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| Thoughts wanted for new speaker design A sealed box that rolls off at 80hz is easy interesting. I need to think about what to do with the crossovers tue drivers I am using can comfortably deliver that. It certainly would maximize flexibility in terms of placement. Something to consi... | |
| Thoughts wanted for new speaker design They are not custom. They are from Eton which are used less frequently here in the US than in Europe. They are spectacular drivers and they actually sound better than they look, and I think they look pretty fabulous. | |
| Help selecting a new preamp For for SS, for the money the Musical Fidelity M6 Pre is back and at $2K is a stupidly good value with a strong phono stage. The Art Audio Conductor Simply 2 is $5500 and brilliant. It has switchable gain and can be customized to your needs. It us... | |
| Harbeth vs. Focal - Apples and Oranges... So, I almost always hear Focal gear demo’d With Naim equipment. Focal and Naim are like peanut butter and jelly. Together they are awesome and should be since they are owned by same company. That at being said, Naim gear is shockingly warm for ... | |
| Rectifier tubes? Have you considered the Emission Labs 5U4G Mesh? They make a great tube. They aren't inexpensive but are spectacular. Even compared to Sophia. Sophia's 274B are $160 to $175 each where the EML 5U4G or 274B are $320 Each. I just set up my EML ... | |
| beryllium vs diamond how do you define a "simple crossover"? I ask this as I have learned the term "simple" means different things to different people. For instance, I have spoken extensively about how to optimize sound utilizing Eton drivers with the folks at Eton ... | |
| Best amp for Wilson sasha DAW I don’t own them but have heard them paired with VTL amps both at a show and at a dealer. That is not an accidental pairing. Don’t know the exact model but it was pretty great. I am not a fan of VTL preamps.Different model but have heard the Al... | |
| Magico S5 Speaker - owners - heard them! Magico pairs really well with VTL and VAC gear. A pal of mine as the S5 MKii’s paired with an Odyssey amp. When i I get them back from a review, I plan to take a pair of 845 Push Pull monos over to his place to see how they pair. I am optimisti... | |
| beryllium vs diamond @tomcy6 - thank you for the civil response. Something that seems to be lacking these days. If I get a chance to do some relaxed listening I will and I am looking forward to a day when I can spend some time with the M series from Magico. What is... | |
| Which new amp to get? For the money, the Musical Fidelity M8s are pretty awesome. The M8 500 is a great stereo amp and the M8 700s are really nice mono-blocks. $5000 for the M8-500 and $9000 for a pair of the M8-700s. Smooth and detailed while being decidedly neutral... | |
| beryllium vs diamond @tomcy6 I have heard seven implementations of beryllium tweeters from four companies that are in VERY expensive speakers. I tried three different tweeters myself from different manufacturers. Unless paired with warm gear, I don’t like them. Nor... | |
| beryllium vs diamond I recently tested a LOT of tweeters to decide what I wanted to include in my speakers. Beryllium is bright and metallic. Some brands do a better job of taming it than others but at a root level, I just couldn't love any of the ones I have heard.... | |
| Life after Rotel RX 1052 There are tons of good choices. Couple things - the speakers you have are not the easiest to drive well. They have a minimum impedance of 3.45 ohms which means you do want an amp that is comfortably at 4 ohms. The 87.7dB SPL is efficient enough.E... | |
| What dealer/distributor has influenced you most? I won't mention the retailers or the salespeople but two in particular influenced me by the awful experiences I had. These stories made me despise audio retailers and ultimately start my own speaker company.The first guy reminded me of comic-book... | |
| Recommendation for detailed/analytical bookshelf speaker? This is fascinating. Your POV of buying a low end speaker and seeing if you like it may or may not work. I have found several manufacturers, when they switch to higher end tweeters, the sound profile changes completely. Additionally, I think yo... |