name that speakerLooks like you need some new dust caps for those woofers, though the foam surrounds look fine. I'd replace them with the original paper type and not poly. Find a replacement that is as close to the... posted almost 11 years ago | View comment | |
Clarity...damn it's good, isn't it? posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
World's most unbalanced audio system.My own system is the epitome of mismatch. I've got a Levinson No. 38 preamp fed by a Marantz CD5004 thru a Musical Fidelity V-DAC, and outputting to a Hafler 9270 driving a pair of large DIY 7&quot... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Test, please ignoreIgnore? Why? That looks like an enjoyable small system. posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Computer Speakers should be decent tooAlbert -- I'll bet your son would be surprised at how much better a pair of good micro two-ways (like the Era, but there are others from Dayens, Amphion, and others) would sound when driven from an... posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Super budget system!That's a great-looking system. You could stash mono-blocks underneath each speaker. posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Bonus roomI wouldn't say your office is dirty. In fact, it looks very tidy, though the desk itself has a lot of character. It couldn't hurt to get the speakers on a pair of Auralex foam wedges to decouple th... posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Blown AwayYou have a very clean-looking setup, and I think those Bose 301s were the best 301 series they ever made. I never cared for the 601s, with their four tweeters pointing every which-way, but I did he... posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Mid-fi on a budget (opinions plz!!!)You're off to a much better start than I was when I was 17. I had just built my first powered sub back then after replacing the drivers in some old Fried Model Q speakers. After that, when I was 18... posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
2 Channel Mac MiniKudos on assembling a simple, effective system. It looks like you found some great equipment values. posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Neat Acoustics ultimatums MfS + Naim SupernaitI think you will be startled at the improvement in sound if you make sure there is no less than 6 feet of separation between your speakers. The best way to set up your speakers is that the separati... posted about 13 years ago | View comment | |
Small Apt SystemI recommend finding a very small powered sub from a reputable brand (REL or Velodyne MiniVee, maybe?) to fill in the very lowest stuff (no need to run the sub loud), and I second the earlier recomm... posted over 13 years ago | View comment |