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| Single driver vs traditional 3 way loudspeakers I have a pair of Emerald Physics 3.4s; open baffle, 12" carbon fiber woofer with concentric polyester tweeters. so it requires a XO but DAM | |
| purchasing US made speakers If you're lucky enough to find them Emerald Physics (open baffle) either 3.4s (which I have) or 2.8s, which I hope to have soon. The 3.4s are crazy good and super efficient, but in my 20 x 40 x 12ft room some music needs more bass, which the 2.8s ... | |
| Need helpful recommendations for next two purchases Elac has a preamp/dac/streamer which has been highly rated by Enjoy The Music (I think) | |
| Solid states more accurate than tubes? Ralph, did you ever listen to Emerald Physics carbon fiber series with your amps? I imagine it would be glorious | |
| How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present Assuming you're still in this hunt, you can get Emerald Physics in colors. I just got a pair of 3.4s in Audi Blue and soon a pair of 2.8s in Bentley Green | |
| Blew a channel on my Bryston 3B From what Ive read the Apogees are a very difficult load, which could be why your 3B never clicked with themIm sure you can get great help her, but start a new thread Which amp for Apogee Duetta IIs | |
| Speaker Cable Wireworld vs Straightwire It was the cable designer who left Straightwire and started WireWorld.If possible get this 6/7 or 8 series WW which are significant improvements over the earlier models | |
| What are the advantages of electrostatic versus floor speakers w/wo external drivers? I owned Magnepan 3.5Rs with the true ribbon. Might have been happy in a much smaller room, but mine is ~ 20 x 40 x 12. I have 2 SVS powered subs (Plus and Ultra) but could never get them to interface smoothlyI also owned a bunch of box speakers, b... | |
| Who needs a Preamp?? The OP mentioned he has an Oppo, as do I. Mine is a 105. It never floated my boat run direct UNTIL I upgraded the oem crap power supply and bypassed the 110/220 jumper. Lots of LPS choices on eBay under $300.Doing these simple things, plus using t... | |
| DIY interconnect just arrived ~~navships~~, true High Fidelity A bit off topic, but wire connectedI hooked up my Emerald Physics 3.4s, which have outboard power supplies, but the crap jumper wire that was included is, well....I replaced the CJs with Wire World OCC which was designed for internal speaker wirin... | |
| Oppo BDP-105D just for CDs? Check out upgrading the 105 oem power supply. There are excellent PNP modules available from Ebay ~$20- up, also get the upgraded IEC and 110/220 jumper | |
| Anyone else having issues with the Ayon CD-07s transport? I bought a Raysonic 228 maybe 8-10 years ago. Very similar looks, but the 228 is a 2 box affair. After a couple years, it developed transport issues and I sent it to the then USD Quest 4 Sound. This happened at the time that Raysonic was folding u... | |
| Cost is no object is easy, but.... I have owned a lot of transports, dacs, preamps, amps(both tube and SS) and speakers over the decades I own a Oppo 105, which plays all common disc media. I used it for SACD/DVD-A exclusively, using a highly moded Pioneer PD 65 with outboard PS an... | |
| Best 5.1 complete system under $3000 A quality stereo will in the 3K range will blow any 5.1 system away- all day, every dayWhy/How? Because good stereo speakers can project sound that seems to come from lots of places, although not behind you. And no music should UNLESS you want to ... | |
| Getting cd plastic film sheen off of cds All Cds have mold release residue. My method for all cds: I mix a diluted, mild organic soap in a dish > submerge the entire disc for a couple minutes > use my fingers to break up any stubborn residue on the disc, then rinse with distilled ... |