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| Classe Seventy amp found in alley Or in the case of stumbling across a high end amp in an alley, "Instant Karma" but apparently it ain't gonna get you . | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps of course, KLipsch is the big go-to company for most when it comes to good value high efficiency speakers. Lots of new and used product out there to dabble with. I would put newer models on the table as well as the more traditional Heritage line. ... | |
| "Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers Its all semantics but warm can only refer to an exaggeration at certain frequencies which by definition is not accurate.If one uses the term warm to describe something that isn't, well, then all bets are off. Its just words. | |
| Classe Seventy amp found in alley The home audio gods are smiling down upon you for sure. | |
| "Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers There is usually nothing particularly "warm" about live music.Its more a technical artifact of hi fi reproduction when there is an emphasis in the 100-300 hz or so frequency range (upper bass).I can find it inviting at first but eventually wears o... | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps Having done some investigation into Tannoy at various times over the years, I think it is safe to say that it is a fairly diverse line with products that may appeal to a wide variety of users and various models will work differently with most any ... | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps An old story already but Zu did not do it for me with pop/rock music dynamics in teh one audition I heard at a show. That was Zu Essence off a SET amp. The ZU guy admitted more power was needed. Sounded nice with classical, jazz, acoustic music th... | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps Focal is another. Focal and Triangle are both French and all I have heard share some common sonic attributes.The right Focals or Triangles on a good SET amp would make a lot of lovely music. The French seem to have a knack for that kind of thing. ... | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps Reb, I would not discount Triangle as a line to consider, if you can find them around these days. I'd mainly just look for models that are 91db + efficient and do not do much below 50 hz or so. For anything with more low end extension than that, I... | |
| High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps "Every type of speaker involves tradeoffs,"That is true, especially with limited budget.For a SET amp in articular, if it were me, the thing worth trading off is low end extension, which is where the hardest work is required by far, exponentially ... | |
| Rock and roll speakers? Dynaudio packs a lot of quality and a fair amount of quantity into their products. That makes them fare well no matter what you throw at them in general. | |
| Rock and roll speakers? I am a Dynaudio fan as well though might not always be everyone's cup of tea. What is? | |
| Speakers to audition at AXPONA 2015 The Zephrin looks very interesting and available at a very competitive price point it would seem.I know AK is big on factoring in the reverberant field which makes sense to me. I guess these are designed to go closer to walls than might be possibl... | |
| Speakers to audition at AXPONA 2015 Nice. Will be interested to hear your impressions. | |
| Speakers to audition at AXPONA 2015 Will Audiokinesis be there? I would check those out as well.Tekton also if there. |