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$15,000 Speaker Does Not List Freq Response Specs
.Johnnyb53, as you can see by the size of my room, I need a lot of speaker. I'm kind of exited by the idea of $15k giving me a speaker that would do my room justice. At the demo on Sunday, the dealer played the Carvers with a REL sub, he did not u... 
$15,000 Speaker Does Not List Freq Response Specs
.Zd542, I attended as a serious listener with intent to buy and not just out of curiosity. I didn't hear enough to convince me to pay the $15k price of admission. The dealer did invite me back for a private audition. Ultimately, I'd need to hear t... 
$15,000 Speaker Does Not List Freq Response Specs
.Bill, too many people in the room and too much noise.Some of the recordings were not very good. I just couldn't form an opinion. I was standing way off to the side at the back of a packed room with the door opened to the outside with music playin... 
$15,000 Speaker Does Not List Freq Response Specs
.I went to an audio showcase in Los Angeles yesterday to hear and view Bob Carvers new speakers. The room and setup was not optimum. The speakers were not played with Bob Carver's subwoofer, the dealer played them with a REL sub.Bob Carver offers ... 
What is your favorite 1 hit wonder from the 70's?
."Come and Get Your Love" by Redbone.. 
$15,000 Speaker Does Not List Freq Response Specs
.The speakers in question are sold via internet only.No place to audition them. I wrote to the internet dealer that is selling them online. He said that because of his margins, that he cannot afford to do at-home trials...oh well.. 
$15,000 Speaker Does Not List Freq Response Specs
.Who cares? Those numbers are always so cooked and then measured in non-real world spaces with God knows whose microphone and "weighted" formulate that.....interesting. With that logic, why would any speaker mfg bother to post frequency response s... 
$15,000 Speaker Does Not List Freq Response Specs
.The speakers in question are the Bob Carver Amazing Line Source speakers. They are sold via internet-only and there is nowhere to audition them....and no frequency response specifications. At $15k, I'd like a little more info.Bose does not list a... 
Theres a firesale of the Modwrights oppo 105 units
.Melbguy1 and Lloydc probably have it right on this one.. 
Emotiva XSP-1 Question
.Danoroo, the guys on this forum are outstanding.I don't move a muscle on a new purchase before I run it by the guys on this forum...thanks again fellas for 14 years of great information, I won't mention names, but you know who you are.mitch. 
Tubes In Preamp Power Supply...or Not?
.Lostbears, you've answered the question that I've long wanted an answer regarding the LS7 vs the Ref3. Thank you.I'll stay put with my Ref3 until the funds come together for the Ref5 SE. 
Is no preamp really better that a good preamp?
.Andrew9405, you crack me up!. 
Experiences buying used cartridges
.I've sold a couple of used cartridges here on the 'Gon. The cartridges were a couple of years old. I sold them because I just never played my turntable. Sold them for 50% of the cost of new. They probably had less than 25 hrs each on them. The ca... 
Anyone Try this?
.Try hockey pucks.. 
need a power amp to run a set of infinity kappa 9s
.Ditto that you need an amp that's stable down to 2 ohms.Bi-amping them is the optimal solution. Properly amplified with with a great preamp, they punch waay above their weight class. You should also have a good sized room to really let them strut...