whitecap
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| Any Recommendations on Custom Speaker Stands? Thanks for the responses. Any other suggestions greatly appreciated. Apparently there are not too many outfits that do this work. | |
| Pass Labs Amp X350.5 or X350.8 anyone compare? Ozzy, I too look forward to your impressions of the new amp. | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Phil Lesh and Friends: 5/31, Central Park Summer StageLiving Colour: 6/1, City Winery (NYC)Soundgarden: 6/2, Webster Hall (NYC)Upcoming: Alison Krauss /Willie Nelson: 6/10, Radio CityPrimus: 6/28, Stone Pony (Asbury Park, NJ) | |
| What to use in polishing high quality wood speaker See what Dynaudio recommends. Chayro is right, you are probably working on the poly finish, not the wood. Be careful, good intentions on this can lead to unfortunate results. | |
| Budget $3000-3500 new or used Here's a random thought. Although a just a bit above your budget, there is a pair of Linn Akurate 242 for sale here on A'Gon right now (no, I am not the seller). HUGE value even at the asking price of $4,500. I had the Akurate 212 (the monitor) fo... | |
| What's a good alternative to Pass Labs? IMHO, the issue is not the X250.5. Rather, the Pass amp is revealing issues elsewhere in the chain, most likely upstream: source/pre-amp/dac. | |
| ARC Ref CD-8 compared to CD-6 and/or Ref CD-9 I too moved from the CD-7 to CD-8, and my experience matches closely Bifwynne's well said observations about the differences between the two. Both are great CDPs, but that extra bit of top end air that Jakegt3 seeks is there in the CD-8. | |
| Anti-Cables speaker cable impressions: I had a similar issue as the OP with Anti Cables L3 with our KEF Reference 201/2. For us (for now) the fix has been to combine Anti Cables L3 with Canare 4S11. It is a bit unorthodox, but I can report that this combo sounds really, really good acr... | |
| What JL Subs to pair with Harbeth SHL-5 Speakers? Valinar makes a good point that in a your relatively large room, perhaps the 40.1 is the better choice. But if you stick with SLH-5, a pair of JL F113 should be plenty -- provided you split the signal and relieve the SLH-5 of the bass work. If you... | |
| Who did hear the new Pass Labs .8 series amps? Thanks, Cal, interesting. Our listening space too is L-shaped into dining area/kitchen and has bass challenges. But we are using a sub below 125 Hz, so our X250.5 does not do any low bass work, and it sounds sweet yet very natural and transparent ... | |
| Who did hear the new Pass Labs .8 series amps? Cal: I would be interested in a bit more detailed description of your experiences concluding that the XA30.5, and now XA60.8, "do everything better" (save for bass) than your former X250.5. Peterayer: Really interesting and informative post. Nice ... | |
| Mini-monitors $5,000 - $10,000 Serious eye candy with high WAF that sounds great: KEF Reference 201/2. You will want a sub also -- but heck, I say you need a sub with all of the monitors mentioned above (and yes, I also own the Pulsar and auditioned the C1 extensively). | |
| Who did hear the new Pass Labs .8 series amps? Skootb: I too would be interested in your observations about the differences from your former x250.5. Please expound. | |
| Focal diablo Utopias in large room? Break off the relationship, get the ring back, cash it in, then use the cash for a nifty upgrade. But seriously, move the speakers every time you want to use your system? That's crazy. The lady needs to get with program. | |
| Is it speakers or my rock/metal music? Plus help ? Your post raises many issues that depend on many variables and unknowns, and I suggest that you spend some time researching more specific topies here on A'Gon and elsewhere. I offer ony a few general observations. Your heavy metal music preference... |