steve59
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| Bi-amping with integrated I've used a power amp to drive the bass, or bottom binding posts while using the int to drive the top and many times it's worked with excellent results, but a few years ago I used a power amp with identical power ratings at 8 and 4 ohms as the int... | |
| Why the facination with integrated amps? I'll bite. I bought a hegel int and owned a couple int's before that. I had a Krell int that had class a pre and the power side baked so I used as a pre amp for several years while going thru a parade of power amps. Every Int i've had offers main ... | |
| Best Rocking Speakers 15K and Under I bought a pair of KEF R105/3 back in the day and it took about 10 years of throwing different gear at them to get them to sound as good as they did in the showroom! I will never fall for that 'they need time to break in' line ever again. Congrats... | |
| Amps for KEF Blade 2 I have the h360 and used it to drive a pair of salon 2's which it did nicely, but not dynamically and that's a deal breaker for me. When I suggested bi-amping horizontally the crowd' overall said it wouldn't make a difference? My h360 isn't going ... | |
| Vienna Acoustics 'The Music' itsjustme, Thanks for your post. I have the Beethovens mk2 and the Strauss, the strauss use the same drivers as the mahlers with a single 11" eaton woofer I think. Is your Mahler the 1.5? I was surprised when comparing the beethoven to the strauss... | |
| Vienna Acoustics 'The Music' WOW, Thanks for the replies! I went thru a situation when auditioning amps I found a hegel h360 that the dealer wouldn't budge on. I went in and showed them an online price for a 6 month old unit for $2500 below list and I told them I couldn't jus... | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? If you have lots of quality watts the Revel Salon2 are amazing, in the same space with only 250 quality watts,Usher BE-20 DMD | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? The revel salon2 was the best sounding system I heard til I bought them and brought them home. now I disagree with the OP and while speakers are important all the pieces of the puzzle have to fit in a hi rez system for it to be musical. | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? Congrats on your find. We both know the key to being happy with ones current system is by staying out of the shops, I would add shows but the sound at shows is usually pretty average.I scooped a pair of Usher BE-20 DMD's on new years day that are ... | |
| Speakers with the most detailed midrange? (non-ESL/planar) Bose 901 vI 18 31/2" drivers per pair add a couple subs and supertweeters and call it a day. lol | |
| Amp for Usher BE-20 ? big bump: Hegel h360 drives the big ushers loudly and smoothly. My room is 17x27x7' but you can tel when a speaker has enough power or when it's not giving it up and these speakers sound like they're holding nothing back. I've tried some 'hi end' ... | |
| Speaker Suggestions How big is the room? I have a beautiful pair of Vienna Acoustics Strauss in Rosewood that sound as good as they look, but have 11" side mounted woofers and can put too much bass in a small to medium room. USAM. Used Focal 936 more modern, less tra... | |
| Have you ever wondered why speaker manufactures do not consign speakers to dealers? Good topic. Congrats on the Kanta’s! I’m interested in the 3’s but, can’t justify the margin so will probably be waiting awhile for a used pair to come up. The thought of somebody waiting days, weeks, months? for a fat fish to get caught on his ho... | |
| What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker? this thread started in 2014! | |
| Is Usher still around Bump, I lucked onto a pair of Usher BE-20 DMD dancers this new year. I’ve spent the last 3-4 years assembling my system and these are the 6th pair of speakers I’ve bought! the good news is that I’m done. The review I did find online does an accura... |