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| most advanced speaker in a rectangular wooden box? It’s funny that many of the answers in this thread (but not necessarily unique to this thread) are just people posting speakers they like instead of answering the actual question from the poster. In this thread the OP’s question was "most advanced... | |
| Mini Maggie Office System Thanks for the feedback - you are right about my post in planar circle, I was waiting for a response there when their server went down for several days. I've actually reived my speakers today, and don't have an amp for it yet. I was hoping to find... | |
| Mini Maggie Office System Don't really have a fixed budget - I guess I'll try to keep it under 2K - but hopefully that includes a source, and I'm OK with buying something used as long as I expect it to be reliable. Amps first, though.I checked out the Marantz, seems like a... | |
| My girl friend is a genius I think certain components especially speakers, but also amplifiers and integrateds, 'come alive' at a certain volume. In some cases, they just don't sound as good at low volumes, because there is a certain lack or resolution or information making... | |
| Anthony Gallo Micro Ti or Adiva Ti for music? I think the lack of enthusiasm for the micro style speakers is probably because many people are so enthusiastic about audio that they can't imagine compromising on sound to the extent of buying such small speakers. There are some situations where ... | |
| Rank Stereophile, & why no Von Schweikert reviews Since I never read Stereophile in the "good old days" when presumably they were better than they are today, I take their reviews for what they are - a chance to list the positives of the gear they review and way to spin the negatives. And of cours... | |
| Sonus Faber Concerto Home. The new Concerto (Domus) is now a floorstander, and has 3 drivers (or maybe a passive radiator?) but I haven't been able to find any information about it. I wonder how it sounds in comparison to the Home line. | |
| Polk Audio LSi 15 - are these the REAL DEAL ??? I agree with the assessment that the LSI 15 is better than the LSI 25, in many aspects. The 25 can probably produce more bass but it doesn't sound better, IMO.The LSI line does need good gear and a decent high current amp, I've seen some setup bei... | |
| Quad vs. Martin Logan? Martin Logan has improved the integration of the woofer over the years, the newer MLs defintely sound more coherent than the pre-'i' models (although still not as integrated as non-hybrids, I will agree.) A good installer can dial in a current hig... | |
| New Beryllium drivers by Usher at CES2005 Seems unlikely that a totally different technology like Be drivers would just fit a carefully engineered speaker design - the crossover frequencies and electrical requirements might be quite different. Maybe with a special crossover kit, but just ... | |
| Has anyone heard the Totem Acoustic's Wind? I do agree that it is possible to have a good pairing of a sub and speakers which dont go as deep as "full rangers." As I noted in my original post, it is possible. When I said it takes experimentation, I did not mean just finding a seamless hand-... | |
| Has anyone heard the Totem Acoustic's Wind? I personally would rather go the route of a full range speaker than a speaker + subwoofer route, if music is the primary concern. Some people love their two ways so much they'll stick with them and add a sub, but imo a high quality full ranger has... | |
| Has anyone heard the Totem Acoustic's Wind? I have heard the Hawks and the Wind briefly at a dealer, and while I liked the Hakws, I felt like their lack of bass made them sound more like one of the higher end bookshelf two-ways (no means a bad thing, I love 2 way monitors.) The Winds, given... | |
| Best headphones you've ever heard/used Oh, I missed the "wireless" requirement for the home setup. Well, there isnt a single high end pair of wireless headphones that holds a candle to what I just mentioned. The only chance I see is to use a wifi device, but then feed it to a regular h... | |
| Best headphones you've ever heard/used Head-Fi has great discussions from dedicated hi-end headphone folks who know and love their headphones. The issue with high end headphones is the requirement of a matching high end headphone amp, your existing amplifier / receiver can't do justice... |