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| Which amp. Bryston 4-Bst orParasound A-21 We sell both and BOTH are outstanding amplifiers! The A21 will actually outperform the Bryston on speakers that are very hard to drive. If you want high current, then go with the A21. You mentioned the "4-Bst", go with the newest version the SST. ... | |
| Revel F52 vs Paradigm Signature S8 Two good speakers you are looking at there. I much prefer the Sig8 of the two. Not sure you are going to get away from the "bright" sound, though. If I may, here is another option you might consider, the Dynaudio Focus 360. A very nice full-range ... | |
| Experience with Dynaudio Audience 82?? As a dealer I have a lot of experience with the 82's. It's definitely a FUN speaker for sure! You are thinking correctly in that the Pass Lab or other high current amplifier will help the 82's. Especially, at low to moderate volume levels. As a Sh... | |
| Dynaudio Confidence C1 vs Totem Mani-2 We mate the C1's with the Bryston amp you have all the time with great success. I might be somewhat biased as a Dynaudio dealer, but I could easily own any monitor on the planet and I personally chose the C1's for my own system. To my ears the C1 ... | |
| speaker suggestions for Simaudio i-3 Up your budget a bit and look at PSB (Imagine or Synchrony) and Dynaudio (Excite or Focus). | |
| Which Dynaudio to buy under 2k used If you are going the used route. I would suggest the Contour S1.4 for a monitor and the Focus 220 for a tower speaker. Both are excellent and a lot of our customers compare these two, it's 50/50 to what they choose. The S1.4 has the better top end... | |
| Integra processors good? Sure, they make a good processor. I would say it's probably either the top or next to the top of the line in it's price range. On a personal opinion note, though. Here is my favorite at the moment, the Marantz AV8003. I feel it sounds better than ... | |
| Dimly lit room: Plasma, LCD, or DLP Of all the technologies we sell, we see far less problems with plasmas and LCD being better than DLP.As for brands that I would recommend you look at: Pioneer, Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, then everything else....just my opinion.Both technologies wor... | |
| Bryston SP2 We dealers are patiently waiting on Bryston and a few other high end processors to finally release an HDMI offering. The SP2 is absolutely wonderful, I expect the SP3 to keep the SP2's signature with the addition of HDMI and codecs. I will definet... | |
| Best Big Sub? or duals? As a Velodyne dealer, I'm going to recommend dual DD18's for that size of room as I have the most experience using these subs in that size of room. To be honest, I don't think a single sub of any caliber will get you what you want. Other options a... | |
| Dynaudio C1 vs C2 Mostly in terms of output, they are essentially two C1's. As others have stated, there is very little difference at low volume levels between the two. But, if you have the room, the C2's provide a fuller sound at moderate to high volume levels. | |
| Dynaudio C1 vs C2 I prefer the C2 over the C1, but neither need a sub when driven with appropriate amplification. The C2 is one of my personal favorites from Dynaudio, but to be quite honest, we sell C1's 10/1 over all other Confidence models. I own the C1's and I ... | |
| Tyler Decade D1 or D2 anyone? None yet. I think it was a wise move to revamp as well as go with a new look. I think the previous line had run it's course. "Proprietary" can be misleading. Good move by suggesting that they are, but I would be curious to know the differences in ... | |
| Which ceiling speakers to match Arcam AVR350 ? In that price range I would suggest the new Triad Conextion line. There are a couple of offerings at or near that price range. We are expecting this line to outperform as well as outsell all of our other lines combined this next year. Plus, Triad ... | |
| MBL 101E vs SF Stradivari vs Dynaudio Temptation? As mentioned, all are quite different from one another in presentation and sound. Amplification is key and no wimpy amps are allowed!Everyone knows I'm somewhat biased as a Dynaudio dealer, but the Evidence series to me is the best speaker class o... |