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Apr 22, 2015	High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps Atmasphere,I think you are assuming that the speaker is full or near full range with your numbers.Smaller speakers with less low end extension MUST require less power to achieve a certain level, all else the same. The lower the frequencies attempt...
Apr 22, 2015	High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps REb, I would take advantage of going back and spending some time with Sebrof's or any other SET based system you might have access to that can serve as a reference. Hearing and recognizing a reference standard is really the only way to know what i...
Apr 22, 2015	High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps Low Risk Klipsch What would be lost with trying these?This is one I have on my short list of hieff speakers I would pursue if/when the time comes. its hard to argue against these based on anything but personal taste. I've heard these in Best Buy r...
Apr 22, 2015	High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps Reb,I understand where you are coming from in terms of sorting through the options. The thing is there are so many good products out there but usually only a few that work best best in each unique case. Specs, measurements and lots of end user rev...
Apr 22, 2015	High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps My take on Wavetouch is that they are small for the price but seemingly well made and with a different take on directionality and fighting room acoustics. Bass not too extended and moderate efficiency as I recall so a reasonable match for a SET I ...
Apr 22, 2015	High value, high efficiency speakers for SET amps "So I can't figure out how to sort through their offerings."The same way one sorts through the wide range of offerings available on the market as a whole. I look for specs and measurements that meet my needs and a lot of positive reviews. There is...
Apr 22, 2015	Van Morrison "Duets" "What you get is good performances, good engineering and a very clean and quiet pressing. Something that is not too common today. "Gotta ask why buy the vinyl when a good experience is not so common?I don't find it a problem at all these days with...
Apr 22, 2015	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 .
Apr 22, 2015	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. ...
Apr 22, 2015	"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.
Apr 22, 2015	Classe Seventy amp found in alley The home audio gods are smiling down upon you for sure.
Apr 22, 2015	"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...
Apr 21, 2015	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 ...
Apr 21, 2015	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...
Apr 21, 2015	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. ...