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| More money toward better speakers or a better DAC? It is not always a case of drop a better component into your system and get better sound. The sound you achieve is a result of how all your components and your room play together. Unless you have an old DAC, it is likely that moving your speakers ... | |
| SEAS Excel Magnesium Midwoofer 51/2 inches ROCK SOLID BASS Combine 2 Seas 5.5" w15 midwoofers with a transmission line and you are going to get deep bass with punchy midbass in most normal sized rooms.https://www.salksound.com/model.php?model=Supercharged+SongTower | |
| If you love big electrostatic panels, but have a small acoustic space-a speaker for you! Terry... you have a pretty big listening room. What can you say about how the low end and mid bass sounded from a small (4”) driver? | |
| Local dealer cuts store in half says audio is dead Buying/trying speakers from internet dealers often comes with a return price than can be hefty... especially for floorstanders. Should brick ink and mortar stores have a “ try it for 2 day” price that can be applied to the purchase?And, like a ren... | |
| Really need some help finding a full range speaker https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649531512-salk-ss-ht2tl-pair-speakers/The big news here is the transmission line low end... very deep, punchy and great tone.... and not much money and easy resale. ...I’m guessing they actually do have grills. | |
| Really need some help finding a full range speaker https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisa2gbb-salk-sound-veracity-ht3-full-rangeBeautiful woodwork... even better sound. | |
| From one experiment to the next... The best of tubes and solid state without the heat. http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0420/Digital_Amplifier_Company_2CHerry_Amplifier_Rev... | |
| ... How to select tubes for line level preamp ... Check out Brent Jesse’s site and click on the 12au7 for lots of sound characteristic description of the tubes he offers. https://www.audiotubes.com | |
| My list of seller red flags Lots of well lit pictures from multiple angles... and if it’s electronics being offered, one showing the unit powered on please. | |
| Damping Factor - Interesting article If there is benefit from going from 12awg to 11awg as Benchmark suggests, then why not go to 9awg? | |
| Why not more dealers take trade ins? Let’s look at the math. A typical item on one of the marts fetches 50-60% of retail. As a dealer trade in... given their carrying cost the dealer would incur, they would likely offer in the 20-25% range and less for many brands. Most of their cust... | |
| How Do You Live The Audiophile Life There has been a lot of good advice give...here is another 2 cents worth.Take some time with the system you have now and over the next couple weeks, make some notes for yourself...what are the things you like and what don't you like....and use may... | |
| PS AUDIO Stellar M700 Mono Amplifier? The PS Audio class d amps seem to get pretty good reviews with the overall thoughts being detailed with a good soundstage but maybe a little clinical. Remember on the trade in that you pay the shipping. Allow me to throw out an alternative from a ... | |
| Tekton Design Enzo 2.7 or Lore? Help me decide. I owned the Lore for five years and during that time owned three different preamps and two different amplifiers. On a brightness scale of 1-10 with 5 being about perfect and 10 being very, very bright...I would rate it at about a 7.It is very sen... | |
| In Defense of Audiophiles, Bose, Pass, Toole and Science I think of Harman as being in the 'we sell speakers' business. As such, they would like their research to guide them in the direction of what what do consumers prefer based on Harman's correlations of preferences with the linearity of the frequen... |