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| Tube Friendly Speakers - Down to 30Hz - $3000? Present system configuration with the AN-E/SPe HE:George Wright Signature AU-15 monoblocksSMc Audio VRE-1 preamplifierEsoteric UX-3 Pi universal digital playerModwright Transporter wirelessly connected to MacBook ProGabriel Gold Revelation II XLR ... | |
| High Efficiency Speakers Your top 3 or more Mmike84, you never mentioned price range (or ceiling), or room size restrictions (if there are any).Do any of these criteria matter, or is your question intended to be as broad as possible? | |
| High Efficiency Speakers Your top 3 or more I realized I made a mistake earlier by stating I would not accept Trio speakers for free. Of course I would accept them for free.Then, I would sell them. Buy something I liked for considerably less money, and donate the remaining money to the Amer... | |
| High Efficiency Speakers Your top 3 or more 03-27-10: ChadeffectAll should kneel before the Avantgarde Trio. It has all you could ask for in a speaker.Depending on preference.I once heard the Trios in a local audiophile's home. He was very proud of the system. I couldn't wait for an excuse ... | |
| High Efficiency Speakers Your top 3 or more I've never heard the Forte speakers, but others who have heard them advised me they don't compete in the same league.Clean, used pairs sell fairly quickly. If you can find a nice used pair with original boxes for shipping, it'd be an inexpensive e... | |
| High Efficiency Speakers Your top 3 or more I have some experience with Tonian speakers, although not in my system. A neighbor had a pair of Tonian prototype speakers. They were basically a TL-D1 with a super tweeter, as I recall. They were incredibly fast, with excellent clarity and comple... | |
| High Efficiency Speakers Your top 3 or more 03-26-10: Mmike84$40k more? That's seems crazy.An oft repeated lament. What can I say?The lowly $7500 model did it for me. | |
| High Efficiency Speakers Your top 3 or more Mapman, the rooms, speakers and electronics were so vastly different that a comparison is impossible. The more expensive room sounded more refined and better balanced as you might expect. It's the old saying, "the same only more."Visually the $750... | |
| High Efficiency Speakers Your top 3 or more Audio Federation had two rooms at RMAF 2009. One room had the $7500 AN-E/SPe HE, and the larger room had the $50K AN-E SEC Signature (lots of silver in the drivers and crossovers).I listen to plenty of rock on my Audio Notes. ZZ Top's "Tres Hombre... | |
| High Efficiency Speakers Your top 3 or more The Audio Note AN-E/SPe HE speakers I heard at RMAF and eventually purchased have a frequency response of 17Hz-22KHz (-6dB) and start at $7500 in the standard finishes. From my research into Tonian speakers, including emails with Tony, his models ... | |
| High Efficiency Speakers Your top 3 or more The "best" I've heard...size and cost not object...have been the Classic Audio Reproductions T1.3 with field coil drivers.Coincident speakers are very nice, and are available in sizes to fit all rooms.When I was auditioning speakers last year, I s... | |
| AntiCables v. Morrow? Both Morrow and Anti Cable offer trail periods. I recommend ordering a set of cables from both companies and keeping the one you prefer.Hearing them is the best way to determine which is the best for you. | |
| Pass amps + Power Cords ?? That question has been the basis of many a troll through the years here. It can't be answered, and it inevitably leads to heated arguments. | |
| Back to analog ..was it a mistake??? There's no shame in pulling the plug on the analog experiment if you don't want to fuss with it further (although doing so will ultimately reap benefits).Be happy with your digital front end and its ease of use. | |
| Pass amps + Power Cords ?? Desalvo55, kudos to you for conducting an audition which attempted to make the process as neutral as possible. IMO, you did about as much to guarantee the neutrality as can be reasonably expected. |