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| Box speakers that sound like Electrostats? Newform Research R645 ribbon hybrids go down to 32Hz with seemless bass integration and oh so effortlessly (they're 91dB efficient). For $2,265 delivered to your door, it's a tough deal to beat. They look like big black goalposts, but sound fabulo... | |
| Box speakers that sound like Electrostats? Tekunda, any info available in English for the Imagine ESL line? I'm interested in learning more, but cannot read German! Their website offers an English option, but it only works for the Headine 6-9 models. Thanks! | |
| Would you cancel 3,250 deal cause 16 short? Rosstaman is probably right. The other possible explanation is that there are more horses asses in this world than there are horses. | |
| SEPT 11? I lost a law school classmate who was working on the 82nd floor of WTC2. She he was a huge James Taylor fan, so I'm planning to privately play Fire and Rain in her honor. I guess we should have gone to see him in concert when we had a chance... an... | |
| Ready to Plunge into Aerials; One more question... Not to stir the pot, but have your heard the Talon line? Everyone's ears are different, but to mine, the Raven X's (best bang for the buck) or Khorus X's (for more $) are a measurable step ahead of their Aerial counterparts. Even the original Khor... | |
| Best Allman Brothers releases? Thanks, guys! I have the Brothers and Sisters gold cd which is quite nice. I'll check out the others mentioned here. If you're a ABB big fan, take a look at this site: www.allmanbrothersband.com | |
| Where does your user name come from? Dekay, maybe you've solved the Swampwalker mystery?!?! First initial for Wayne, last name. I should have used Hopey which is my fiancee's nickname. That way we could be spending more quality time together... | |
| Audio as a hobby Skydiving (semi-retired from this hobby) and scuba diving. I live in the Cayman Islands and the marine life here is amazing! | |
| 5.1 or 7.1 for 14' x 17' room ? It would save $ on speakers and amps to do a 5.1 system. For audio it will make no difference because the current selection of recordings, even SACD, are generally limited to 5.1 as far as I know. I'd suggest that if you decide on a 7.1 system tha... | |
| Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck I'm confident that Nrchy is well aware of the standard diatribe concerning cables. He's familiar with the rules of thumb such as spending 10% on cables, auditioning as much as possible, the effects of synergy, the impact of marketing hype, etc. He... | |
| Listening Levels Lugnut, I'd add fire alarms to your list. In my workplace, we have unannounced fire drills about once every 3 months, and you have to walk right past the blasted thing to get to the back staircase. I'd imagine it's somewhere in the range of 130 dB... | |
| Listening Levels 75-85 dB is generally quite comfortable, but it all depends on the mood, the music, and whether I'm listening critically or simply letting it flow. | |
| Audiogon Hall of Fame? And the nominees are... Well said, Ben (and others). I didn't have a popularity contest in mind and certainly didn't contemplate any sort of complicated formula with a "winner" who receives a cash prize and a charitable donation as suggested by Unsound. My intent was to ... | |
| Does anybody read reviews? The topic of the influx of reviews came up a couple of weeks ago. I suggested at that time that A'gon should place the reviews in a seperate category or, indeed an entirely seperate forum for reviews which could then be broken down by category (mu... | |
| Magnepan..the sun rises and sets on..or does it?? So much depends on your musical interests and what you do to support the Maggies in terms of filling the obvious void in the low bass region and, of course, providing proper amplification which they love. Bryston 4B-ST's do the trick for the 1.6's... |