shadorne
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| Pet audiophile peeves - name yours Those who dish out advice with great conviction and yet are unwilling to stand up and be counted or criticised through sharing photos of their virtual system; like a toy dog that only barks loudly from behind the safety of a fence. If you know eno... | |
| Anyone familiar with the Manger driver? Derek,I think they nuked the other recent thread. I expect you intended to post the information on this thread instead.In any case I read about the Manger driver and am curious how it controls dispersion. To me it behaves like a ring radiator and ... | |
| Is Quad ESL57 most amazing speaker of all time? Is Quad ESL57 most amazing speaker of all time? Since this question appears rhetorical perhaps it seeks a circular answer?How about this;The most amazing speaker of all time is one that you keep and use as your main speaker in your system for all... | |
| Different lengths of interconnects ?????? No issue. Electrical signals travel very close to the speed of light. You cannot possibly hear the difference. Since these are line level signals then the voltage drop will be negligeable too (your speaker should have very high input impedance som... | |
| Headphone suggestions AKG 240 a classic | |
| Is there such a thing as audiophile parametric eq? Restick, I am with Rives. You should not average listening points to get an "average" signal as this totally defeats the purpose of correcting for room modes by smearing/smoothing out the problems.However, in contrast, you should not seek to iron ... | |
| Is Quad ESL57 most amazing speaker of all time? You are in heaven! I hope the honeymoon lasts. I have not seen the recent HI-FI World article but wondered what you thought of the Gordon Holt article I linked to above?Also do you not agree with Newbee that this speaker forces you to recognize/co... | |
| The Most Minimal System Minimalist may not necessarily be lowest cost or best value. You may be better off to get a high quality preamp with multiple inputs (including all forms of analog and digital, XLR balanced in/out) then you'll have the flexibility to pass anything... | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all LM,Good point. That is the trouble with any test...it does not prove that all cables do not make a difference....only those two tested.However, perhaps the idea is to show that a rave review may not be as authentic as it is made out to be. | |
| Trying to maximize bass response ...... Not bad IMHO. You could boost the overall level with a sub and then use a PARC to flatten the peaks such that the nulls were less deep. I would not use a PARC or any EQ to enhance the nulls.If you want to judge how bad it is then try Rebecca Pidge... | |
| Tannoy Speakers Bernie Grundman has used Tannoys for years...very good speakers...much of what you buy will have been mastered on them! Bernie has had close to 40 Grammy Nominations... | |
| Is Quad ESL57 most amazing speaker of all time? Luke you said Within minutes i heard more from a recording than i ever had with any other speaker I have knowm.Here is a review of the Quad ESL63 by J Gordon Holt.He states "First of all, these speakers have inner detail like nothing I have ever h... | |
| Is Quad ESL57 most amazing speaker of all time? Luke,What you report about the Quad mid range sounds accurate to me. I suspect you may tire of the deficiencies in the bass and lack of dynamics eventually, not a one night stand however, but give it a few months and you may be pinning for some re... | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all LM,Do you mean to say that because they have selected a well respected (already expensive) cable like Monster and chosen to make it go head to head with a $7,000 cable that it would be hard to tell the difference? If so, then I guess you agree wit... | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all Do you believe that there are no discernable sonic differences between any audio cables? I would believe if a reviewer would step up to the plate and defend their statements. In the absence of defence, I remain skeptical of statements that cables... |