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| looking for an amp for 12 to 15 hundred I think the older Classe amps, the 150 or the Ten would be a very good match. | |
| Manu Katche I agree. A friend introduced me to "Neighborhood" a while back and I recently got Playground. Great works. Our local Jazz station plays him a fair amount as well. | |
| What sub x-over to get? Admittedly, it's price is the biggest problem. The crossover that works independently really well is the Bryston 10B or the Marchand (though I can't recall the model that is used for subwoofer application like this).We considered making a non-ampl... | |
| Large listening room If you aren't playing loud you will probably find they sound really great except a bit anemic in the lower octaves. You can augment them with a subwoofer--but it has to be a really good sub and great crossover/amp to get good integration. When you... | |
| What sub x-over to get? Active is the way to go. We manufacture a crossover, parametric, and digital switching amp for subs. It also has the ability to switch automatically from music to theater mode. It's only downside is expense, but it is very unique.Rives sub-PARC | |
| Lower sensitivity and plays louder? B&W is going to be very conservative in their specs and they are probably rated at 8 ohms (an easier load to drive). I do not know the impedence rating for the Energy but they probably only give a nominal impedance and it could have some frequ... | |
| Anyone going Phantom Center Channel? I think with your speakers and if you are seated centered between the speakers then you will probably find the phantom works as well as having a center. It will be virtually impossible to get a center to match to the A-1. I did the same thing with... | |
| has anyone heard the arp reflective boards? The MBLs are a different animal altogether. They are voiced in a way and use 360 degree radiating pattern that necesitates an almost untreated room. When we do acoustical designs for MBL it's entirely different than for other speakers.It would be ... | |
| has anyone heard the arp reflective boards? Kal has already stated this, but to somewhat rephrase:1. Sound production and reproduction are two very different animals, be that in a concert hall or a recording studio.2. When comparing large room acoustics such as a concert hall and small room... | |
| Sub. with full range speakers ? In most cases it's a huge improvement. It just adds that bottom end--better foundation and the imaging in all cases I've worked with improved as well. The trick is getting the integration right. Rel in general is a good sub for doing that last bit... | |
| Levinson 36 to 360s help needed I made this change in my system. The 360 is more open, more air, more dimensionality in the soundstage. However, it's still not great. There are better DACs, but it does work very well with the 37 and 380S which I also own. My vinyl is still much ... | |
| Speaker setup experts please? The Cardas is a good start, also there are the rules of 1/3 and 1/5 which minimize modal contributions. We have quite a bit of information on our site, including a link to a pretty neat simulator. There is the RPG optimizer (which we also sell). I... | |
| room treatment effectiveness 2chnben: You understand the problem well. Not only does the size increase as the frequency decreases and I do not agree with the diameters that the ASC describe--they need to be significantly larger. But the size increase AND the efficiency decrea... | |
| Ear protection for concerts Ear plugs for concerts is wise. I recently saw Rush. They were really loud and I use Etyomic ear restrictors. Worked great. I could hear full frequency but it reduced the SPL to a safe level. I also went to the Cowboy Junkies and had front row sea... | |
| room treatment effectiveness I agree with most of what Shadome said except the last statement. It turns out when you are dealing with modal characteristic it affects it everywhere except the null points, which you don't care about anyway. While you correct for a particular lo... |