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| Need Help Matching to This System To Speakers I really like the well balanced tone of Aerial 5t speakers, a goldilocks of pleasant vs open/detailed. Unfortunately I have not seen them for demo in some time. First hand experience is the only really experience...good luck. | |
| How do I get the best soundstage? I would rely upon your digital setup with music or a test CD for speaker placement. I like a laser pointed at a target at the listening position to achieve symmetric toe-in. The distance between the speakers - obviously including symmetry to the l... | |
| Does Formula 1 racing and high end audio go together for anyone else? I heard that Rega had help from an F1 parts maker to help tool their belts. | |
| Vandersteen Speakers.. Are All Other Speaker Makers Doing It Wrong ? I have a a lot of respect for Vandersteen. Driver/frequency integration is fantastic. The bass EQ is an enticing feature, although certainly not full proof in the case of acoustic phase issues. Every audiophile should hear them. Since they are so ... | |
| Server for Bricasti M1/3 Thank you all for your insights. It seems the only direction is up. | |
| Is system synergy worth having matched components? I am in a similar jam. I found an amp that matches my speakers, which simply was correct vs wrong compared to other amps I tried. It is weird that it is balanced Levinson proceeded by single ended Lamm preamp. I have heard the all Levinson amplifi... | |
| Speaker positioning: why do audiophiles neglect this so much? A lot of us have come across a number of procedures and formulas about speaker positioning that rely on subjective listening. My experience is that listener position alters the LF response over speaker position at ratio of about 3:1 measured dista... | |
| Commonly mentioned speaker brands? They are the favorites of certain people, for sure. Every speaker has strengths and weaknesses, plus the ol' beauty is in the eye of the beholder thing. | |
| Speakers: Anything really new under the sun? Speaking of MDF, in the last few decades speakers have been developed with more ambitious cabinets in terms of construction and materials. Brands like YG, Magico and Rockport offer a refinement in sound that excludes MDF speakers, imo. While using... | |
| Frequency Response The manufacturer specification and the the measured in-room response are different, and the decision to include of subs depends on the latter as well as the individual preference and ambition. | |
| Verastarr Unseemly dealing is all too common in high end audio and reminds of how fringe this industry can be. I have had good customer service from Purist Audio. They do what they say. | |
| What is Tight Bass? @johnnycamp5 Hi. With help from Acoustic Frontiers, I was able to flatten the bass response significantly by way of sealing the ports and subwoofer positioning. My main speakers were creating a 60Hz resonance on the vertical axis that a crossove... | |
| An electrical engineer on how power cables can impact sound quality I have seen other interviews with Darren who strikes me as very earnest. Thanks for the link. | |
| Flagship product to build around I like Voxativ speakers and amplification. Sure they're rolled off, but the tone is fantastic as are the bass modules. Holger usually partners his systems with Totaldac sources, so not so much thought required for great sound. | |
| Law of Accelerated Returns Excluding time and effort and focusing on MSRP within model ranges, the least expensive is most commonly the worst value, ime. I actually hate to get to generalized about these things but believe law of diminishing or accelerating returns are both... |