Anybody have any info on what amp they use to run these with little or no effort?

Are they as hard as Stereophile tests results suggest?

Wanted to know if anyone out there has listen to these speakers and wanted to know there thoughts.

I currently have these speakers powered by an Audio Research VS-55 which is being fed by a Lavry DA-10.

I'm also curious in knowing if 55 watts is enough to drive these speakers for the best sound.

thanks.

Are active crossovers better than built-in speaker crossovers as a matter of course regardless of implementation? In other words are you better off with an active crossover no matter how good your built-in speaker crossover may be and one should consider an external active crossover and bi-amping if the speaker design and funds allow it? Aside from the flexibility that an active, external crossover allows, what makes a crossover good or bad from a sound quality perspective? How does one decide which is a good xover (active or passive) and which isn't?

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I just turned my boob-tube on & discovered they're doing Mozart's Magic Flute! It's the shortened version of Die Zauberflote, but that might be a good thing for some of you And it's in English! I usually cringe at English-ified versions of operas, but this version is excellent; the libretto translation was done by J.D. McClatchy, whose poems I like very much. And the set design by Julie Taymor is whimsical & spectacular...

Whilst there are dynamics of credit crunch, banks in trouble, devalued stock portfolios

I wonder if a small room, properly treated and set up can give real good sound? Can anyone comment on this. Surely Ethan has some experience with this. What say you folks?

I should add I am speaking on the order of 10 x 10 or so.

Does anyone have experience with the recent remasters of Nick Drake's 3 albums, the ones collected in the Fruit Tree boxed set this year? I think they also may have been originally released 5-7 years ago.

Anyway, I have the original CD version; I'm wondering if the new ones are the good kind of remastering or the bad kind (no dynamic range, etc.). Wondering if the set is worth re-buying...

Thanks!

Hi all, first post here.

Here's the situation: I'm starting to put together a home theatre system, and I'm looking for some advice from the great collective wisdom of the interweb. I'm an audio engineer by trade so I'm used to exceptional sound quality, but I'm not into spending huge money at home, at least not yet.

I've been looking to upgrade for a few years. I've a 1980 Phillips 7183 20 watt receiver that I've found impossible to beat. Seems new equip spreads itself thin on home theater stuff.

If this is the case, can anyone recommend a pair of book shelf speakers that can beat my 1990's Boston Accoustics CR-8's for under $700?

I appreciate your expertise since I have none.

Charlie