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| Avantgarde Duos: Omega or Mezzo? The smaller room is too small for any of the Avantgardes - you need to sit a minimum of 10' from the tweeters for proper integration, and the tweeters in that case would be 12' apart if proper ratio is used - meaning that the small dimension of th... | |
| Does this speaker exist? For Rrog above, I had the SCIII many years ago at home, and used to sell Dunlavy back in the day - the 'III is missing the bass foundation that the 'IV has in spades...actually, except for being too tall, the 'III meets the OP's criteria right dow... | |
| fair price for Avant Garde Duo 2.2 IIRC the ".2" designation meant the lacquered woofer cabinets, which look much nicer than the Nextel ones.I'd ask about $9K if you have the lacquered woofer cabinets, or $8,500 if you have the Nextel woofer cabinets.Sorry you have to sell - I'd co... | |
| Boulder has full page ad in Du-pont registry MANY car guys are also into high-end audio; boys and their toys, to be sure. There's a common appreciation for superb performance and industrial design at work here. I'm a longtime member of both of these camps.Though I'm not a SS/Boulder guy... | |
| Best redbook cd-only player ? AMR CD-77.1 is a must-hear at half your budget max. And you get a USB DAC to boot. Superb sound, bombproof build. | |
| Avantgarde Uno 2.0, 2.1 Try it both ways, with a test CD track at the adjustable crossover frequency (mine's set a bit over 140Hz on Duo Omegas) - whichever has higher output is the way to go. | |
| Prima Luna Dialogue 3 or Cary SLP 98L? Haven't heard the PrimaLuna, but must chime in on the Cary - especially the F1 version (direct-coupled with PIO caps) - superb for the coin. | |
| Cartridge for my system? Your wisdom is needed Second the Clearaudio Maestro Wood. A killer at its price. | |
| Best High Efficiency Speakers for full bass tone Anything from Avantgarde - EQ'd, active subs provide full-range extension and >100dB sensitivity (up to 109dB, depending on model) and will fill a big room with modest tube power. Some very reasonably priced pairs of Unos and Duos on the 'Gon now. | |
| Your best ''outstanding'' products in last 5 yrs? 1) the Omega upgrade (18 ohm Alnico magnet midrange and tweeter drivers, and new constantly charged crossover for the tweeter) for my series 3 Avantgarde Duos raised sensitivity from 103dB to 107dB and gave even more unforced detail and musical so... | |
| $5000.00 To Spend Looking for Tube Pre-Amp Used Cary SLP-05 should definitely be on your $5K short list. | |
| Cables for low power amps and Horns? My SET/horn rig sings with the Crystal Cables - and as a bonus, they're thin, well-shielded and easy to place unobtrusively. | |
| So......what do you use under your speakers? I replaced the stock screw-in feet on my speakers with the Grand Prix Audio Apex footers. They're a blend of carbon fiber and some sort of polymer/sorbothane, as I recall. Pricey but very effective, and allow for leveling. | |
| I heard BAT was sold Interesting that Music Direct is pursuing vertical integration at this juncture in the audio biz.I had a VK-D5SE CDP for many years, and it was a fine piece. The gents at BAT are good people and VK has always been a valued contributor here and els... | |
| Avantgarde Trios too loud with my amps What Whart said - the Lamm SETs are a match made in heaven with Avantgardes. OP also might consider a preamp (like Cary SLP-05) with L&R gain controls, plus a master volume control. The speakers are worth the effort! |