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KEF Blade Two - Unbelieveable
I have the blade’s in a 17x27x7’ basement listening room and they are special. A H360 drives them with an affordable mqa dac I use to stream tidal. A larger room might require more power but this system sounds amazing. I think meta in the blades w... 
Value of Performa f50 speakers
USAM has a larger market and doesn't charge, but yikes. That model did have defective drivers...I think revel offered replacement drivers and then the f52 came out. maybe gift them to someone for xmas?  
Legacy Audio Aeris vs "V"
audioshark forum legacy thread. I was getting ready to pull the trigger on the Aeris and went there asking and a gent there upgraded and was really helpful. A pair od Kef Blades came up locally so I went that direction instead, but the Aeris sure ... 
Revel Ultima Salon opinions
I sold a pair in perfect condition for $57005-6 years ago. they are nice but if you have an average size room you can do better, and like todd said no more replacements. TBH while revel speakers don't have major flaws they don't bring any energy t... 
Isoacoustics Gaia Speaker Footers
Any kef blade owners out there using these?  
When choosing new Speakers, what matters most to you?
One of my favorite brands is Vienna acoustics and they measure below average so nope, i couldn’t give a rats a$$ what they measure like as long as they sound good in my room with my gear.  
Upgrade path from Paradigm Studio Reference V3
I brought the studio ref v2 homeand found them lacking in 2 areas, slight lack of midrange resolution and the finish was paper thin otherwise for the asking price great speakers. The Dali oberon 9 would be the same price but might surprise you oth... 
Not Sure If This Is OK Here, But Here Goes
It’s stressful enough as a seller packing, shipping, insuring and praying the moving company doesn’t screw up. Be patient and put the gear on usam also.  
JTR Speakers, why so much?
Since COVID some building materials have quadrupled in price!  Finding out what markup for dealers can amount to it seems there should be some concession for factory direct.  
Tekton speaker comparison thread
I’m not here to poop on the Teton parade,k? I’ve been buying every speaker I can find on AG that list between $15-$35,000 and one thing I’ve found is there isn’t a perfect speaker.   
Does Time alignment and Phase coherency make for a better loudspeaker?
The last paragraph in the stereophile review of the meridian dsp 8000 JA asks why the speaker wasn’t time aligned since they could basically do it for free and the reply was that specific xover design sounded better without it. The new dsp 8k’s ar... 
Speakers for Hegel H95 that could use its full potential.
Seeing a lot of hegel and kef pairings at shows and I think I read somewhere Magico uses hegel in their listening room.   
Speakers for a Large Room (20’x37’)
AT is a legacy and kef dealer so would know best but the blade is rated at 117 max spl. Klipsch highs were always too splashy for me and they seem to be a love em or leave em brand. There's a pair of meridian dsp 8000's on auction right now that w... 
Are the Paradigm Founder Series really, really good speakers?
daaajester,The persona's are true destination speakers that thrive in a system built around them. The founder line is more affordable and will likely sound better in a multi purpose room/system.  
Wanted Kef 107. 2 Woofers
same as in r 107