o_holter
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| If a " system " cannot do this, I move on........ +1 from me too. Engagement - exactly. When a song moves me to tears or smiles I know I am there. The less processing the better. Never heard Adele live, but I heard Lizz Wright, somewhat in the same vein, worth checking out. I am happy with a pur... | |
| Desktop single-driver speakers? I have ordered the Arche audio desktop system, FR2 speakers plus amp. We’ll see. I am well aware that it will be a limited design but I am interested nevertheless. For now, I want to notice the importance of stands and positioning, for desktop spe... | |
| Desktop single-driver speakers? Thanks to @mesch and others. I will try to check out all your good suggestions, that are obviously more informed than what you get googling "best desktop speakers" and the like. I may buy the FR2 plus their matching amp. Just to know how it sounds... | |
| Is your now then? Then #1 – late 60s, 70s. Revox A77 reel to reel, Revox amp, Thorens TT, Dynaco and then Bose 901 speakers. Formative period. Looking back? Sometimes yes. But mainly nostalgic, such a sense of freedom back then, progressive and engaging music - no... | |
| Who is ditching their shiny disc spinners? I have some CDs I don't sell, due to good sound (Like Dr John plays the Duke) or if they are unavailable or special. Also, my SACDs, that I occasionally play on an Oppo player. But mostly, I play from CDs copied to my hard disk. I have had few pro... | |
| Is lack of xlr connects on preamp ok if streaming? I would use xlr if possible, especially if the manufacturer says so. Maybe not a big deal - it depends - but in my experience, balanced usually sounds better. | |
| So damn hard deciding which tube preamp to buy! I agree. It is hard. What I did, was to start from my general experience of preamps and amps. Products I know. Do I like tubes better than solid state? Yes. Do I like OTL? Yes. Should it be truly balanced? Yes. And so on. Plus, a good match both w... | |
| Lyra Atlas experiences I have not heard the Lambda versions of the Atlas (or other Lambda versions of the Lyra models). What I know, is that the standard Atlas that I got from Lyra in 2018, after an accident with the 2013 model I had before, sounds great, and works perf... | |
| Desktop single-driver speakers? @dekay - I contacted the Ebay Arche Fr2 seller, but got no answer. Maybe not operative? I wonder if anyone on Audiogon has tried the speakers. One thing that makes me hesitate, is that one of the reviewers wrote that they need quite a bit of volum... | |
| New set up in asymmetrical room - speaker placement etc @millercarbon wrote "Need a different room layout for different listening levels? Fascinating." Um, yes, I am dreaming about a mansion with a 75 db listening room, a 85 db room, and then a maxed-out 95 db huge room... : - )Just joking. I am not in... | |
| New set up in asymmetrical room - speaker placement etc I am not sure - what means "fascinating"...I do believe that volume plays a main role, yes. And in the need for "system within a system" amp - speakers - room integration. Reflection points will always be present in a room, but their importance wi... | |
| New set up in asymmetrical room - speaker placement etc Millercarbon - thanks for the decware link. Interesting paper, but mainly tuned to high volume listening - ? I mean, if you have a fairly large room, and / or turn the volume down, second and third etc reflection points will mean less, won't it?In... | |
| Has Anyone Ever Run TWO Identical Pairs of Speakers ? Re: Bose 901I’d like to nuance the Bose 901 evaluation in this thread - intrigued also by the ’super bose’ system described above by g_nakamoto . I used 901 mk 2 in the 70s and 80s. Were they bad? Well, in some respects, not others. I eventually c... | |
| Desktop single-driver speakers? Again, thanks, to @dekay and @danager especially, with suggestions closer to what I ask for. The Arche seems like a single driver with a bit of bass port innovation, somewhat like in my current Sonys. The Decware tiny radials, and the Betsy, is up... | |
| Desktop single-driver speakers? Thank you @soix and @russ69 - I will check out your suggestions! |