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| Artists of the Decade "How low do we have to get as a culture before you guys admit that there has been serious deterioration?"I guess we're going to find out!BTW I am ambvilant to most rap/hip hop but I do believe it has a rightful place in modern culture. It is a mod... | |
| Separate Sub +Tower or Integrated Sub The power (watts) delivered by a powered sub and the subs low end frequency response are two different things. Each powered sub will measure differently in each regard. Some subs go down to 20 hz or less and some only to 30-40 hz or so. More power... | |
| Rotel RB 1572 class D, anyone own this amp?? I'd be interested also.The Rotel 1572 appears to be ~ $200 less than the similar wyred st-500, both at 250w/ch into 8 ohm, not 500w/ch.Wyred's st-1000 is 500w/ch into 8 ohm and runs around $2000 new, about $800 more than the Rotel 1572.Rotels inpu... | |
| Budget Speaker Recommendation? Rear ports are generally designed to be used away from rear wall.BEst to avoid in general for bookshelfs. Front ported works best. Acoustic suspension will work also but will either sacrifice low end or tend to be much larger. | |
| new Magico speakers the Q5 What is the sonic advantage of using aluminum for the box?Doesn't using metal of any kind rather than wood have an effect on the resulting sound? I would think it would impart a unique tone. Not necessarily better, but unique, which is not a bad t... | |
| Budget Speaker Recommendation? Look no further than Triangle Titus 202.I use them in a similar sized family room (see my system photos). Add a sub and you have competitive full range big league sound for not much. lov 'em! | |
| new Magico speakers the Q5 I like MAgico minis but I also like PSB, OHM, Dynaudio, Triangle and others that cost much less. I know I could live with these others, not sure about Magico, I would have to listen some more.After all, overbuilding is fine but there is only so mu... | |
| new Magico speakers the Q5 "Sorry, it just doesn't add up."Actually, it probably does.Magico's appeal is its no compromise focus on quality. That does carry a price in terms of R&D and associated overhead costs. ANd their products do deliver sterling sound.All I'm sayin... | |
| new Magico speakers the Q5 Beware telling a Magico dealer that you like what you hear. I've had the experience of a dealer attempting to ridicule me for questioning the value. They sounded good to me so I should be willing to write my check for over $30000 immediately, a 50... | |
| Dynaudio C-4 or Revel Salon 2 For listening in a variety of locations in a large open area, larger omnis like mbl 111 used or larger OHM 300Series3, 4000, 5000 or 5Series3 new for less than half the cost of the big Dyns are worth considering. I have large and smaller OHMs and ... | |
| Whats your current Reference CD at the moment? To show off:Pop/rockFear of a Blank Planet - Porcupine TreeBlue Moon Swamp - John FogertyThe Essential Michael JAcksonThe Beatles Live at the BBC (who knew some of these could actually sound very good?)JazzThe Classic Concert (Torme + Co.)Black, B... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? BTW, regarding OHMs and room size, for larger rooms, I think a very cost effective strategy could be to actually undersize the OHMs in lieu of matching size exactly ( do NOT get OHMs that are too big for a room, that could be a dead end) and then ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Bondmanp,I agree with the application of a sub in your case with your OHMS, room size and sub.Using the sub allows to to bump up the SPLs in the range they are covering, right, compared to your OHMs, which cannot, right? WIth a good sub blended in... | |
| new Magico speakers the Q5 Looks like they'll enable Magico to be more cost competitive with mbl 101s and such. Are these Magicos for smaller rooms or can they really compete with the mbls in larger rooms? | |
| The best "imaging" speakers? The mbl 111s were the best I've heard.101s are probably as good or better and more dynamic from what I know but have never heard them.Magico minis were also very good in a smaller room and so were PSB Synchrony series.OHM Walshes are also very goo... |