larryi
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| Digital Source with Tube Amplification For me, I most often listen to something close to Option 3 (CDP to tube amp to speaker); I actually use a music server to play ripped CDs. This is not necessarily a quality choice, but a practical one. Most of my collection is CDs, primarily becau... | |
| When is a Listening Room Too Big Some of the very best sound I've heard involved large systems playing in very large rooms. One setup was a dedicated listening room that was about 27' x 50' x 12' or so (just guessing) with a massive horn-based system. The other was a system using... | |
| Dynavector XV-1s vrs Transfiguration Proteus If the new Proteus is anything like the Orpheus L (a cartridge I own), it should be quite good at delivering low groove noise and tracking should be quite good (on par with very good tracking cartridges like the Lyras). Both seem to be quite low i... | |
| Calling all Horn lovers A lot of great observations and comments in this thread. I know it might seem that there are some fundamental differences in opinions expressed, but, I pretty much agree with everything said--differences being probably more a matter of degree or h... | |
| Calling all Horn lovers Kiddman,I have heard everything on your list, with the exception of the Magico horn, and I agree that these are well designed systems. But, entirely free of tonal coloration? No, they all have their characteristic sound. With the Classic Audio gea... | |
| Calling all Horn lovers Yes, horns are very low in distortion because of the very small excursion required to produce a lot of sound. But, there is no way of getting around the effects of reflection/interference within the throat and flaring sides of the horn, as well as... | |
| 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." |