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| Silent Running Audio vs Harmonic Resolution System It really depends on your budget and needs. SRA make a budget-minded Scuttle rack & VR series bases, and so are possibly more accessible than HRS whose entry level gear is a bit pricier. I personally use Taoc ASR series racks with upgraded FE ... | |
| Stereo Times Review of the Apogee Acoustics Diva Brian, that's cool. I had a look at your system list. You're obviously a long-time audiophile and enthusiast. Also nice rig, especially those mighty Diva's! They do like plenty of power and either tubes, or tube-like amps & you've ticked both ... | |
| Stereo Times Review of the Apogee Acoustics Diva @Lissnr, i'm still following an upgrade path to finish my current system, though it's all pretty well mapped out & i'm really content. As my Audio Engineer told me "It's hard to imagine any audiophile not being happy with a system of that cali... | |
| Stereo Times Review of the Apogee Acoustics Diva Dave, be sure to update your system thread when you upgrade your amps! I agree with your philosophy of reducing your box count, having a simple system & focusing on quality and function. Cheers. | |
| Stereo Times Review of the Apogee Acoustics Diva @Lissnr, yeah the TSW Apogee thread is a good read. I agree, for super speakers like refurbed Diva's or Infinity IRS-V's, you're best to build a dedicated listening room of ideal dimensions optimized for dipoles. Also, both the above speakers like... | |
| Stereo Times Review of the Apogee Acoustics Diva Dave, I had a look at your system. You're right, the JBL's are a bit like a young Shiraz, big bold and full of character. You've got a simple, but fun system. I'm also trying to reduce my box count. Less is more as they say. Congrats! | |
| Stereo Times Review of the Apogee Acoustics Diva Sorry to hear about the bad luck you had with the Stages Dave. Don't worry, i've had a pair of lemons and had to dump them cheaply. It can be very frustrating. From all that i've read, the original Duette Signatures, Diva & Full Range were qui... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Atmasphere, thanks for your informative post. I understand the logic of using the rated efficiency and impedance to determine actual efficiency, however in your comments you have not considered the phase angle and impedance dip of a speaker and ho... | |
| First foray into Class A amp -- recommendations @Zd, fair enough. I certainly wasn't criticizing Class A power as my Vitus runs in pure class A up to 25 watts true rms and can be manually switched to class A/B mode which delivers 100 watts true rms and is great for home theater duties. In Kl.A ... | |
| Stereo Times Review of the Apogee Acoustics Diva Lissnr, thanks for your feedback about your journey through planar & ESL speakers. In particular your feedback on the TSW Duette Signature & Diva Ultimate. As i'm familiar with the classic Infinity speakers and previously owned a pair of R... | |
| Stereo Times Review of the Apogee Acoustics Diva @Brian, sorry for the late reply as i've been on a break. Thanks for sharing your experience with your modded Divas. What is most impressive is, in your system and room they eclipsed even the awesome Magico Q7's for musical realism. Btw, what tube... | |
| First foray into Class A amp -- recommendations 09-15-14: Zd542"09-12-14: Melbguy1Mtrot, I wouldn't get too hung up on Class A biasing to be honest, it is mostly marketing bs."Class A actually means something. Its an actual feature of the product. I wouldn't call it BS. Getting hung up in marke... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Ct, yes I understand that dilemma. It's hard to compare the Magico S5 to Vandy 7 as most Dealers carry either one or the other line, but not both. And show conditioners are never, or rarely ideal. I can see the money in the Vandersteen 7. Use of c... | |
| Stereo Times Review of the Apogee Acoustics Diva Dasign, Thanks for your feedback on the DS vs Diva. It's great to hear that first hand experience. If I move into a bigger house one day & have some spare cash, it would be fun to set up a good size treated listening room & set up a pair o... | |
| solid state integrateds that will hold their value 09-13-14: Maxboy00The Modwright KWI-200 is a great IA, plenty of info on the web. Sadly it does not hold its value as other brands, altho it's very well built, sounds great and is MFG in the US, none the less it's a great buy as used or demoed.I t... |