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| Help with speaker placement in my real life room tboooe, how exactly did you use the meter? Did you play some sort of test tone? I have old school tube gear, not a home theater rig or anything like that. Can I make use of a meter such as this in my system? I see that there is a SPL meter a... | |
| Do you have a secret "guilty pleasure" recording? Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Going Places I love that album! | |
| Help with speaker placement in my real life room Newbee, hello again! Different month, different thread...I just added a photo of the right wall windows on my virtual system page. As you can see, the bank of windows has a large set of plantation shutters covering it. As these have an uneven s... | |
| Help with speaker placement in my real life room I checked out the Cardas formulas, but it places my speakers beyond the boundaries of what is possible in a non-dedicated room, so I more or less wrote off the Cardas method. As it is, the tweeters are 51" out from the back wall, and the Cardas ... | |
| Wilson Watt Puppy 7 or Sophia 2 for my room and gear? Update, I just acquired Wilson audio Sophia 2's. Super happy, they sound excellent! Thanks for your help | |
| $16K new/used speaker question? Whoops, I wasn't done writing yet!as my Arc 100 watts is doing well with Sophia 2, your BAT 150 watts will excel with Sophia 3. They may be fine for Sasha 1 as well... | |
| $16K new/used speaker question? I would seriously consider Wilson. They have several options in your price range. Sophia 3 and Sasha 1 are in the 10-15k range. I am using an ARC VT100 mkII to drive my Sophia 2's | |
| Your not a serious audiophile I'd you have?????? you are an audiophile if you rent a van and drive 9 hours in a day to make a speaker trade. (I did this on Friday!) | |
| What makes an expensive speaker expensive You raise an interesting and valid question. I think basic business economics plays a very large role in determining price, especially when factors like R&D, product development, and the very small number of potential sales of ultra premiu... | |
| Buying Without Audition It's a tough one, but I think the advice so far is quite sound. Best Buy Magnolia, which is relatively easy to find, carries B&W, Sonus Faber, and Martin Logan. They also carry McIntosh electronics, so if you find yourself near a Magnolia, y... | |
| Miami, Florida Sound Components in Coral Gables is excellent. Owned by Mark Goldman, excellent knowledge, nice guy, good staff. They sell Rockport, which is a treat. (I'm selling my Rockport Monitors on this site now by the way) Not a ton in great used LP shops... | |
| Your not a serious audiophile I'd you have?????? You are a serious audiophile if you drink the koolaid and believe that a fuse can be worth $125 and make a night and day difference to the system performance! | |
| Wilson Watt Puppy 7 or Sophia 2 for my room and gear? I feel that there is a subtle lack of coherence in the sound with the monitors and the sub. Perhaps it's my room. Really though, I am interested in having a well made floor standing full range speaker. I have only had monitors up to now. My mot... | |
| Wilson Watt Puppy 7 or Sophia 2 for my room and gear? There is a good photo in my virtual systems page that shows the components on the back wall, and I also uploaded the room schematic there as well. Looking at both will give you a quick understanding of the environment. Thanks! | |
| How to clean vinyl records Hmm, I cant imagine submerging a record in liquid! I highly recommend saving a little cash over time and seeking a used record cleaning machine such as an entry level nitty gritty, Okki Nokki, or VPI, which run $300-$400 for a used one. If that... |