willemj
Responses from willemj
| 2017 vs. 1990s - How far we have come I completely agree with the first post. Budget gear is so much better than it was in the 1970's when I first started. The principal reason is manufacturing technology. By the late 1970's or early 1980's good amplifiers were as good as it can be, i... | |
| Subwoofer recommendation I am very pleased with the DSpeaker Antimode 8033 equalization. I would never again use a sub without this or something similar. It is far more important than the choice of the sub itself.Your room is small, so you do not want a sub that goes very... | |
| Harbeth P3's or CS7 easier drive But all speakers like power, so I use a 2x100 watt Quad 405-2 to drive my P3ESR, and I just bought a 2x250 watt Yamaha P2500s for my son to drive the M30.1s that he is planning to buy. | |
| Harbeth P3's or CS7 easier drive If you want the clarity of the P3ESR and the efficiency and bass of the C7, I think the M30.1 is what you need. | |
| Rogers LS3/5a question For information, see http://www.ls35a.com/The early 15 Ohm models are more popular with collectors and fetch higher prices, even if the later 11 Ohm version is the better speaker. At the time I thought it was the best small speaker on the market, ... | |
| Speakers & Electronics - Matching Components - Your Evolution I bought a Quad 33/303 combo in 1971 and I still have it (it has been refurbished twice in th emeantime). The Q303 is now in semi retirement (i.e. on loan to my son to drive my old desktop LS3/5a speakers) as I replaced it with a refurbished Quad ... | |
| What is your speaker ownership history since 1995? Main system:early 1970's: a home built Philips speaker1976: Quad esl 572009: Quad 28052012: B&W PV1d to supplement the Q2805s, tamed by a DSpeaker Antimode 8033 (crucial)Secundary system in my study:1991: Rogers LS3/5a2015: Harbeth P3ESRbedroo... | |
| Need Small Bookshelf Speakers With a Big Sound For me too it would be the Harbeth P3ESR. If more low frequency extension were required I would add two small subwoofers, tucked away somewhere and kept in check by a DSpeaker Antimode 8033 room eq. My P3ESRs are on my desktop, but I did try them ... | |
| The Most Realistic Speaker Technology? I think many recording engineers will agree that the Quad electrostatics are about as clean and neutral as it gets. I have owned Quad stats for over fourty years now, and have still not heard anything that vanishes more effectively. Apart from siz... | |
| what speaker cable do you use on the Evolution Acoustics MM3 speakers or Harbeth speakers. Harbeth's owner and designer Alan Shaw says that you do not need anything special. Any cable of sufficient thickness for the length will be fine. He occasionally uses ordinary electricity flex for demos. I think he is right, although it helps if t... | |
| Amp for Harbeth p3esr I use the P3ESR with a refurbished Quad 405-2 and that is fine (the sound is gloriously neutral and insightful, to be precise), but so would be your Sony. Harbeth speakers are designed to sound their best with any properly designed amplifier, and ... | |
| Quad 2905 versus Quad 2805 plus subwoofer I bought an Antimode 8033 cinema and it works a treat. Room modes have virtually disappeared. The sub now sounds as tight and fast as the main speakers. Bass extension also seems even lower. Even with boomy recordings the sound is much improved. T... | |
| Quad 2905 versus Quad 2805 plus subwoofer My experience with the sub has persuaded my that subs do indeed have undesirable issues with room acoustics. I can make those tolerable by turning down the sub as I did, but that almost defeats the purpose of the exercise. So I am now considering ... | |
| Quad 2905 versus Quad 2805 plus subwoofer Yes I live in the Netherlands. In the meantime i have lowered the crossover further to 33 Hz and increased volume to 83db sensitivity. This makes the sub disappear just a tiny bit more. As I said, integration with the Quads is now fine. Integratio... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE I have had Quad esl 57's from my student days (1976). I loved them even with their shortcomings. Three years ago I decided that they were unlikely to last me the rest of my life, so I upgraded to the 2805 (I cannot accommodate the 2905): same thin... |