simonmoon
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| Best speakers out there for Midrange and Highs Nothing beats electrostatics for mids and highs. This is, more or less, what I was going to say. Electrostatic mids and highs are pretty much unparalleled with regards to air.. However, can’t help thinking about the obvious - that I am waisting ... | |
| Why no “Break in” period? Electronics do not have a break in period. You are only accommodating to the sound of your system. This is also my thoughts.For those that believe there is a break in period of electronics, please explain:1. What is actually happening electron... | |
| The midi range, not the tweeter, is the most important driver in a speaker. Is anyone still responding to Kinjit? They are too revealing not distorting. They are used by the best recording studios. They could choose any speaker they like. This is incorrect.They are hardly used anymore at all. They have been surpassed by ... | |
| Does anyone play two pairs of speakers at the same time? Running 2 pairs of dissimilar speakers at the same time is such a bad idea, in a stereo system. Especially in the high frequencies.Not sure if the OP is talking about stacking them, or playing them on 4 different walls, but either way, not good.Pe... | |
| Broken hearted...magnepan and vandersteen Call Jim Salk at Salk Audio. His Song3 Encores at $6,000 sound incredible. Listened to them at RMAF and they were by far the best speakers under $20,000. Jim sells direct, but uses the best speakers and his cabinet workmanship is custom and r... | |
| Are there any current high end dipole speakers (dynamic)? Pure Audio Project.http://www.pureaudioproject.com/ This was my immediate thoughts.Really fantastic speakers, and upgradable. Talk about a disappearing act... Trio15TB - $4000.00 Trio15 HeilAMT - $5000.00 | |
| First order/Time Phase-Coherent speakers discussions It’s like saying humans come from chimps since they share 90% genetic content with us, but we can’t find any missing links or evidence. Not to derail the thread, but I just can't let an ignorant comment like this go by without comment. We did ... | |
| Moving speakers from downstairs to upstairs, degrading ? I have to agree with the majority, suspended floors sound worse than concrete slabs. I can speak from experience. Bass will sound flabby compared to slabs. Decoupling the speakers from the floor is your best bet. | |
| So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000? I’m also very late to the thread, but I will still make a recommendation.The Teac TN-400. These are completely unrelated to the modern Teac TT’s with the same model number. This was a table designed to compete with the Technics SP-10 and was sold ... | |
| High value, giant killer speakers? As others have already said, Tekton.I have heard several, and they outperform speakers at much higher prices. Also, Maggies. But they have more limitations in set up, and driving them.Their top of the line, 30.7 at 30K (hardly cheap) still outperf... | |
| Powered sub-woofer best for $300 in Us That’s going to be pretty tough to do, with decent quality, for $300, unless you DIY.Parts Express may be your answer. They sell subwoofer kits, with very high quality woofers, and CNC "flat pack" enclosures. No real wood working skills needed, ju... | |
| Which Stands for Magnepan LRS (and other models): Mye, Magnariser, Sound Anchor, etc I DIY’d my own, based on this design:http://www.integracoustics.com/MUG/MUG/tweaks/green_lantern/ Quite simple, about $60, and work better than the much more expensive commercially available products.And yes, they do improve the sound, | |
| What does the term "Speed" mean in a speaker? Speed refers to transient response. The ability to follow musical transients (percussion, strings plucking, etc) closely. Both the attack and decay are important. Speakers with lighter, stiffer cone materials, and strong magnet structures are usua... | |
| How can Wilson Audio speakers sound that good if they are using OEM drivers? It’s the cabinet. They use excellent drivers but the cabinet makes a massive difference. By having such a well damped cabinet, they deliver an amazing sound. The molds for those cabinets are pricey which is why Wilson’s are soo expensive. ... | |
| Loudspeakers have we really made that much progress since the 1930s? In fact there’s no clear evidence that even the original cone material (paper) has ever truly been improved upon.I believe, it is pretty demonstrable, that other materials other than paper, are: lower in resonance, lighter (improving transient re... |