contuzzi
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| Why so many used focals? Magico A3. The speaker for someone who wants a Magico but can’t afford it. They are selling a lot based on that. Not that they’re bad, just that they’re getting lucky people have that expectation bias going into a listening session with them.T... | |
| Paradigm Persona series The 7F shares almost no resemblance to the 1028be. Not sure where you get that. Also, there is no enhanced bass in the 7F. They have perhaps the tightest bass I have ever heard. So to a lot of people that would likely be heard as “lean” in the ... | |
| Paradigm Persona series I have heard them with the following....Aavik U-300 integrated (sounded great, but overpriced)Yamaha RN-803 did okay, and its an awesome piece, but perhaps the only setup I thought that was lacking.Anthem STR integrated (best value dollar for doll... | |
| Speaker Recommendation: 20K range Internet direct does not mean you get the entire middle man markup taken off. It means the manufacturer just takes it all.I have liked the emerald speakers I’ve heard though.At 20k I’d be looking at the Persona 7F with the trade in promo going on... | |
| Paradigm Persona series I highly recommend the STR preamp for the 3F. Tremendous value. Absolutely would recommend over the three you listed. | |
| The Absolute Sound - ELAC Navis Review That’s actually hilariously low, and that doesn’t have anything to do with what I said.A magazine that is $14.95 a YEAR having 27k subscribers is not anything worth mentioning. It’s a book full of advertisements and halfway trustable reviews. Do... | |
| The Absolute Sound - ELAC Navis Review It will of course be a glowing review because they want to stay friends with Andrew Jones. Who cafes about a magazine review anyway. Shouldn’t you be more interested in hearing them?Find a local dealer or order them from an online source that l... | |
| Sources for Focal 1038Be II Yes it is absolutely correct. The II is a less bright sounding speaker, but still a slightly bright speaker over all unless set up perfectly and skillfully in the room, which 98% of “audiophiles” can’t do properly. | |
| Sources for Focal 1038Be II Dead wrong. The Be II has a larger tweeter by .25" for one... | |
| Speakers with the most detailed midrange? (non-ESL/planar) Came here to post Paradigm Persona. Best midrange I've ever heard. Unfortunately 90% of people here have heard them in an apparently awful setup. They are very hard to position properly in the room, which I think is most of the problem. NOT ca... | |
| Vienna Acoustics 'The Music' Yeah yeah... And Revel F208’s compete with 20k speakers, ELAC debut competes with thousand dollar speakers, Tekton DI competes with seventeen million dollar speakers, etc. If you actually paid any attention to what I was saying, you would understa... | |
| Vienna Acoustics 'The Music' Owned them. Loved them, but I think there is a reason they were a complete flop. They were over priced. I have liked almost every Vienna acoustic speaker I’ve heard, and I’ve owned a few. The problem with them is that they seem like a company that... | |
| Paradigm Persona series @ricMaybe he doesn’t try to get you to sell your speakers because he realizes that’s really hard to do, and a daunting task in general. I’m sure he sells you stuff that’s high margin and/or easy to ship for little to no cost (cables!). How conveni... | |
| Borresen Acoustics Speakers - Have you heard them & what did you think? Maybe. :) | |
| Paradigm Persona series Yeah, it seems like at times, companies just charge what they’d like to get for products with no relation to their cost.I think it’s a mistake all brands seem to make. Pricing things based on a nonsensical assumption that people will buy either wa... |