kokakolia
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| KEF R3 Meta's - too much for my Marantz Model 30? @painter24 Just phone the dealer then. It will only take them 1 minute to answer. | |
| KEF R3 Meta's - too much for my Marantz Model 30? Bring your amp at the shop to demo. Seriously. Dealers understand the importance of synergy. Your Marantz Model 30 has decent specs. It should work fine. But the synergy question is still unanswered until you try. | |
| When are speakers considered Hi-Fi and not Mid-Fi??? I am amused that people didn’t mention the inconvenience of Hi-Fi compared to Mid-Fi. Picture this: you go to a big box store and immediately walk out with a pair of Polk speakers and a Denon or Marantz integrated amp with a DAC/Phono Stage/St... | |
| Wharfedale Elysian 4 Incredible build quality and sound, but made in China. @cd318 I am currently residing in France and we can officially say that democracy died (It was dead decades ago, but now it's crystal clear) since the President overran the assembly and the will of the people in order to set back the retirement ag... | |
| When are speakers considered Hi-Fi and not Mid-Fi??? @audioman58 This is why I went with single driver speakers. For the record, I purchased Klipsch RP600M speakers prior. I hated them. Then I stumbled upon GR Research's teardown of the Klipsch RP600M. And yeah, the crossover couldn't be worse. The ... | |
| Picking Speakers 20k-30k Can’t you hire a home theatre installer to setup your room? Here we’re just talking over text. But there are so many parameters to consider and it starts with a blueprint of the room. There are plenty of speakers under $30k, but they may as well s... | |
| Wharfedale Elysian 4 Incredible build quality and sound, but made in China. @kennyc The reverse is true for capitalism in the US. Think about the people who have to stretch their insuline and die because a dose is $800 Vs $11 in other countries. Think about the crumbling infrastructure, the police brutality, the monopolie... | |
| Do my ears deceive me?? I am thinking about this thread. And the only clear path is not to sell the speakers. Otherwise, listen to some B&W, Sonus Faber or Focal speakers. Audition before you buy. I think that the last thing you want is a neutral speaker. @soix Her... | |
| Do my ears deceive me?? @fenderu2 It looks like you answered your own question. Cherish what you have and don’t get embarked by the hype. | |
| Wharfedale Elysian 4 Incredible build quality and sound, but made in China. @cd318 Did you regret selling the NAD 3020? It's a very celebrated amp. I wish I could find one in my area. But I got to stop collecting vintage Hi-fi amps... It's cool that if you own a NAD 3020, its value will only increase over time. | |
| Do my ears deceive me?? There are people saying that Focal drivers aren't built to the same standard as they used to. i.e. They're cheaping out on the parts. Maybe it's worth looking at driver quality and cabinet construction over the years. But why bother? | |
| Wharfedale Elysian 4 Incredible build quality and sound, but made in China. @kennyc Your point of view is extremely « laissez faire » liberal. Let corporations rule. Monopoly is the goal. Corporations are here to plunder all ressources and exploit people for shareholders. This is the law. it doesn’t have to be that wa... | |
| Wharfedale Elysian 4 Incredible build quality and sound, but made in China. @cd318 Well, you almost said it. Outsourcing hurts innovation. Why bother researching and innovating when you can dropship? Just phone a wholesaler. Hey, REGA is good example of UK innovation. There are many similar examples in Europe like Atol... | |
| Wharfedale Elysian 4 Incredible build quality and sound, but made in China. @kennyc Your point of view is so problematic at a micro-economic level. You may as well make everyone in the West disappear from existence because there’s cheaper labor somewhere else. This extreme cost cutting mentality needs to stop. The end res... | |
| Integrating speakers into contemporary decor - can WAF ever be overcome? @wolf_garcia I mostly agree with you. But there’s something to be said about the unsightly accumulation of Hi-Fi boxes, cable salad, dust accumulation and giant black boxes with gloss finishes. Designing a cozy living room around industrial speake... |