rsbeck
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| My first real hi-end audio system Please advise Your father is building quite a surround system -- you can go to his place and watch the pod race from Star Wars a couple times -- for free -- then go home a listen to your music system. If you had the $$$ to do a surround system like your father,... | |
| My first real hi-end audio system Please advise I agree with most of the other posters. The Revel speakers should be a good match for that sized room and you can add a sub-woofer for more low end and movie effects. *I* wouldn't try to do surround in that sized room, but that's me and I am not a... | |
| Speaker Choice: Narrowed down, need final opinions If you buy used, you can probably get a pair of N803's for about the same price as new F-30's, Homes, or GR-60's. | |
| Speaker Choice: Narrowed down, need final opinions Of all the speakers mentioned, the N803's would be my choice, if you can swing it. They are another step up the $$$ ladder. I've never heard the original Sonus Faber Grand Pianos, so I cannot compare them to the Homes, but did spend a day audition... | |
| Speaker Choice: Narrowed down, need final opinions I would suggest you audition the Sonus Faber Grand Piano Homes -- those are also nice speakers and another great bang for the buck -- and not as large as the Revel F-30's. I've never heard the Elacs. | |
| Speakers along short or long wall Try the speakers in many locations. Long wall and short wall -- see what sounds best to you. Depends on the dimensions, but I generally prefer thelong wall -- give you more room for your sound stage -- I like to have my speakers far away from side... | |
| Monitor Audio GR-60: biwire cable ok? To my ear, the added bass driver gives the music more weight and dimension, but if size is a factor, the 20's will take up less space than the 60's. When you audition the 60's, audition the 20's, too and see if you agree with me. You might be able... | |
| Monitor Audio GR-60: biwire cable ok? If size is an issue, then this is an easy one -- the F-30's are quite large, so those are probably out. If you have the budget for the GR-60's, those are the ones to get. They're in a different league than the GR 20's. I've heard both the F30's an... | |
| Monitor Audio GR-60: biwire cable ok? Since it is a tri-wirable speaker and you have bi-wire cables, you can connectyour cables to two sets of speaker terminals and then you have to bridge -- or run jumpers from -- one pair to another. I would definitely dedicate one pair of leads to ... | |
| Room treatments Furniture with fabric covering. Hang a tapestry behind your listening position. Drapes on windows. Wool carpet. Bookshelves. I've read that a square room presents many problems. Might be worth it to have an acoustics consultant pay a visit and giv... | |
| Anyone using an SA-102 on a tough load? If you're concerned about power, go for the SA 250 Mark IV. | |
| Satori shotgun vs. Hologram II biwire You need the get the current from your amp to the terminals on your speakers. If you've got two sets of terminals on each speaker, then you need to get current to both sets. If you have one channel of amplification for each speaker, then it doesn'... | |
| My baby left me... left me sad and bluuuuueee.... Sittin' on Top of the WorldOne summer day, she went away She gone and left me, she gone to stay she's gone, but I don't worry Because I'm sittin' on top of the world. Howlin' Wolfe | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival SACDs No prob. When I say I haven't heard any of the others, I mean any of the other Creedence SACD's. This may have to do with expectations. Any limitations in the recording seem to me like they are imposed by the source material, what with fuzz tone g... | |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival SACDs Part of the problem when discussing SACD's is that some people are discussing sonics and others are discussing things like the surround mix.I have the Bayou Country SACD and I think it sounds great -- much better than I expected -- but, I listen i... |