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| How did you get into this hobby? Not unlike Kgvet, I wanted to hear the damn cymbals on my Yes Relayer LP, and my El Plastico Panasonic single driver speaks wouldn't do it. Cannibalized a set of exponential horn loaded tweets from a set of dead BIC speakers, glued those bad boys ... | |
| Need Amplifier Recommendations In discussions with a veteran Audio Physic dealer, he revealed that their designer takes room dimensions very much into account when designing his speakers. Perhaps, it would be wise to consult with your dealer (or the designer) regarding the suit... | |
| Top Ten Turntables of All Time?? In no order, and includes only those that I've listened to carefully.-Goldmund Reference w/ T3F arm-Thorens TD160-Roxan Xerxes-Linn Sondek LP12 fully tricked out w/Ekos arm-VPI Aries with JMW10.5 arm, flywheel, and SDS-Rega Planar III w/RB300 arm-... | |
| Which components knocked you out on first listen? Original Martin-Logan CLS with Entec Lf30 subs driven by Audio Research D115mkII amp and SP10 preampQuad 63s with Entec SW1 subs driven by Spectral DMA50 amps and DMC10 preampAvantgarde Duos driven by Audionote Kondo (?) integrated ampWilson Watt/... | |
| Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts Santana in 1970 at an Electric Factory festival concert in PhillyThe Who in 1977 at the Tower Theater in PhillyLittle Feat in 1979 in some hall on the U. of PA campus (just before Lowell George croaked)Talking Heads in 1984 in NYC at a full rehear... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Ella Fitzgerald singing "I Loves You Porgy" on her 40th birthday concert recordingStevie Wonder singing "You and I" on InnervisionsThe Beatles "Something"Luciano Pavarotti singing the aria "Nessum Dorma" from TurandotWorld Saxophone Quartet peform... | |
| Which speakers excel at low volume? Wilson Watt/Puppy 7Martin-Logan CLS w/ Entec or Kinergetics subsQuad 63s w/ Entec subsAvantgarde Duos | |
| Best speakers for $500 or less Purchased a pair of Vandersteen 1Bs for my son last year for $200. Obscenely good for the money, even with an inexpensive integrated amp and run of the mill CD player. Natural and unforced presentation with great frequency extension and smoothness... | |
| Top Ten Speakers of All Time? These are the speakers that have most pushed my buttons (in no particular order):1. Stacked Advents2. Klipsch LaScala3. Yamaha NS10004. Stax F815. Spendor LS3/5a6. Quad 63 w/Entec SW1 subwoofers7. Vandersteen 2Ce8. Martin Logan CLS w/Entec subwoof... | |
| The BEST system you've ever built !!!! -VPI Aries w/SDS, Syrinx PU2 (rewired w/ Cardas), Benz Ruby-Marantz CD recorder w/Adcom DAC to make it listenable - used primarily for recording-Wright Sound Company WPL20 preamp-Music Reference RM-200 tube/solid-state hybrid power amp-Wilson Watt... | |
| Personal amp evolution 1. Panasonic 4 wpc mini-receiver with ic amp section.2. Pilot 25 wpc integrated solid-state amp3. Yamaha CR640 40 wpc receiver4. Nakamichi 630 100 wpc class B solid-state power amp5. Mitsubishi DA10 100 wpc solid-state power amp6. Hafler DH200 100... | |
| Amp for Wilson Watt Puppy 7 The Music Reference RM-200 provides a unique combination of overall liquidity, clarity, dynamism and frequency extension. I have auditioned these speakers with a bevy of amplifiers (e.g. Spectral, Levinson, Halcro, Hovland, Jadis, Audio Research, ... | |
| Personal speaker evolution 1. Panasonic single-driver units that came with a mini- receiver (1973-1974)2. BIC Venturi Formula 1 (1974-1976)($70/pr.-line demo)3. Yamaha NS5 (1976-1978)($170/pr.)4. A/D/S 200 + M&K passive sub (1978-1980)($200+$200)5. A/D/S 300 + M&K s... | |
| Review: Martin Logan CLS IIZ Speaker I had CLSes of one incarnation or another for 16 years. I bought a pair of model 1s and followed the upgrade path to the IIZs. I loved them all for the breath of life they imparted to the music I loved. This may have something to do with a kind of... |