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| With $20,000 in your hand, what speaker would you @Ebm, I agree the S3's and S5's are coming up at very good prices in near new/mint condition. Also referring back to the above post about line source speakers, I would point out that development of point source speakers hasn't stood still over the... | |
| New CD player, Transport or DAC? Congrats on that good deal Dylan, let us know your first impressions once you get it connected! | |
| Best SACD: Modwright OPPO vs Esoteric X03 series? Fair enough Mission. There is plenty of room for all views and opinions here, and no right or wrong. Some folks like tubed gear, others prefer ss. There is no doubt the Esoteric has a very good transport & excellent build quality. But at end o... | |
| Speakers or Amp Ricred1, congrats on your new JRDG 625Mk2! I think you made a good decision. The Rowland amps will sound wonderful with a wide range of speakers, so if you later decide to upgrade your speakers, your amps will grow with your system. | |
| Does such a speaker exist? 10-31-15: CerrotHow can we call a speaker full range if it can only put out a healthy output down to the mid 30s? I just ignored that..all the speakers I mentioned go well below 30Hz. | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? The latest Soulution 5 series & 7 series gear is very good indeed, though I feel as though the Vitus Signature series is better overall compared to the Soulution 5 series. | |
| Best SACD: Modwright OPPO vs Esoteric X03 series? Everyone knows the MW oppo 105 competes with players up to $15k. No one would deny the Esoteric would have the wood over the Oppo on SACD, but I would very happily throw a fully loaded Modwright Oppo 105 with the Bybee & Audio Magico options u... | |
| Best SACD: Modwright OPPO vs Esoteric X03 series? 10-14-15: MattmillerGo with the OPPO, not only will you save a bunch of money, the sound will be much warmer and more analogue like, easy to listen to for long periods at higher volumes. Yes the Esoteric is built like a battleship, the OPPO is a v... | |
| Does such a speaker exist? I agree with Zd's suggestion of 2nd hand Genesis 5.2 speakers. Fyi, the latest 5.3 is about $25kUS, however Gen 5.2's can be had in good shape <$10k. Here are a few other options..I would throw in 2nd hand Graz-authorized resto'd Apogee Duetta ... | |
| Anyone else have a dust problem? Spin, yes stators don't like dust for sure. If it makes you feel better I know of an ML owner who vacuums his ESL's every day to keep them dust-free, but he is pretty fussy. Those covers look like a good option for high dust areas where you only l... | |
| Speakers or Amp That's true, Ric, though without naming names, from my experience some manufacturers have greater in-house manufacturing capacity and quality control than others. FWIW, I was not overly impressed by the built quality of the Wilson Alexias. Good ye... | |
| Speakers or Amp Inna, a good example is Gauder Acoustics who use Panzerholz (tank wood) which certainly is not milled in China. There is always plenty of nice lumber in your back yard. | |
| why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable Thanks for sharing Onhwy61. I'm feeling better already ;) | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? I agree Calvin, the Soulution 540 sounds smooth and powerful. But it's the Soulution 745/746 which will ruin you! ;) | |
| Single vs Dual Power Transformers I can say this, I would take my Vitus SIA-025 (which has a single transformer with separate windings for the left & right channels, then is dual mono after that) over a Simaudio Moon Evo 700i (which has separate transformers). Always the sound... |