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| I need advice on which speaker Why not? Good, well-designed speakers with a wide-spread market. I believe Theil was sold to a large conglomerate, so don't know how that's going to affect their quality? Any Theil owners out there? | |
| I need advice on which speaker Just PM'd you, Blackjack, about the Monitors, Revels, and several others, etc. | |
| Good looking Towers for < $2000? @albireo13 You mentioned WAF, attractiveness, and that you switched to a Nuprime IDA8. The latter is rated at 100w at 8ohms. With that output, I second abd1's suggestion of Totems. The Totem Hawks are well-made, beautiful-sounding speakers that ... | |
| I need advice on which speaker Your Parasound puts out 240w at 4 ohms and 87db sensitivity, which puts it at the top range of the Salk Soundscape 8 ($9K), which is rated 100-250w. However, I doubt you'll be driving it for very long at those high wattages. The Revels ($5K) are a... | |
| Upgrade from a Benz Micro Ace SH @jb0194 That's what I was considering, too, tho I hate to be away from a vinyl playback during the time they're retipping it. @jmcgrogan2 I had an AT mx150 and wasn't happy with the sound at all - a bit too thin and clinical, especially compared ... | |
| I need advice on which speaker There are a ton of good speakers out there. Many of them are small businesses in it for as much the love of sound and craftsmanship as they are for business. Most speakers not found in big box stores are well made and appeal to different sound and... | |
| The issue of lowballing... What does that mean? So I've re-noticed something recently which is probably old hat to most here, but...Price is relative, right? Like, I may look at a good Easton or Worth baseball bat priced at $399 and think, "Umm, that's way too expensive." Or I may think about g... | |
| I need advice on which speaker The GE's are universally lauded. All of the brands you mentioned would serve you well in that price range.I'm going to second jmcgrogan2, though, and shout out the Reference 3A Grand Veenas. Simply incredible over-performing floorstanders. For you... | |
| Just moved to an apartment need speaker suggestions Reference 3A de Capo's or Dulcets. Bass won't be a problem. They image spectacularly, are rated between 89 and 91db and can be placed about 3' from a back wall. Or, truthfully, Maggie 1.7's. | |
| Trying to pick which ARC amp .....or other Tube Mono There are a few LSA Statement hybrid integrateds on sale on Agon at the moment - tube pre- and duel mono solid state output. They're rated at 150 watts, but doubt you'll be using that much power. The Atma-sphere M60 monos listed will also do well ... | |
| Trying to pick which ARC amp .....or other Tube Mono Your speakers have an 84db efficiency at 8 ohms - not the most sensitive speakers, but most BW's sound better with more power. That being said, the PM1's are rated at 100w max (a range of 30w to 100w). The ARC Ref75 would be an excellent match, as... | |
| Review: Acoustic Zen Absolute Copper Interconnect Yes, he is still the owner. I just talked with him a few days ago about cables and amplifiers for Adagios. | |
| Which speakers to buy? Hey Johnny,Of all the three responses to the OP before yours (and including mine), none seemed to be "parrot[ing]" anything they had read . I own both speakers I mentioned; the other responses were dismissive, but the OP had a very narrow set of p... | |
| Importance of input tubes to sound quality? The LSA can only take 6922's. Upscale Audio has a bunch of them at various price points and quality (that's where I got the Mullards from). I just remember someone at some point saying that the input tubes (like on a pre- or in a tube-cd player or... | |
| Which speakers to buy? I wonder what the OP finally ended up getting? if not....Truthfully, your best bet is a good pair of monitors, then invest the rest of your money in stands, a decent 5.1 receiver, and an SVS sub. The Elac Debut B5 are highly reviewed and in your r... |