johnnyb53
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| Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home to Dynaudio S3.4? 08-12-08: Pingpongthanks.. the reason why I'm dilemma is i really like the warm and sweetness of the SF.... :)Then why do you want to upgrade from the Sonus Faber? Maybe you need to upgrade within the Sonus Faber line. Get bigger sound, more dynam... | |
| Sonus Faber Guarneri vs Guarneri Memento Michael Fremer reviewed the Guarneri Memento in the Sept. 2007 Stereophile here. | |
| Looking for good quality vintage speakers 08-11-08: CwlondonFor those of you who suggest that no vintage speakers are worth considering:Are you DEALERS, by any chance?Why dont you write this kind of stuff in your classified ads and spare the forums?Why the hostility? Ed and I aren't deale... | |
| $ 2500 -- Best Way to Spend It Today ? 08-11-08: Adam18Now, without being able to audition a new pick-up, how can I best decide between a Goldring 1022/1042, AT150MLX, or Ortofon 2M ?? Also, should I include the Dynavector 10x5 on the list of contenders ?First, decide what you like and... | |
| Seeking amp help or thoughts, please :- PS Audio also makes 5- and 7-channel power amps based on the same gain cell/switching technology of the GCC-250. That doesn't solve your multi-channel preamp problem, but if you like the sound of a GCC-250 driving Kappa 9s, a multi-channel amp of ... | |
| $ 2500 -- Best Way to Spend It Today ? Yeah. Jaybo has a point. Next time I'll check the poster's system link to see what he already has. You have the glass platter upgrade, and I expect that's the Rega RB250 arm, right? With a $99 Goldring Elektra cartridge, I'd say your TT rig is ple... | |
| Speakers for Modest Tube System Maybe you should stick with a kit from Madisound. Here's their Fostex BK-16 Folded Horn kit in Baltic birch for $750/pair including cabinet panels and all components for $750/pair. These single-driver Fostex designs are extremely efficient and tub... | |
| Looking for good quality vintage speakers Which Snells? What's your budget?Ed and I are in sync on this one. Although there are few true classics out there, most seriously designed and built speakers today are more linear, have better control of cabinet resonances, have much better inner ... | |
| Looking for good quality vintage speakers Why do you want vintage speakers? What era are you looking for, what look, what footprint, what sound?I am not particularly enamored of vintage speakers. Compared to what's available today, they don't have the detail, the linearity, or the dynamic... | |
| Shorting the speaker wires 08-10-08: Mendota9811Can someone suggest a thin, flexible, good value speaker wire.What do you have now? I take it that the thickness and inflexibility of the speaker cable you tripped on contributed to the spark-shooting damage you incurred?What ... | |
| Question about vintage Marantz 22xx power output Counter-intuitively, it's the large speakers that often don't need as much power to reach a high SPL. Many bookshelf speakers have a sensitivity rating in the 83-86dB range. A 25 wpc receiver could only drive a speaker with 83dB efficiency to abou... | |
| Line Array speakers? You can get line array kits from Zalytron. Some of their kits are designed by Joseph D'Appolito, including the Axon Array-1. Dr. D'Appolito's spec sheet claims a sensitivity of 96dB. A Zalytron kit includes the drivers, crossover parts, and drawin... | |
| speaker recommendation 2500 or less small room Energy Veritas kicks butt! Linear, fast, wide dispersion, musically involving, devoid of boxy resonances. I agree. One of the Veritas floorstanders got pretty high up on S'phile's Recommended list, but they all should have been there. | |
| $ 2500 -- Best Way to Spend It Today ? Yes, the Technics SL12x0 series could make a good platform, as it's quiet, precisely and ruggedly built, and spins the platter very accurately.Les_creative_edge's suggestions are good, but are even more affordable than the prices he mentions. If y... | |
| speaker recommendation 2500 or less small room You must look at the Mirage Omnisat v2 FS (floorstander) at $1K plus perhaps the Prestige S8 sub to flesh out the bottom octave. I've lived with the first-gen Omnisat satellites for 3-1/2 years, and they make the entire listening space a sweet spo... |