mirolab
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| Why so many used focals? A couple years ago, I was enamored with the idea of the Electra 1038Be's for ~$10k, after hearing them at a show. Then I heard them at a local dealer and A/B'd them with the Aria 948's (only $5k). I actually preferred the liveliness and transien... | |
| Why so many wilson alexias for sale "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." I never understood the literal translation of that saying, but it seems like like an appropriate time to use it. Wilson is a high quality product that I never really liked. They are dry, clinical, and bo... | |
| Nature of the current used speaker market The 3 speaker pairs that i've owned for 15-20 years, and still love, have 10", 12" and 15" woofers. I have tried several times to replace them with more modern designs with 6.5", 7", and 8" pairs of woofers... you know, the slender tower type, an... | |
| Emotiva equipmet, how good is it? My only experience was with purchasing their XMC-1 pre/pro and thank goodness for their return policy. It was simply unlistenable to me. I did not want to be in the same room with the sound of it... And that's trying both its D/A conversion, and... | |
| Your Forever Pieces? What and Why? My Sota Sappire, purchased used in 1987. It's still amazing!And my beloved B&W 801-series2's. I've tried many times to replace them, and i keep coming back to them. I've upgraded all of the crossover capacitors over the years, and re-orient... | |
| What is the most dramatic way of increasing a speaker's Bass and Low mid? How about a lower speaker stand, and then tilting the speakers back? Lowering a speaker 3-4 inches can reinforce the bass, and also change drastically the frequency of the null you get from floor bounce. You'll need to tilt them back though, to ... | |
| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) My last speaker shopping endeavor about a year ago, was A/Bing the Focal Electra 1038 ($10k) to the Aria 948 ($5k).... Switching between them side by side, I actually preferred the Aria 948 at half the price... they were more dynamic & lively... | |
| Accuracy vs. musicality It takes time to evaluate! I've tried many times to replace my 25yr old B&W 801-S2's, only to get rid of the newer "better" speakers (at a loss) and go back to using my old 801's. No, they're NOT perfect... and there are certain things that ... | |
| Using a Studio EQ for Vinyl playback Teo_audio..... I would agree with you on a theoretical level... if I were playing back audiophile pressings. When I do play well mastered LPs.. or newly remastered pressings, I bypass the EQ and it sounds fantastic. I will pose it to you again... | |
| Using a Studio EQ for Vinyl playback So chakster.... I DO have an excellent system that sounds amazing with well recorded and well mastered recordings. Sorry, but I disagree with you. I have many LPs that do NOT sound great, but have great music on them. (I have around 2500 LPs) T... | |
| For those of us over 60.. Based on this thread, it seems like most audiophiles (on this site) seem to like "rock-oriented" music. But then WHY do equipment reviewers always focus on classical music in their reviews!! There needs to be a radical change in the reference mu... | |
| What improvements did you hear in going from entry level to high end Audio? A better audio system allows me to hear with greater detail and resolution, the faint sound of money draining from my bank account! | |
| In search for speakers of "natural" sound Have you EVER heard "Natural Sound" in your room with any speakers?.... Maybe your room acoustics are the problem? Different speakers react differently in different rooms and setups. A very wide dispersion speaker may not sound good in a more re... | |
| This is juvenile... Yeah... stupid game but.......SadeTerri Nun (Berlin)Suzanne Vega (yes I said it!) | |
| What is the epic song of a group? Epic... in terms of production, sound quality, songs, etc... I'd vote for two Supertramp albums: Crime of the Century of course, but also the less appreciated (post-Hodgson) Brother Where You Bound. Several tracks are a musical journey, and refe... |