mtrot
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| Full Range under $5k-ish I would say this set of DALI Euphonia MS-5 here on Agon for under $5k should sound spectacular with your vinyl! https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9c0ac-dali-euphonia-ms-5-full-range | |
| Another help me spend money thread or maybe not.... going to AXPONA At the $29K price point, proceed directly to the Vimberg Mino room. They were simply amazing last year at AXPONA. | |
| Time to look at newer speakers? These should sound awesome for your pop/rock music! These are 8 ohm, and 91.5 dB sensitive, so your amp should drive them ok. Hard to beat at the price. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9bcaa-focal-1028be-ii-black-ash-locally-traded-full-r... | |
| Time to look at newer speakers? Hard to give any sort of useful speaker recommendation without a budget. | |
| Paradigm Persona series @ yyzsantabarbara Well, I am not going to buy a set of speakers just to be able to use this offer. My speakers are in excellent condition, but certainly not of the value of the Kef LS50s. I think the original MSRP on them was $800/pair, but they a... | |
| Paradigm Persona series Interesting. I called a dealer in Dallas, and they were not well informed about the Paradigm Persona Trade Up program. The guy with whom I spoke thought that the amount was UP TO 20%, and was at the discretion of the dealer. This is not correct... | |
| Seek non-ported speakers - $700 to $1500 To stop the port-itis in my room! I'd agree that some room treatment is likely the most important thing you can do to reduce the audio gremlins that are bothering you.As to speaker recommendations, I can highly recommend the new DALI Oberon line of speakers, having heard them at R... | |
| How do I get a speaker with the bass slam of my el cheapo ear buds...? @kalaliThanks for the tip. The problem is that this is in my family room and the speakers can really only sit just about where they now are, due to furniture and door opening constraints. As to room treatments, not much of that sort of thing is ... | |
| How do I get a speaker with the bass slam of my el cheapo ear buds...? @ m-dbThanks. Well, that's the problem, i.e., my recollection of having heard such speakers goes back over a long time period, even decades, so I'm not actually sure which speakers they were! Hence my request for speaker suggestions. | |
| How do I get a speaker with the bass slam of my el cheapo ear buds...? @ seasdiamondThat makes perfect sense. Except for the fact that I have heard some speakers that are not all that big which do give a lot of slam without subs. Maybe those are not flat speakers, but rather, boosted in the lower mid bass. Maybe ... | |
| How do I get a speaker with the bass slam of my el cheapo ear buds...? @ glupsonThanks for the thoughts on speakers vs ear phones. Yes, they are obviously quite different animals. But I have heard some speakers that to some extent replicate the sort of bass attack that I am talking about. Hence my request for sugg... | |
| How do I get a speaker with the bass slam of my el cheapo ear buds...? @ yylcYou seem to assume that I am an idiot. Yes, I played the phone to the AVR that is in the system just to check that out, but I also played the actual CD in the Oppo, which is connected via digital coaxial cable to the PS Audio, which is conn... | |
| How do I get a speaker with the bass slam of my el cheapo ear buds...? Oh, they go deep. It's just the initial "hit" or attack of a kick drum, and the like, that I am questioning. The Signature IIs are sealed, not ported, and I wonder if that has anything to do with it. They also have the old poly mid drivers and ... | |
| How do I get a speaker with the bass slam of my el cheapo ear buds...? I'm using a PS Audio Stellar Gain Pre/DAC into a Krell FPB 400cx power amp. With regard to subs, I've heard smaller speakers than mine produce more of the impact that I'm looking for. Perhaps it's just that my speakers are so old. Actually, the... | |
| How do I get a speaker with the bass slam of my el cheapo ear buds...? I'm not looking for ear buds or ear phones. Looking for speakers with that nice bassy sound and impact I get with the ear buds. I only use the ear buds when I'm working out. |