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| Paper cone drivers/natural materials I'd agree that most cone design and construction is far advanced these days. A good designer can use the driver of his/her choice and produce a world class speaker if talented and with the right budget. I've not really been concerned about cone t... | |
| Class D Integrated Amplifier Recommendations. I'd agree with @jimcrane in considering Wyred 4 Sound integrateds; they can probably be a bit speaker dependent but seem very clean and powerful. I've used an STI-1000 for years and think it still a good match for a pair of Raidho D2 speakers (ev... | |
| Which pair of speakers changed your Hifi life? Dahlquist DQ-10s and Magnepans opened up my ears to what was possible for the first time in the late 70s. (Enjoyed ML SL3s for 16 years.) The Raidho D2s by Mike Borresen took my listening to another level, revealing musical information on CDs I'd... | |
| After the thrill is gone I must be lucky. I loved my first good speakers, ML SL3 electrostats and they were my mains (with a Velodyne) for 16 years. I loved them the whole time. I moved into Dynaudio Sapphires and was very happy five years but I'd heard better and got ve... | |
| Joseph Audio Pulsar2 vs dynaudio confidence 20 vs tad-me1 I've owned and sold Dynaudio Excite X12s and the floorstanding Sapphires (5 yrs) and although both were fine, I'd far prefer Joseph Audio, and love TAD floorstanding speakers as well, but am not familiar with the ME1. (Get a sub if needed.) Both ... | |
| $25k speakers, are we there yet? @wspohn: I'm with you on going used and the value, (value no matter the range). Mine were far less than half off, used but mint. Great burl wood looks and more stunning sound at that level of engineering (at least imho, Raidho D2s). | |
| Help me pick a new pair of speakers If it's a pair of stand-mounted speakers I'd head straight to Joseph Audio used speakers and tie in the SVS-1000, passed very low. I'd consider Scansonic MB2.5 floorstanders too. Good luck-lots of quality stuff in that range, especially used! @ve... | |
| Thiel 2.3 Congrats on the purchase and finding the right amplifier! Kudos. I bought 2.3s years ago new for my brother when he was overseas and had them six months which was fun way back then. Despite my moves up the speaker food chain I listened to his 2.3... | |
| How Much Do Your Subwoofer(s) Cost Relative to Speakers At list pricing: about 1:19 At used/paid prices: 1:8.5 The Raidho D2s, when 'tamed for the room and its own bass' still reaches down to 31Hz near flat. Sealed SVS subs (3) are low passed at 40, 50, and 60 to merely add ambiance/ultra-l... | |
| Your sub experience: Easy or hard? My older REL Britannia B1 wasn't hard at all since it was set very low to run with full range speakers. And it has plenty of adjustments for fine tuning. Other subs have been a bit more difficult. I'm now close to a DBA person with three sealed S... | |
| SVS sub owners, Past and Present I run three SVS sealed subs, two SB-2000s set at 60Hz and 50Hz, and one SB-3000 set at 40Hz in a modified DBA/swarm set up in a 17 x 21 x 10 foot sized room. Volumes are set low as mains run full-range currently. It blends in well and cements the ... | |
| The strong opinions around ceramic speakers I'm usually not into ceramics at all as they sound brittle to me and not near as smooth as the sealed ribbons I enjoy, or non-metallic cones. They might sparkle for fifteen minutes but for the long haul they seem fatiguing and don't cut it for my... | |
| Is This the Essence of "The Audiophile Dilemma? I sure hope that is not the case for most audiophiles, if not for all. The key is to refine your preferred audio sound as you keep moving up over the years. I was fortunate to learn with, and patronize real audio shops in the late 70s, 80, 90s, a... | |
| How important is spending time with your gear? Great topic of discussion; thanks. I seem to have no stunningly beautiful electronics at my price point but I am fine with seeing them, or not seeing them. I have been thinking a bit of a 'speakers only' listening room lately but my rack is thre... | |
| Is the 2.5 way speaker the ideal home speaker? Always years behind, or not active originally, but a great topic. Lucky to buy (trade/scrounge) used original Raidho D2s back in 2016. They replaced Dyne Sapphires (3 way and much larger). For a 2.5 way (150 and 3k) with two tiny 4.5" mid/woofer... |