stewart0722
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| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) Magnepan 20.7 for large roomMagnepan 3.7i for medium roomYou can try to do better from the standpoint of overall realism, but you'll fail.... | |
| What headphone amp to use with Sennheiser HD800? I have had Burson Soloist w/ the warmer of the 2 dacs offered.I found it a bit bright w/ LCD-XUsed the McIntosh MHA100, and it was great, but more expensivethan I felt was a great value, so I sold it and broke even.I now use the Bryston BHA1 with ... | |
| Please help me chose a tube preamp You can do better than Aesthetix. My limited experience was a friend who had three Aesthetix preamps over about a year. He had strange issues with each and every one of them.......channels dropping out, eating tubes quickly, noise, leds going ou... | |
| Sanders 10e LOL"Quite satisfactory for casual listening or even for home theater use!!!!"You just made my point | |
| Sanders 10e pokey,Again, the manufacturer says they have a tiny sweet spot and that it is intentional, to minimize room interaction......Also, if they do not have a tiny sweet spot then perhaps you could explain to me why Sanders is the only exhibitor at any ... | |
| Sanders 10e Your assessment differs even from Roger Sander' characterization of the speakers....Taking the side wall reflections out of the equation equals TINY SWEET SPOT....PERIOD..If you are hearing wonderful in a 2 foot window, then you would frankly find... | |
| Sanders 10e The Sanders speakers are not head in a vice, they are head in a quarter inch scale vice......if you so much as shoo a fly away from your face, you're completely out of the sweet spot and the stage collapses and the sound turns to a shadow of it's ... | |
| Best tube preamp ever I've heard most of the top tube pres. I have had the Convergent Audio Techologies SL1 Renaissance w/ Phono for about 4 years.It won't be leaving for a very long time.......probably when I do | |
| Bryston or Pass Labs I've owned the Pass Labs X350.5 and Bryston 7BSST2's and now Bryston 28BSST2's.I prefer Bryston overall | |
| Vandersteens, PSB or something else? I actually have heard most Vandersteens to date........The 5s and 7s have always left me flat in show conditions but the Quatros and Treos have always sounded consistently wonderful..... | |
| Vandersteens, PSB or something else? Have you actually heard Vandy subs with Magnepans? Where? Ive heard them along with JLs and RythmikIf you want more bass from a rbbon you get a bigger ribbonAs to euphonic coloration, I honestly have no idea what you are talking about... | |
| Vandersteens, PSB or something else? I owned three pairs of 2s, then went to Revel Studio 2s, then went to Magnepan 3.7s. For the size space that you have, I don't think 3.7s would suffice, but 20.7s would..... I would not pair Magnepans with subs....Vandersteen represents good val... | |
| Magnepan 3.7 - 3.7i owners need help please I've heard 3.6s but not owned them, they always sounded veiled to me......I have owned 3.7s for 3 1/2 years......I will say they need at least half a thousand hours to truly loosen up, and background music won't cut it.....In my experience, 4' off... | |
| What direction is VPI headed? I think VPI has made a definite turn to a model for volume......versusthe bespoke style company they were before.....Gone are the Classics, the HR-X, even the Classic Direct.In their place are Avengers in various iterations, which is fine, but it'... | |
| Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening Out of the the turntables considered, the VPI will be impossible to top. The cartridge Id partner a prime with would be an Ortofon 2m black which would be very friendly with the MM inputs on many integrateds. Soundsmith has great moving iron car... |