steve59
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| Road trip to demo $10,000 speakers Congratulations, We can't predict what you'll like only what we heard and considered stand out products, but we all have priorities we listen for and hifi is a compromise. You should be set for at least 10 years. | |
| Considering purchasing different speakers I didn't think the JA sound was anything like the VA sound without saying one is better than the other. In the room I listened to a pair of Joseph audio speakers, sorry not the exact model, but manufacturers all tend to have their own 'sound' and ... | |
| Parasound Halo Integrated. Hegel integrated amps have a good day and support airplay. Dealer's are closing out the even numbered units for 1/2 price so the h 160 rated at 150/8 ohms and 250 into 4 with a high damping factor works well. I'm driving the Strauss tonight with t... | |
| Speaker Lifespan My R105/3 bought new in 89 I had the foam woofer surrounds replaced with a rubber type in 1990 and when I sold them in 2017 they still rocked. I biamped them with 200/325 8-4 amps at +104 average all the time and they just kept dishing it out. I r... | |
| Revel ultima 2 salon owners biwire or not jtoliveyou are bi amping? what amps are you using and how's it working? | |
| Can you live with your current speaker until you die? I think I could have lived with my Beethovens, but I had to go down the rabbit hole. Now I have a $22k pair of speakers dominating my room that do everything better than the beethovens do 'cept when I swap them out those old speakers still sound r... | |
| Does impedance of a speaker change when one bi-amps? The h360 has been in my system over a year now and only shut down the one time. I owned a pair of kef R105/3's for over 20 years and they had 93.5 db eff so compared to the salon2 at 86 db they played considerably louder with less power. I read th... | |
| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) Since stereophile reviewers recommend everything they review I try and pay attention to the specifics they mention about a specific product that makes it stand out, in the case of the 5f the reviewer make considerable mention of brightness enough ... | |
| Does impedance of a speaker change when one bi-amps? Thanks for the interest. My Int is A Hegel H360 and the speakers are Revel salon2's. Though I chose the unit to go with the salon1's I had at the time i'm happy with the synergy with the new speakers and now i've had the Hegel just over a year and... | |
| Does impedance of a speaker change when one bi-amps? WOW, you guys complicated that conversation.My Integrated amp rated at 250/8-425/4 shut down driving my power hungry speakers that have 2 pair of binding posts on back they’re 4 way 6 ohm rated and manufacturer recommends 500 watts. My question fo... | |
| Revel F228BE the speakers are front ported so i would think some absorption on the sidewall first reflection point would work. The contour 60, persona 3f, and Kanta2 are competitors at the same price all quality products that will appeal to different listener... | |
| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) Congrats on the sopra 2, I hope they fit your taste right out of the box. For me I think i'll be keeping my salon2's as long as i can. crazy thing about swapping speakers around is I chanced on a new placement that just overwhelmed me with the pla... | |
| Why so underwhelmed by Revel F208 audition??? Audiogod I played flesh on flesh. I don't usually do carnival music and that song put me off though not because my ported speakers couldn't handle it and actually the rest of the cd is Stanley Jordan Esq. Not a bad lead. I have a benefit disc, sta... | |
| Why so underwhelmed by Revel F208 audition??? Most modern speakers are well designed and meet the goals of the engineering team so to dismiss, focal or b&w or kef or revel is likely dependant on many variables. The f208 are neutral sounding full range and have excellent driver integration... | |
| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) I snapped up a pair of Vienna Acoustics Strauss locally the other day and considering the line came out in2002 I'm pleasantly surprised. I swap out the salon2's and am treated to a warmer less detailed sound, good for rock not something I would ha... |