s7horton
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| Monitors Mounted On Wall If you to experiment, I would try the M20's. They have controls on the back that allow for different room placements. One for bass and also one for treble. Bass has two selections: Stand Mount, or Wall mount. You may be able to taylor the sound to... | |
| Integrated Amp advice please someone help me From personal experience I would say stay away from hybrid designs. I've owned two and didn't care for either one. (Pathos and Anthem). I would also say, start hunting for an Audio Refinement. I have one and it's the best amplifier I've owned. Con... | |
| What are your "reference" CDs? Keb Mo - Just Like YouSean Watkins - Let it FallNickle Creek - Nickle CreekAlison Krauss and Union Station - New FavoriteEric Clapton - Unplugged | |
| Good, warm, musical, under $500 used monitor If you go the PSB route, be prepared to give them a lot of power, they need it. Along that same line would be the Magnepan MMG. Can be had new shipped to your door for 550, less if you buy used. They need power also, but can sound good if set up r... | |
| Integrated or Separates? I'm a huge fan of integrateds. There are so many great ones available right now, it's hard to choose the right one. You're value will be much higher with an integrated. You can find preamp/amp combos in your price range, but they won't sound as go... | |
| dynaudio or M & k for home theater I've heard about three different M&K home theater setups. I didn't like anyone of them. If you can afford Wilson, by all means, jump on that. I have heard Dynaudio in a two channel setup, but not as home theater. I'd be confident in saying you... | |
| Bi-amping???????'s What you are suggesting is pretty much a step sideways. To answer the question, it does work. You would be indeed biamping. You do not need an external crossover to biamp, but it usually sounds better. If you didn't have to split the signal at the... | |
| Looking for spkr suggestions I've had some experience with a couple of these speakers. I would agree with Ejlif, the 1.6's are probably the best on the list. PSB's are way too inefficient. Probably more so than the maggies. That's what I've found anyway. The Swift is an okay ... | |
| Hissing I think the first response hit the nail right on the head. I would guess tape hiss on the master recording. I noticed it on some albums I have also. Very annoying because once you hear it, you'll notice it more and more everytime. I guess I don't ... | |
| Mcintosh, YBA, Brinkman integrateds I haven't heard the YBA, but I own the Audio Refinement, made by YBA. Others in your price range (used) would include the Mark Levinson 383, and the Jeff Rowland Concentra II. Both of which are excellent pieces. I've heard great things about the M... | |
| Best bookshelf speaker reccomendations? I've heard the 805's numerous times. Very nice sounding speaker, of course, depending on what you have in front of them. I was in the market very recently for the same thing. I opted for the M20's and they should be delivered this morning. I don't... | |
| Efficient speakers for my 2A3's........ Soliloquy SM2A3. Same as the 5.0, but designed for SET's. Super efficient... | |
| Integrated: SS or Tube? I personally think Brian is dead on. I've been known to make some hasty choices now and again. I've gone some a solid state integrated to a hybrid integrated a couple times and have gone back both times. It was my choice. I decided I liked the sol... | |
| Whats wrong? The amplifier, in my opinion, should be changed. My experience with the MMG is that they are like all other maggies. Requiring tons of power. There is bass available. But even for those little guys, they would like 300 plus watts. That's probably ... | |
| B&W N805 vs. Revel M20 Nanderson, I too am very interested in the signature 805. They changed everything as compared to the 805, they just look similar. Out of my price range though. I'm curious how many of you chose the M20 have noticed they are power hogs. The 805 don... |