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| Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll Years ago I had a nice Threshold T200 that claimed Class A but was a terrible match for MartinLoga SL3s so I sold it and kept looking, mostly AB stuff. Then I picked up a W4S STI-1000 and for good or bad it seems to power my watt-hungry speakers ... | |
| New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones) "No good deed...." @thyname Some won't ever understand. I'm sure she enjoys them. (I have the Debut 5.2 set-up for a TV room and enjoy it there.) I've met Andrew at a few shows and liked his personality like others. I think his prior designs s... | |
| LS50 + Sub Or Floorstander? I'd probably side with small floorstanders for the sense of scale, especially in a room of your size (and I've heard LS50s several times). You may not get as deep bass as a separate sub, but many great 2.5 or 3 way designs have in-room performanc... | |
| Revel Salon 2 speakers That's because John Atkinson loves them and I heard him mention them briefly once at RMAF as one of the very best of all time, regardless (years ago of course). For him they were simply a superb speaker. They are great to this day, and a value, ev... | |
| Break In Failed I admit not knowing much scientifically but agree with the out-of-phase and face-to-face method, having used it a time or two. I will say that the Scansonic MB 2.5s I bought years ago most surely did need a good mechanical break-in of the drivers... | |
| I can’t hear the Difference in the change the low pass filter or the volume on my SVS subs I think it's more a matter of VERY attentive listening, and after really learning what you are listening for. I run one SB-3000 and two SB-2000 subs and subtle setting differences can also be very subtle to discern by ear as well, especially when ... | |
| Rockport Orion I've no doubt they sounded superb. I've always thought Rockports sounded tremendous at shows. If i had not found small Raidho D2s, a 'cheap' Rockport would be on my list! | |
| What exactly is a speaker box sound? Cabinet resonance and buzzing of course let one know the speaker is in a box but I'm not sure that's what we're talking about here. More like the 'closed-in' box sound some may or may not exhibit. I think modern boxes are far better and money seem... | |
| Do your speakers bite?? Good point on the use of close mic recording bringing about sounds not normally heard from a distance when not mic'd and amplified. I like the speed of quick transients and a sealed ribbon tweeter and two 4.5" mid/woofers yield superb PRAT to me,... | |
| What selections do you play when showing off your system to others? Interesting question. Like many, I admit I like to pick music that sounds great on the system but I stay away from non-mainstream strange stuff, looking for 'known' music. Sometimes I like stuff with deeper bass (Lyle Lovett's Road From Ensenada)... | |
| Room correction room system vs ears…. Many of the DSP non-subscribers must have marvelously paired speakers and rooms. Somehow every room I've ever used did have plenty of issues, bass mostly. While plenty of treatments (to the point of needing to close one's eyes) do work, I could n... | |
| BOOKSHELF SPEAKER RECOMMENDATION Used or new: Joseph Audio Pulsar, Raidho D1, Sonus Faber. ? Golden Ear BRX, Legacy I think it's probably best to understand the type of sound you enjoy (and for how long at a time if the speakers are on the analytical or forward side). I root... | |
| What is the forums opinion of SVS subs? It was an R.E.L sub that first truly showed me 'hall effect' on Eva Cassidy's "Fields of Gold" (with no discernible bass on the track). I used (and still have) an R.E.L. Britannica B1 sub for my main audio for years. (Also own an R.E.L. Storm II... | |
| Bi amping my ML SL3 speakers Found on Rotel's site. At 800, the amp ought to control the woofers. Maybe having them looked at is an idea? Volume distorting at is not known. More Specifications Intermodulation Distortion (60Hz:7kHz, 4:1) <0.03% Damping Factor ... | |
| Bi amping my ML SL3 speakers I bought my SL3s in 1995 and they were my audio only/listening room speakers for 16 years (into home theater as mains after 2011). They are old. If you like the sound, a good suggestion is finding a newer model, used. I've fiddled with lots of am... |