swampwalker
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| Sjofn The Clue vs Rega RS1? YW, Denis. My impression was exactly the same as Soix. The dealer who was showing the clues has developed a stacking stand with the upper speaker turned on its head. This essentially turns them into a D'Appolitto type array with a Mid/woofer-tweet... | |
| Sjofn The Clue vs Rega RS1? Haven't heard the Regas but I heard a stacked pair of the sjofn Clues @ THE Show in NYC this spring. I was very impressed w rock and uptempo bluegrass; Did not hear any other genre but I thought that they were a bargain and worked very well up aga... | |
| 80s Metalheads...sleeper picks Never thought I'd see the words metalhead and sleeper in the same sentence ;-) | |
| RECOMMENDATION FOR NAKAMICHI DRAGON CD REPAIR Try Electronic Service Labs in Wethersfield, CT | |
| Lightning What a drag! Not sure what I can suggest for future other than whole house surge protector, but suggest you check to see if you homeowners or renters insurance will cover it. Mine did 30 years ago when lightening fried an amp and pre-amp I had. | |
| Preamp 101 I can only talk about tube pres from my recent experience. VAC Standard w phono stage would a good choice, well under your budget. Another possibility would be CAT, but you have to be a bit careful as the CATs are pretty high in gain and w a stepp... | |
| bookshelf speakers Clue is by Sjon or something very similar. Very very nice when set up close to the wall. | |
| What are these B&W speakers worth? Jim- You can pay for access to the bluebook on this site or you can check ebay for recent purchase history. | |
| Is The Overall Weight Of A Speaker Important? You're welcome, Rok2id. I think that the takeaway here, if you think about it is, speakers are part of a system, which includes source, switching/control, and amplification at a minimum, in addition to the speaker. In a very important way, the sys... | |
| Is The Overall Weight Of A Speaker Important? Sorry for rambling on further, but there may be something to the weight idea. Similar to those who say that weight of an amp also correlates w SQ, due to importance of power supply, energy storage and output xformers, all of which come w significa... | |
| Is The Overall Weight Of A Speaker Important? I think you are setting up a false dichotomy, Rok2id. And by false I just mean incorrect, not implying purpose or making a value judgment. For example, #3 single driver vs multiple driver is very much mission dependent- if you are interested mostl... | |
| Is The Overall Weight Of A Speaker Important? Rok2id said:Why does speaker design result in so many exotic looking products. After all this time, don't the makers know what makes a good speaker? Shouldn't they all look pretty much alike?Actually I think that there are pretty good answers to y... | |
| Do Active Speakers Belong In A High End System? Can be done well at modest cost as well. My NHT M00s are killer near field monitors w built in amp that I use at my computer. but I wouldn't consider an active speaker for my big rig 'cause I've never heard a SS amp that I prefer over the hollow s... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Not an organ donor myself but the bike looks sweet! Well done. | |
| Specimen Products Hornling Speakers Should be fine; just don't turn it up to 11. Their sensitivity is not all that high. |