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    Horn Loaded VS Everything Else

    Hi As a bonafide audiophile. I did have my share of prejudice against horns. To me they sounded well... "horny" until I heard the Avant Guarde Trio. Once you have heard them you may have to prepare your arsenal of positive expletives. A year after at a German show I heard the Acapella...
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    Best place to buy a BFD?

    same here Frantz Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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    Adire Parthenon WOW!!

    Hi Found about this incredible sub on-paper there is nothing out there that compares. http://www.adireaudio.com/Files/Dan/Parthenon/ Any Reviews? Experiences? additional info? Frantz Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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    Velodyne DD18 Subwoofer Review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    The thread has entered its morphing stage. I beg to make a few observations: The devotion denotes expectations that are met Whether they are the best subwoofers around is debatable but are they good and represent an excellent value? Most likely. Frantz Port-au-Prince, Haiti P.S I do...
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    Velodyne DD18 Subwoofer Review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Well!! This remains an irrational conclusion. It is after all your money and you spend it the way you see fit, yet, not buying a product because of the blind devotion of some, is irrational. I do not own SVS anything but based on the enthusiasm on many here, I would say they deserve a serious...
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    Velodyne DD18 Subwoofer Review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Hi I have no idea of what people mean by hijacking a thread. Have read this thread and it is very educative. One thing remains important and to me that is the crux of the matter. The THD figures for he B-4 and the DD-18 are misleading. Left me at first read that the DD would have better...
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    Expensive Speaker Suggestions

    Hi Please give a careful listen to Magnepan. A Set-up with 1.6 Up Front, CC-3 in the center and MG 1.2 or MMG in the back plus a serious sub some here would tell you SVS (B-4) anyone?), will be below your budget and with performance in the upper echelon of audio realism. No other speaker...
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    General thoughts on Velodyne, KEF and Dynaudio?

    Hi I am Dynaudio fan. They are difficult to beat at their respective price point. They are accurate to an extent, I am not too sure the Kef or many other speakers are. This company is really producing great products across the line. Frantz Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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    Nice article on some highly touted subs.

    I am coming quite late in this most instructive discussion. I am slowly getting to speed on subwoofers. It is my opinion that real Hi-Fi means full range. It seems interestingly enough that Subwoofer technology is quite straightforward. This said. I believe that without much efforts it is...
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    Any Thoughts On Dynaudio Contour 3.3's?

    Dynaudio is the rising star of the speaker world. They are good excellent across the whole line. Most interesting is that they seem to have great products for each price point; from affordable to price-no-object.. Frantz Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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    Advice on speakers under $5000 and $10K total

    Hi Late in the post, i second the Magnepan recommendation. I would suggest: the MG 1.6 QR around $1,700.oo CC3 at around $900.oo MG 1.2 at around 1,200.00 for the rear A pair of powered subwoofers (SVS?) capapble of high, low distortion output clean output $2500. Go Separates, I would...
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    Hydrosonic subwoofer

    ALlow me to remain skeptical. I read the web site (wet site? Chris;) ) and the theoretical foundation are rather ...ehr.. watery. Looks like just another sub Frantz Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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    Who has Magneplaner Speakers?

    Mark I will repeat it the Magneplanar whole line is the best deal in High End. Thiel are nice too very nice. Frantz Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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    Who has Magneplaner Speakers?

    Jack NAD are good , always much bigger sounding than their power rating would suggest. Clean sounding, my sister has the SMG-A and it is now driven by a NAD 3020 BEE. Please audition this one. She'll get the MMG soon. She is just a music lover not an audiophile by the way but she just loves...
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    Who has Magneplaner Speakers?

    The Mag 3.6 is one of the best value in Audio . Period. Not a difficult load per se but since you are a Maggie owner , you know they require a certain amount of clean power. Just a curious question. What electronics you have on the 1.6? The 3.6 is a much better speaker, this by far...
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    Pls educate on speakers in general.

    Chun The goal of Hi-Fi should be a perfect replica of the original performance. In other words if it is a guitar playing then the system (Everything i-e CD + Amplifier + Cables + Speakers) should reproduce the guitar that was recorded. This is the ideal what we will call with apologies to a...
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    Best Floorstanding Speakers under $1k

    PSB Image 5T is a great buy. Give them a listen. PSB are very good acrooss the line. About U$850 the pair.. Frantz Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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    SVS and Music only system experiences and opinions

    Ryan You were not rude :). Your opinions are stated in a most gentlemen way. There is more to the response "speed" or what have you of a sub than just one parameter. Balance of the various parameters is what makes a "good" component. Maybe, (I know nothing about the designs of a speaker)...
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    SVS and Music only system experiences and opinions

    I became interested in the SVS because of the buzz on HTF. I had never heard of them before. I have never heard one SVS. I am an audiophile and have audition at length (not in audio stores) all of the speakers I mentioned earlier save for XS which I have heard at a store. They are all...
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    SVS and Music only system experiences and opinions

    Hum!! It did take me long before realizing that my list of ported speakers is composed entirely of multi-kilobucks speakers. Chris about the Dynaudio Evidence. Well let me put this way... This is one incredible powerful bass. HT levels. Hits you like a sledge-hammer. Tight, Taut...
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    SVS and Music only system experiences and opinions

    Hi Guys Let me add just one thing to the stew. In this forum and others, there is a tendency to summarize subs the following way: Ported= HT Sealed= Music Here is a listing here of speakers and sub with great bass output and there will be no argument as to the musicality, TIGHTNESS and...
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    What Does a Ribbon Lover Do for 2nd Room Speakers?

    Beware of used Apogees just go Maggies. Apogees usuall are difficult loads. Their impedance curve is not flat and they do go below 2 Ohms, which will not be to the liking of 99.9% of the receivers (and some expensive amplifier by the way). Maggies present close to a constant impedance to the...
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    REL Stentor....what is an SVS equal?

    Hi I will in due time conduct the great SVS experience. I will augment Magnepan 20.1 with a pair of 16-46 plus QSC 1000 x 2 Amp + Paradigm X-30 or any crossover readily available with a low-pass
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    REL Stentor....what is an SVS equal?

    Hi I will in due time conduct the great SVS experience. I will augment Magnepan 20.1 with a pair of 16-46 plus QSC 1000 x 2 Amp + Paradigm X-30 or any crossover readily available with a low-pass
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    SVS and Music only system experiences and opinions

    Cees I do agree with you. Infinite baffle sub and SVS in that order are my choice for the subs. I am leaning toward the IB for theoretical reasonsand the utmost performance potential. It does not look like I will be able to build one anytime soon. So SVS in the interim looks better and...
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    Bose is such an easy target

    Statement one : Bose products in general are BAD and expensive Statement 2: Bose and MP3 are backward steps in the proper reproduction of music. Statement 3: Dolby AC-3 could be added to the list but it is at least sometimes adequate. It is scary to see how successful such...
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    Is it wrong to like boomy bass?

    Yes James :) Frantz
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    Need help in Selecting Speakers for my Two Story Living Room.

    Kumar Your room is large and your budget on the small side for good speakers able to fill that much volume. Even if you were to go on the used market. A good sub alone will probably eat your budget if it is to fill this big a room... Going may be three times your budget can put you in a...
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    I need some good budget speakers...

    PSB from the same country. Competitive with Paradigm a lot of bang for the bucks. Alphas are very good you can get the Alphas LR and use an Alpha LCR for center for less than the budget and be quite satisfied if you room is small. Frantz Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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    Is it wrong to like boomy bass?

    Patrick About the Behringer http://www.snapbug.ws/bfd.htm I suggest you read this also on sub and rooms and positionning, etc. http://www.harman.com/wp/pdf/Loudspeakers&RoomsPt3.pdf Frantz Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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