johnnyb53
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| Good speakers under 10K. 07-09-12: RsimmsThe Philharmonic 3s are only $3.5k new and they probably would meet your requirements. Order by July 12 and they're still $3K. Not bad when you consider that a DIY-er would be paying almost $2K for the drivers alone. | |
| Best $1,500-ish New or Used Floorstander - I agree the Monitor Audio RX series should be on your list, too, especially if they tamed the peaky treble from the RS series.The TAS and Stereophile reviews indicate that they did. Because Robert Reina reviewed the RS6 a few years ago he did the ... | |
| Best $1,500-ish New or Used Floorstander - For a long time, used speakers represented a particularly good value, and sometimes they still do, especially if you pick something that was ahead of the curve when new, such as Magnepan 3.6, ADS M12, Dynaudio from the past 10 years. However, ther... | |
| Mini Monitors under $500 used 07-08-12: MechansAre the amps in the Airmotiv products actually good Hi-Fi amps? (Hi-Fi is my new old term for audiophile level) It's hard to believe they could be good, and the speaker drivers being good at the same time for, that price. There ar... | |
| Most forgiving high end speaker 10k-20k? Speaking of EQ and Sonus Faber loudspeakers, I recently heard some Cremona Ms and they were fabulous. They provide a lush, musically involving and detailed presentation that puts a smile on your face and makes you want to spin recording after reco... | |
| Good speakers under 10K. 05-07-12: Aquablu8How about Gallo 3.5, Aerial 7t, Sonus Faber Luito, Focal electra or Tidal speakers?The reviews I've read of the Liutos indicate that they're sort of a "lite" version of the Cremona M's. There's one less woofer and the Liuto's use... | |
| Mini Monitors under $500 used Right now the Airmotiv monitors are on sale. You can get the Airmotiv4 or Airmotiv5 for under $500 and they have built-in biamplification. This is a high-tech composite slot-loaded woofer with a Heil-type folded ribbon tweeter.There is also a pair... | |
| Speakers for Rega Brio R and/or Nad 326bee The Quad 11 L2 is very similar to the 12L2, but with a smaller woofer in a smaller cabinet. There is a pair on A-gon within your price range. I have no affiliation with the seller or the sale. There is also a pair of active biamped 12L2s listed th... | |
| Speakers for Rega Brio R and/or Nad 326bee I nominate the Quad 12L2 or 12L Classic (newest designation for same speaker). About 8"x13.3", 87 dB (pretty good for a minimonitor), well engineered, beautifully made, and very engaging sonic presentation. They list at around $1100/pair, but the ... | |
| At what vol level do you get rumble / flutter? 07-06-12: Sbrownnw@johnny, never had the factory cartridge on my Xpression. Had two mc-3 turbos on it and recently had the ortofon mc 25 fl with the heavier counterweight and it did the same thing (the 25 fl is about 10g). How do I add fluid? Is t... | |
| Are two smaller subs better than one larger? I'm running dual subs in both my HT and 2-channel analog-primary stereo rigs. Generally speaking, I definitely like two smaller subs for stereo music. My music-only subs are a pair of small (9" cube) Mirage MM-8 subs. They are not for deep-deep ba... | |
| Are two smaller subs better than one larger? If you know where to shop, you can get two $1200 subs for about $500, which should take good care of both HT and music. Go to vanns.com and do a search for Infinity subs. | |
| At what vol level do you get rumble / flutter? 07-04-12: TobesAdding mass to the cartridge/tonearm will lower the resonant frequency. Note that warp induced signals are in the 0.5 - 7Hz region, so you don't want to drop the cartridge resonant frequency too low if your cartridge/arm/table alrea... | |
| Help: Does MA6300 Integrated accept Koetsu MC? If people report that "it works fine with MC carts," they're probably talking about high output (i.e, 1.8 to 2.5 mV) MC cartridges. The Wajima has an output of 0.4mV, which is a low output MC (LOMC) cartridge. Furthermore, LOMC carts have differen... | |
| At what vol level do you get rumble / flutter? Actusreus, you're finally on the right track with the damping fluid. As some have mentioned before, your problem is not an issue of wow, flutter, or rumble. Rumble comes from noise from the motor (usually an old style idler drive turntable) gettin... |