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Speakers for Heavy Metal
I have gone though literally dozens of speakers the past 15 years.Wilson Sophia 1& 2, Piega, Merlin, harbeth, Focus audio, Revel and even Tritons... If you want to do heavy metal you need a big woofer, and a big speaker - I currently have a pa... 
Revel F208 Review by Earl
In fact I got these speakers brand new from a dealer trying to unload his stock - I had them running 24/7 for a whole week (with Rotel CD player and musical fidelity M6i) - just running downstairs at night to take a listen - right out of the box t... 
Revel F208 Review by Earl
"Shoe gaze" come on ...how could you take that seriously ...Anyway been watching this thread because I purchased a pair of the Revel F208's without hearing them myself - but I got them for a great price so I wasn't worried if they didn't work out ... 
speakers for first watt j2
If you can find a pair of used Tonian labs TLD-1, they will work - around 95 db. I use them with a 14 watt SET and they can rock. 
Revel F208 Review by Earl
Or thrice... 
new sophia 2 + MC , little agressive. Break-in?
Oh, I did'nt see that he only had 15 hours on them....Of course you will need at leat 100 hours before you can make any serious comparisonsKeep playing them continuously and go back and listen evey 24 hours or so... 
new sophia 2 + MC , little agressive. Break-in?
You will have to play around with positioningTry not to have them pointed straight at your ears;I had the Sophia 1 and 2. - and while the 2 is better in not being too aggressive. still was an issue for me. Take your time and play around - try movi... 
Zu Omen Defs vs Tekton Pendragons
What are the main differences between the Lore and Pendragons (besides dynamics and loudness capabilities)ThanksMike 
Anything better than 1.7 Maggies
You say that your room is 25' x 10'?Does that mean that the front wall is the 25' wall?I suppose that the 1.6/3.6 could work, but you are a little close. (too near the speakers) My room is 14 x 25' in a finnished basement - and i can only sit 12' ... 
Speakers after GMA Europas
Hey John, how ya been, long time no see...Yes I had the 2 sigs, started on my journey with the Rotel and then had the Cary SLI 80.Your probably right the Cary didn’t have enough oomph...I remember wishing I could get the dynamic sound you had in y... 
Speakers after GMA Europas
I used to own Vandie 2 sig and had 3 sig in my room for two weeks. The Callistos are better as far as resolution, imaging, dynamics and soundstaging. Like shakydeal said almost like a balnket was over the Vandies compared to the Callistos. Everyth...