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| hardwood floor and speaker I purchased Sonus Faber stones for use under my speakers ... a large, thick and heavy faux stone block. speakers rest atop the stones on their spikes and it works GREATthe stones are $$$ at $500/pr but do occassionally show up used | |
| what has a Thiel soundstage, but more sensitivity? maybe some of the Meadowlark speakers?? they have been out of business for several years and their speakers are available at great prices used. they are time co-herent designs ala Thiel but easier to drive. | |
| What is more important source or preamp? a great source with a mediocre pre will often sound no better than an average source with the same preamp. you will be scratching your head as to why you spent so much on the source (cd player, tt or other) | |
| Integrated amp with digital to analog converter? Tact s2150 used would be in your price range | |
| Recommendation for Wall Mounted Speaker Krell Resolution 4, Dynaudio also had a model made for wall mounting ... I thought Gallo also had a Ref Series speaker that could be wall mounted if you are interested in the Krell model shoot me an email | |
| Any integrated amps with dac and 2 spkr outputs? Accuphase makes them but they are pricey ... if you buy used make sure it is a North American unit (assuming you are in NA) | |
| Ribbon tweeters...out of favor these days? second the Raven tweeter (in my case the R1) ... fantastic in the Alon Exotica. GOOD ribbon tweeters are $$$, equal or exceeding the cost to the best dome tweeters. this is another reason you do not see them in many speakers | |
| How to fill speaker stands I have made my own "funnel" from card stock paper ... shape it, tape it and viola! | |
| My passive preamp project – DIY vs Deep pocket passive linestages can be GREAT ... I went from a tube pre to a Reference Line Passive years ago and was AMAZED at the difference in sound quality. TVC vs Autoformer vs "normal" passive will always be a debateBent Audio has remote kits for some st... | |
| Monitors For Near Field Low Volume Listening Sequerra NFM-Pro or the Met 7 series are very nice at low volumes and nearfieldThe new Tekton open baffle speaker using 2 Fostex 166's look VERY interesting as well (one open baffle front firing driver and one upward firing driver) GREAT review on... | |
| Help designing mac mini music server a Mac Mini connected via Van Den Hul Opticoupler mini optical to Toslink to a Tact M or S2150 is about as simple as you can get and sounds great | |
| Making the best of mediocre speakers there are models from Thiel, Dynaudio, Krell, Etc | |
| Best Amp with Magnepan 3.6's friend of mine operated 3.6's with a Classe CA-400 with excellent results. Used a Melos SHA Gold preamp and Theta front end | |
| Two tube amps for your consideration please take a look at Glow Audio offerings as well though I think they are slightly higher in priceJeff | |
| Speakers for a 12 x 13 room I have had good luck with transmission line speakers in small rooms ... JM Labs Daline 6 and Konus Audio Essence are the two specific speakers |