twoleftears
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| Down to 2 speakers & I can't decide, ProAc D48R vs Spendor D9 @seadog77 Do you have access to the Twenty series? I haven't heard the Twenty5's, but reviews suggest that PMC moved them closer to the Fact series, which is definitely more "neutral". My Twenty.24's are about "just right" on treble, forgiving ... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I think the cure might be to leave Audiogon for a while. The more I'm on here, the more I'm thinking about the sonic presentation. Sitting here right now with Sterndale Bennett Piano Concerto #1 (Lyrita), telling myself to focus on the music (ha... | |
| Down to 2 speakers & I can't decide, ProAc D48R vs Spendor D9 Those two models are designed to compete directly with each other, from companies that compete with each other. Think Honda Accord vs. Toyota Camry. D9/D48, D7/D30. Likewise, Spendor's Classic line is in a similar competitive pairing with Harbe... | |
| Bass audition for your system.... @n80 Pictures at an Exhibition was originally composed for piano. It was subsequently orchestrated for full orchestra. The link is to an organ adaptation--I presume based mainly on the piano original. There are notes there that will make your b... | |
| Bass audition for your system.... Years ago, the go-to CD was this organ recording.https://www.amazon.com/Mussorgsky-Pictures-Exhibition-Stravinsky-Petrouchka/dp/B000001Q80 Try it! It'll give your woofers a workout. | |
| Does anyone care to ask an amplifier designer a technical question? My door is open. @testpilot Take a look at the Isotek Synchro EVO3. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados If you're in the mood for a really stirring, Liszt-ian piano concerto, try Henselt on Hyperion. Hamelin is also one of my favorite pianists. | |
| Speakers with the most detailed midrange? (non-ESL/planar) @goofyfoot Yes. The Radial midrange is truly excellent. | |
| Am I missing something here? One man's neutrality is another man's thinness. | |
| Am I missing something here? Right now many speaker designers are on a trend toward what is typically called "neutrality" and "accuracy". I think that's simply what you are hearing--or not hearing. These goals spill over into the design of other equipment too. Tube preamps... | |
| Speakers for a small room There's another ongoing thread right now on a very similar topic. Here:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/big-speakers-in-small-room-at-moderate-volume-levels/post?highlight=gik&postid=1669544#1669544 | |
| Hegel Mohican vs. Bryston BCD-3 @jafant https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/new-or-old-cd-player/post?highlight=opera%2Bconsonance%2Bhegel&postid=1542969#1542969 After it was revealed that the Mohican was based so closely on the much older Opera model, it made my choice e... | |
| PMC Speakers It all depends on your mix of priorities. Imaging and soundstaging are important to me. I also happen to like speakers that are a little more laid back, in the sense that the soundstage starts at or behind the plane of the drivers and extends ba... | |
| Difference between ESS Sabre Burr Brown Wolfson DACs #4: AKM Asahi Kasei Microsystems. | |
| Why Power Cables Affect Sound I tried some version of the AC9 a while ago, and the darned thing was so heavy that it almost pulled itself out of the socket on the back of the unit. Returned. |