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| Most significant upgrade If you ask me I would get that Rega toy out of the system and bring Nottingham Spacedeck/Spacearm in.The Rega P5 although a budget deck is quite decent. The P1 and P2 are the ones that can be classified as a toy IMO. | |
| Dynaudio Audience 52SE vs. Contour S1.4 05-17-11: DwetteWell, my S1.4s showed up this afternoon and I haven't stopped listening. They are ex-demos from Dynaudio US so they have been run in at least somewhat.Initial impressions are that they are a different league entirely than my 52SEs.... | |
| Distance from the front not the rear wall? It depends on the size of the room too. In my small room the listening position from the rear wall is about 2 feet(Tiofelon -I think we need to get the front/rear wall description right in the first place). Personally I guess folks can either choo... | |
| Any high WAF speaker with ATC sound? Stick with the ATCs. They may not be high on WAF levels but sound pretty incredible. The ATCs are the least colored speakers when compared to many exotic designs out there, and I believe it will be difficult to find another speaker that can surpas... | |
| Can the Harbeth 40.1's boggie ????? From what I gather the Cremona M's and older Sonus Faber designs do not sound alike. The lush, warm and romantic sound of the older Cremona has been replaced by a leaner, forward and more dynamic sound of the Cremona M's. I wager the Cremona M's w... | |
| Is One Subwoofer Really Not Appropriate For 2-Chnl BryonCunningham -not a problem at all. I've briefly gone through the thread that you linked over here and can see that you are very knowledgeable in this area in setting up a sub at an advanced level. I'll do some in-depth study on this subject on... | |
| Is One Subwoofer Really Not Appropriate For 2-Chnl Thanks for the responses. I have somehow expected the answers. I need to justify the cost of adding another sub as two subs would cost more than the main speaker itself. That will come later. I'm currently using one sub with a bookshelf speaker wi... | |
| Totem Model 1 Signature vs The One Hi Chashas1, Thanks for the response. Not changing speakers as the new one will be an addition. The Harbeth is great for most types of music that I listen to except for rock and dynamic music. The listening fatigue of the Model 1s is much higher t... | |
| Totem Model 1 Signature vs The One Lapierre, Chashas1, Nieuwen, Jaybo, thanks for the advice. I have come to a conclusion that although the Totem Model 1s are great sounding speakers, they are not the last word in refinement. They lack the finesse and are a little coarse/grainy in ... | |
| Totem Model 1 Signature vs The One Thanks for the heads up. The Mani 2 looks good but I'll need to upgrade my amps if I were to consider this one. Will keep the Mani 2 in the shortlist. Cheers. | |
| Proac 1SC vs Totem Model 1 Sigs / The One Thanks for the response. The Mani-2 is a great speaker with much better bass response due to the dual concentric drivers. Unfortunately my amps couldn't drive them. The Model 1s are indeed lightweight in the bass but my sub did help a lot, and the... | |
| Totem Model 1's Vs Model 1 Signatures I managed to listen to the Model 1s in my system. Matched with Naim amps the Model 1s sound quite superb. Michael5959, thanks for the information. So the Model 1 Signature is quite a bit better than the original Model 1. What about "The One"? Is t... | |
| The Harbeth phenomenon Mlsstl hits the nail on the head. Generally it depends on the size of the room and preference. The C7ES3 will still sound good in near-field configuration. A C7 owner had his speakers 7' distance away in his small room and had no issues. I've trie... | |
| Sonus Faber Guaneri Homage or Extremas? Enjoy your Extremas Malwow1. I'm glad they worked out for you. At any rate I concur with Daveyf. I've listened to the Extremas and although their bass is exemplary, the imaging and soundstage is not superior to the Guarneri Homage. What the Extrem... | |
| PMC EB1i v. Thiel CS3.7 v. Pioneer S1-EX v. ??? Congratulations on the new speakers. The IB2i will most likely last you a lifetime. Great accomplished speakers. Enjoy~ps. similarly I am intimidated by the scary looking drivers of the MB2i. |