The divorce thing isn't necessarily as glamorous as it's made out to be. I hope I never go through it again.
There's an excellent little speaker that just might save your marriage. It's virtually unheard of because the designer is also a professional reviewer, and it would reflect negatively on him as a reviewer if he were to try to promote his own product (even though he avoids doing loudspeaker reviews). The designer is none other than Dick Olsher, and the speaker is the $675 a pair Samadhi Magic Cube. You can read about it at http://www.blackdahlia.com.
How about this blurb on the Magic Cube from the Samadi page, accessed from the BlackDahlia site:
"The perfect wife acceptance factor! Visual design is by an actual wife."
An ACTUAL WIFE, dude! What more could you ask for??
The driver layout is of the Magic Cube unorthodox and brilliant. The result is a correctly energized reverberant field, which is a significant contributor to natural timbre. The Magic Cube is very nicely balanced and is relaxing and enjoyable long-term, which is quite rare in this price range. This speaker was voiced using professional singer/actual wife Lesley Olsher as a live reference, so it excels on vocals.
I don't sell these speakers, but I do sell a nice little integrated amp you might consider driving them with. It's the little 30-watt JoLida hybrid, retail $350. Of course you might want to get something else, but with the JoLida you could quietly roll the input tubes and upgrade without ever being noticed.
If I had the constraints you do, this combo would be my choice.
Best of luck to you!
Duke
There's an excellent little speaker that just might save your marriage. It's virtually unheard of because the designer is also a professional reviewer, and it would reflect negatively on him as a reviewer if he were to try to promote his own product (even though he avoids doing loudspeaker reviews). The designer is none other than Dick Olsher, and the speaker is the $675 a pair Samadhi Magic Cube. You can read about it at http://www.blackdahlia.com.
How about this blurb on the Magic Cube from the Samadi page, accessed from the BlackDahlia site:
"The perfect wife acceptance factor! Visual design is by an actual wife."
An ACTUAL WIFE, dude! What more could you ask for??
The driver layout is of the Magic Cube unorthodox and brilliant. The result is a correctly energized reverberant field, which is a significant contributor to natural timbre. The Magic Cube is very nicely balanced and is relaxing and enjoyable long-term, which is quite rare in this price range. This speaker was voiced using professional singer/actual wife Lesley Olsher as a live reference, so it excels on vocals.
I don't sell these speakers, but I do sell a nice little integrated amp you might consider driving them with. It's the little 30-watt JoLida hybrid, retail $350. Of course you might want to get something else, but with the JoLida you could quietly roll the input tubes and upgrade without ever being noticed.
If I had the constraints you do, this combo would be my choice.
Best of luck to you!
Duke