kcgumbohead
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| Mini Monitors: Sonus Faber Cremona or Micro Utopia I can only reply about the micro bes which is what I have. I also run them in a small room but would never consider them without a sub. I listen to a wide variety of rock/blues/jazz electric and acoustic. The meat and weight of a rock rhythm secti... | |
| Focal Chorus 700 I can speak from experience on this topic having owned both B&W and Focal. I once owned the B&W N805 coupled with a subwoofer. The system prior to that was an NAD/NHT combo that I really enjoyed, I "upgraded" to the well reviewed 805s spen... | |
| Speakers for Bryston I have the 4BSST and pair it with Focal/JMLabs Mico be's. I detect no cold, hard grainy issues at all. I have also run this amp with the Focal 927be which is a floorstander (limited production and precursor to the 1027/1028be current models). I ha... | |
| from B&w 805's to Usher be-718 - what to expect? Haven't heard the 718's but I have had a pair of 805's( N not S). They were replaced by a pair of JM Labs 907bes. The improvement from top to bottom was huge. Detail without brightness/harshness, warmth in the mids and deeper more controlled bass.... | |
| Audiophile speakers that rock well Depends on the rock and the room. You want a monitor sized speaker which is what I use but it is augmented with a sub. These are in a small room so they fill the space nicely, is that why you spec monitor size? Standmounts, even the very best will... | |
| Focal Micro be/PASS Aleph J Thanks for the replies your feedback is helpful."As I changed to increasingly class A biased amps, the presentation from the Focals became less analytical (but, paradoxically, not less detailed!) and more of a gestalt experience. The presentation ... | |
| Can good speakers take edge off digital? A good DAC will take the edge off, I use a benchmark, there are plenty of others but that did the trick for me. Not only did the edge mellow but the mids and lows cleaned up and extended, benefits from top to bottom. | |
| Why Can't I Get The Right Sound? Krell pre + PSB's The gear sounded good at the dealers shop and I am guessing that it is a treated enviorment, at least to some degree. I had the exact, EXACT same issue when I went from my first rig (NAD/NHT)to my second, I am on sytsem #3 now and heres what I lea... | |
| Help a Newbie. Considering Usher Be 718's The best way to realize an improvement vs. what you have now is to identify what you don't have in your current system. Start with 5-6 songs that you know well and switch it up with a mix of styles and male/female vocals within that 5-6. Listen to... | |
| Help a Newbie. Considering Usher Be 718's I started with an NAD based system and enjoyed it thoroughly. I think you are on the right track and driving the Ushers with an NAD through your HK will be fine and a big improvment from where you are now. Take time to enjoy that system and should... | |
| basement renovation - ideas? Double drywall with 1 layer 1/2" AND THE OTHER 5/8" Don't do the same thickness for both layers (diff res. freq.)The green glue sandwiched between layers of dryawall is a good one and will cost less than "acoustical drywall" (80.00/sheet vs. 8.00 ... | |
| best preamp under 4000 to match 4b sst The BAT VK42se is a fantastic match as well and I have seen a couple within your budget.The performance vs. the BP-25 ( I haven't tried a BP-26) favored the BAT. | |
| IYO, Best speaker for rock music under $1k Beware of recommendations for inexpensive/vintage speakers that always seem to be suggested whenever rock is mentioned. Keep in mind that rock is typically NOT well recorded and as such gear selection and quality is especially important as inferio... | |
| Totem Mani 2 Signatures vs. Usher BE-718 I have a smallish room with some JM Labs Micro Utopias fed by a Bryston 4BSST and that combo works very nicely in that room. Prior to the micros I owned the JM Labs 907be stand mounts. I LOVED those speakers and all the hoopla I heard about the mi... | |
| Sub for Focal Micro's I use a Velo DD12 in a smaller room with my micro Bes and the DD EQ made blending it with the micros much easier. The display on the monitor once EQd shows a response that I would not have achieved with a non eq'd sub. This is 2 channel music only... |