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| what speakers to buy Dragonbtx, are you near Springfield IL? (You said three hours from Indy or Chicago. I live in Indy.) We have 3 dealers here, but a wider variety of what you want to audition can be found in the Windy City - a road trip is an excellent idea. You c... | |
| Do I have to spend $4000 plus to get a better sounding speaker than GET model 7 ? Yes, you can get better - including in the GET line: the Triton 3+ for $2500 or the Triton 2+ for $3500. Assuming your front end and amplification are up to it, either of these GET speakers will give you everything you like about your present one... | |
| Anyone Had Extended Listening Experience With MBL? Question for Inna: classical German orchestras have a rich, dark sound. Are German electronics typically bright and analytical? My main experience with Deutcshe gear has been he Lector CD players - and they're not bright. I will say the MBL integr... | |
| Most Beautiful Receiver / Integrated - Ever was... ? I think current minimalist integrated amps are pretty sexy.I love the look of the Pass Labs INT-250 and INT-60 integrateds:https://www.passlabs.com/gallery/12#lg=1&slide=5https://www.passlabs.com/gallery/12#lg=1&slide=3https://www.passlabs... | |
| The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Thank you, ghosthouse, from a fellow Genesis fan and digital heretic. | |
| Floor Stander with Small Footprint 7K - 15K GoldenEar Reference or Ones. Audio Physic Avanti IIIsPSB T3sWilson BeneschI like my Led Zep and my Wagner with "impact". Yes, I do. | |
| Receiver help I would also recommend one of the Marantz receivers and one of their CD players - look great, smooth and musical. | |
| My rankings of some classical violin music in high resolution I don't know what hi-rez recordings are available from Gil Shaham but he is one of my favorite current violinists. For the greatest of all time I think that honor would go to Heifetz for musicality, if not for sound quality.I heard Henryk Szeryng ... | |
| Let's discuss radio programs Little Stevie's Underground Garage is my favorite.You can hear Hearts of Space for free weekly on many NPR stations. | |
| Is high end audio to snooty for its own good? Once upon a time, I got very tired of hearing smooth jazz and Diana Krall at what seemed like every gear audition and audio club meeting on earth. However, I don't begrudge any fan of that music their enjoyment of those recordings and I don't expe... | |
| Requesting Advice on Speaker Upgrade Just a second for the GoldenEar Technology line. In addition to the Aons, check out the floor standers such as the Triton 7 or Triton 5 - should be well within your budget used or demo. They're very easy to drive but sound like much more expensive... | |
| Speakers for Devialet One of the best systems I ever heard was a set-up consisting AP Avanti IIIs, Herron tube preamp, Herron SS mono amps and top of the line Wadia digital front end (about 11 years ago). Never forgot it.My thoughts:1. Room/speaker positioning2. Front ... | |
| What is your speaker ownership history since 1995? MAIN:Magneplanar 1.2Magnaplanar 1.5Alon IV Mk II Alon CirceAnd coming soon...GET Triton 2+DENSpica TC 50Nola Mini | |
| Intigrated Amp Dilemma I would recommend a Hegel H360 but I'm not sure how many single ended line inputs it has. | |
| What are some of the downsides of owning a Magneplanar .7 or 1.7i ? Classical music is my thing (choral singer and organist, spouse was principal bassoonist with symphony orchestra). I went from Maggies to Alons to Nolas...to GoldenEar Tritons. Hubby and I recently auditioned Maggies (.7, 1.7 and 3.7). We preferr... |