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| Any monitors clearly better than Pulsars? @gochurchgo I will be using Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, New Order, Depeche Mode, Daft Punk and Shiny Toy Guns in demos at Capital Audiofest with my speakers. The Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff tracks I have sound good but not show demo ... | |
| KR Audio VA350 vs NAT Single GM70 They are. Do you like turning it up to 11? I wouldn’t go as low as 10w but anything north of 15w will give you 97dB of max volume 10’ from the speaker in a normal room. 30w, will deliver 100dB of volume. if you like it really loud, then the NAT is... | |
| KR Audio VA350 vs NAT Single GM70 This is a fascinating compare. I have heard KR amps including the VA350. Well designed and they deliver a huge soundstage. I have never heard the NAT but the GM70 is sort of an ultimate 845. What speakers are you driving? How much power do y... | |
| Any monitors clearly better than Pulsars? @gochurchgo measurements will be done on my speakers in November. Excelsior can’t get it done sooner.I could do frequency response, impedance and SPL myself but I don’t like the idea of publishing my own specs. And I can’t do max power and burs... | |
| Buying Speakers Based on Specs Terrible idea!In terms of overall sound profile Spendor vs Paradigm could not sound more different at a base level. The Paradigms are MUCH more forward.This is not a bad thing but if you were to swap in Spendors for your Paradigms and assume they... | |
| Where subwoofers are manufactured JL is a good value. I know it is weird to say but if you want made in the West, US or Europe, their pricing is excellent. Any sub that is under $1000 is almost assuredly made in the Far East. The COGS on these things are brutal if you can even f... | |
| Tube amp mono block recomendations Have you thought about VTLs? Rock solid and deliver extraordinary detail. Nice amps for the money. You may also find a pair of MC75s from McIntosh in that price range. | |
| Tube amp forethought Biasing is not that difficult. Just requires patience and a multi-meter. Many amps are self biasing which is great. Plug in the tubes and go. There are a lot of different tube types out there. 6550 or KT88 amps are popular because they deliver... | |
| Phonostage Recommendations for my PS Audio + Thiel setup Check out the Ayre P5xe. Nice unit at $2295 and will do well with your fully balanced system. Like all Ayre gear, it is super quiet. You can get one new over at Superphonica. The unit was $2295 years ago. They raised the price to $3250 in lik... | |
| Any monitors clearly better than Pulsars? @gochurchgo thanks for the note. I will let you know when they are ready. It may have to wait till November. I need to reach out to Excelsior to see when they can fit me in. I will be getting the identical measurements that I have on my Night... | |
| Any monitors clearly better than Pulsars? This is interesting. I recently built a speaker that is similar to the Pulsar using the 7" instead of the 5 1/4 " driver and it is a lovely speaker. For $4K a pair, I can't believe how good they sound. I have about 20 hours of time on them and ... | |
| Why bookshelf type speakers are high end I prefer the way stand-mount speaker image and the other factor is that it is very common for the optimal spot in a room for bass reproduction to be different than the optimal spot for midrange and treble reproduction. I produce a series of stand... | |
| Possible new integrated amp for my new Focal Kanta's I was looking at the Kantas. I found them to be a bit forward and found a KT88/6550 wasn’t enough Tube to tame them and found them fatiguing with traditional sounding SS gear. I listened to them at a couple retailers with different gear. I foun... | |
| Metal cabinet speakers 9”w x 15”h x 12”d with one internal brace. I taper mine from the 9” from to a 6” back. There is virtually no waste but this is a pretty typical cabinet size with an internal volume of ~.45 cu ft. Though it varies slightly depending on the size ... | |
| Metal cabinet speakers Johnk1Given that I compete with Magico and offer a $7000 pair of carbon fiber stand-mount speakers, I have minimal interest in defending them but will say that there is a big difference between a 1/16" press forged cabinet vs one made from 3/8" ex... |