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| Biamp N802:is 55W tube enough for high/mids? Having owned several sets of b&w's, inc. M802's, & knowing how much power they require, I'm skeptical. But then, I never tried to bi-amp them. A more complete list of your system, power amp, etc., would help..... | |
| 26"-32" LCD HDTV Buying Angst--Toshiba? Sony? etc. Perhaps using the word "angst" was an overstatement. Maybe I'll flip a coin, or post on one of the more video-specific boards. I find, in smaller rooms, that a 26" TV is "just right"--not too big, not too small, but I'd consider a 32" if there was... | |
| Upgrading to Totem Mani 2's Raduray, I have the Totem (4-pillar) stands with my Mani-2's. Personally, I think they look great, & match perfectly with the look of the speakers. I also have a pair of Osiris stands--they are excellent stands too, but the Mani's are larger t... | |
| "What's Your Best Price?" I think Kotta gave the best answer to this question so far. Lots of ways to respond to people asking what your "best price" is: I'd suggest just telling them your best price--or saying that you'll consider reasonable offers. | |
| 0 feedback sellers This is a good topic! But experienced audio-goners already know what they're gonna do/not do visa-vis no-FB buyers or sellers, or at least how to approach the situation......In the time it takes to think about this post, most of us could listen to... | |
| Upgrading to Totem Mani 2's Bdgregory, thanks. I've never heard the standard Mani's. I bought the Sigs because from reading about Totems it always seems like the newer versions are an improvement. I think there are archived threads about the standard Mani's vs the Sigs on on... | |
| A mistake spending too much on amplification? Do you still have both the Sixpacs, & the DNA-125? If so, you might want to keep them both given their reputations. It's puzzling that they wouldn't sound quite different from one another tho.But I don't know your speakers, or how efficient th... | |
| Upgrading to Totem Mani 2's There should be a website just for Mani 2 fans. Since my last post I got my pair of Mani 2 Sigs. with the Totem stands. Awesome speakers: In their price range, esp. used, I'm sure there are other excellent choices, but I can't imagine being unhapp... | |
| Speakers for large open room Even before I saw that you have b&w's, I was going to suggest B&W Matrix 801 SIII's. That's if you have the room for such gigantic heavy speakers, & if you want to go to a more powerful amp(s). Theil 3.6's are another suggestion. Also ... | |
| ARC VT100MkII Audphile1, I don't know how much more difficult the M802's are to drive than the N803's. I've owned several sets of b&w's tho. With my M802's, I was usually thinking, TWO VT100MKII's might be the ticket. I did re-tube my VT100 myself once, &am... | |
| ARC VT100MkII I owned a VT100MkII for a few years, & used it with my b&w M802 SIII speakers. The VT100MkII is a great amp, but I found it didn't have quite enough power to make the 802's sound their best. Weak or muddled bass was one problem. I finally ... | |
| Cary SLI-80 and B&W 805S, good match? I'm not sure B&W 805's would be the first speaker you'd think of when pairing with an 80 wpc tube integrated. (The 805's tend to like quite a bit of SS power). But as 805's have very limited bass anyway, & as you'd be using them with a sub... | |
| What CD player will warm my Thiel/Classe systm? I totally missed this: "My room is about 20 x 30 with a high ceiling."When I first started getting into "high end" audio, about 10 years ago (after years of owning a NAD/JBL "mid-fi", to be generous, system), I bought drastically better speakers, ... | |
| What CD player will warm my Thiel/Classe systm? This Onkyo CDP--it's a garden variety mass-market CDP like you'd get at Circuit City? If so, it may not be that your system needs more "warmth" as much as it needs to get rid of harsh or brittle "bad" digital sound. A used Cary 303-200 would do th... | |
| Boltz CD racks? I ordered the CD600 rack on 2 different occasions. They both came with one bent, or curving side panel. I returned both. |