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| Rockport Mira not Mira 2 vs. Monitor Audio PL300 I don't think the Miras would be considered an outlier of Rockport's sound or design philosophy, although it seems clear the company is now using different drivers in their new models that may very well sound different from legacy models. Not sure... | |
| Monitor speakers that disappear:best image/staging I've found Joseph Audio to be consistenly good in the disappearing act category. Audio Physic does well in that area too, along with many of the others already mentioned.Haven't read all the other posts, but inert stands and sweating the details i... | |
| Rockport Mira not Mira 2 vs. Monitor Audio PL300 Don't you just hate it when the responses are so wishy washy? | |
| Monitors that play huge I'm all for form following function, but for my taste I don't think aesthetics and C1 belong in the same zip code much less the same paragraph. They do look a helluva lot better than the hideous C2 and C4, but I for one would not have them in my l... | |
| Looking to replace Acoustic Zen Matrix Reference I have several versions of Matrix Reference and Silver Reference ICs around, and in my system the Silver Refs are more revealing up top (i.e. more air and better-defined highs in general with more transient snap as well) without crossing over into... | |
| A Dac about two thousand used It would be helpful to know what you currently have and what sound characteristics are important to you and/or you would like to improve. Otherwise this is just shooting in the dark. | |
| Top monitors 3K - 6K range Joseph Audio Pulsars would be worth a listen. I'd think you could find a lightly used pair at the top of your price range. Best of luck. | |
| 10" sub.... 500 price barrier.... Not sure what you can get used, but if you'd prefer new these might be worth a look (not sure if you were looking for ported or sealed):http://www.svsound.com/subwoofers/sealed-box/sb-1000http://www.svsound.com/subwoofers/ported-box/pb-1000Persona... | |
| Seeking AV preamp for Emotiva XPR-5 A very technically astute friend of mine bought the Emotiva prepro about a year ago. He said setup was very user unfriendly, and he's already had a problem and had to send the unit back for a repair and would not purchase one again. Sounds to me l... | |
| McCormack DNA-1 Problem. Help, please Give Steve McCormack a call if you don't get an answer here. He was very helpful when I had a fuse issue some years back with my DNA-0.5 Rev. A. I'm wondering if starting in protect mode is normal for a DNA-1? Also, you should have your preamp tur... | |
| Input Needed - Renovating Basement for A/V System So you're going to leave the floor bare? That sounds like potential sonic disaster if that's the case. I'd at least put down an indoor/outdoor area rug big enough to put the speakers on and absorb first reflections off the floor (and even larger i... | |
| Best DAC for MacMini Under $1000 I had a chance to try a DAC3VB in my system a while back and I also thought it sounded fantastic. Since you like the sound of the DAC in your integrated so much maybe it's worth saving up for a bit for something like a used DAC3 (although I guess ... | |
| Anyone in New York with Grand Veenas? You mean to say there's no dealer in the greater NYC area that carries Reference 3A (I'd also like to hear them somewhere around here)??? If that's true it is certainly an "interesting" business model they have. I'd think there would be at least a... | |
| Starting from Scratch -Please Help Pick 1 out of 3 I think you first need to determine what type of speakers you prefer between planar and cones, because your amplification needs/options will vary greatly depending on this. They also sound very different and have different amplification requiremen... | |
| Starting from Scratch -Please Help Pick 1 out of 3 I think you first need to determine what speakers really move you, because your amplification needs/options will vary greatly depending on this. I'd think you'd either prefer the planar sound or conventional cone drivers because they're quite diff... |