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Dynamic compression in speakers themselves?
"1) Bass Extension2) Efficiency3) Small EnclosureThe law is that you can only have two of these three attributes in speaker building.  Ideally we would want all three, we want speakers with good bass, can play really loud, and are small.  Unfort... 
Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD
Glad you've found what it took me years to. For some it can take a lifetime or more. 
Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K)
I've listened to the Tekton Electra and Double Impact, the Focal Kanta, B&W 803 (Or D3. Their flagship,) Manger floorstanders, and some higher end Klipsch and Martin Logan speakers.I like the Kanta best of these in this price range, and the B&... 
Speaker vibration isolation
here's an objective test some people may find valuable, though it is for studio monitors rather than floor standing speakers.My guess would be that floor standing speakers have even more weight (to driver ratio) and less vibration.http://ethanwine... 
Help for a Greenhorn: Devialet Phantom Reactor vs. KEF LS50 powered vs. Audio Pro Drumfire
November 8th is the ship date from Elac to distributors for the Elac Argo, now called the Elac Navis. For those who have heard the LS50 Wireless, I'd highly recommend waiting.The Dali Callisto sounds more beamy and less full and rich compared to t... 
ELAC - Adante... what’s the verdict?
Canibefrankwhere are the active Argo speakers? anybody seen them for sale?At Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2018, Andrew Jones and another guy said they were on a ship on the way here. I have reached out to every ELAC dealer I can find and have gotten ...