shubertmaniac
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| Electrostatic positioning 1A The one thing I found out on very early on was make surethe distance from the rear wall is different from the sidewalls. For my Acoustats in a room 20 X 30, the distance from the back wall is 4 feet(sometimes 6 feet or greater, depending on whethe... | |
| Finally gonna buy new speakers, ideas? 1. Magnepan 3.62. Magnepan 20.13. Sound Lab M-24. Avalon EclipseThey are not in any order. But all are worthy of your attention. | |
| if i could trade places...... Kelly, I wish I was in Vienna circa 1825, my buddy Franzwas in good spirits and the syphillis was not so bad thathe could party a little. We drink all night and sing somesongs. Franz brought along some sheet music and we strikeup a foursome. Someo... | |
| avalon ascent to avalon eidolon Tom, I own both tubes and s/s amps/preamps. Spectral and ARCequipment. However I think solid state would do more justice to the hi rez capabilities of the Eidolons plus better bass response for them to boot. The output impedence of tube amps is us... | |
| avalon ascent to avalon eidolon I never considered transparency and soundstaging to be thesame. I never considered high resolution either to be confused with transparency. It is like being in a concert hall and the first notes float from the stage to your ears.You are so taken a... | |
| avalon ascent to avalon eidolon I went to one dealer and compared the Maggie 3.6s and theAvalon Eidolons. I could not understand the furor over theEidolons. They were good but not 25,000 dollars worth. I called them salon fluff in another thread. Confedboy wasnot happy with my a... | |
| music you cant live without Frap:Don't forget D958, the first sonata in his trio of piano sonatas. Alfred Brendl. The reason being in my distantpast I was a very poor undergrad. I could only afford the elcheapo vinyl like the Vox label. I got hooked on Schubertvery early and... | |
| So many choices what to buy? Before you make up your mind have you looked at the Maggie 20s or the Sound Lab M1s?? You at least owe it to yourself to hear what a great dipole sounds like. | |
| Best Amp/Pre-amp Combo for 1500 Spectral DMC-10 and DMA-50 for around $1500. Very highend and very high resolution. Beats any combo mentionedabove plus Spectral service is first rate. | |
| music you cant live without Alfred Brendel does justice to Shubert's Impromptus,too.Emerson String Quartet is at the moment my favorite stringquartet;very powerful and forceful particularly on Schubert's quartets and Webern's chamber pieces. What do you think of YoYo Ma's wo... | |
| music you cant live without I guess there are not too many classical music lovers.But here goes: Schubert's last three string quartets, hisviolin sonatas, piano trios, string trios, string quintet.Brahms viola sonatas, piano quartets and piano concertos. Beethoven string qua... | |
| Electrostatic or Dynamic Electrostatic is the only way. Low bass output: that is crapMy Acoustat 2+2s are flat down to 35 Hz. Major roll off below 30Hz. Sound Labs are even better. A box is a box is a box. | |
| Changing Amps?? Are you Sure?? Sdcampbell:I subscribed to Audio for over 30 years they went out of business and was replaced by sound and vision; terrible magazine. So I replaced it with Stereophile and Absolute Sound; these are also terrible but in a different way. EVERYTHING ... | |
| Changing Amps?? Are you Sure?? After following Audiogon for awhile, I got the bug to upgrade my current system(includes mid 80s ARC and Spectral). I visited my local high end dealer who carriesMaggie 3.6s, Martin Logan Prodigies along with Spectraland Classe electronics. After ... | |
| Disappointment Disappointed?? Don't feel bad. I got the bug to upgrademy 15 year system(in its time was considered high end). Ilistened to Avalon Eidolons, Maggie 3.6s, and Martin LoganProdigies. Boy was I disappointed!!! The differences werenot worth the cost c... |