sciencecop
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| Tube Preamps..... You really shouldn't drive that amp with a tube pream. The impedance mismatch will be detrimental | |
| Revel Salon 2’s (used) or new Magico A-3 (new) ?? At Axpona the A3 were in a different league then the Revel F228be, but if you are used to the hash of the Ravel, you might find the clarity of the A3 boring. | |
| Magico A3 Clearly the best offering at that price, and one of the best sounds at Axpona.The Paradigm sound (and measure) bright and edgy. Hard to imagine anyone likening them over the A3 (some people do need/like help on the upper register). Revel F228be ... | |
| Maybe looking at the following to replace my Magico S-5 MK 1 There are clear criteria for what is better (that is if you understand loudspeaker design). No one should argue that if all things are being equal, lower distortion levels, smother dispersion pattern, or greater extension is a bad thing. There i... | |
| Maybe looking at the following to replace my Magico S-5 MK 1 The S5 are not just different, they are objectively better. Much better. However, people do have the right to like whatever they like, just look at politics :-(BTW, since you mentioned Focal, here is an interesting read for you:http://www.soundsta... | |
| Has Anyone Uesed A PrimaLuna Amp With Harbeth Speaker's Used it, not on a Harbeth, great value. | |
| Maybe looking at the following to replace my Magico S-5 MK 1 You should be very cautious proceeding; the S5 are way superior to any of the other speakers mentioned here. They are definitely the best thing you have in your system, so if you don’t like the sound, you should first look at the rest of your equi... | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) Constellation. Full and warm, yet refine and transparent. | |
| Still looking for speakers in the 10-20,000 range Visited Magico factory last week and heard the A3. Most definitely worth the wait. | |
| Why blind listening tests are flawed Sciencecop, what particular audiophile nonsense are you referring to?Well, you just pointed to one good example. More detail if indeed that is what you think you are hearing, will inevitably have to be more musical, dont you think? You can on... | |
| Why blind listening tests are flawed The amount of nonsense audiophiles come up with...Read Floyd Toole work. In a long blind testing environment (you need to distinguish between short quick comparative tests and long one) , people preferences were very similar, and correlated with b... | |
| Jospeh Audio Pearl3 or Rockport Atria Hevac1 There is no way they move more air. These are 2 X 8 vs. 2 X 10. Rockport calls it 9 but it is basically an 8 driver with less excursion then the Magico 10. It is the port you are hearing. You may like that sound, but dont fool yoursel... | |
| Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE They were done by a speaker designer I know... Who will conduct a worthwhile listening test comparing a compensated (eq) signal to a pure one??BTW, taken from your link: Most people that aren't used to "accurate" bass with proper pitch and damp... | |
| Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE Although I forgot to mention it, because it was I thought reasonably obvious, the tests were done frequency compensated.Would love to read about these tests, could you please point me (us) to their whereabouts? | |
| Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE Audio reproduction is not as subjective as so many of you think. If you bother to study a bit about it and about the way the gear you spend so much money on tackle the issue, you will become a much better listener, and perhaps have some advice w... |