orpheus10

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DIY. Whose speakers would you use?
Edgecreek, after visualizing a room that would have to look like "Wild Animal Kingdom", in order for the "zebra wood" speakers to fit, I put that finish on hold.Ngjockey,I like many of your ideas; Selah looks especially interesting, they could mee... 
An analog question for those who record
I have a good 1/2 track reel, a cassette deck, good VCR that I used for that purpose once upon a time; now I use the PC. I hope that tells you something. 
DIY. Whose speakers would you use?
If I were to build a speaker, I would use a Heil Air Motion tweeter, a Vifa midrange, and a 12" neodymium woofer. The crossover would be a 3-way, 4th order, T-type. Crossover frequencies would be 400/2500, 94DB efficiency. Capacitors for the midra... 
DIY. Whose speakers would you use?
Johnk, that's a good question, and I will elaborate in order to answer it.A kit for the family room or a bed room is fine, but I do serious listening in "the main room", and serious questions must be answered before I install a new speaker. How do... 
DIY. Whose speakers would you use?
Mitch, there ain't no way I would pay that kind of money for a kit.Take some relatively cheap speakers like "Polk". I went out to buy computer parts and came home with a pair of Polk speakers because they were so cheap. I'm in the basement listeni... 
DIY. Whose speakers would you use?
when I got into the high end, there were many high end emporiums, it was possible to audition the equipment they wrote about in stereophile. The first thing I discovered was the world of difference between "mid fi" and "high end": Koetsu, ARC, CJ,... 
DIY. Whose speakers would you use?
I assembled the speakers in my bedroom from a kit. I do not believe there is any kit suitable for the "main room". It's all about "relativity". 
Will a quality USB cable make a difference....
Since I grabbed some unknown red USB off a peg on the wall, I've been quite satisfied. This doesn't mean I wouldn't be more satisfied wth a $250 cable; what it does mean, is that I will never find out. 
DIY. Whose speakers would you use?
If you are going to build a speaker, you should go all the way. You would begin by auditioning top favorite speakers with your favorite CD's in hand, next you would carefully note which speakers you liked best and why. The place you buy parts for ... 
DIY. Whose speakers would you use?
Most audiophiles are aware of the varying degrees of "good". 
DIY. Whose speakers would you use?
While there are excellent parts available, in order to have an "audiophile grade" speaker, you will need an engineer to design the crossover. 
Vinyl lovers I must be crazy
Csgreene, I'm glad you said it and not me. 
Bass Trap help
Sounds beautiful, and functional at the same time. 
Need help with Jazz
Don't leave out Nina Simone. 
Tubes Through Solid State
I have a CJ pre and SS amp in the bedroom. I recently changed some NOS tubes in the CJ and the difference passed through the transparent SS amp. I heard the change in tubes quite distinctly. I believe your combination would work very well.