ohlala
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| JBL 4367 shoutiness remedies? I do not know Primare. My experience, though, is that this speaker is sensitive to electronics and cables. They are not shouty in the sense of some other horn models and do not have particular room placement quirks. They do require a lot power. I... | |
| Classe Phono Stage The phono board was an option.https://www.manualslib.com/manual/673962/Classe-Audio-Cp-45.html?page=10#manual | |
| How to accurately gauge speaker sensitivity to match with tube amp? My experience is that sensitivity and impedance curve is not the whole picture regarding amplification requirements. That is my sensitive and benign load speakers require a lot of power to sound normal. VTL breaks it down by woofer size. I ignore... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT *beginner* questions I have never owned them but have heard the whole upper level line of numerous iterations a good number of times, except the Kento. The quatros are really, really good at chamber music and vocals. I do not think they give up anything to Harbeth alo... | |
| Ever feel like a "low dollar" customer that your dealer doesn't think worth their time? Shout out to Audio Concepts in Dallas. I am not a big spender but they treat me great, which is partly due to me not wasting their time. | |
| Ported versus sealed speakers: is one type better? I agree that that plugging a port does not make the speaker sound like it is a sealed type. It is an easy extrapolation, which is to be expected in forums, but I find it wrong. Bass "type" is a compromised choice made by builders and not in realm... | |
| Just confused Room acoustics is pretty well established and accesible, making going from bad to at least decent not all too difficult. Vibration management, on the other hand is poorly described in audio both by manufacturers and hobbyists. I give credit to GK ... | |
| Focal vs B&W vs ??? The 800s series has the same sound signature as the 700, just more refined , more detail (less soft sounding), larger soundstage and in the case of the 804s, more bass extension. I have heard both series, although the 804s briefly. They sound like... | |
| Best bookshelf loudspeakers under 10,000 for the pair Do not know if you will appreciate the tone of one over the other but the KEF Ref 1 has a big advantage of the being a three-way over the 805s. My opinion is Ref 1s actually do a good job of handling the bass while adding to the clarity of the mid... | |
| Audiophiles and nostalgia, I had a beautiful example of a 71' Chevelle I inherited as well as modern Porsche. No doubt the chevelle is cooler; it was like driving your own parade float around town, sharing joy with others. A nice guy repairing my garage door stated - withou... | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon big_gregSorry, I edited my post. The UK price from two retailers is 3700 pounds. Don't know how negotiable they are, but that is a decent gap. | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon I like Harbeth, but the UK pricing I have seen is a lot more competitive than the US pricing. | |
| Yet another Integrated vs Separates advice post You could connect a preamp to the H200s amp section, if you wanted to slow your wade in to the waters of separates. I did that as an experiment with a Lamm L1 and an H160. The L1 has only single-ended inputs, and I am not suggesting it particularl... | |
| Recommend online dealers I buy used and have liked TMR. Good people and accurate descriptions of products. Just found a good deal at upscale that shipped today. I think it includes 90 day warranty. Nice website. | |
| Older And Wiser or just Tighter and Deafer? I am 42 y/o and have always been very conscious about money with a lot of ambivalence and analysis paralysis about spending money on audio. I have set in my mind a total system cost allowance to help ease my trepidation. Hopefully it will work. On... |