ojgalli
Responses from ojgalli
| Symphony 5th - best recording Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique under the direction of Sir John Eliot Gardiner (Archiv Produktion). Positively the most historically accurate and exciting performances of all nine Beethoven Symphonies. The small orchestra performs Beethove... | |
| Has anyone compared the Orion loudspeaker to other I would highly recommend auditioning the Orion by finding someone near you. There is a list of willing owners at the Linkwitz website. I knew about the Orion for at least two years before I finally drove a couple of hours to audition them. I've au... | |
| Small - but GOOD - active speakers for MC Don't what you expect or want from surround and center channels. I know I've been disappointed with the quality or astounded by the price. I've found that spending thousands for surrounds is unnecessary, the demand on them doesn't justify it, but ... | |
| Is ebay feedback worth anything on Audiogon? I've sold on both and bought on eBay. Feedback is important, but it's only a vague indicator. For eBay, if someone has less than 99% positive, it's a warning sign. Most important is to read the negative feedbackthat's revealing. AND watch out for... | |
| How's your music library? Elizabeth! 2500 LPs in the kitchen?!! Where do you keep your dishes? (Just a rhetorical question.) Thanks for the suggestion about organization. Mine are divided into 5 sections: Classical (through 19th century), 20th Century, Jazz, World (A real ... | |
| QUAD vs Martin Logan vs Magnepan The previous responses all seem to be well on target.I've only heard a demo of the Quads. Impressive, yes, but like all large panels they have a very narrow sweet spot. Take that into consideration. It's a law of physics that when the wavelength i... | |
| I've come to the realization... Sounds to me like the issue is the speakers. Have you auditioned Vandersteen 3a Sig.? Compared to the Gallos, the Vandies have far better bass definition, much smoother midrange, warmer treble, and an incomparably better soundstage and imaging. Th... | |
| What's happening with Piega? I have emailed Piega Switzerland directly, I've known since late last year that Davis was no longer the distributor. Piega has responded with "please be patient," and that it's been more difficult than anticipated to find a new distributor. It sou... | |
| What's happening with Piega? Steve Davis is difficult to reach and doesn't return emails or voice messages. Why should he? He's no longer the official distributor and hasn't been for many months. I don't doubt Piega of Switzerland is reputable. However, without a reputable US... | |
| Cable Costs Relative to System This tread is incredible. It has continued for five years despite all of the sound empirical evidence available, most importantly double blind testing. If wed only take a little time and do a little research, this thread wouldnt exist, and the m... | |
| subwoofers and panels don't mix There's a basic rule of thumb that usually works very well: Cross over the sub one octave above the -3 db of the main's low end, e.g., if you're mains are -3 db at 40 Hz, set the cross over at 80 Hz. This counters the conventional wisdom of crossi... | |
| Gallo REfF3's-All their cracked up to be? Breakthrough product only in their visual design. Highs are good, but not spectacular, midrange smeared, bass very well extented but muddy. Soundstage is like you're sitting in the second balcony. They are way over hyped. For 3K you can do far, fa... | |
| Review: Bose 201 Series V Ingenious! Bose bashing has gotten to be comparable to religious fanaticism. You have coolly and calmly assessed the 201s with bouquets of gracious backhanded compliments. It's subversive. It's incredibly deceptive to lucidly point out all the def... | |
| Would you buy speakers with out first listening ? I've done it once. Never, never, never again. Both professional and user reviews can be misleading, inaccurate, and incomplete. Professional reviews require reading very, very carefully, paying close attention to subtle clues and passing phrases t... |