mjwpicman
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| Infinity RS 2.5 speaker placement Most of the placement advice in this thread is accurate. What I found out with my 2.5s was that I had to keep them fairly close together and just toed in a hare. Actually I always thought the sweet spot was pretty narrow, and I was always a little... | |
| Help. JSE Infinite Slope speakers????? Thanks folks. Trelja, you may be right, except the 1.8 is a three way and this one is a four way, while the Model 2 is a five way. Shape wise mine is the slope, but not the pyramid. Same shape as the 1.8. I'll have to make some calls Monday. Thank... | |
| Worst Rock Band Ever !!!! Green AcresI think I would put Captain Beefheart in the avant garde catagory, as they were pretty experimental, although some their early stuff is pretty accessible. I would classify them as difficult rather than worst. His name was actually Don V... | |
| Worst Rock Band Ever !!!! Has to be the band that did that horrid "Pina Colada Song". Remember that one with the lyrics "If you like Pina Coladas, and getting caught in the rain". That sends me running screaming from the room. I challange anyone to come up with a more vapi... | |
| Help a confused newbie build his first setup... AldresFirst off you have a pretty good sized room, and I agree with those who recommend a floor standing speaker. I don't think monitors will give you enough "fill". Plus you want the sound to extend inro the additional rooms. Secondly don't buy w... | |
| Best Towers Under $1500 for beginner system $1500 will get you a used pair of Vandersteen 3As. Bass extension, and plenty of it, down to below 30HZ. A balanced, detailed, nuanced presentation that is emotionally involving and never fatiguing. And they are so open sounding, never boxy. Not a... | |
| Binding Straps vs Jumpers Dotto what Elizabeth said. The question is, if you can bi-wire, why aren't you already? Then again, you could take the next step and bi-amp. As long as we're blowing money unnecesserily. | |
| $3500 to spend on a tube preamp....ideas? MFA Luminescence. Audio aural magic. Simply the best I've ever heard. Plus it will make your entire system sound like you upgraded every component in it. Problem is they're usually around $5K. But thre is one on AgoN right now for $4800, and you m... | |
| What speaker for being close to rear wall? Ditto Vandersteen. Richard Vandersteen recommends that they be close to the back wall. If I get mine any further out from the back wall than 18" the bass starts to fall off, and they are very comfortable a foot away. The rear firing accoustic coup... | |
| Kappa 9. Parasound HCA-3500 WILL NOT power them BillWhat everybody is telling you about the speakers being defective in some way is true. It's the Kappas, not the amps. The Denon had more than enough power, and if the Kappas were right the Parasound would launch them. Something is wrong with th... | |
| Kappa 9. Parasound HCA-3500 WILL NOT power them BillWhat everybody is telling you about the speakers being defective in some way is true. It's the Kappas, not the amps. The Denon had more than enough power, and if the Kappas were right the Parasound would launch them. Something is wrong with th... | |
| Kappa 9 vs Martin Logan Quest Z Mikey44Sorry, I didn't read all your responces, so didn't know that you had Vandersteen 2Ces already. The 2Ce Signature is a marked improvement over the 2Ce. Better imaging and seperation, richer mids, faster bass, and they are a remarkably open s... | |
| Kappa 9 vs Martin Logan Quest Z Kappa 9s are, IMO, the worst of the Kappa bunch, and yes I am familiar with them. I've had a lot of Infinity speakers, and I would take RS 2.5s or 4.5s, or a lot of the RS models, before I would take the Kappa 9s. The enclosure is not big enough f... | |
| B&W vs Vandersteen? AntonContrary to what Dylanhenry says there are people like me who have heard both and choose Vandersteen. I don't know why people put that kind of personal opinion in these threads. How does he know that people who say they don't like B&W pro... | |
| Speaker cables for Vandersteen 3A Signature? I have gotten great results on my Vandersteens using the old Music Meter solid core wire, which seems to provide a nice balance between crisp solid lows, and clean highs. Music Meter is out of business. There is a company called Clear Day Cables m... |