rcprince
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| Sophia 1 or WP-6's I also like the Sophia better of the two, it seems better integrated sonically to me and less bright and fatiguing and is much more tolerant of the electronics it is being fed than the WP. Not sure what you're looking for in a speaker or the what ... | |
| Small monitor- made in the states I heard the Vandersteen VLR in John's (Audioconnection's) showroom with a pair of Vandersteen subs. Assuming they will work next to a wall (and John seems to think so from his post) I would highly recommend them. The combination of these speakers ... | |
| Phono preamp evolution Benjamin record player w/ integral phono stageMarantz SR 1000 receiver's phono stageNAD 7140 receiver's phono stageAcoustat TNP (internal phono stage)ARC SP11 Mk II (internal phono stage)Vendetta SCP2-B (should never have sold)Jadis JP80 MC (inter... | |
| The most hilarious ad ever on Audiogon? This is the link to some of the rather, uh, unique products that Higher Fi used to advertize:http://www.higherfi.com/audio_unique/1 | |
| The most hilarious ad ever on Audiogon? I did read the entire Diakom ad. I needed someone to put me in my place, as I deserve to be punished. Gotta hand it to them, they know how to sell a product, whatever it is....The guys from Minnesota, Higher Fi (?), used to run a series of very fu... | |
| Alon Speakers Alons do sound very good with tubed gear from VTL; I also heard them with Aragon amps (back in the day, they were known as the poor man's Krell) and felt the sound to be very good as well. The IVs have that big woofer that might need a little more... | |
| FM frequencies cut out by CD player On your second question, that is not an unusual occurrence. Cross talk between inputs is common, even among some pricier components (I used to hear it on my Jadis JPL line stage). Way to fix that, of course, is to turn off the component that you'r... | |
| Walker listening experience wanted I think you'll find the trip worthwhile, Joe's system is well set up and sounds VERY good! | |
| Vandersteen Model 7: has anyone heard? Not a vice grip, but they definitely did sound better in the sweet spot than off axis, as far as imaging goes. Noticed the same thing with the Quattros as well. | |
| Vandersteen Model 7: has anyone heard? One other thing I forgot to mention, while they were superbly musical speakers, the Model 7, perhaps more than any speaker system I've heard in a while, really made starkly apparent the difference between a top flight analog source and a merely ve... | |
| The great Soupy Sales died I think I'll spin "Pachalafakah" (however it's spelled) in his honor, if I can ever find it. | |
| Vandersteen Model 7: has anyone heard? I too was at Audio Connection for the Vandersteen demo a few weeks back, and they indeed are among the finest speakers I have had the pleasure of hearing. And Richard Vandersteen is an absolute pleasure to speak with as well. If I ever get enough ... | |
| Allnic Verito Z:Owners and those familiar I'm afraid that I can't give you any comparisons to other cartridges in the same system (my system is much darker in tonal tilt than Slipknot's, with a bit more deep bass extension), but I did get to hear the Allnic cartridge in Joe (Slipknot)'s s... | |
| Avalon Ascendant or Vandersteen Quatros? While I am an Avalon fan, and have no doubt that they are a top-flight choice, I have not heard the Ascendant. I have heard the Vandy's on quite a few occasions (with Aesthetix and Cary components), and found them very impressive. Last time I hear... | |
| Avalon Eidolen VS Porac D80 or B&W 802D I agree with the above posters on the relative merits of the speakers you mention, though each has its own distinctive voice that you might prefer over the others, so I can't say one is better than the others to anyone but me. How big is your room... |