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mikekollar

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Your greatest high end audio purchase!!!
real simple: my greatest purchase ever that has followed me since the 80’s, given me the most audible pleasure, and is in my current setup with 17K speakers (and NOBODY will ever understand my answer) available on ebay for around $200. I own 3 of ... 
Help with speaker selection
I won't make mine as lengthy as the others and I have never heard any of the others mentioned here. Based on over the top reviews everywhere and pure intuition, I have had my Legacy Focus XD speakers in my system for 3 years and really love them. ... 
Speaker that are 'KEEPERS" for the long haul!!!
Love my Legacy Focus XD speakers and the only upgrade ever will maybe be the Legacy Aeris. Do you think my wife would notice?  
Snap Crackle shuts down my power amp
Thanks all...... Sounds like the consensus is the amplifier itself. Had not considered that. Will call the manufacturer (Emotiva) and will most likely send back to them for repair. I know..... some will probably say to just replace that amp. That ... 
New take on CD vs Vinyl vs CD
And another problem with your A/B comparison...... The Go go's "We got the beat", are you kidding me, that was your test song. Not exactly the high quality recording one might use for this kind of experimentation. The song has too much going on in... 
If someone handed you this system, what would you change?
So I had a pre conceived idea that I would get the kinds of comments in this post about my Emotiva equipment. I have come to the realization that this is where I would want to upgrade, mostly on blind faith that I will truly experience a noticable... 
If someone handed you this system, what would you change?
I am using the external DAC that is in my Mini DSP device that gives me Dirac Live. My source is lossless streaming FLAC files from Deezer HIFI. One thing I can tell you is that when I switch in and out of what Dirac Live did to room corection;  i... 
If someone handed you this system, what would you change?
What a great response and very much along the lines i suspected. Love the thought of purchasing to take myself permanently out of the market for that component. As to the pre-amp. I have thought about this and I may have to have to use other lesse... 
Speakers with deep/powerful bass
Someone else mentioned Legacy Focus SE. I have the XD version of the same speakers, bi-amped leaving the internal amp to run the 12 inch subwoofers on each..... supplimented with 2 Rythmic 12 in subs. Where they need to, the bass rocks it in a ver... 
No love for Legacy Audio
Just a quick little update; whether it means anything or not, I have no clue. I just got an email from Legacy saying that "The absolute sound" has just awarded Legacy with their 2022 editors choice for 4 of their speakers, The Signature speaker wa... 
No love for Legacy Audio
I was using 20 x 17 as an example. but just for fun, my room height is 8.  
No love for Legacy Audio
I am a Legacy Focus XD owner. So, without getting to much into the "no Love" aspect of this thread, I will just say this: As to footprint and weight. To me, a non issue. I mean what is another 2 or 3 inches wide and 3 to 4 inches deeper in a 17 X ... 
Please Recommend Highly Efficient Floor Standing Non-Horn Speaker Suggestions
So.... I have interviewed the Ascend Acoustics sierra towers in my own home against another speaker system about 3 years ago. The Sierra Towers gor sent back but they were picked as just one of 2 systems I was interested in. If your budget is 3 to... 
Share MYSTICAL, HAUNTING songs
For what its worth in this category..... my favorite song from my 80's new wave collection "It must have been love" by Roxette  
speaker choice for new 20x30 audio room
I will second the recommendation on Legacy speakers. I also run mine from a node 2i source and through an Emotiva pre amp. Depending on your true budget The Focus SE or XD. I have the XD. These 4 way speakers with their folded ribbon tweeters and ...