mapman

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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. 
Speakers to audition at AXPONA 2015
I believe I recall Dale Harder will be showing his Walsh driver based speaker line there. That would be my primary destination. 
Why so underwhelmed by Revel F208 audition???
Did OP indicate what else was in the underwhelming system?Speakers make no sound by themselves.Also there is always possibility of something in the system not working properly or up to spec.Or the sound might just be significantly different than w... 
"Warm Sounding" Solid State Amplifiers
Stick with nad. 
If you could bring back one great artist that has
Johnny Cash. 
Songs that Inspire or Move you
"Never Blame the Rainbows for the Rain" by The Moody Blues"I Dreamed a Dream". From Les Mis"highway Star". By Deep Purple"Motherless Child". Van Morrison's version""What is Truth". By Johnny Cash. "Uprising" by Muse"The Unforgiven". By Metallica"S... 
which $1k used floorstanders for 35wpc tubes?
Tekton lore is high efficiency and in that range. 
Tweeter placement
One rule to obey is to avoid early reflections that smear the sound. Too close to walls floor ceiling is all not good. Most tweets are all directional to some degree. So it's the reflections from room boundaries in the path of the sound wave that ... 
Tweeter placement
i agree with uber. Ear level with direct exposure may or may not be best. It all depends. Set it up whatever way sounds best. Forget about any audiophile dogma. The best tweak is usually the ones that are homegrown. It's the great equalizer and he... 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
But the thing is I am sitting here as I type listening to the setup I would change thinking I don't want tonloosevthis sound. I hear all the things that gets attributed commonly to a great sounding system. Why spend more money? My wife would like ... 
Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...
I would start with the triangles. They are small for that room alone though. I would probably either have to add a sub (the one I used to use with those died a few years back) or I might decide to try something new like latest Tekton Lore with tit...