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| China built tube amps Today's China Fun Fact: China has produced a programmable quantum computer that is 10,000x faster than Google’s Sycamore. Zuchongzhi 2.1, which takes its name from a historical 5th century Chinese mathematician-cum-astronomer and engineer, is a... | |
| How much of High End Audio is Horn Speakers? 3-way floor standing speakers with AMTs that are sufficiently engineered to preclude the need to horn load to achieve usable sensitivity. There are many to choose from. Take your pick. If horns were the answer, then I suppose that Magicos, Rockfo... | |
| How much of High End Audio is Horn Speakers? Speakers speak, horns blow 😊 | |
| Do we really know what "Live" music sounds like? It would be almost unheard of to personally experience 100% non-amplified live music unless one were present at a jazz trio, chamber music quartet rehearsal or a parlour piano recital. Therefore, OMG electronically induced coloration and distortio... | |
| Walmart, 97 cents, for Vibration Control Thanks but my hi-fi system has every possible accessory and/or tweak that I will ever need 🙂 | |
| Architectural Digest finally shows audio gear! Yeah, it is pretty rare in such publications. Aside from ceiling or in-wall speakers, you might occasionally see over priced and over rated Bang and Olufsen ornaments. | |
| How much of High End Audio is Horn Speakers? Horns are not inherently the smoothest sounding solution, by and large. | |
| What makes the biggest difference in sound quality? 1. Room 2. Speakers 3. etc. | |
| Efficient speaker: Zu, Tekton, Volti, Klipsch, Fleetwood? Tannoy Kingdom Royal MkII 4-way bass reflex, 8 ohm, freq. response 24Hz - 61 kHz (-6dB), sensitivity 96 dB for 2.83 volt at 1 metre, 90 deg conical dispersion. $40,000.00 each from Stereoland, Bloomington, MN | |
| speaker choice for new 20x30 audio room Wait for PS Audio's new speaker to come to market. Looks like a serious contender for a large space. "Only" 29K/pair :) The PS Audio aspen FR30 utilizes four 8-inch cast-frame, aluminum cone woofers with 12- ounce magnets. The woofer’s motor stru... | |
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| Not manufactured any more. Elac 5FS509VX best tweeters in the industry. Elac supplies Burmester with ribbon AMTs, I am told. https://www.amazon.com/FS509VX-Floor-Standing-Speaker-Walnut/dp/B01BY01O4K | |
| Do I need a subwoofer? Yes to subwoofer(s). My speakers extend reliably to the mid 30s but the additional weight provided by adding two powered subs with 22Hz bass LF extension is substantial. I recommend that you choose self-powered units with built-in room correction ... | |
| What are you using as a streamer? Constructive feedback please. Bluesound Node 2i, the most that I can afford and the best value for the money, as far as I am aware. | |
| Products you added to your system in 2021 that made most impact to your music enjoyment NAD Master Series M32 integrated amplifier with Bluos expansion module. Purchased at clearance price of 45% discount due to end of product life as it has been recently replaced by the newly released M33. Happiness is. |