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| klipschorns, they kick ass for sure phusis, you read way too much into my comments. I realize that K-horns have characteristics beyond volume and that many people love them. But that's the point - K-horns (and horns in general) have a set of unique qualities and they are a good ma... | |
| klipschorns, they kick ass for sure I consider myself a neutral observer in this matter. One of my best friends has K-horns, though I don't. It's been a long time since I needed their capacity for "loud", my house isn't a good fit for them, and, mainly, I happen to prefer other trai... | |
| klipschorns, they kick ass for sure A high light of the days when I attended the national Acoustical Society meetings was a debate between Edgar Villchur (sp?) and Paul Klipsch during which Klipsch said "I don't care if you push it with a broom handle, you still have to move the air... | |
| solid state gear- leave on? I never leave my Belles SA-30 Class-A poweramp left on 24/7. Non-weekends I turn it on late afternoon or early evenings, and often leave it running till bedtime (sometimes late; I'm a night owl, for as long as it allows). Weekends it can run for e... | |
| Speakers that are very accurate sounding but don't produce an emotional connection. [...] the time-coherent speaker sacrifices the least & is very close to doing it all. Every genre of music plays superbly on it & the better one’s electronics get, the better the speakers sound. Music enjoyment for the long-haul.... bombay... | |
| Klipsch love them or hate them. Klipsch makes great speakers. Very dynamic, very accurate, something that audiophile speaker lacks severely.Never heard the original "heritage" series (K-horns, Belle, La Scala, etc.), but based on my own speakers which are build around the design... | |
| DAC vs. Preamp [...] I'm getting the opinion that almost no one thinks going without a preamp is a good idea. I thought that would be the case.I beg to differ. Check out Srajan Ebaen's review of the SOtM sDP-1000 DAC/preamp with volume attenuation in the analogu... | |
| Klipsch love them or hate them. Horns provide a very forward, immediate sound, with lots of presence. Too much presence, having a severe "cupped-hands around a mouth"/"pinched nose" coloration that quickly becomes irksome. The worst speakers, by far, I've ever heard for vocals. ... | |
| What vintage speaker might you use today [...]Holt goes on to admit that the quality of “presence” which these older system had in spades is now missing in favor of the “smoother, sweeter sound”. So what is presence, anyway, when it comes to sound? It’s the experience of being present wh... | |
| Speakers that are very accurate sounding but don't produce an emotional connection. melbguy1 --Note: The estimate of 200Hz was based on the previous model. That spec has not been published yet for the Mk2. None the less, the subjective balance and objective measured performance of the original S5 suggest that Magico was successfu... | |
| Speakers that are very accurate sounding but don't produce an emotional connection. Good orig. post, sunnyjim - not at all "out there," but as I see it indeed very relevant. +1 mac48025 and fliz; nice to read of shared sentiments, and thanks for provided link, fliz - bang on, I'd say. melbguy1 -- @fliz, the new Magico S5 Mk2 spe... | |
| What vintage speaker might you use today One sonic aspect as heard via some of the vintage speaker designs, their reproduction of bass compared to modern designs, gets an interesting comment in below quote. [...] all this talk about bass started me thinking about some of the speakers I h... | |
| Amp recommendation in the $6000 range Devialet 200 or Belles SA-100. The latter may be specified at 100 watts/8 ohms "only," but its specs are supposedly ultra-conservative. | |
| Any mass market speaker with beryllium compression drivers? Pre-built Beryllium diaphragm-equipped speakers are also include these:http://horns.pl/en/speaker-sets/universum-3-way/The drivers used here are Radian. | |
| Who tried Class D only to return to S/S or Tube 11-28-15: KijankiMy Rowland 102 sounded the best after about 400 hours. Class D amps are very revealing and often don't work well with some "bright" components. [...]The exposure goes both ways; what's at the end of the signal chain (i.e.: speaker... |