soix
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| Magico S1 vs YG Carmels Haven't heard the Magicos but had the chance to hear the Carmels and the Joseph Audio Perspectives playing St. James Infirmary back to back in different rooms a few feet from each other at a show. Granted lots of variables there, but suffice it to... | |
| Recommendation on speakers with bass adjustibility Agree with Brf that you're greatly limiting your choices by including only those speakers with bass controls and that employing some form of room and speaker correction would allow you to look at all speakers. Great brands like Magico, Rockport, Y... | |
| YG Carmels vs Rockport Atrias I also think you may risk overwhelming your room with these speakers. If you go this route you should consider budgeting for substantial room treatments and perhaps even going so far as reconstructing the walls with resilient channels, etc. That s... | |
| Inexpensive pair of bookshelf speakers. Given what you're looking for I'd reiterate my recommendation of the Minuets and add Joseph Audio RM7 and Ref 3A de Capos if you can find them used in your price range. I know your tube amp is relatively powerful, but I'd still be leery of speaker... | |
| Speaker cable manufacturers I think a used pair of Acoustic Zen Satoris might deliver just what you're looking for. Nicely detailed with plenty of air but not hard or etched sounding, plenty of tonal weight and density without sounding too thick or overdone, and a deep holog... | |
| Getting great stereo sound from multi channel sys. Agree with others on option 1. Personally I'd get a good stereo pre and amp and a decent AVR (I've read budget Yamahas do relatively well for audio) to handle processing and powering center/surrounds so you can put the most money where it matters ... | |
| Inexpensive pair of bookshelf speakers. What aspects of sound reproduction are most important to you? Tough to make a good recommendation without that info, but the Silverline Minuets are good all around speaker. Best of luck. | |
| Need to Downsize: Small Speaker Recommendation Used Joseph Audio Pulsars might be a good choice as they're pretty tube friendly and image very well, which I'm sure is a strength in your Thiels. My only concern is they could overwhelm a small room depending on how small. Best of luck. | |
| First foray into Class A amp -- recommendations I think you're making a mistake getting another amp if you're also looking at getting new speakers sometime soon. I'd figure out the speakers first and then figure out which class A amp you want to play with. It may turn out that 30 class A Watts ... | |
| Buiding listening room from scratch - need advice I recommend reading Premium Home Theater by Earl Geddes before contacting Rives. At the very least you'll go into the project with a good working knowledge of the theory and what options you have, and after reading the book you -- like me -- may e... | |
| Processor/AVR help and suggestions I'd definitely opt for a separate 2-channel pre and a decent AVP. Stereo sound quality is obviously the main benefit, but you're also then putting the majority of funds into what matters most rather than paying for expensive circuitry for surround... | |
| Suggestions? Tubed linestage pre-amp?? What are you looking to improve and what aspects of sound reproduction are most important to you? Would help to get more targeted recommendations. | |
| Best XLR IC's for around $300/pair? There's a pair of Acoustic Zen XLR Silver Reference II for sale here now. A bit over your price point but perhaps negotiable. They are nicely detailed without going too far and also do great with tonality and imaging/soundstaging. In short, a grea... | |
| Replacement for Monitor Audio RX6 I also think your speakers will reward you for upgrading your amp and preamp. A used Hegel H300 integrated would be close to your price range and would likely provide vast improvements in tonality and overall refinement. Pass Labs may also be wort... | |
| Bookshelf speakers $500 -$700 +1 Silverline Minuets. Heard them at a show several years ago and was astounded as was most everyone else in the room. Imaging was first rate, and they even did a credible job of placing a stand-up bass in the room with great weight, tonality, and... |