kota1
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| Active Speakers Better? No, per Michael Borresen @dynamiclinearity, I agree, active speakers properly done is superior AND less expensive than a speaker/amp/speaker wire traditional route. Did you ever wonder that back in the day dealers found they could make more $$$ selling a sperate amp/speak... | |
| Audio Science Review = Rebuttal and Further Thoughts @fleschler , that was a great party, thanks. Next time ASR should host. | |
| … first and last post @larabee , since the other thread closed let’s move it over to ASR’s forum and continue the convo, I am sure Amir will host after now we are all better acquainted. This thread closed after about 1600 posts. I’ll bet ASR would close it down in less... | |
| Active Speakers Better? No, per Michael Borresen If you want full range the JBL M2: Frequency Response (±3 dB) 20 Hz - 40 kH | |
| NAD T763 I have a vintage Carver AV505 amp, same experience, it transforms speakers into something better than previously heard. | |
| Floorstanding speaker advice needed for long room I recommend 4 of these, two behind the MLP at the same distance that you are from the plane of the two front speakers and then one each at the first reflection points on the side walls. You can experiment with the reflective side on the side walls... | |
| Instrumentalists you can recognize after 6 bars..? Herb Alpert | |
| Floorstanding speaker advice needed for long room I use portable panels at the back of my room to treat an open door way, would recommend tring them as you can move them around as needed. IMO the panels are more important for a room than what speaker you pick: | |
| Active Speakers Better? No, per Michael Borresen Dynaudio sells both versions, here is their take: | |
| How many people do you think have the same DAC, amplifier, and speakers I have a matching desktop system, a Paradigm Link (preamp/streamer/dac) paired with Paradigm Shift A2 active speakers (the Paradigm amps are built inside the speakers). Works for me. | |
| Active Speakers Better? No, per Michael Borresen @4krowme , you mentioned Bryston, check out their active speakers: https://bryston.com/active-loudspeakers/ | |
| Active Speakers Better? No, per Michael Borresen @russ69 , IDK about choices being limited, maybe not as common though, yes. You have the pro gear and you have the new "simpli-fi gear" being offered now by more vendors all the time which bundles everything into the speakers like these: ... | |
| Active Speakers Better? No, per Michael Borresen @lonemountain +10, that is a lot of great info, are you an engineer or designer? Interesting point about speaker and amp designers as my vendor, Paradigm, does happen to make both (Anthem amps and Paradigm are owned by the same group). | |
| What is Your End Game System? @pvmike , I like it, might as well set the bar high right? | |
| What is Your End Game System? @overthemoon , as long as you have a 30 day return with your investment it is fun to try. If I were starting over I would do the room treatments before anything else, then the power conditioners, and then the IC's. When I did my build I did those ... |