johnnyb53
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| Mirage SM-3 Impedance?? 03-22-12: Dpg3Impedance: 7 ohms nominal, 4 ohms minimumGot it from this review.Wrong speaker. That review is for the M-3, a bi-polar 3-way from the lat '80s. He's asking about the SM-3, a front-firing 10" 2-way made 1982-4.An inexpensive ohmmeter ... | |
| Monitor suggestions Dynaudio Focus 160. Available in white gloss. Around $3K. It's probably what I'd get given your requirements. | |
| Smooth/Musical Bookshelves upto $1500 - $2000 Given that these are for a desktop and that you like the Image B6, how about stepping up in product line and down in size with the PSB Imagine Mini? It has a ~8"x9" footprint and its front profile is smaller than a 6"x9" paperback book. Smaller dr... | |
| Need help on an all rounder speaker under $5000 Your budget would allow you to go with PSB Speakers' top of the line, the giant-killing Synchrony One. Here are comprehensive reviews from Stereophile and Soundstage. Don't forget to look at SS's measurements. This speaker has exemplary frequency ... | |
| Towers with massive dynamics & soundstage $3k? Easy. The GoldenEar Triton 2 Towers. Their dynamics are helped mightily by built-in passive radiator-augmented subwoofers powered internally by 1500w amps. Up top is an MTM array anchored by a folded ribbon tweeter (much like a Heil AMT).List pric... | |
| sub-woofer recommendation for 2.1 channel 03-15-12: HenryjudyThanks for your recommendations on the Martin Logan subwoofer.However, I'm not sure how I can connect the ML subwoofer to the amp.Please take a look at the pictures of the speaker and amp.http://www.audiovideostore.com/images/Ma... | |
| Not your everyday bookshelf speaker? I agree with Martykl on this one. You're using a mass market device primarily designed to provide mp3 tunes throughout your house via a low cost class D amp with no listed 4-ohm rating, and are looking for audiophile results. As mentioned before, ... | |
| Wilson, Legacy, or ? JL subs and Maggies blend just fine. I've heard a totally seamless setup. A pair of Mag 3.7s and JL F112's would be within budget and give you everything, including linear tight bass down into the 20's. Having JL subs gives a big boost to perceive... | |
| what sub would be best? B&W, MARTIN LOGAN, DEFTEC I've heard some Martin Logan subs and was very impressed with their ability to augment the bottom end without drawing attention to themselves. It stands to reason that a company that creates subs to blend with electrostatics is going to pay carefu... | |
| what sub would be best? B&W, MARTIN LOGAN, DEFTEC It just so happens that the April issue of Home Theater compares the $799 Def Tech Supercube 4000, the $1799 REL R328, and the $6300 JL F212. In another review they cover a system from Emotiva, which includes their $499 X-Ref 10 sub. I was surpris... | |
| B&W PM1 with JL sub or 805D? The April issue of TAS reviews the PM1 and directly compares it to the 805D. According to the reviewer, the extra $2+K for the 805D does not buy you extra bass, but rather more transparency and treble detail. If anything, the reviewer felt that th... | |
| B&W PM1 with JL sub or 805D? 03-06-12: ToddnkayaJohnny, you are comparing the PM1 and sub, to a two hundred thousand dollar speaker?I made it clear that the PM1 can't do what the Alexandria XLF does in frequency extension, dynamics, and ability to fill a large room. But when ... | |
| Mod 1200MkII or Buy Rega RP6? or MMF-7 Package For a 1st hand report on installing an SME 309 tonearm on an SL1200 MkII (using the SME armboard from Sound Hi Fi of England), go here at TonePublications' website and download Issue 22 as a pdf file. Jeff Dorgay, the editor, used the armboard to ... | |
| Most forgiving high end speaker 10k-20k? A consistent comment I read in reviews of Sonus Faber loudspeakers is that they convey detail well, yet the music almost always manages to sound beautiful. I've auditioned a few models over the years and I'd have to agree. If you have the space, t... | |
| B&W PM1 with JL sub or 805D? The biggest price difference between the 805 and PM1 is because the 805 has the diamond tweeter. The PM1 tweeter is very similar except it uses a carbon fiber damped aluminum dome instead. The fiber damping has a significant effect on the behavior... |