pwhinson

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Audio Doctor goes to Axpona observations so far
I agree that the big surprise for me was the Muraudio room. I had heard of these speakers but they were simply awesome...a revelation in a sea of mediocrity. Beautiful seamless blend between the dynamic and electrostatic drivers...they sounded gre... 
Astoudingly good recording of Wagner's Parsifal
@jafant, yes its available on cd from amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/Wagner-Parsifal-Halle/dp/B06XWCT4V9 
Newbie Question Re Resistors in Tweeter path for Magnepan 20.7
Thanks all! 
Paradigm Persona series
@trudat: I think you mean the Parasound Halo line which many don’t believe is mid-fi at all. Anyway I do see your point and this is perhaps one of the more frustrating aspects of the high end, i.e. dealers that believe just because you can stretch... 
Thiel 3.7's and Pass Labs xa60.5's- now looking for the next upgrade
Pass power amps and Thiels are a match made in heaven.  Although when I called them and talked to the folks at Pass about my 2.4's they suggested the X series rather than the XA series, suggesting that the X150.8 would be more than enough.  It was... 
Recommend a Pass Labs amp for Dunlavy SCIVa
Call Kent at Pass and ask him what you need, specifically whether a x150.8 might work.  You might be surprised. 
Paradigm Persona series
The digital artifact is gone. I also retubed the Aesthetix Janus tube preamp with NOS RCAs from Vintage Tube Services (high recommended) which helped alot. I still believe that the Personas were simply passing along whatever was in the signal...th... 
Paradigm Persona series
Thanks for the advice but I've had Magnepans before so I'm aware that you give up a little in pin-point imaging and get slightly more diffuse images of individual instruments.  I think the 20.7 and 30.7s are different animals when it comes to bass... 
Paradigm Persona series
So I decided to give up on the Persona 9Hs and they're going back.  I do think alot of technology went into this speaker and I think part of the problem might be my room.  They certainly do alot of things right but I just found myself having to do... 
Thiel Owners
Thanks!  I am excited about the Magnepans.  I'm not giving up my Thiels though!  These are in a different league than the Magnepans of the past in terms of coherence and bass delivery.  I heard deep real bass and an apparently seamless frequency r... 
Thiel Owners
@unsound. Richard Vandersteen and Jim Thiel believed the ONLY thing that can make multi driver speakers time and phase coherent IS a first order crossover. Nothing more nothing less. That assumes the drivers are capable of taking advantage of the ... 
Thiel Owners
In my continuing flirting with other speakers apart from my beloved 2.4s, I heard the Magnepan 20.7's yesterday run with Vandersteen crossovers (the ones that come with the 7s) and two Vandersteen subs.  Impressive but on most music I preferred th... 
How many brands use own drivers?
Paradigm.  Totally vertically integrated...they design and manufacture their drivers, cabinets, etc. 
Auditioned Magico A3 - VERY DARK...
I really would like to get to the bottom of this because what I heard was just so profoundly out of balance on classical, again way too much bass on a relative level, and the dealer shook his head in agreement essentially with me, although this is... 
What are the weak points of Pass amps and pre-amps ?
@inna, I don't think the X series or the XA series is "better" than the other absent the type of speaker you're trying to drive.  FYI I was all ready to purchase the XA series monos and Kent at Pass told me that the X series was better suited to m...