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| Best used speakers under $3,500? Hi - I didn't mean to be too hard on private Audiogoner recommendations, because in general, they'll point in the VARIOUS right directions. To me, the trade-offs inherent in the recent "crop" of speakers in the under $5000 range are (in order of i... | |
| Best used speakers under $3,500? There are lots of "great" speakers under $3500, but they all sound different - and all have their strengths and weaknesses. And more importantly, everyone's ears and tastes are different. Lots of people will tell you that what THEY like is the bes... | |
| Anybody hear the Von Schweikert VR-4jr at CES? I've noticed quite a few more JR's for sale here than one would expect - with "only 3 months old", "barely broken in", "was part of 2nd system", "needed a different wood color" etc., etc. which makes me wonder?Anybody who sold theirs care to speak... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? Binaural Recording Baby! - If you want to feel like you are there! So how come nobody does it? Jazz At The Pawnshop, clearly one of the most successful recordings of all time, was done with a binaural setup. From the Proprius website:"Palmcrantz r... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? re: the GMA Continuums - I think it's probably the associated equipment, or the room itself - or maybe just my ears - but I figure I'll go back with some tube stuff and vinyl and try again (if they don't sell first). But I'll tell you, it's been r... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? GMA Continuum 3's - Just listened to a pair that's for sale near Modesto, CA which I probably should buy - but I'll have to go back again. My initial impressions, without being able to hear vinyl which is pretty much all I listen to (I brought a T... | |
| dbx Expnders - 3bx, 5bx Hi - Part of the problem that you had may have been that you went with the RG. Somehow it may have sounded better in the audition circumstances, but it is totally inferior to the DBX (5bx especially). You can't even alter the transition level on t... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? Hi - (I'm not sure where the DBX post has ended up. I think it will probably appear in Misc. Audio.)Until 6 months ago I had 8 pairs of speakers here - but I'm in a one bedroom apartment, and my new wife just moved in! I just gave my Ohm/Walsh 2's... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? Hi all again - I'll be heading out for the weekend so this is my last post for now:re: Sean - I started a new thread on DBX expanders so as not to drag this one OT with that stuff.re: Audiokinesis - What you say about mic location is very true, an... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? Dear Newbee - I wasn't really serious about the DSP. But I listen only to vinyl and the DBX (even a 3bx) is IMHO essential. I really have pretty good ears and have tried to find a fault with this thing and can't. It's the only add-on I have. The s... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? I'm not disagreeing that many might find the Shahinian sound pleasant. But it is just that, a "sound". I, personally would rather hear (usually) the piece as it was recorded.Don't take this as directed personally but: One thing people don't seem t... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? Eldartford - The fact that an instrument is larger than a cone driver doesn't mean the driver can't reproduce the sound that we, as humans with ears, would hear if we were sitting a reasonable distance in front of it. The "planar speaker" argument... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? Hi AudioKinesis - IMHO the reverberant energy in a hall is either a fortunate or unfortunate attribute of that hall - depending on one's tastes and location. I would call it distortion, as compared to the piano in an anechoic chamber. Except that,... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? Some early Ohm/Walsh's I believe, were omni. They decided to un-omni the consumer line (starting with the Ohm/Walsh 2, I think) to make room placement easier simply by placing a baffle inside the mesh canister which absorbed/deflected the "rear" o... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? The amount of misleading "science" thrown around by "audiophiles" sometimes drives me nuts! Some people obviously like the "sound" of omni-directional speakers - but what they are liking is a form of increased phase and time alignment distortion f... |