seattle_mike
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| The best small bookshelf speaker you ever heard? Approx same dimensions as an LS3/5a, but far better high-end, more open, better soundstage, more efficient, more neutral, more dynamic. It's a damn good little speaker and I've owned most of the 'LS3/5a' clones. | |
| Dahlquist speakers Johnnyb53, yeah, I was a big ADS fan back in the day. Very high quality product and if you can find a pair in good shape they hold up very well today. We always used to say we wanted a DQ-10 with ADS drivers! I think a pair of Monitor Audio RS1's ... | |
| Dahlquist speakers They were a fabulous speaker. A three way in a vertical tower with an open baffle on top. VERY good sounding. The 'cabinet' work was pretty unremarkable - these are not good looking speakers. And the parts were, as I said, not really expensive. Th... | |
| energy rc-10 vs swan 2.1???? The RC-10 is very good, I haven't heard the Swan. If you're patient you'll find the RC-10 on sale. Another 'best bang for the buck' speaker to consider is the HSU HB1 MK 2. It's a lot of speaker for the dollar. I had RC-10, I'm using the HSU now. ... | |
| Dahlquist speakers No. Because they're 25 years old and the parts and build quality were pretty low budget. However, I would buy a new pair of DQ-12's in a heartbeat, if they were available. | |
| Are Harbeth S HL5's As Good As Reviewers Claim? My fav speaker of all time. Yes, they are that good. | |
| Rogue Metis compared to Rogue 99 The 99 is discontinued. It has been replaced by the Perseus. I have gone from a Metis to a Perseus, it is a BIG upgrade. | |
| Options matching 15 ohm LS3/5A to amps? Your speakers will work fine off an 8 ohm tap. Try the Rogue Cronus, it is an outstanding integrated, built in Pennsylvania, I believe retail is $1795. Read the rave review at six moons. I've heard it, and I have the larger Rogue stuff on my Stirl... | |
| I'm Ready to go TUBE I strongly recommend the ROGUE products. Their Stereo 90 amp is a modern classic and retails for only $2200, the Metis pre-amp is a grand and was just called the 'budget component of their year' in a rave review in TAS. This is not classic 'tubey'... | |
| Anthem Amp 2 or Rogue KT88 or YBA DT I had an AMP 2 with S3/5's. Too soft. The AMP 2- that's the one with EL34's, right? I have a Rogue Stereo 90 now with KT88's, it is a much more dynamic amp than the Anthem. A different world, actually. Haven't heard the YBA. Actually, if you're ke... | |
| Magnepans in a small room FORGET IT. I've done MG12's in a 15x14 room and they DID NOT WORK. I'm now using LS3/5a's in that room and they sound great. -M | |
| How good are Harbeth HL-P3ES-2 I'd pass. Strangely enough, they are a small speaker that sounds better at higher volumes in a larger room. Despite their small size, they are not really an 'intimate' speaker. They are very detailed, and play very loud for their size. Of all whic... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? Harbeth Super HL-5 were WAY up at the top of the list, too. |