Recent content by Andrew*L

ShauneWES, Although I haven't heard their product line, I'd recommend you give Legend Acoustics speakers a try. They're an Australian brand. The founder of the company, Dr. Rod Crawford, used to work for Linn. Dr. Rod Crawford Bio I own a pair of Linn Nexus speakers that Dr. Crawford...

Hmmmmm....something to hope for the next time one of those boomboxes with wheels comes blaring down the street. I have absolutely no sympathy for those who abuse themselves while knowingly annoying others...I'm looking forward to witnessing a whole generation of deaf/nearly deaf people in the...

I own a pair of Linn Nexus speakers (with the Kustone stands) that I bartered for some years back. They are, without a doubt, the easiest speakers to listen to that I have owned so far. I have the similiar comments concerning the excellent soundstaging and the voicing (very life like!). They're...

Mike, I agree with Cameron on this: From my experiences with listening to Bose and comparing to other speaker brands, its very easy to distinguish whether the Bose sound is to your liking. In fact, its probably one of the easier distinctions you can make in this hobby. It may be tough to...

Hopefully this bit of news gets out to the urban youth who enjoy overdoing the bass thing. However, remembering the cocky teenager I use to be, I doubt that many will hear (no pun intended) :D There are some practical steps that can and should be taken to address this problem: 1. Start...

Nothing damages credibility like flakiness, and tardiness. If Secrets announced they would do a retest of this product, they should have done so immediately and with full transparency. I still follow their benchmark results on equipment, but discount the reviews heavily.:thumbsdown:

What an interesting thread...just a couple of thoughts: 1. Cars and speakers are like music: Everyone has their personal favorites, ranging the entire spectrum. I love music, whether metal, jazz, country, classical, etc...as long its of good quality. Same goes for cars, bikes and speakers...

I don't prefer the Bose sound myself, but Bose threads have a tendency to have a "preach to the choir" quality about them. Even the CNET review that the link refers to does point out some positive qualities about the Bose system: "Adaptiq automated system setup" "exquisitely tiny sats"...

You'd have to buy these used, but I like the following in the sub $500 range over anything I've heard new at this price. :wink: 1. Linn Kan / Tukan / Katan monitors. 2. Boston Acoustics VR-M50 monitors. 3. Dynaudio Audience monitors.

This is one of the pitfalls of selecting a speaker from an online manufacturer: its more difficult to audition them.:frowning: I know, in theory, its possible to get better value this way, but it also makes it harder to listen to the speakers firsthand. Yes, you can get a general idea of...

Chris, It sounds like you've narrowed down your choices to a few speaker manufacturer's. If this is the case, I'd suggest some serious listening to find out which model, within a manufacturer's lineup (bookshelf and towers), sounds the best to you. ;) I normally start by auditioning the...

You'll get many good responses advocating both sides of this issue , so I'll offer a different perspective on your question. Instead of deciding whether to get monitors or tower speakers, first try auditioning to identify which manufacturer's products you prefer the most. Speaker...

Benkof, Speaker selection is so subjective, that my only recommendation would be to listen to as many different brands as you can before buying. Speaker manufacturers tend to have a characteristic sound, that carries over most of their product line, with improvements and/or frequency...

Many speaker companies now offer in-wall / in-ceiling speakers, along with their regular lines. I've heard speakers from the following two companies and liked them very much, but I have not heard their in-wall / in-ceiling products: Linn Inwall Speakers JMLab Inwall Speakers JMLab...

I think honest discussion about the pros and cons of something can easily be misinterpreted as annoyance and complaining. What I see here was a open discussion of the merits of certain posts, and so far, good points have been made all around...just what good forums should have! :) Actually...