rcprince
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| Is there really a need for panel speakers in 2012 I think everyone understood your point. I'm sure that the many who own panel speakers and appreciate their strengths will disagree with your initial premise that a box speaker can ever sound as good as a panel speaker. | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... Amen to that. | |
| Big, big room -- which 10-20k speakers? In addition to the other suggestions, if you can find them, Duntech Sovereigns or Dunlavy SC Vs or VIs could give you that big sound, but I doubt that the Luxman would be up to driving them to best effect in that big a room (especially the Soverei... | |
| Basis 2500, 2800 or Debut - which would you use? I agree with Syntax. All of the Basis tables are extremely well-engineered and built to very tight tolerances, so you really can't go wrong with any of the choices. The Debut's suspension system probably gives it a slight advantage over the 2500 a... | |
| Do you ever just listen to music All the time. Doesn't everyone? | |
| bi-wire vs jumpers What speakers are you using? As pointed out above, some speakers, even though they have dual binding posts, are not really designed to be bi-wired. I recall reading somewhere, for example, that John Dunlavy did not recommend bi-wiring, but he supp... | |
| Which loudspeakers work best close to back wall? If you can find them the Snell A-III speakers were designed for placement close to a wall. As were the Allison Ones. | |
| I've been gifted a pair of Thiel CS2s Newbee and Chuck are right. I had thought your room was larger than it actually is. You are supposed to sit a fair distance from the Thiels for them to sound their best, and while they don't go much below 40Hz in frequency response that's still a ... | |
| I've been gifted a pair of Thiel CS2s When I first got into this hobby, it was listening to a pair of Thiel CS2s. I think they will probably work OK in your room, and I think the Aragon would work fine with them--I heard them with that amp, an NAD 2200 and a Rotel amp. The better the ... | |
| Sandy's Impact on your Listening Still no power for me after 10 days, it's getting pretty cold in the house. No real damage to the house, thankfully, and I am a lot luckier than those who have lost everything, so I'm not complaining. While I miss my system, fortunately there's pl... | |
| How many switches do you have to flip the play a CD? Oops, I forgot the mute switches for each preamp chasis. So make that 11. And for vinyl, you take out the transport and DAC but add the phono preamp, Walker Motor Drive, turntable motor and vacuum pump, so that would be 13. Good thing I don't have... | |
| How many switches do you have to flip the play a CD? I have often pointed this out to friends who are non-audiophiles to point out the lengths to which we audiophiles go. All they do is turn on their receiver and the CD player (which they could leave on) and they have music. Leaving aside whether I ... | |
| Levinson 23.5 - I think I need a new toy. If you liked the early Rowland design I think you would like the sound of the Levinson, it is closer in tonal balance to the Rowland sound than any Krells I can recall. It, along with the 20.6 and the old ML2, are the best of the Levinson designs,... | |
| Arm For My Well Tempered Classic Turntable I think the arm is still sold separately, as it certainly was in the past. You'll need it; while there are some reports of trying other arms on the table, I don't think they have been overly successful. Check with the company/distributor for a rep... | |
| Basis table or SME If it was me you wanted to elaborate, I think both the Basis and SME tables will be significantly more neutral than the Forsell. However, the Forsell has a certain sound (maybe a coloration) that is very addictive and makes records sound really go... |