milpai
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| Home demo. ProAc D48R and Spendor D9 @rsf507 ,Very strange because I did listen to the Spendor D7 and they did not seem to lack in midrange or fullness. I am assuming that equipment makes a difference. The D7 I listened to had $$$$ MBL amp, preamp and CD player feeding them. In rea... | |
| Home demo. ProAc D48R and Spendor D9 Based on your last post, it looks like you have more praises on the ProAc than the D9. But if the bass does not work for you, then go with the D9. Did you try the song I suggested? That should be a good test of what is "listenable" in your environ... | |
| Home demo. ProAc D48R and Spendor D9 @seadog77,Did you make a decision yet? Since you mentioned that you cannot place the D48Rs away from the wall, I suggest that you play the "Thanks To You" song by Boz Scaggs on both the loudspeakers and decide which loudspeaker you should buy. Try... | |
| Home demo. ProAc D48R and Spendor D9 @seagod77,I am slightly perplexed - you have a bigger room size than me. Is there a limitation as to why you cannot pull the speakers more than the distance you specified? While true that overall room size is bigger, the distance to back and side ... | |
| Why are you into hi end audio? I have always been attracted to live music. Anything that vaguely sounds like music and rhythm, attracts me. There could be a guy doing a solo act with plastic drums and singing - I stop and listen. Fascination for "music in general" and trying to... | |
| Home demo. ProAc D48R and Spendor D9 @seadog77,You are doing the right thing. I recollect that you were struggling with this in Dec last year. Great move to audition the speakers in your home. I envy you :-)The problem with opinions is they could bias your thoughts. So I had listened... | |
| Want my OPPO UDP-205 to sound as good as my Sony SCD-777ES Sell the Oppo for a premium and use the money to buy a dedicated CD/SACD player.I have no complaints with my Oppo. It sounds better than the dedicated SACD player I once owned. Good luck. | |
| SACD drive sources Not sure why you are worried about the drives. As long as the manufacturers are making SACD players, you should be able to play your SACD. Technics is coming out with a new SACD player SL-G700. I think new SACD titles are being released every m... | |
| Is OPPO worth the inflated price? @ptss,Agreed. Oppo units last a long time. My 970HD from 2007 is still running.Honestly I like what I am hearing. Folks do mention that the Oppo does not compare to a CD-only player. Problem is - I do not know how many of these folks have actually... | |
| Proac Ribbon Tweeters Damaged @gnoworyta,I use the same amp with my D48R and after your thread I am getting a bit worried. Did you try the amp with another set of speakers, if you have them? Did you switch off the complete system, wait for a few minutes (maybe an hour, etc), u... | |
| Dealer Behavior Well, based on your experience, I must say that I got incredibly lucky how accommodating the dealers in the Chicago area were. One even gave me a free CD for visiting them (Holm Audio). They generally asked me with what I listened, why I wanted to... | |
| Is OPPO worth the inflated price? You can either go for Pioneer UDP-LX500 or wait for the UDP-LX800. Paying anything over $1500 for a $1299 player is not worth it. I have the Oppo UDP205 and am plenty happy with it. | |
| Isoacoustics Gaia Speaker Footers Anyone new users with Gaia footer experience? I am thinking of upgrading the stock spikes on my loudspeakers with these. Any ProAc users with Gaia? | |
| Who makes great active preamps ? Tube or solid state or hybrid. @twoleftears +1.Backert Labs changed my perception of "active" preamp. Hard to believe that an active can be so transparent and dynamic at the same time. | |
| Best CDs @n80,Excellent suggestion!I use that site to search the CDs. |