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| Why not horns? Mapman: You may want to consider the LaScalas. It is my understanding that the bass is horn loaded via the cabinet construction and unlike the k-horns does not require a corner to provide the horn. It does not go very low however - I believe aroun... | |
| Best sounding Beethoven symphony LPs Great sounding as far as sonics - Vanska, Mackeras' most recent set. Great performances - Furtwangler - particularly the 9th on EMI, Karajan's 1960's cycle. Personally, I'd pick the performance over the sonics any day. | |
| Headphones - Senn HD 800 or Grado RS1i....... What headroom amp did you get? Also - good lesson learned as to the Denons higher price and a lot of hype does not necessarily mean 'better' | |
| Your ONE all time favorite love song? My ONE favorite love song? It's so hard to pick - anything off of the first Black Sabbath album. | |
| RE: Better...Classe CA-2200 or Levinson 333-5-6? cover the top of the amp with a piece of carpet imbedded with razor blades (just don't block the any airvents); I'll bet that keeps the cat off the amp. | |
| What is wrong with negative feedback? Kirkus: Nice post. Accurate and true to practice. One point of interest - distortion is a consideration for all type of signal processing. I spent decades designing signal acuisition and processing circuits for medical research applications. Negat... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Yoko - flip side of plastic ono band live in toronto | |
| What decibel level do you listen at? It depends on the dynamic range of the music. Where the db level is nearly constant - a lot of rock and roll for example - somewhere around 85-90. Jazz and blues - 80-85. Classical, barely audible at 60 or so up to peaks over 100. By the way, I ha... | |
| What amp sounds best with the B&W 803D Speakers? I listened extensively to the Classe amp and preamp vs the McIntosh 402 paired with the 803S, 803D, and 802D. Not once but so many times I think the dealer must have gotten sick of me coming in. I was always left with the same impression. The McIn... | |
| Should I buy the B&W 804d's or 805d's The advice you got that, categorically, a 3 way speaker is better than a 2 way speaker extremely, and I do mean extremely, poor advice. Not only does it depend on what you mean by "better" but there are just a host of factors that come into play. ... | |
| classical label monitors Perusing pro-audio magazines, books, and web sites it appears that the qualities searched for in a monitor include (1) accuracy (2) resolution so as not to miss flaws (3) reproducible settings when working with the same monitor in another setting ... | |
| What is Musicality? "Musicality" = a term used where there is no objective basis for preferring an item; usually in the context of justifying a purchase or as a sales tactic. | |
| Opinions please on a starter audiophile system? Listen to as many different speakers as you can. It is really about your taste in sound not what others tastes happen to be. Be careful though check the amp/preamp driving the speakers. Tube units will color the sound, some like this some don't, j... | |
| Any suggestions for good obscure music? gurdjieff - chants and piano, also Vaz and Niyaz - middle eastern rhythms, | |
| biamping question If you want a biamped system why do it in a piecemeal fashion where you have to ensure that the gains are correct and either insert your own filters or feed full range signals to the speaker inputs. Instead, buy an active speaker where the gain is... |