shadorne
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| 15 watts & 94 db eff. speakers: how loud? Thomp9015,I am not saying it is a bad driver. At $65 retail (probably less wholesale or in bulk) this is a great and well respected driver and will sound awesome at lower volumes than 97 DB SPL. All I am really saying is not to expect too much - a... | |
| The best acoustic guitar recordings?? Clapton unplugged.Joan Baez Diamonds and RustPaul Kelly Live 1992John Williams Concerto Aranjuezand pretty much anything by Keb Mo as they are all well recorded - especially Slow down. | |
| ATC SCM100 Anniversary? Dont you find it radiate to much sound presure? No. I find it is quite flat. But I understand why you might think so - many people do. And if you do then I think ATC is the wrong choice for you.Basically it is not your more typical "scooped midra... | |
| ATC SCM100 Anniversary? I don't have the Anniversary but I have the SCM100's (older non SL version). I have heard the SCM100ASL towers and several others in the ATC line. I am not familiar with your gear with ATC but many people use EMMLabs stuff with ATC and your gear i... | |
| Good budget sub for music? DIY is your best option. I'd suggest one of these 308SWR51XXLS or 268SWR5XXLS woofers from Peerless and a heavily braced sealed birch wood box - appropriately sized of course - for example the 308 works with 2.6 cu ft in a sealed configuration ( I... | |
| MBL WITH SUB?? Those lamellas look pretty hard to drive - and I imagine they have to be heavily damped somehow to prevent internal vibrations (a lamella is like a guitar string just much thicker but anything long and narrow and flexible is sure to vibrate) - so ... | |
| Best system used for $10,000 for classical music I said "Beethoven Baby Grand". Fremer liked it a lot, but that doesn't mean a lot. Actually, I think it does mean a lot.I meant to add that their bigger brother is called the "Beethoven Concert Grand". | |
| 15 watts & 94 db eff. speakers: how loud? Most people are blissfully unaware of compression from speakers. It is possible that your amp was actually putting out around 15 watts during transients and therefore clipping - it is simply that these transients did not translate to the peaks you... | |
| cables are they worth it? Musicnoise,An audiophile was boarding a plane."Excuse me sir, but you will have to run that briefcase through the X-ray inspection machine."... a moment later the secuity inspector frantically hits the emergency stop button on the X-ray machine, a... | |
| cables are they worth it? Musicnoise,An audiophile was being rushed to the hospital after a heart attack. The paramedics revived him in the ambulance. Firstly, when he woke up, he was extremely upset and said he would sue them for using an ordinary power cord on the defibr... | |
| Best system used for $10,000 for classical music You need a good midrange for classical.The Vienna Acoustics Beethoven Baby Grand's are indeed great value. You only need to be aware that John Atkinson was disappointed with their bigger brother - nasal, limited dynamic range. So if you go that wa... | |
| need help -- budget system for a friend.... Start with speakers and work back. For new it is hard to beat NHT S-00 and M-00 new for around $750. If your friend has a wireless PC for a source then you may need only an Apple Express or a USB DAC and you are done. Anyone starting out today and... | |
| Speakers: $3,000-$4,000 on Audiogon If I had a preference, I would lean towards a warmer/less analytical sound but not to the point of sacrificing detail. A British polite speaker perhaps? There are many but Harbeth's come quickest to mind - they might be "Goldilocks" to your taste... | |
| 15 watts & 94 db eff. speakers: how loud? rockadanny - I read (in TAS I think) that 3db is not detectable to the human ear and that 10db sounds like double the volume even though 3db is actually double when instruments are used. Good critical ears can detect about 0.2 db SPL differences ... | |
| cables are they worth it? A good quality van den hul cable, as Jaybo suggested, should last much longer than a walmart cable. In a humid environment (Netherlands?), cheap cables will corrode more quickly (discoloration of the copper under the jacket) and with many cheap ca... |