karls
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| Harbeth Compact 7's and REL Subwoofer There are a pair of black Stratas that just went up for sale at an incredible price and would be a great solution. If they're already gone, consider trying to stretch your budget to get a used Stadium III, it is worlds better than the Storm. | |
| Cowboy Junkies chronological order:whites off earth now 1986the trinity sessions 1988*the caution horses 1990*black eyed man 1992*pale sun crescent moon 1993lay it down 1996*miles from our home 1998open 2001plus:200 more miles 1995* (double live album, good)walt... | |
| Cork as an acoustical ceiling block Haven't tried it, but must ask: what part of the frequency spectrum are you trying to block? Most likely the bass is primarily what's getting through to above right now, and a layer of cork isn't going to do much of anything about the bass. Neithe... | |
| Cowboy Junkies As a Cowboy Junkies fan also, I think they peaked artistically in the region of Caution Horses and Black Eyed Man. It's been downhill ever since, not precipitously but steadily. The last time I saw them in concert a little over a year ago, I didn'... | |
| Time coherence - how important and what speakers? Roy,Thanks for the long response. Here are a couple links that show interesting data on the above topics:www.t-linespeakers.org/projects/tlB/radresponse.htmlThis has impedance data which shows a remarkable impedance flattening at the 1/4 lambda fr... | |
| Time coherence - how important and what speakers? Roy,I have not investigated T-lines thoroughly enough to have all the answers, but I will say that much of the received wisdom is downright wrong. Examples: (1) The commonly bandied-about equation describing speed of sound changes based on stuffin... | |
| Time coherence - how important and what speakers? Vandersteens are definitely NOT T-lines, marketing hype aside. They are ported, end of story, and passive radiators are just a variation of porting. True T-lines are VERY big and VERY difficult to build. And I will take exception to Roy's (and Mar... | |
| 2 REL Storms or 1 Stadium? A couple comments:1) Don't worry about room size, either will work fine in your room. You're going to have to spend some effort on placement, though, since your room is pretty close to square. If it has 8' ceilings, that's a pretty bad situation f... | |
| 2 REL Storms or 1 Stadium? Having owned everything from Strata III to Stentor III, I would say unequivocally that the Stadium III will blow away two Storm III's. It's not a matter of quantity but of quality. To be honest, the Storm III was my least favorite of all the RELs ... | |
| Recommendations for used cd player Look into the Wadia 830, great sound/cost ratio. One was just listed for $1500 which is a bargain and way way better than what you are going to find at the $1000 level. | |
| to pre or not to pre....that is the question.... This topic comes up quite often and the opinions seem to split about 50/50. I personally think it's better without, as I think the Wadias have a good output stage and can drive most amps quite well on their own. Others claim to hear improvements w... | |
| How much can low-fi subwoofer bring down a system? Don't even think about it. You should be spending at least as much on the sub as you would for one speaker, maybe even as much on sub(s) as you spend on both speakers. Otherwise it just won't match, and in fact, will be a lot worse than no sub at ... | |
| My room 12'x 9' with 8' ceilings will it sound OK? It will take some effort, but should work fine. Recommend setting up for "nearfield", ie, couch or chair against one wall and speakers more or less in the middle of the room, or even closer to you than middle of the room. You will probably want ab... | |
| Should I go for sub-woofer or new speakers? I would also recommend the REL Strata III, an excellent sub. I doubt you could equal its performance by adding $800 to whatever you could get for your existing speakers. Just be sure you are willing to spend the time and effort to get it set up pr... | |
| looking for a tube integrated Also look into the ARC CA-50, a great piece that will cost a little more than 1K used but is worth it. |