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| Musicians? I am rather embarrassed to say that our piano just got tuned after roughly 8 years.A piano tuner once said that some people only call for tuners when the piano key fails to come up by itself when pressed. Gosh! The piano must have not been tuned f... | |
| Are Harbeth S HL5's As Good As Reviewers Claim? I have a friend who has owned many monitor speakers in his life that finally settled for a pair of Harbeth Monitor 40. When I spoke to him, he said the Harbeth would be his "final" pair of speakers, a line which we seldom hear from audiophiles or ... | |
| Gallo 3.1 vs. B&W 804 vs. faber grand piano Scramble the words a little and we getthin, bright, fatiguing(don't think this word exist), dynamic = boringOn the other hand, the respective antonyms fat, warm, smooth, laid back = excitingCan be a possibility although technically speaking it sho... | |
| Where does fatique come from? Yes, direct sound to the listening position is certainly not too good. With the drivers directed away from the listening position especially the tweeters, the ears will not be subjected to direct sound that may cause fatigue. One may also be able ... | |
| Where does fatique come from? As covered by folks above, fatigue is mainly caused by brightness especially in the midrange to high frequency range. Sometimes there are simple solutions that can ameliorate on this "fault" other than swapping equipment or speakers. Two effective... | |
| Gallo 3.1 vs. B&W 804 vs. faber grand piano Thanks for the clarification Barry. | |
| how big a speaker can you put in an 11 x 11 room? 01-29-09: RaquelThe other posters are way too polite - big speakers sound like shit in too-small rooms. I guess the post I've written earlier isn't too polite either? :-01-27-09: RyderA large speaker in a small room often sounds like crap most of ... | |
| Gallo 3.1 vs. B&W 804 vs. faber grand piano Just out of curiosity, why are the Gallo surrounds more costly than the main speakers? My thought is it should be the other way round. | |
| New amp or new cd player? For your setup definitely the CDP first. Soundstage, imaging and 3-D realism will be improved by leaps and bounds depending on the quality of the player. You may hear sounds that have not been heard previously from your CDs as detail is improved. ... | |
| Gallo 3.1 vs. B&W 804 vs. faber grand piano Contrary to the above, I find B&Ws to be upfront and dynamic, certainly not laid back. They are great with rock material and sound best with warm electronics due to the metal-dome tweeter. On the other hand, I find the Sonus Faber Grand Piano ... | |
| b&w dm303 vs 601 s2 I believe the 300 series are the lowest range in the B&W line of speakers. The Kevlar cone in the 601s2 is a bit better than the doped paper cone in the 300 series. If you like the B&W sound I think the 601s2 will be a better choice as it ... | |
| Musicians? I am a pianist and play the piano only in the weekends during my leisure time. I do not play in public or perform in concerts. My piano is a Kawai US-50 upgraded from a Yamaha upright. I was enrolled in piano classes at the age of 6 and completed ... | |
| how big a speaker can you put in an 11 x 11 room? I have responded in another thread on the same issue in that I am a big fan of small speakers(either small towers or bookshelf speakers on stands) + subwoofer in a small room. A large speaker in a small room often sounds like crap most of the time... | |
| Any cables that give more bass Djtiti,Matching the speakers output to a room can be as important as choosing the speaker itself. The interaction of room and speaker is crucial and often overlooked. Over time Ive learned that a small-sized speaker in a small- to mid-sized room... | |
| Are contact treatments worth the money? I just got some used speakers and was listening to them for the past 2 weeks. Just yesterday I thought about the dirty speaker terminals and cleaned them using Caig Deoxit and Progold Enhancer. Man I was just shocked to see the amount of dirt on t... |