Recent content by Paul Chalk

Both the 20 and the Mite are great speakers. It all depends on the type of speaker you want. The 20 is a more up front speaker while the Mite is more laid back. In terms of sound quality, both are on par with each other. I have auditioned both extensively, and finally decided on the Mite...

Wilson Audio speakers, made with Focal (French) drivers. ;)

The Totem Arro was the first speaker that came to mind when I saw this thread. Superb sound with a tiny footprint, 5" wide and 7" deep.

I have 906's. I love them! The only other bookshelf speakers I've heard that I like better than the 906's are the Totem Mani-2's, which cost about twice as much. That's an amazing price for them, I'd pick them up in a heartbeat.

Anyone know any places in Calgary that sell them?

You can't buy Totem speakers online unless you bought them second hand. You can fire Totem an email to get info on dealers located near you. They usually send a reply in the same day. [email protected]

I second this recommendation. I upgraded from B&W 602's to JMlab 906's, and it remains as the best upgrade I've done for my system. I was considering the B&W 805's, but after hearing the Electras it was a no-brainer. The 906's were better in every way, deeper and tighter bass, crystal clear...

I'm lucky enough to live in a city with 2 B&W dealers. I bought a pair 602 S3's from one store and an LCR600 S3 from the other. Since both were competing for my business, I was able to get some decent discounts. I got the 602's at 20% off and the LCR600 at 15% off.

I remember discussing this a lot on the Klipsch Promedia forum back in the day. We figured out that you can hook the Promedias to a receiver with 5.1 preouts. Preouts are RCA outputs that send an audio signal to an external amplifier. You'll need three 1/8"-RCA adapters to connect the mini-plugs...

Also try Club B&W Speakers at the HTGuide Forum.

There aren't any Bryston dealers in that area. But there are two dealers in Calgary, which is about a 2 hour drive away. Smart Home Systems Loyalty Sound The people at Loyalty are really difficult to bargain with. Consider yourself very lucky if you manage to get 5% off retail price...

I asked a JMlab dealer the exact same question. I wanted to pair a Cobalt CC800S with my Electra 906's simply because it was a lot cheaper to do so. He responded by saying the pairing would work, but it wouldn't sound that great since the timbre is different and the Cobalt speakers simply lack...

I've never heard the Axioms before, but I can tell you the Totem Mite is the best music mini-monitor I've heard for under $1000. They retail at $750, so it's a steal if you can get them at the same cost as the M22Ti.

I have JMlab Electra speakers, which are a step down from the Utopia line. I use the 906 bookshelves and the CC901 centre speaker. Simply incredibly speakers, efficient, dynamic, detailed but very smooth, tight bass response, and they throw a huge 3D soundstage. I've listened to the Chorus...

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