kiddman
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| Everest dd 66000 speakers I must say I am impressed with the posters of this thread. Nobody has chimed in saying how much horns suck, how bad horns honk, quack, bite, and shout. Nobody saying JBL makes garbage. This, in the face of the high end magazines have mostly black-... | |
| Why do Harbeth speakers have such a cult following Luna said: "missed a bit of excitement". That indeed can be one of the tradeoffs of Harbeths.....a bit of softening of detail, a loss of peering way into the recording, so they can indeed sound a litle on the dull side. Not slamming the speakers, ... | |
| Everest dd 66000 speakers People put up with a lot more driving highs with certain speakers, but I want you to be aware that 66000 can be too much for me with the wrong amp. All Avalons with the ceramic or diamond tweeter, for instance, are more aggressive to my ear than t... | |
| Everest dd 66000 speakers Dave says "I take it the S4700s would probably be better in a medium to smaller size room too, true?"Kidd says: Do you mean better than the Everest in small rooms? I doubt anything they make will have the mids, highs, dynamics of Everest.If you me... | |
| Why do Harbeth speakers have such a cult following Danoro said: "My point is that suggesting that a loudspeaker has a more natural timbre than some other loudspeaker is, in itself, flawed."I will answer back, not directly pertaining to Harbeths versus most high end speakers, but simply a statement... | |
| JBL 4411 - what is your take on these? Audiophiles so often fall for bogus manufacturer claims, pretty finishes, biased reviews, pumped up bass and/or highs, I wouldn't worry if they are "audiophile". On the other hand, being not "audiophile" could be a strong vote in favor of any loud... | |
| Wilson Alexia - what's the competition The Vandersteen 7 is lower distortion, therefore much purer sounding. Lower grain, less "spit", less coarseness in the mids, clearer bass. That's without mentioning infinitely more room tunable due to the very adjustable bass EQ. One of the greate... | |
| Everest dd 66000 speakers I don't want misinformation out there. To further clarify, 66000 are great and I would not try to dampen enthusiasm over them. However, having had 66000 and 67000 same place, same equipment, A then B, it is a fact 67000 is not one of those small r... | |
| Everest dd 66000 speakers Hey Dave,I have heard them in an immense ballroom and a smaller room. They went deeper in the smaller room, that's an advantage. They were more open with more even bass in the huge room. To a degree they benefit from a large room. But, my point wa... | |
| Everest dd 66000 speakers I've heard them 10 feet apart center to center in a room quite a bit narrower than 20 (guessing 14) and they sounded fantastic, smooth, clean, no bass boom or excess bass at all. They do not need a giant room and in fact were designed to be a able... | |
| Wood glue method of record cleaning Tried it, record came off beautiful looking, caused no problems, but did not seem to fix any ticks and pops.The only thing I've really seen consistently make records quieter is the Audio Desk system. Over the course of 30 years I have tried others... | |
| Problem with Turntable leveling? The cue bar that lifts the armtube may not be parallel to the record and might cause the arm to move outward.The cue bar might be rotating slightly when the piston raises it. They have anti-rotation locks, but can move a bit back and forth.The cue... | |
| Avalon Eidolon Diamond vs Revel Salon 2 I did not realize this is the same poster.....Audiolabyrinth, thanks for the confidence....remember nobody's perfect in their opinions though! Hey...I bet that is the first time someone has said that about himself on this forum! That is why they d... | |
| Everest dd 66000 speakers To: Sakesan, I am very curious about the ATC actives. How would you compare them to the Everests that you have heard?Which model of ATC do you have? | |
| Everest dd 66000 speakers Thanks for the nice comments above, guys.Herd mentality is interesting, how markets can be swayed by one or two men can be amazing. Look at Parker in the wine world. In the West, just a couple of magazines slamming horn speakers over and over and ... |