johnnyw

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Your ''best kept secret'' speaker choice ?
http://www.system-audio.com/showpage.asp?siteid=2&id=347The SA2K out-performed the best from Sonus faber, Dynaudio, ProAc, Totem, Vienna Acoustic, Audio Physic & Thiel in my system. At $3500 list, they compete with speakers in the $5K~$10K... 
Monitors $1,000 to $2,000?
Check out the System Audio SA2K at http://www.system-audio.com/showpage.asp?siteid=2&id=312. I discovered these $3500 monitors at the 2002 CES being demoed with the BAT VK300x integrated and haven't heard anything better the past 16 months. I ... 
Monitor speakers pros/cons
Last 12 years, I've had 10 pairs of monitors and 7 pairs of floorstanders. Also used 10 different subs during this time. Until this year, the best monitor I had was the Sonus Faber Electa Amator I and the best floorstander was the Genesis APM-1. T... 
Smallest Bookshelf Speaker Worth Listening To
There's another $3500 Danish wonder bookshelf that has impressed me more than the Sonus Faber Electa Amators, ProAc 1SC's, Dynaudio 1.3SE's or B&W N805's ever did in my system...they're the System Audio SA2K speakers. See them at http://www.sy... 
Surround Sound Processors SSP : I give up
Realized I listen to music most of the time so I sold my EAD TM Ovation pre/pro & KAV-500 amp and redistributed the funds into a Kora Eclipse tube preamp with a unity gain processor input and Sonic Frontiers Power 2 for the front two channels.... 
minimonitor for Bat VK60 mono's?
The site for the System Audio SA2K speakers mentioned above being played with the BAT integrated at Alexis Park is http://www.system-audio.com/showpage.asp?siteid=2&id=347. They were so impressive in comparison to everything else heard at the ... 
Sonus Faber EA 1 vs. EA 2
I was asking the same question about a year ago. I found that the EA2 will sound good with a wider range of electronics including the high end home theater stuff. The EA1 requires an investment in high current amplification to really bring out its... 
REL Q150e vs. Sunfire True Subwoofer Jr.
I've been using a Q100e after having tried the True Subwoofer II. The REL is tight for music and authoritative for movies. The Sunfire was boomy no matter how I set the crossover and volume. I would predict the Q150e to be improved over the Q100e ...