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Sopra 2 Bass
rhljazz1,199 posts08-19-2021 12:23pmExpensive components never cured a bad setup 
What speaker do you passionately want to demo?
I wasn't bashing magico or the A5. When I read stereophile writers i try to read between the lines as their listening impressions more and more stray from what measurements suggest they should be hearing. I'm NOT an asr guy, and usually trust my o... 
Sopra 2 Bass
I brought the Kanta 3's home as I really liked the mids and top end, but when I got them home the bass was. disappointing. a large 10 db peak at 100 hz and dropping like a rock from there with no port support so +10 at 100 hz, flat at 80 hz and go... 
What speaker do you passionately want to demo?
henry201, if I repeated my post I guess that just happens sometimes, but I need to be clear I haven't heard the A5 or measured them. In stereophile's review look at figure 6 in the measurements and tell me what you think 
Kef Blade two mixed use
Been running the blades with a h360 for a little over a month now and there’s been several great speakers that always seemed like they were better at some things but not others. 1 local kef dealer (doesn’t carry blades) told me the h360 wouldn’t b... 
Welcome Back!
Hey Doug I would swear I read a review where you bought the pair for reference? are these replacements or personal enjoyment? 
What speaker do you passionately want to demo?
looking at the room measurements of the magico A5 has tempered my enthusiasm for that speaker, the legacy Aeris looks impressive, but my current home demo of the kef blade is making me less interested in how other speakers sound. 
KEF Blade -- how good are they?
I found adjusting toe in affects the tone of the lower mids, but that would also be dependent on how far apart the speakers are and the listening position.  
Revel Ultima Salon 2's vs B&W 802d's
asin this thread is 10 years old. 
Anyone go from Sonus Faber Sonetto III to Olympica Nova II?
The additional woofer will either aid in efficiency, play louder or go deeper. The website specs should tell you which. 
Paradigm Persona series
I won’t argue with the personas being more transparent with better imaging I would suggest the bass integration is also phenomenal wrt personas, but the ushers are considerably less fussy to placement and partnering electronics.  
Paradigm Persona series
Ushers are great speakers.  The xover upgrade for my be 20dmd’s was pretty reasonable. I sold them because I really wanted to try a pair of dsp units that came up, but usher does a really great job making revealing speakers that don’t shred your s... 
Very new to high end audio - Recomendations
Active for a grand? Vintage meridian. Thank me later 
What speaker do you passionately want to demo?
The legacy Valor for speakers and a hegel h30 with a 818v3 feeding it. Most of the others ive already gotten to hear. 
KEF Blade -- how good are they?
yyzsantabarbara2,444 posts07-12-2021 10:21pm@steve59 Have you ever tried the Blades very close to the front wall? Like a few inches away. There's 2 rear facing ports and if you're asking me to try to help you determine if they'll work in your ro...