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Open Baffle loudspeakers.
Good news Cdente...you'll love it!!!As for me...I'm cheap LOL!!! I found a great buy on a 2.6P...like I said...best move I've ever made in my audio career :)To you Ngjockey...no...stock unit using stock rca outputs!! I'm sure I could go balls out ... 
Open Baffle loudspeakers.
The trick to OB's as Ngjockey said is DSP!!I started out with a set of stock Hawthorne's...really good...kinda felt like I had my Maggies back but without that super small sweet spot!!Then I bi-amped them with a Behringer DCX2496 and added subs...... 
Monitors to replace EPOS M-16i
My suggestion...go tubes!! Get a nice tube preamp, throw in some NOS tubes and go from there!! I have the M5i's, and even though I have them up for sale, they are still 100 times better sounding on tubes then on solid state!!And, btw, the reason t... 
How to tame brightness
ChayroThe cd's in mention were by the bands Nathan and Dala...fantastic music but definitely done in the bright sort of folkie tang LOL!!!And with my setup, the Epos are about 12ft apart and I listen about 11ft back!! Both speakers are toed in sli... 
How to tame brightness
Gmc56I feel your pain LOL!!! I just went through the exact same thing you are with my Epos M5i's!!!Question...how many hours do you have on the speakers??See, I loved mine right out of the box, but then they changed and became brighter. I had to p... 
Amp to compliment Sonic Frontiers pre??
Hey Jim!!!Ya I know the two tubes are not interchangeable but inside the pre is a jumper point where you can move to be able to take either tube!!!It's kind of a sweet setup so one is not limited to a certain variety :) 
Amp to compliment Sonic Frontiers pre??
Actually the tube that was in there was an Amperex 6DJ8 A frame...not my cup of tea LOL!!I put in a Sylvania for now...better but I'm hoping for more of that warm midrange bloom and big bottom end...works well for lower volume listening that I do ... 
Amp suggestions for Epos
K...got the Epos in the other day. I must say these are a fantastic speaker even with running them on Yamaha LOL!!!No seriously, very smooth with wonderful mids!!!Now with the Yamaha, I just don't think they are at their potential, so I found a us... 
Amp suggestions for Epos
So with that extra cash, what would you suggest??Thanks!!! 
Small speakers...big sound??
Thanks everyone!!So I looked at the Swans...very nice but because I am putting them on a bookshelf, rather credenza, and only about 18" from the wall, I don't think those would work.Paulsax...you think the Era would work??Anything sealed or front ... 
Small speakers...big sound??
Thanks everyone!!And yes...waf LOL!!!I was thinking of a LS3/5A type but not sure whats out there...One that was mentioned to me today was the Jungson DB2...anyone?? 
Speakers and depth...
Room is good...and the sound itself is very pleasing to my ears...it's just I lack the depth that I know some recordings have. I'm thinking of trying something else other than those B&W's...old but mint!!!Suggestions??Thanks!!!