Acoustic Energy AE1 Mk.III Reference Special Edition loudspeaker

Acoustic Energy AE1 Mk.III Reference Special Edition loudspeaker

Oct 26, 2009

One of the great divides in high-end audio concerns the question of how much bass is <I>enough</I> bass? The decision facing a speaker designer about how much low-frequency extension is appropriate is a fundamental one, so to speak: every extra 5Hz of bass will dramatically increase the retail price, as the speaker must be correspondingly bigger. Furthermore, the larger the speaker, the larger its problems, which in turn requires throwing more money at the design to solve those problems.

Using and equalizer with an Audio Research Ref 3

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The Entry Level
Submitted by daverich4 on

I'm setting up a new room and would like to use my Behringer 2496 to help me do it. It has a RTA that would help me place the speakers & seating position but I can't figure out how to connect it to an ARC Ref 3. When I've used it previously it went into the tape loop but the Ref 3 doesn't have one. It has a tape out and a processor in but I don't think the processor in is the way to do it. Is there someone here familiar enough with the Ref 3 that can give me a hand? Thanks.

If hi-rez downloads are going to be our future, what is the most you are willing to pay for, say, a 96kHz/24-bit download of a full album?

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In last week's responses, many of you wished for ubiquitous high-resolution downloads. If this were to happen, what is the <I>most</I> you are willing to pay for, say, a 96kHz/24-bit download of a full album?

How Many Watts Are Enough

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Amplification
Submitted by dumbo on

In the world of big power, big money amps what is your take on how many watts is enough for serious listening in a average size room. My listening room is roughly 9'D X 15'W with a 9' ceiling. My current amp of choice is a Classe CA201 feeding 400w @ 4ohms to a pair of Legacy Signature III towers. I have been thinking about upgrading my amplifier to a higher quality unit but am torn between going with either a low power unit like the PASS XA30.5 or a higher power unit like the Bel Canto REF1000 MkII.

H1N1 is Obama's Katrina only worse

Submitted by Lamont Sanford on

Today our dumbass president decided the swine flu was a problem and declared it a national emergency to cover his ass because the vaccine is virtually nonexistent. What a fucking ass. Too little too late. At least a hurricane gives you little warning. This dumbass has had over a year to prepare. Fucking loser. And he wants to control our overall health care? Yeah, right.

Confused: JA's Ayre CX-7 CD player 5/2003 review

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Digital Sources
Submitted by hollowman on

Couple of Q's. First about Ayre CDPs in general: Ayre's ad in recent Stereophile claims they were first (2002) to use CD-ROM drive. That seems hard to believe considering the date: 2002. Surely some other manuf. has used a CD-ROM drive in their CDP. Can someone clarify?

In the 5/2003 John Atkinson Ayre CX-7 review , JA noted:

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