phaelon

Responses from phaelon

The search among the great ones - 20k+ speakers
"Can you appreciate the virtues of tubes? SETs?” I can see how that might be taken wrong (guess I should go back to college). My intention was only to provide Melchor with examples of the type of questions he should be asking himself, and then sh... 
The search among the great ones - 20k+ speakers
Missioncoonery,I think you misunderstood my point, which wasn’t to debate who was right between you and me, but to illustrate to Melchor the role of personal preferences. Also, I didn’t suggest SET amps or, for that matter, anything at all yet. I’... 
The search among the great ones - 20k+ speakers
"heard the Focals alot I would scratch them off as well..but you should include Vivid and Raidho” I have heard Focals and Raidho a lot and prefer Focals by quite a margin. So Melchor, where is this really getting you. There are a lot of astute fol... 
The search among the great ones - 20k+ speakers
"It's people like you that keep Von Schweikert in business.”Why me? I never bought anything from Von Schweikert. "Go give a colonoscopy Phaelon.”I’m sure that’s funny, but I don’t get it."As soon as someone drops a $20k + price all of a sudden the... 
The search among the great ones - 20k+ speakers
Sorry to sound like a jerk...Then why sound like one? 
Comparison Living Voice IBX-R2 to OBX-R2?
Sksos1, Salectric, Thank you. I would have a hard time coming to terms with a speaker that required that kind of cabled expenditure for it to find itself.As for the Border Patrol amps, were they using the small 7W/Ch. SETs? 
The search among the great ones - 20k+ speakers
Also, your room and set-up restrictions will have as much to do with choosing a speaker as you will. There is nothing wrong with your question, but with the limited information offered, members can’t really advise you so much as offer you their pe... 
The search among the great ones - 20k+ speakers
"The only thing I have now, that I want to build a system from, is a Modwright Transporter.”Are you planning to buy the rest of your system piecemeal (speakers first) or as a complete system? Do you have a preference for amplifier type/power? 
Comparison Living Voice IBX-R2 to OBX-R2?
Will somebody please give me the story on Living Voice. There must be one. For a speaker to be so well reviewed, and either nobody here owns one or they’re not talking, doesn’t make sense to me. What’s up. You guys all know something that I don’t? 
Big upgrade
Kurt_tank speaks for me. :)Ebn, What’s up Bro? Mean drunk? 
Are CD players dead
"And now we turn to our headline fact - that 77,400 turntables were sold in the year to May (a 11% increase). That compares to 41,400 CD players.”Thanks for that info Knownothing. That’s astounding to me. I feel like I just fell off the proverbial... 
Are CD players dead
I think there is one significant difference between the fabled death of Vinyl and the supposed death of CDs. If Vinyl truly died, huge collections of LPs might be rendered useless - outrage! The music industry doesn’t have that concern with CD’s b... 
YouTube Favorites to share.
Larry, can we post things that aren’t really audiophile but just kind of cool?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2TSx1VB-AI&feature=feedf 
Comparison Living Voice IBX-R2 to OBX-R2?
It’s still a good question. Member Noams said that he considered the upgrade from IBX to OBX a substantial improvement. Additionally, I would like to know how important it is to have an all Audio Note system to realize the benefits of moving from ... 
Are CD players dead
It seems sensible to me that any time you can eliminate a mechanical function in an electronic medium, it’s a good thing. No, it’s not dead, but dead man walking.