johnnyb53
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| Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers? 06-02-14: Schubert (speaking of Diana Krall)Piano OK, voice and beat never meet.Not true on "All For You," which is tight and precise all the way.Still my favoriate album of hers, backed just by her bassist and Russell Malone on guitar. They had j... | |
| Speakers Distance from Wall WIth a 20-30Khz response and a friendly $2500/pr price tag, perhaps you should consider the Tekton Design Pendragon or the smaller--but still substantial-- SEAS Pendragon.Reviews here. | |
| KEF LS50 vs. Monitor Audio Silver2 Jcksnssn:Need to decide quickly between used KEFLS50s and new MA SIlver Rx2 or SIlver 2. I....What's your hurry? It's commendable that you mention the electronics, but for speakers this small, it would help immensely to mention room size. Also, "c... | |
| Speakers Distance from Wall When Philtangerine first posted, I immediately thought of Maggie 3.7s plus a sub or two, but it was above his stated budget. 1.7s plus subs would fit the budget, but w/o knowing his listening preferences, wasn't sure if they'd be big enough. I lis... | |
| Speakers Distance from Wall 05-29-14: Philtangerine... How do you feel Axiom, or even Mirage, compare to Definitives? As I mentioned, I have owned and still own several Mirage speakers. Last fall I was on a speaker quest and so listened to quite a few, including MartinLogan ... | |
| Speakers Distance from Wall You have a lot of space to fill for $3K, but an interesting solution occurred to me--Axiom Audio. They're an internet-direct company with design and manufacturing in Canada, with offices in the US. They have some serious talent there including And... | |
| Panel Sound It's too bad Audiovox/Klipsch gutted Mirage and eliminated their high end products, because their OMD-28s would probably give the OP exactly what he's looking for, especially for his listening preferences. In fact, even Mirage's mid-'90s bipolar o... | |
| Quad 22L2 I've heard the Quad dynamic series and they were a breath of fresh air in a demo room full of "hi fi" speakers. They have such a natural tonal balance and musical, listenable presentation. The Marantz PM8004 is a sleeper of an integrated amp, too.... | |
| Good speakers with small woofers = 10 cm/4" How about the Silverline Minuet Supreme Plus? Its woofer is a mere 3.25", mated with a 1" silk dome tweeter, set into a finely finished compact 9" x 5.5" x 9.25" enclosure for $699/pair. | |
| Good speakers with small woofers = 10 cm/4" Emotiva Airmotiv 4S. Built-in amplifiers and features a Heil-type folded ribbon tweeter, which is smooth, yet fast and extended. | |
| Altec Lansing Iconic Speakers Data sheet with cab dimensions, components, power rating, rated impedance, crossover freq., etc.The better VOTT-based Altecs crossed over at 500 Hz. The 846 A and many others crossed over at 800 Hz, which is very close to where a 15" driver starts... | |
| $500-$1000 budget lots of questions please advise Courant, we're on the same page. I also thought about the Andrew Jones Pioneer speakers, and another option is the Andrew Jones floorstanders at $254/pair. Save even more money with the previous version for $179.99 a pair. You can also pare down t... | |
| $500-$1000 budget lots of questions please advise It's not clear to me whether your $600-1000 budget is just for a pair of speakers or for speakers and amp, or speakers, amp, sub, and surround processor.If it's just for the speakers, one of the best values on closeout is the Focal Chorus 714 Towe... | |
| Question - go with 2 JL audio F110's or one F112 Without having heard the two configurations in a head-to-head comparison (though I've heard dual JL Fathom 213s), by the math two F110s have about 40% more radiating area than a single f112, more combined power, smaller diaphragms for theoreticall... | |
| Best Hi-end speakers? I'd seriously consider some Magneplanar 1.7s and a pair of SVS SB-1000 subwoofers. Large radiating area devoid of inertial artifacts, energizes the room realistically, and bass extension rivaling *very* expensive full-range speakers.The 1.7s fly i... |