sedond
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| bass reproduction i think monitors are a good choice, but your room is large enough to support a pair of good subs. you *don't have to spend mega-bucks for a pair of good subs, btw. i know ya dint ask for *names*, but check out vmps' subs - a *steal* for their perf... | |
| Price/performance curve i find it interesting that the *room* has come up in this thread so much, & i think that's a good thing, cuz, imho, the room is the single-most-important component of an excellent system. my listening room is ~25'x38', w/8.5' ceiling, & it... | |
| Best speakers for near-field listening? check out the eminent technology lft-11 - this is specifically designed for *really* nearfield applications - i.e. computer speakers. this is an audiophile planar loudspeaker w/two-6.5" dynamic drivers in a separate enclosure. get more info at: ht... | |
| Subwoofer blues vmps has *by far* the best performance value per dollar. and, as far as music-listening is concerned, two subs are essential, to preserve proper soundstaging/imaging. bonus is ya get the same spl w/half the distortion. | |
| The Fourfold path...which way to go? electrocompaniet components - both amps *and* preamps - don't have your typical solid-state glare or haze, imo... | |
| Amplifier for ProAc response 2.5 my brother-in-law's proac 2.5's sound great w/an alchemist kraken pre-amp/amp combo. he recently purchased another kraken amp so he can run either bridged or bi-amped - i can't wait to hear it! | |
| Best Sub to mate with magnepan 3.5 get a pair of vmps' original subs w/a decent used solid-state amp & a marchand xm-9 deluxe x-over (24db/octave), if ya have to x-over as high as 250hz. if you can go down to 125hz or so, get a pair of vmps' larger subs... also, marchand makes ... | |
| Whats a good tube preamp? re: rogue 99: i may have early-called it - after ~100 hours of burn-in, the bass response *has* markedly improved. still not as tight as the linn kairn, but good enough that i have decided against selling it, considering its exemplary mid-range ea... | |
| Buyer's remorse - your worst purchase? auditioning a product is, of course, the best way to shop, but as said before, it's not always possible. so, the best thing to do is as much research as possible - forums like this *are* very useful. also, if you're gonna buy something that you ha... | |
| Help! Need tube preamp to finish system. hi david, rogue installed nos phillips tubes w/their *magnum* upgrade. i'd be curious as to what other tubes might give tighter bass response in thte rogue 99. thanks, doug | |
| Help! Need tube preamp to finish system. hi tom, no problem about the typo, i'm an idiot anyway, remember - i dint even *see* it 'til ya pointed it out to me! ;~) regards, doug | |
| Help! Need tube preamp to finish system. hi all, re: my adcoms, i really don't think there's a synergy problem here - bass was outstanding before, and while adcom stuff takes a beating in the hi-end press (mebbe too much value for money?), i've never heard anyone knock its bass response.... | |
| integrated amps jeez, lots. besides the above, there's musical fidelity, arcam, audio innovations (now-defunct subsidiary of audio-note), electrocompaniet, alchemist, onix, antique sound-labs, jolida, creek, yust to name a few of the more reasonably-priced models... | |
| Help! Need tube preamp to finish system. hi, idiot here! tm12, let me tell you a few things about the bass response of my system. two adcom gfa555's, bridged, are *more* than adequate to drive a pair of vmps larger subs, below 60hz - anything more is overkill - money that would be better... | |
| Are Talon speakers really this great? hey joe - 1st ewe say:"...Does it make sense to spend all that money on Talon speakers? Sure it does! If you're a jackass!" then, very next post, ewe say:"..Why so bitter Tubgroover? Why have you decided to go off topic and engage in personal atta... |