rowe1951

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Best speakers under $500? Fire away!
Now for something completely different, if you can DIY a little, the Lx minis from Madisound  are in your price range. The caveat is that you need to biamp using the Linkwitz active crossover, which may blow your budget. These do the best staging ... 
Looking for an inexpensive Blue ray player
the older Oppa s are a good bargain, I see the 93s going for cheap frequently, mostly on craigs list. Not bad as cd players either 
Why are Harbeth speakers expensive while its drivers are not.
I recently finished building the Linkwitz design, LX minis, and put together the "cabinets" for about $200 by purchasing the flatpack from Madisound. The dipole designs are much easier to get right than the fancy boxes, and these also use an activ... 
Downsizing Setup Looking for Small 2 Way speakers. Selling my Perfect Storm Vapor Audio.
I apologize for not stating which abbeys, not the ancient Geddes but the Cain and Cain. I have not heard their subwoofer but have heard about them, may be worth a hearing 
Downsizing Setup Looking for Small 2 Way speakers. Selling my Perfect Storm Vapor Audio.
in smaller spaces, I have found the closed pipe designs satisfying. The Abbeys are really nice looking as well.  I agree that a smaller subwoofer would be helpful, I run mine with Vandersteen W2 with an updated amplifier in the mountain cabin as t... 
Does the ceiling fan affect the sound?
I am amazed and astounded by this thread. I have a large , 3 story house, The third story is my recital hall, if you like. When I have the fan on, any speed, it screws with the music in a big way. Sound is a wave of compression and decompression, ...