larryi
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| Your favorite Electrostatic, Panel spkr It has been some time since I've owned panel speakers, but, I still like many of them. I've had Magnapan II, Acoustat 1+1 with a subwoofer, and Martin Logan Quest. I have heard, and liked, models from Sanders Sound, SoundLabs, Quad, Magnapan, an... | |
| CD"S I still buy mostly CD's, but all of them have been ripped to a hard drive and are played only on a server. The CD's I keep on a shelf for reference to their booklet, cover art, etc. I like the access to my collection afforded by having them on a... | |
| What is your favorite High EFF speaker Cost is no object: custom-made horn systems with vintage Western Electric drivers or G.I.P. reproductions of Western Electric drivers; or system built around Jensen/ERPI M-10 fieldcoil woofer and Western Electric 597a tweeter.More reasonably price... | |
| Horn Speaker Recommendations Larger horn systems may be hard to blend into the decor of multi-use rooms and smaller rooms, but, they do not inherently sound out of place in small rooms. To me, they are so much better than most speaker types as low volume that their biggest s... | |
| Horn Speaker Recommendations I have not heard the PureAudioProject speakers, but I like the looks and I like the concept. I like open baffle speakers, but, if deep bass is a must, I would caution that a relatively narrow open baffle speaker can be expected to roll off in bas... | |
| Horn Speaker Recommendations willgolf,I have not made any sort of direct comparison between Charney and Avantgarde (I've heard the Charney more recently), so at best I can recall my impressions of the two. The Charney sounds extraordinarily coherent from top to bottom (not s... | |
| Horn Speaker Recommendations willgolf,Since you like the looks of the Avantgarde speakers (I do too), I am wondering what you think of the AER Pnoe. This is a backloaded horn speaker that is very much like the Charney, in terms of design. I found out about this speaker when... | |
| Horn Speaker Recommendations kornhent,Thank you for the additional information and links to more pictures. I am a fan of your kind of horn-based systems. My own system utilizes a small Onken with twin 12" drivers (alnico magnets, pleated paper surround). The 12" drivers we... | |
| Horn Speaker Recommendations kornhent,Those are very interesting looking systems. I noticed that some of the pictures look like Onken bass reflex cabinets for the woofers (I like Onkens). It is good to see builders making serious modern, but old school, systems. What drive... | |
| Horn Speaker Recommendations Given your budget, you should consider going to New Jersey (Charney) or the Washington DC area (Deja Vu) to get a good audition. The other choice would be to attend a show that has some of the brands you are interested in. Although shows often d... | |
| Horn Speaker Recommendations I too, endorse getting in contact with Deja Vu about a custom horn system and also contacting Charney Audio. The Deja Vu stores in San Diego and Miami are affiliated with Deja Vu in Tyson's Corner Virginia. If you can find your way to Virginia, ... | |
| Thoughts on extending speaker life. Drivers do not need to be replaced because the surround goes. There are places to send them for replacement if you don't want to attempt that yourself using available kits. I had my doubts about how such repaired speaker would sound, but, I've h... | |
| which car is sitting in your listening room? In terms of the actual acquisition, which is over a very LONG period of time, the analogy would have to be like Johnny Cash's "One Piece at a Time": "Well its a '49, '50, '51. . ." | |
| which car is sitting in your listening room? I am guessing a Bentley Bentayga. The only thing a Bentayga has over my system, in terms of what I need, is that it has cup holders. | |
| Phase Inversion, to flip polarity or not I use to use a preamp that allowed for polarity inversion by remote control so that one can easily A-B the difference. In my system, the effects of flipping polarity varied greatly, depending on the particular recording. In most cases, the chang... |