mapman
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| Is the grass greener on the other side? Listen with your ears for All the things that comprise good sound. Measurements can help but it is what you hear that matters. Don’t focus solely on flat frequency response. Even if you nail that that alone assures nothing. | |
| Is the grass greener on the other side? The best way to stop having to wonder how much better things can get is to actually go out and listen to various live music performances in various venues and various systems that attempt to nail it. Even if the cost is out of reach, then you stil... | |
| If attending Capital Audiofest 2018, can you provide your review of the Ohm F-5015s Kenjay yes I know OHM Walsh will perform only as well as what is fed them from years of practical experience with mine at home. The outlaw amp and Bluesound node DAC did a respectable job but for sure not . The powered subs in the F5015s surely he... | |
| Capitol Audio Fest Feedback I've heard Salk speakers at CAF since the first show and was kinda meh. I noticed they did sound very good this year.I have no practical interest in tower floor standing speakers for any of my rooms at home so I did not pay attention to most at... | |
| If attending Capital Audiofest 2018, can you provide your review of the Ohm F-5015s The setup of the big F5015s did not nearly give those big boys a chance to shine. I would not have chosen that location for them. John Strohbeen mentioned they did not get to see the area beforehand and it never sold in any prior show there. The s... | |
| Horns: Why don't they image well? Mr. D,You are right. No series iii that I can find. They looked new and I asked the guy in the room if they were the latest series and he said yes. So if there is a new series in the works maybe these were them, not sure now.Maybe someone else w... | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2018--show report I am very interested in small speakers capable of high performance off fewer watts. The Fritz were the winners for me probably at the show. I would run them off my 60w/ch Bel Canto c5i in my second system. We'll see..... | |
| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) Nice ! I see those as top picks in the Stereophile issue they handed out at the show! Nice to hear they offered a deal! Will be curious to hear how those do against the competion in your home and what amp works best with them. | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2018--show report The Fritz Carerra were one of the things I heard that I would consider buying. They are not speced as being particularly efficient but they seem to have a very benign impedance curve that allowed them to perform very well off not too many watts. T... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? There was a nice smattering of large horn speakers at CAF this year. After seeing and hearing the La Scala IIIs there I was left to wonder why anyone would need to invest in others from smaller companies costing a fair bit more. I would love a pai... | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2018--show report Not a big room but the overall tonality top to bottom off not too many quality tube watts was IMHO spot on, in the same league as most anything I heard yesterday. Soundstage was very good as well. A difference between these and similar Ohms would... | |
| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) Lance did you check out the spatial audio room? If so what did you think? Those were right down my alley. | |
| Best Loudspeakers for Rich Timbre? There was rich timbre of all kinds all over the place at CAF yesterday though a lot but not all happened to cost a pretty penny. Rich timbre is not rare. Most any well integrated system set up well can do it. Which is best? I think that may be a r... | |
| Horns: Why don't they image well? Horns/waveguides focus the sound more directly at the users making for a smaller sweet spot for imaging. But Good ones set up well accordingly can image as well as anything. I've heard it so I know it can happen. I very much liked the dynamics... | |
| Capital Audio Fest 2018--show report I would have loved to transplant the 10k Ohm 5015 speakers from the big two level atrium outside the library room that they were tasked with and put them in a shootout in the fairly large but more conventional channel D room against the wonderful ... |