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| CD transports; do they really matter The answer is YES! If you have opened up a CDP or a DVD-Rom drive and look at how the disc spins, you'll noticed there's a lot of wobbling. This creates a lot of reading errors and need to be corrected. The error correction for the CD is oft... | |
| Kef LS50s - great like me but need to come up for air I've heard the Epos, the Dynaudio, the Harbeth 3/5 and Usher. My vote actually goes to ProAc Response 1 speakers. If floorstand is OK, perhaps an audition of the PMC twenty5.23, not a big floorstander and the sound quality is really nice. ... | |
| Passive vs Active...Again! If the room is small, I'll vote for active speakers. And I can also recommend active ATC, but they are not aesthetically pleasing though. Price around USD8000. My experience in choosing a pair of speakers was really quite interesting. I fou... | |
| Do active speakers interest you? Also, let's talk directivity Active speakers can sound really good.Many yrs ago, I was scouting for a pair of new speakers and tested many brands and models. Finally settled for a Yamaha HS80 (about USD500/pr). At lower volume, it sounded as good as Harbeth LS5 with separate ... | |
| Advice on CD transport I agree with the few who recommended the Audiolab 6000CDT. I have one and love it! Before buying, I’ve listened to Cambridge Audio CXC, Cyrus, CEC and a few other players/CDT (can’t remember the brands) The Audiolab came out top for it’s price. It... | |
| Am I the only one who doesn’t love Harbeth P3esr? I didn’t like the LS3/5 despite all the rave reviews. Auditioned a few different version and none impressed. Thin, tiny and very small soundstage, IMO.The only Harbeth I liked was the HL5, I think it was a Special Edition with better crossover com... |