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| Stereophile - Sabrina 5 @hiendmmoe wrote: Amateur opinions don’t speak loud enough for them to be heard. Bashing without hearing based on hatred qualifies as nothing when it comes to being taken seriously! So what exactly are "amateur opinions" - any of which that ar... | |
| Subwoofers: Do you turn them off when you are done for the day? My subs are powered actively by an external class A/B studio amp, which is turned off by the end of a day's use. The same goes for the internal class A/B amps/electronic crossovers in my active speakers. A friend of mine recommends leaving on all ... | |
| So what about powered Speakers? Active speakers ("powered" can mean they're still passively configured, just with built-in amps) span quite the varieties, both in size, price and quality. If you're more of an entrepreneur and don't mind diving into the rabbit hole of doing filte... | |
| $35000 to $40,000. speakers what would you buy and why? @chuck wrote: I currently have Magnepan 3.7i's. I love their transparency and inner detail but they do not play in the low registers. I do not want separate subs.... I would recommend you keep your Magnepans and challenge your stance on su... | |
| the one that got away - how do you handle grief? @douglas_schroeder wrote: My posts have been pertinent, because many audiophiles believe that by chasing vintage gear ( again, not speaking directly to parkergetdean’s philosophy of system building, as I do not know it) and spending far less, th... | |
| the one that got away - how do you handle grief? @douglas_schroeder wrote: I discuss in my book, The Audiophile Laws, how thriftiness is a hindrance to building a better system. As per the Cambridge Dictionary from a Google search: Thrifty means being careful and smart with money and resou... | |
| What if there were no more new speaker models? @helomech wrote: The disadvantage to many ribbon and AMT tweeters is narrow bandwidth and/or wonky vertical dispersion. That, and they can be very fragile (especially ribbons). I agree that SOME AMTs and Ribbons can be superior to a beryllium do... | |
| What if there were no more new speaker models? @emergingsoul wrote: I've always had a problem with smaller speakers especially the size of the bass drivers. In order to get bass drivers anywhere near what they used to be closer to eight or so inches you have to pay substantially more at the ... | |
| What if there were no more new speaker models? @emergingsoul wrote: if they stopped introducing newer models, would they still continue to produce existing speaker models or would all the speaker companies go out of business? What does "new" mean anyway in this context? I mean, basically i... | |
| Matrix Audio SI-1 Network Isolator Having now passed 150 hours of use with the Matrix Audio SI-1 network isolator in my setup, I believe it safe to say that I’m past the worst of run-in fluctuations and that the sound has finally opened up with a close to full measure of tonal dens... | |
| Matrix Audio SI-1 Network Isolator @lalitk -- Thanks. It looks like the SI-1 needs a more lengthy run-in process than first anticipated to settle in sonically. More on that below. @mammothguy54 -- In terms of the SI-1 taking a turn for the worse in its development following its... | |
| Matrix Audio SI-1 Network Isolator @mammothguy54 -- Thanks for your detailed impressions and rundown on your setup. I picked up my Matrix Audio SI-1 today, and I too would agree with your finding it somewhat "dull" sounding, or certainly a bit contained overall fresh out of the b... | |
| Matrix Audio SI-1 Network Isolator @lalitk -- Thanks for the mini review. Have been circling the Matrix Audio SI-1 for some time lately, and finally placed my order today after checking the stock situation at a dealer here in the EU. It should ship on Monday, and so I’ll be able... | |
| Are active speakers worth it now? @lonemountain -- ATC at AXPONA 2026. | |
| listening volume? @bartsw wrote: Post #10 from hilde45. 120dB is immediate risk. Even with headroom of 110dB, assuming avg of 95dB, at 95dB you have 1 hour before risk. It does not seem scientifically possible to listen that loud and be unaffected. You are corr... |