larryi
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| Calling all Horn lovers Kiddman,I have heard a LOT of different horn-based speakers. NONE were entirely free of some unnatural tonal coloration. But, that is the case with ALL other forms of speakers I've heard. I live with a horn-based system because, balancing all stre... | |
| Calling all Horn lovers It may be the case that some of the characteristic horn coloration and "shout" has to do with crossover/amp compatibility, but, clearly, some of it has to do with characteristics of horn reproduction itself. I have heard big changes in sound from ... | |
| Calling all Horn lovers Vu has a "club" located offsite from the store. The club includes three separate listening rooms, plus an area where they do construction projects. The 15A is in the main listening room which is something like 20' x 25'. It is in the "club" becaus... | |
| Calling all Horn lovers I too love the extraordinary dynamic quality of good horn systems, particularly when such systems are played at low volume levels. But, MOST do have issues with a peaky tonal balance and the tendency to "shout." But, the rare examples of good horn... | |
| Sonos to Amp - is simplicity better? I heard a shootout of some very expensive DACs where, at least for part of the shootout, a Sonos streamer was used as the source feeding the DACs. You could easily hear the differences between the DACS, so the Sonos is certainly good enough that o... | |
| Challenge: Best $2K-ish floorstander I am VERY impressed with what the 1.7 Maggie can do, but, it may be harder than others to properly locate and it does put some demand on the amps that it is coupled. It is a speaker without much of a really deep bottom end, but it does everything ... | |
| $9000 speaker Orangutan or speaker + amplifier Kiddman,I agree with you about the Orangutans, Tannoys and Zus. I like the Tannoy Kensingtons I heard at a local dealer. It sounds reasonably lively while not being exremely colored like many lively, higher efficiency speakers can be. But, like al... | |
| $9000 speaker Orangutan or speaker + amplifier I have heard the Orangutans with a 211 SET amp and the combination sounded nice. If it is an easy load, and truly 96 db efficient, it should work reasonably well with even lower-powered amps. To me, the key is "easy" load more so than high efficie... | |
| Coltrane Thanks for the heads up. Also I agree that the albums mentioned are all great. However, I wish someone had put a stop sign out before I got to "Interstellar Space." | |
| Do stands make a difference for equipment? Stands, vibration control,etc. are tuning devices. They may alter the sound, but whether for better or worse is entirely a matter of taste and what the system may need. I use several Symposium products and like what they do IN MY SYSTEM. I use Ult... | |
| Low gain power amp to match the Audio Note M6 pre Washington Highend Audio,At the time I purchased the Sophia tubes, I don't know if they had a store or not or whether Richard was working out of his home. This is the way I got the tubes from Richard. No big deal, it was convenient for me. This is... | |
| You're probably listening too loud We listen at lower levels because we don't want to get our hearts pumping and blood pressure up (not without the cardiologists permission).Actually, I have found that I like listening at lower volume. I have gravitated toward tube gear and horn-ba... | |
| New VPI 3D Arm The weight located at or around the axis for vertical travel of the arm will keep the vertical effective mass and inertia low--good for tracking warps. But, having that mass also well away from the arm to actually increase the effective mass in th... | |
| the best 2a3 I didn't notice any particular heat issues with the JJ's, but, I was not paying much attention either. Because you mentioned a cover, you should look into whether the JJ's will fit your amp. The tube is taller than a typical 2a3 (the EML's are tal... | |
| the best 2a3 The JJ2A3-40 is a nice, robust sounding tube, but, for cost is no object, I like EML 2A3s, particularly the meshplate tubes--very large soundstage and extended top end. |