mofojo
Responses from mofojo
| $8k for speakers - new or used If you would consider a powered bass section might look at the Paradigm Founder 120H. Very detailed and textured with bass that you can feel. Once you run Arc for room correction you can also make some adjustments. I have a 2db boost I put in at 8... | |
| Changing Tweeter on Olympica 3 I wouldn’t worry about it. They aren’t very old. After a few days break in everything should be just fine. | |
| GoldenEar One.R vs. Wilson Watt Puppy 7s When I had Triton Ones I found high damping factor ss amps sounded much better than tubes. Might be something to try. Can buy a descent old Adcom or the like for 500 bucks and give it a try. Never heard the WP7s. | |
| High end bookshelf speakers for Small room I just heard the studio electric M5 a few weeks ago when I bought an amp. It was really good. I bet the M4 is great as well. If the Tads are anything like the S1ex I had I would pass for my tastes. Still use the same “high tech” drivers but probab... | |
| Replacing Capacitors, I Don’t Wanna! If it was competently designed with with descent components don’t touch it. Not even close to being ready for a recap IMO. | |
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? I like spades most of the time. If it’s a stiff cable and there is stress on the insert position they will come loose and potentially cause a short. That’s the downside to me. I check them occasionally and give them a firm twist. | |
| New speakers for a new start? I would add Paradigm Founder 120h to your list. From your list of wants in a speaker IMO it checks all the boxes. | |
| Paradigm 120h vs Goldenear Reference @henryeng , I had the Triton Ones for over a year. Not the 1R I know but the Founders IMO are better from my memory. I want to say much better but they aren’t side by side. @avanti1960 , I am going to play with this in the next 2 days and... | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions Sounds like some Chinese knockoffs to me?? | |
| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions Omg! Give it up on the Tekton hate bro LOL. Almost like you’re being paid to hate them. GREAT speaker for the money. Hands down full stop. | |
| Upgrading to a stand alone DAC I don’t have a ton of DAC experience but the 2 R2R dacs I’ve had are way more enjoyable to me than any sub 2k Delta Sigma I’ve owned. Currently have a Musician Pegasus 2 I got a great deal on locally. Was not happy with the DAC in my Cambridge str... | |
| I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do? Offer 25k for half price on the used pair. Never once had a problem buying used speakers. I only buy from sellers with a perfect rating and a good amount of sold items. Also depending on your payment method you should be covered should the item no... | |
| Where Do I Go from Here? I don’t think you are going to find something heads and tails better than you Salons unless your hearing is excellent. | |
| Best speaker brands for transient response Paradigms older Signature line are FAST! KEFs older Reference line are also. Tektons are super fast but without the snap impact of those 2. I have Paradigm Founder 120Hs now and they are close to the fastness of the Signatures and the KEFs ... | |
| Small Discrepancies in Speaker Placement Uhhgggg. I read this stuff and I’m the kinda guy that measures things out to basically the triangle and more or less leaves it. I need to play some more cause I’ve considered many different scenarios but too lazy/busy to try them. I absolutely bel... |