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    PSB Owners Thread

    Personally I can easily hear the 16kHz noise from a CRT.
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    PSB Owners Thread

    Most of PSB's current speakers use the same tweeter and they all have that peak around 17kHz. It seems too low to be a titanium dome resonance. Perhaps some diffraction issue? I wonder if it is an audible flaw. It's a little unsettling to see that big peak on PSB speakers which otherwise tend to...
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    Small Footprint Stereo Setup?

    I like the miniature stereo receivers from mini/executive/bookshelf stereo systems made by Yamaha, Denon and Onkyo. If you pair them with a good pair of bookshelf speakers and possibly a sub, you can build a stereo that's small and looks nice, and sounds vastly better than iPod docks and such...
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    500$ Bookshelves suggestions

    I really like my Energy RC-10's. They're discontinued but apparently Onecall still has a few: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2GA3429830 $339, so it's under his budget. $160 could you get him a decent used subwoofer on Craigslist.
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    Extra, Extra, Read All About It... Greg Timbers no Longer Works for JBL

    I heard that they fired all the consumer JBL/Infinity engineers and moved the engineering to China. Maybe they're doing the same with the pro and high end lines.
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    Home Test: Kef LS50 vs B&W CM

    Measurements I've seen of other CM series B&Ws showed a big upper-mid dip. I'm sure that's the relaxed quality OP is hearing that he likes in the CM8 vs the more neutral LS50.
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    Are the new B&W 800 Series D3 Diamond Loudspeakers Their Best Effort Yet?

    I don't like the looks. The front of cabinets look like they were assembled from sections of sewer pipe. The Nautilus and older Diamond series looked better.
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    Dipole vs Bipole vs Direct Radiator Surround Speakers: What do you prefer?

    I just got a pair of Energy C-R3 surrounds. They have side-firing 2-inch midrange drivers that can be switched between bipole and dipole, adjusted in level and turned off for monopole operation. I haven't decided which I prefer. They both sound fine. I got them because I have to place my...
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    I need songs for testing subwoofers

    I was going to mention Post by Bjork but someone already did. There are several songs with deep bass, especially Hyperballad and Possibly Maybe. There's a jazz album called "Superbass" that has 3 upright bassists playing together. That's a good test of bass clarity/articulation.
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    Sonus Faber Tower Speaker Comparison: Do they live up to the marketing?

    Just about every company has some pseudo-technical BS they use to market to the rubes. I don't think Sonus Faber should be singled out for this. It doesn't mean they don't make good speakers.
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    JBL ES250PBK / BIC Options

    Are guys sure the JBL isn't a good choice? It was reviewed here, and it has fairly flat response that stays strong until about 25 Hz. Not too shabby for $250. Are the Daytons going to match that? http://www.soundandvision.com/content/jbl-es20-speaker-system-ht-labs-measures
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    Rythmik or SVS?

    Sorry, too slow. I got the Paradigm. (I found it myself earlier, wasn't tipped off by this thread.) Heavy sumbitch. Some cosmetic wear though, veneer starting to peel on one part.
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    Bookshelf speakers on a computer desk? Hmm.

    The LSR305 are pretty damn big to put on a desk. 10 inches deep. Maybe look for a pair of very small bookshelf speakers, like the Energy Take Classic 5.1 satellites. They're good quality, very small so you should be able to find a good place to put them, but have no bass so they will require a...
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    Does Audio product placement exist?

    On 30 Rock Tracy Jordan had Revel Salon 2's in his dressing room. I'm going to guess that the show didn't pay for those.
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    More budget tower or nicer bookshelf?

    I don't think you need more than a few inches clearance for a rear-ported speaker. Certainly not more than a foot.
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    WTB/WTT PSB Imagine Tower Speaker X2T

    This speaker just came out, so it will probably be hard to find a used pair. You might have better luck looking for the earlier version called the Image T6.
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    harman/kardon HK 3490 Stereo Receiver Review

    I bought one of these based mostly on this review and liked it just fine. Then I bought another because I want to use biamping for my inefficient PSB Goldi's. (Both bought used.) After getting the second one home I noticed it has a faint hiss in the right channel. Shortly thereafter, the first...
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    NHT Classic Four Floorstanding Speaker System Review

    Isn't this talk about the specs nitpicking? Most tower speakers at that price are skinny 2.5-ways that don't have bass as deep as these NHT's. (Who does better? Probably the SVS Ultra Tower.) He's comparing them to larger and more expensive speakers.
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    Harman Research vs Consumer Product Development Are They Related?

    Infinity IL50 is $1700 according to audioreview.com, that's the closest Interlude to $1800. Right now there's a pair of IL40's selling pretty cheap locally that I want to try, but I have too many good speakers already so I shouldn't. Near the end of the video he mentions consistency. I've...
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    NHT Owner's Thread

    I have a pair of Absolute Zero that I use as computer speakers. Actually I end up using them to listen to the radio more than my computer. They're powered with a Yamaha Pianocraft mini receiver. Unfortunately I haven' been able to find a decent subwoofer small enough to fit comfortably under my...
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