johnnyb53
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| Using small stereo speakers with a subwoofer Which Vandersteen sub, and how old? There have been so many advances in powered sub technology that--if the Vandy lacks certain features--it may hold you back from putting together a good sat/sub system.At the risk of being impertinent, why are yo... | |
| To port or not to port What? Not one mention of the amplifier involved or the crossover point to the sub, or the location of the sub? | |
| B&W PM1 I was especially struck by the freakishly integrated and realistic sound field projected between and around the speakers. There was no bad place in the room to listen to them that I could find. That's what uniform power response does for you--it e... | |
| help me decide speakers for two channel audio Would you have room for a pair of Magnepan 20.7s, or some 3.7s plus compact sealed subwoofers?Otherwise, given this thread's candidates so far, I lean toward the Wilson Sophias too. They're compact, near full-range, pretty coherent in presentation... | |
| Thinking I need a Sub... 01-21-14: Wolf_garcia...and everybody distorts when their excursion increases. On that we agree.Soooo … if you want to lower distortion, you add more subwoofers to reduce driver excursion, right? | |
| Tweeter type and brightness Here are my bitches with the most popular tweeter types: Metal domes have resonant frequencies around 25-30 Khz. One can argue that this is above the limits of human hearing, but the resonant spike is so strong (sometimes 10-20 dB) that I'd think ... | |
| Pro-ject Debut Carbon vs Debut III ?? The Debut Carbon is so good at $399 there's really nothing to discuss until you get to the RP3. I took some of my LPs to a hi-fi shop to audition an amplifier and I was *shocked* at how good the Carbon is. It's my unequivocal recommendation at $50... | |
| Thinking I need a Sub... 01-15-14: KennythekeyI agree with Karl_desch, so upgrade your speakers if you must improve your bass. There's a reason you must spend considerable bucks for a true full range. As Karl put it, "coherent balanced sound." Adding a sub may give you th... | |
| Thinking I need a Sub... 01-14-14: Neo-ludditeUgh...now I'm really spinning.Nola says the Contender extends down to 25hz. I'm not up on the technical jargon but that seems like it would be low enough?I just checked the Nola website and it claims a frequency response of 35... | |
| Thinking I need a Sub... ^^^That's great news about the SVS SB-2000. I wasn't sure if it high-passed to the main amp, but the user guide indicates that the line out high passes at 80 Hz. That would give the Boxers lots of breathing room. Everything below the botom string ... | |
| Thinking I need a Sub... There's about a $1900 difference between a pair of Boxers and Contenders. You will not get the bass extension or room pressurization from the Contenders that you'd get from the right powered sub(s) for less than that.Since you're hearing your Boxe... | |
| Vandy or Maggy? 01-13-14: CtsoonerYou have answered yourself a few times in your posts I think. Sounds like you have had Maggies and are sick of it's drawbacks. No way you can make a Maggie be more dynamic in your price range.I think the Maggie 1.7s finally blew ... | |
| Best sounding integrated between $1500-$3000 System matching is an important part of this. The Absolute Sound went notes over the Rogue Cronus Magnum powering a pair of Magneplanar 1.7s. My audioboddy who owned a pair of those Maggies at the time, bought a Cronus Magnum and verified that it ... | |
| Need help in selling amp&preamp I have that amp plus some of the TransMOS 150s, but I've put some of the 150s on consignment. I got my Gold Edition in 1996 for $400 from a co-worker. Back when it was in production it was J. Gordon Holt's favorite amp.It's conceivable it might fe... | |
| B & W 800 Diamonds They look impressive, they have deep bass and a wide frequency response. Cabinet resonances are near zero, and they're well finished and look impressive. And yet, although they have higher highs, lower lows, and wide dynamic range beyond their ask... |