manoterror
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| Forgiving, musical speaker.... I'll second Johnnyb53, I loved the Mirage OMD-15. I couldn't resist the sale at Vanns though, so I sold them and bought the Mirage OMD-28. I can't imagine ever wanting more from a speaker. You can't go wrong with either one. The 28s need more powe... | |
| Mini Maggie Office System I'd offer two other options within your price range...both very different. 1. Use a DAC with preamp features, like the wonderful Audiolab M-DAC, controlling a pair of Monarchy SM70 MKII mono-block amplifiers in fully balanced mode. The Amps can be... | |
| Best Two-Way Monitor Speakers under $700 New/Used @Branon: Those MBS-02 from SVS look nice. Impressive frequency range for a stand mount. Hard to find any good reviews on them, but for $400...why not try them. Easy enough to sell if you aren't a fan. The only caveat is they have a really low sens... | |
| Best Two-Way Monitor Speakers under $700 New/Used @Wchang: Thanks for that information. That is exactly the setup I am working towards. I have the Grant Fidelity tube buffer I am going to use with them. It has cryo-treated 6SN7 EH tubes. I am planning on having a sorbothane vibration isolation pa... | |
| Pioneer Elite Air Studio question Every component has an audio engineer fine tuning it. A lot of this is just for marketing. If they can get a premier studio to fine tune it, it hopefully sells better...and sounds better. No different than Ken Ishikawa tuning Marantz gear. I own t... | |
| Best Two-Way Monitor Speakers under $700 New/Used At the beginning of this year I bought a brand new pair of Quad 12L Active stand mount speakers for $750 ($1,700 retail). Each speaker is bi-amped, with a separate amp for each driver. The detail, and dynamic capabilities of these speakers is trul... | |
| DIY high end speakers? I've been researching this as well, and one of my favorite designs is the single, full-range, rear-loaded horns. www.frugal-horn.com has many free designs, and forums of users that have built them. Good info. Mot | |
| Paradigm Atom or Monitor Bronze BX-1? PSB is great, however, if these will run full-range I'd opt for the Monitor as they go down to 55hz, as opposed to 65hz for the PSB. That will make a big difference in music enjoyment. Just a thought. mot | |
| Warm Sounding Speakers So before you go spending thousands on new speakers...why not try a tube processor/buffer to warm it up a bit. I use a Grant Fidelity B-283 MKII, with super-cryoed Electro Harmonix 6SN7GP from cryoset. My Mirage OMD-28s sound warm and beautiful th... | |
| Tube Roll for McIntosh C2300 PreAmp Sorry, didn't see the post.http://www.cryoset.com/Enjoy.Mot | |
| Amplifier for Totem Forest I use tube in the pre-amp and then class-d power for my Totems. Sounds wonderful. Enjoy,Mot | |
| Accurate speakers for a verity of genres? My experience is the only way to find the right speakers for you is to listen to a lot of them. Reviews are great, as are opinions, but that person might appreciate a speaker that you can't stand. For instance, I read a glowing review of the Totem... | |
| Tube Roll for McIntosh C2300 PreAmp I use super-cryoed Mullards from cryoset. They are not expensive, and have a super black background...while smooth as silk. Try em out. Mot | |
| Best In Wall for 2.1 setup? You will find it difficult to get info on them, as very few people ever seem to implement high quality in-walls. I bought a full 5 speaker in-wall setup from Mirage, before realizing my walls are mortar and lath. Now they sit unopened collecting d... | |
| Best real world radial / omidirectional speaker I will second the Mirage suggestion. I've owned almost every speaker in their lineup, and currently have the OMD-28s. They are truly amazing speakers, and I only have them about 18" off the back wall. More room would be better, however, they still... |