mcreyn
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| Anyone try a SUB THREE from Vandersteen yet? I am a big Vandersteen fan and their 2wq is a great sub. The three looks great, but at $2495 per, I think there are better choices. For the same price, you could get a pair of Rythmik F12 subs and an antimode 8033. If you are technically inclin... | |
| Small or large sub for music Room modes cease below the frequency where the bass wave is twice the length of the longest room dimension. For 18 feet this is 31hz. Smaller rooms, it is higher. Subwoofer size has nothing to do with how boomy, fast, or slow it sounds. That is a ... | |
| Have to replace Adcom GFA5802 - What to get? Had a 5802 years ago and it was a ballsy amp, but grainy sounding. What are you driving? Budget?Off the top of my head with two choices:1) Emotiva XPA-Gen3- $9992) Wyred St-500 mkII- $1250There are a lot of choices and it will help if you tell... | |
| Help power pair of Infinity Kappa 9's please What is your budget? Adjusting for inflation would put them at about $4300 new today. In that same price range, or lower:Vandersteen 2CE Signature II- $2,700Magnepan .7 ($1400) plus Rythmik F12 ($1000)-= $2400Vortex Acoustics VR-33- $3,750Revel ... | |
| Help power pair of Infinity Kappa 9's please Not to be snarky, but a lot. Vandersteen, Vortex Acoustics by Von Schweikert, Ascend Acoutics, Philharmonicaudio, magnepans with a subwoofer, and Salk Sound are a few that pop to mind immediately. There are dozens if not hundreds of options that ... | |
| Budget/value SS power amp recommendation Schiit Vidar used. Class D Audio. | |
| Best sounding "budget" integrated amp for Vandersteen 2C. 50 w/ch is not enough for those speakers and the lack of low end punch is the amp running out of power. Until you put something behind them with some power, they will not give you that nice bottom end. These are not efficient speakers, about 83d... | |
| Amp upgrades under $3K for bookshelf system There are so many choices for your budget, new and used. You should start reading and see what you looking for in an amp narrow it down a bit and then ask. | |
| Maggie 1.7i vs Marin Logan Electromotion ESL - Which is less critical for room placement? Before you even ask that question, Martin Logans and Maggies sound very different. I would listen to both to see which you prefer. Given you have Vandersteens, I would expect Magnepans. If you treat the front wall behind the speakers (look at GIK ... | |
| Wyred 4 Sound Class D Mono blocks SX 1000 question Horribly obsolete, you should send them to me to use with obsolete 1990s Adcom GFP-750 and Magnepan 3.5s. Seriously, just as with many things, incremental improvements. | |
| Speakers for aging audiophiles - What's with today bass emphasis ? “Sadly, I can’t say I’m surprised by all the suggestions to simply throw money at the problem with another large, ported bookshelf speaker. For crying out loud, the guy has his speakers within 10" (that’s inches btw) of the wall!“I agree and sugge... | |
| Carver TFM 45 or Cambridge Azur 851A When you say reliability, the first brand that I think of is Bryston. 20 year transferable warranty. I would look at the 3 or 4 bsst or newer. You might also look at Classdaudio and Emotiva. Both offer high value for the $. | |
| Non-audiophile needs help with older system. Glad you are enjoying it. I would pass on the B&W sub. That line never sounded very good to me, muddy and boomy. If you get the urge to purchase a sub, I would look long and hard at Rythmik. | |
| Carver TFM 45 or Cambridge Azur 851A First, it will help if you provide information regarding the rest of your system and room. I.E. speakers, room size, how loud you like to listen, and any shortcomings you perceive. Second, you would be looking at the 851w, as you only need an ampl... | |
| Schiit Ragnarok instead of my Krell KAV-300i? Just my two cents regarding the Freya. Let me preface this by saying I am a Schiit fan, have a Gungir MB, Loki, and Mani in my main system and a Vali2 and Modi2 on my desktop. I tried the Freya as a replacement for my Adcom GFP-750 and found it ... |