT??Given that the Merrill is only $500 more than the Pro-Ject, it only needs to be incrementally better, not "far superior."If it were $2500 vs. $1000... | |
| Energy Veritas 2.2 Have you tried emailing your need to Technicalsupport@klipsch.com?You could also go to http://support.klipschgroupinc.com, open a ticket and see what happens. | |
| Who is you go to for top quality vinyl Hey Johnny I hear the Dire Straits and Fleetwood Mac 45 releases are great That sure wouldn’t surprise me. The Analogue Productions’ 45s’ clarity, smoothness, dynamic range, and in-the-room sensation definitely raises the bar. Even the 1957 record... | |
| What is Technics thinking? The Technics speakers aren’t single-driver; they’re 2-way coaxial. They also make a much larger and more expensive floorstander that uses the same driver. Kind of like KEF with the LS50 and Blade models, though the Technics floorstander is more li... | |
| Anybody else using a distributed array sub system? Noble100 said: In your case, I think the main advantages of using a distributed sub array instead of your dual MM8 subs would be even more consistent bass throughout your room and perhaps deeper bass extension that is more impactful and viscer... | |
| Who is you go to for top quality vinyl My gold standard is Analogue Productions closely followed by Speakers Corner and ORG. The 45 rpm APOs are something else again. I have their 45s of Ry Cooder and V.M. Bhatt's "A Meeting by the River, Nat King Cole's 1957 "After Midnight" and the R... | |
| Anybody else using a distributed array sub system? I forgot to mention that I was playing the recently released (Sept. 2014) Mono LP of Sergeant Pepper. Hearing the exact same bass line in each subwoofer was essential for this to work. One channel at a time, I turned the phase knob until the bass ... | |
| Anybody else using a distributed array sub system? Noble100 wrote:johnnyb53, Yes, the Magnepans do have an advantage over box spkrs in terms of quality of bass. I have much older 2,7 Magnepans than you but, when I switched amps fro an older Aragon class A/B amp (200 watts@4ohms) to a new pair... | |
| Anybody else using a distributed array sub system? I can attest to the advantage of adding in some out-of-phase bass to smooth the bass curve. One thing I discovered when I set up my Maggie 1.7s is how the out-of-phase backwave took away that typical (and annoying) 100-200Hz in-room bass hump. Det... | |
| Anybody else using a distributed array sub system? Or, for $2800 you can let the Audiokinesis Swarm 4-sub system do the heavy lifting.Absolute Sound review.http://www.audiokinesis.com/the-swarm-subwoofer-system-1.html. | |
| Can the KEF LS50 rock? You probably need to spend upwards of $3K on floor standing speakers for the cabinet to not be a liability and then there's no guarantee.Generally true, except for Magnepan. I've had some 1.7s for 2-1/2 years and love them. They combine the vibrat... | |
| Can the KEF LS50 rock? Go with the ELAC floorstanders instead. (Another option is the JBL LSR305/8 + 310s sub in a 2.1 setup, that’s what I have now, super accurate, super awesome, super value)The LS50 got great resale value though, I sold it in one day for about the sa... | |
| Any thoughts on a solid hickory platform under my tt I use a 3.5" thick 15"x20" Michigan Maple brand butcher block cutting board under my turntable. I got it from Overstock.com for about $90. Price fluctuates a little bit, but currently they offer them for $100.99 with free shipping. http://www.over... |