steve59
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| Borresen X3 vs Harbeth 40.2 -- my impressions II thought you did what you could so nobody would be offended, but it is the internet. | |
| What’s your opinion about Dali speakers? I came close to buying the new Epikore 11 after a couple demos.They have that natural warmth we tend to describe Dynaudio's, but these new Dali's didn't lack any detail from the recording and they have a boundaryless soundstage I'v only previousl... | |
| KEF Blade Two - Unbelieveable bit of a bump, Instead of reselling these Blade's, probably the last off the production line before kef moved to the Meta tech I put a couple MC611's on them and there's no doubt in my mind that upgrade made a bigger difference than moving to the... | |
| Where Do I Go from Here? When I moved from the salon 1 to the salon 2 the first thing I noticed was I'm going to need more power, but what really caught me was the salon 2's ability to do fine detail in the treble. I think exactly what you say you want more of in your des... | |
| Best speaker brands for transient response When I listened to the borrensen 02’s at TNL when they first came out I was seriously disappointed in the performance. When listening at Axpona to the stand mounts they were probably my favorite sound at the show. Both demos were done by The Next ... | |
| Revel Salon 2 I'd buy them and relist them for $8500 and hook them up and enjoy them until they sell. With something like mac MC 611's or a pair of ML 536 amps they are likely still worth the retail, The replacement drivers could be an issue and while tweeters... | |
| Best speaker brands for transient response I wish I could offer something useful. 300 wpc wasn't enough to give my Blades what they needed to put some bounce in their step, but adding the MC611's really woke things up. | |
| Revel 328Be owners...what do you think? After I bought a dealers salon 2 demos he invited me back a couple days later to listen to the 228be's and the first thing I noticed was the sound drawing me back to the speakers. The latest performa's cabinets are a bit noisy, not bad, but enoug... | |
| Close, but no cigar ... bump. I've had the Krell kav 300il, $3500, parasound a21, $2000, Hegel H360, $5400, h590, $11,000 and now Mac Mc611's, $16,000. I only replaced the 300il because it kept melting and the warranty ran out. The A21 looks the part and popping the to... | |
| Loudspeaker sensitivity and dynamics: are the two inexorably linked? phusis, I don't believe my typical boxes will match the spl or dynamic capability of a lascala or K horn by adding a couple 2 kilowatt monoblocks to them, only that adding headroom helps bridge the gap. I had a really close friend that wanted to... | |
| Best speaker brands for transient response Sometimes the perceived speed of speakers can be 'sped up' by component matching. My salon 1's sounded like a live event yet the same amp driving the salon 2's sounded flat and lifeless! same with my Blades until I got the amps right. I'm in the... | |
| What’s your opinion about Dali speakers? Dali hasn't really impacted the USA market as much as some of the other household brands yet, but I've found them to compete on a cost basis with them. When shopping for surround sound you're likely looking at paradigm, kef, klipsch, polk, revel, ... | |
| Loudspeaker sensitivity and dynamics: are the two inexorably linked? I would agree with our op on this topic. dynamic impact helps recreate detail that in turn fills the soundstage that pulls me into the music. That said adding power and dynamic headroom to less sensitive speakers can balance things out and conside... | |
| Small Discrepancies in Speaker Placement The biggest pain in the a$$, but so worth it. | |
| Heavy difficult to move speakers- how do you deal? like skeptikal I tilt and walk my +120 lbs speaker around, but I'm on carpet over concrete, I had speakers that weighed 285 lbs ea and inched them around with a hand cart with a blanket protecting the finish of the speakers. |