northman
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| Advice on near-field speakers (eg, Raidho X-1) @yogiboy , I don't think my personal situation is especially unusual (or anyone's business). I was not expressing my personal anxiety so much as sympathizing with a fellow 'Goner who is forced to sell beloved speakers. We're all worried about the ... | |
| Advice on near-field speakers (eg, Raidho X-1) I've been looking at so many websites, some that sell new and some that sell used pieces, and it's such a mixture. On the one hand, many people, stuck at home, are investing in stereo equipment, creating long waits for speakers, etc. And on the ot... | |
| Advice on near-field speakers (eg, Raidho X-1) Thank y'all kindly. @soix, I certainly haven't given up on the Pulsars. I auditioned them last spring before all hell broke loose, though I was thinking of a different room when I did that. I know I can do a home trial with those and I almost cert... | |
| Advice on near-field speakers (eg, Raidho X-1) Thanks to you both. Yes, @mijostyn, I certainly do plan to listen. And I know that I am not going to reproduce Maggies with a mini monitor; I mentioned Maggies mostly because that's what I know best and because they exhibit some of the acoustic q... | |
| smaller speakers for critical listening? @atmasphere , you're absolutely right and I'm glad you called me out on that. I was looking for a small, inexpensive set of speakers for a second room and I remember the owner of a hi-end stereo store lowering his voice, smiling, and suggesting I ... | |
| smaller speakers for critical listening? Oh, wow. @jjss49, thank you. That's incredibly helpful. 7' is obviously more than enough by those standards. Dang.I can't tell you guys what a help this has been, all your advice. I'm on a new path and I'm excited. Now, out with the pandemic and i... | |
| smaller speakers for critical listening? Thanks, @rockrider! I'm actually now contemplating a route that I simply hadn't thought about before: using my small room as a semi-dedicated listening room.I'm wondering if the room is big enough. I can ask this elsewhere but do you guys think th... | |
| smaller speakers for critical listening? @jjss49 , I'm totally pleased! I'm truly appreciative of all the thoughts, recommendations, and insights. I have a literal list next to me (now adding the w-b vertex), and I've emailed Reference 3A about dealers. The hunt is on, at least in the im... | |
| smaller speakers for critical listening? Fair enough, djones. Yes, stand mounts, not "small." By the way, D&D are definitely on my list now. | |
| smaller speakers for critical listening? I want to thank everyone again. Travel is starting to shut down again in the Northeast, so I'll likely be putting off my speaker auditions until ?. To make matters worse, my old Bryston amp just lost a channel; that's fine, I've been anticipating ... | |
| How do I pay? The answer to the OP's question is: through the nose. | |
| smaller speakers for critical listening? Fair enough, prof! I know it was an unfair question but I thought I'd ask. | |
| smaller speakers for critical listening? Here's a though experiment for you, @prof (if you're reading this): Let's say you pick up a top notch recording of _____ (take your pick: Kind of Blue; Beethoven's Grosse Fugue; Morton Feldman's Trio; Workingman's Dead; Joni Mitchell's Blue; Aja; ... | |
| smaller speakers for critical listening? Thank you all for such thoughtful, engaged responses. It means a lot to me that so many took the time to consider the question with such care. I'd especially like to thank @verdantaudio, @phusis, and @prof for their meditations. I hear a few of yo... | |
| smaller speakers for critical listening? Thanks so much, all. I'm interested in everything you guys are saying. I know that my original question was elusive and hard to answer. I'm not so much wondering about excellent small speakers; I've heard some great ones. And I certainly agree abo... |