tim916
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| Help: Order of importance: Pre, Amp, DAC, speakers One's speakers and the acoustic properties of one's room and set up are by far the most influential elements in the sound one hears.The difference between a $1000 pair of speakers and a $10,000 pair of speakers will in most cases be staggering, bu... | |
| Sealed Subwoofer Recommendation There is nothing loose or slow sounding about a DD-15. It's possible that the sub was exciting room modes to a greater extent than the Temptations and thus seemed to loose and slow.Do you have any bass traps? What are the dimensions of your room? | |
| Crossover ? Passive Vs. Active In theory, I think that active speakers make a lot more sense than passive ones if the goal is getting maximum performance out of a speaker from a technical standpoint.However, when you go active, you lose the ability to play around with amps and ... | |
| Speakers to replace Martin logan Prodigys If you like the "immediate" sound and holographic imaging of MLs then I would suggest that you check out the NHT Xd system.I'd also second the suggestion above for the Dynaudio C1. Are you using any treatments in your new room? | |
| Which $7000 speakers to ask Santa? NHT Xd would actually fit in pretty well with your goals. I'd also look at maybe Dynaudio Confidence C2s and ATCs. | |
| Small - but GOOD - active speakers for MC Dynaudio BM5A. | |
| Any one ever change a bass driver on a B&W Sig 800 Beware that even if you get the driver out, the connections may be soldered. | |
| Harbeth SHL5 vs Dynaudio Special 25 vs... I once owned Special 25s and Condfidence C1s. I now own NHT Xds, which include an amp. I love Dynaudios, but the NHTs are in a different league altogether in every aspect. | |
| First round of auditions disappointing Judging from the speakers that you auditioned, it seems like you went to Tweeter (or SoundAdvice?). Tweeter is a horrible environment in which to evaluate speakers. I know because I used to work there, and every room in every store sounds bad. It'... | |
| Two Subs Vs. One As far as smoothing out the bass response 2 subs can be better than 1, but only if you take great care in setting them up. In order to do this properly you really need some sort of tool that will give you visual feedback on how the bass is behavin... | |
| Has anyone used Furutech Room Diffusors? The Furutechs look like they would be more effective placed at first reflection points rather than used as bass traps. Of course I could be wrong. If you are looking for cost-effective bass trapping I'd recommend GIK acoustics. Realraps offers bot... | |
| Running Active Speakers - Neophyte Needs Advice I'd look for a used Simaudio P-3. It's got balanced in's and out's, sounds great, and can be had for I also own active speakers and will probably not own a passive speaker ever again. | |
| dual subs.....how & where to install? Setting up two subs is very difficult to do well by just using yor ears. I'd recommend getting something that will give visual feedback such as a velodyne sms-1 or a measurement program like ETF. | |
| ''Manuf. warranty '' with non-authorized vendor ? This whole authorized v. unauthorized dealer business is BS, IMO. The manufacturers are just as responsible for this problem as the "unauthorized" dealers. It's not hard for a vendor to find out who's selling their products and how those products ... | |
| Help Choosing Subwoofers For $5,000 you could get a pair of Velodyne DD-15's that include an excellent room measurement and EQ system. These subs will blow you away with their sound quality and extension. Even a pair of DD-12's would be great. They are all front-firing an... |