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| Box speakers that sound like Electrostats? Joe...also...in comparison...the spendors 3/5s sound "small" compared to my Quad 12Ls...but then again...the quad is over 4x the size...and in terms of "speed"...the Quads are not surprisingly "static like"...they really outperformed the small SPe... | |
| New Speakers 1k I also auditioned the SF Concertino...but they really need a sub...which is what I wanted to avoid...so for more full range sound...I opted for the Quad 12Ls....but I like clean deep bass... | |
| How much to spend to beat $1200 10yr old speakers? All things being equal...a ten yr old $1200 speaker should at least equal a newer $600 one...but I wouldnt get too caught up in price ...there are simply not that many good speakers in either price range...and both the $600 Paradigm Studio 20 and ... | |
| How much to spend to beat $1200 10yr old speakers? For those on the west coast...I believe Gene Rubin carries the new Quad line...also...the Maggie qr12s...the ones just below the 1.6s...are a great speaker...and roughly 1200 usd...if you have the room...a must audition.... | |
| Box speakers that sound like Electrostats? Joe...the comparisons are pretty dramatic...since both companies collaborated on the original 10L...which SPendor made for QUad...I was looking at a pair of 3/5s until I heard the Quads...the new Quads are less colored and more revealing that the ... | |
| New Speakers 1k I was in a similiar predictament...and after auditioning Vandies,Maggies,Spendors,Sonus Fabers,etc...settled on the new Quad 12L monitor...which is a larger standmount...for its transparency,detail,3-d imaging, and legendary Quad transparency....a... | |
| How much to spend to beat $1200 10yr old speakers? If you go Quad...go with the 12Ls...they have a much fuller presentation...and just to let u know...I would hesitate to call them bright... they are very revealing in nature...and sound nothing like rolled of SPendors or other "old-school" brit mo... | |
| I am trying to learn about Krix speakers for HI-Fi CHeck out their website...I know they are Aussie made...and have very few US dealers.... | |
| Overrated & Underrated The Strokes and Galaxy 500 | |
| Bought Wilco and Cowboy Junkies this weekend.... Despite the media portraying Yankee Foxtrot as an "experimental" album...it really is classic Wilco...and predictable in its unpredictability concerning experimental noodlings...I like it...and I hate almost everything... | |
| Help: Searching for Vandersteen-like speakers... Even with speakers that supposedly do 35hz...it is recommended to crossover the sub at an octave higher...in this case 75 hz...because BOTH would be -3db down at 35hz...A note on Vandersteens:although I do like their sound, they are not designed t... | |
| Box speakers that sound like Electrostats? The new Quad L series...I have the 12Ls...and their speed,transparency,and detail do rival their ELSs cousins...and with full range dynamic driver bass... | |
| Help: Searching for Vandersteen-like speakers... Precisely...all the benefits of tube "warmth" in the highs with tight,clean,bass from the SS power...am I the man or what? Jolida makes some decent hybrids...check out their website....if you want to go that route... | |
| Help: Searching for Vandersteen-like speakers... Maybe a tube pre, tight solid state bass power,coupled with Vandy boxless sound...I wouldnt get too wound up on SETs...there is only one Vandersteen...and a plethora of ways to incorporate tube sound... | |
| are there 2-ways that go down flat to around 40? Quad 12Ls do 45hz clean...probably closer to 40hz in a small room since this is Quads legendary conservative ratings....the best bass reflex design there is.... |