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| sonic frontiers line-3 vs pass labs x-1 Line 3 are great (I have the SE), but it's not a good match with Pass which I also used to own. Pass is sensitive to the pre amp it is connected to, my experience with Line 3 SE with X-350 was less than stellar. A friend brought his X-1 over and i... | |
| Aries owner, what isolation device do you use? Have any one tried the Black Diamond Racing kits from Music Direct? Basically 4 pucks and a circular shelf for motor for $280. The price is pretty steep for 5 tiny BDR, but what matters is do they work? | |
| Dynaudio Upgrade? New Contour line is coming, you might want to wait and hear them first which are "revolutionary" instead of "evolutionary" according to Al Philippele of Dynaudio marketing director. They do look different, they have tweeters at the bottom like the... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE I can't believe Sonus Faber Amati, Extrema, Guarneri Homage, Electa Amator, and Minima Amator haven't been nominated. In addition to good sound, they are masterpiece of modern art and deserved to be in every collectors' hands. | |
| Replace Dynaudio 1.8 w/ AP Virgo or Tempo? Keep your Dyn. Audio Physic is very lean, clinical, and emotionless. AP might have slightly deeper bass and slightly more top end extension, but that's it. I have heard the older Virgo (many claim original Virgo is better than current model) and S... | |
| Sonic Frontiers Line 3 - Get the SE Upgrade? the word "worth" is very subjective. To my ears, they are worth every penny. You can sell your Line 3 and buy an ARC Ref 2 Mk 2 for $2500 more and Line 3 SE will still give the ARC a run for the money. Line 3 SE is in the same league as ARC Ref 2,... | |
| Rel Sentor II Speaker Cable Upgrade evaluation Frank was corrent in pointing out interconnect would be a better cable to substitute the stock REL cable. The signal cable in a REL sends low level info to REL, this is how REL detects how hard the main amp is working and at what freq range. Like ... | |
| Ugliest speaker ever? All of the Magnepan. I know you can't make them pretty, but they sure fall in the ugly catagory.I am a Dynaudio fan, but I have to second Jpharris on the new Confidence line.What about those big coffin boxes like Dunlavy and Duntech, how many wome... | |
| B&W N800 vs Wilson WP7 vs Revel and others I wanted to upgrade from my Dynaudio Confidence 5 to something larger and easier to drive. My list of speakers was similar, this is my observation.Wilson is too lean for home usage even though they might be "accurate" or able to show slight change... | |
| Sonic Differences Between 2-Way and 3-Way Speakers Seandtaylor99 is right about 2-way design constraint. 3-way or higher do offer drivers to operate in linear region where they are designed for. But like everyone knows, cross over is extremely complicated to design in 2-way already, 3-way is a mil... | |
| Overtubing? Danger? Tubes and transistors all have the same function in stereo, to amplify the signal. And just like everything on earth, nothing is ideal. If you look at any transistor curve (I-V), you will see the linear and saturation region. Unlike a CMOS in your... | |
| Dynaudio Contours with Conrad Johnson 2500a Would not recommend Classe with Dynaudio. Dynaudio tweeter is very revealing, Classe does not have enough finesse on top end to sound musical and refined. Pass Labs, BAT, CJ, or even McCormack will do better. CJ 2500A should have more than enough ... | |
| What speakers for $5K Used? Dynaudio Confidence 5, bar none. Standard setting details and speed, midrange to die for. Survey the C5 owners, they will all agree. | |
| Upgrading VTL 2.5 pre-amp to: CAT, BAT, or ARC? ARC pre + power might be too much of a "good" thing. ARC, like CJ, can sound too lush and warm in the midrange and lose a little transparency. I will recommend mating your VT-100 with something more neutral so you don't overdose yourself with the ... | |
| Anyone ever repaired a smashed dome tweeter????? It happened to me before, but it was soft dome in a pair of Dynaudio. Tape or vacuum both worked great, but I always wondered about the sound afterward even though I could not hear the differences. Dynaudio Esotar T-330 claimed to have multiple co... |