Klipsch Forte III: $4000 Per Pair36h, 16 1/2w, 13d, 72lbs, 99 dB Forte III is the newest, most advanced Forte ever. Forte III incorporates 70 years of speaker building expertise! At 99dB SPL, Forte III can be driven by the most modest of amplifiers. No matter what you have, or what it cost, it can drive the Forte III louder than you’ll…
Classical Piano There are many reasons we listen to music. Whatever floats your boat is fine with me. Born in 1953… I enjoyed the same pop/rock music as everybody else growing up during these years. It’s impossible to beat a pretty girl (from Jo Stafford & Dusty Springfield to Diana Ross & Marilyn McCoo to Shelby Lynne & Grace Potter) singing she…
Most speakers in the kingdom of audiophilia sound best well away from the walls. Virtually all esoteric speakers sound best at the 50 yard line. Ideally you would hear the sound of your speakers ONLY. Any and all reflections, or bounces, off walls, ceilings and floors, take away from the purity of your speakers. Room treatments can help quite a bit. Please…
Klipsch Cornwall 4 Speakers, $6600 per pair(38h, 25 3/8w, 15 1/2d, 100 lbs, 102dB SPL) Black, Walnut & Cherry Real Wood Finishes Most of our customers are on a short leash from the wife. She’ll accept speakers in the living room so long as they don’t take over the room. Depending on your negotiating skills, you might get sleek towers, maybe some…
Harry Pearson started The Absolute Sound Magazine in 1973. He became THE go to reviewer for audio gear for many years. HP virtually invented the language we use to describe the sound of audio gear. HP helped propel the improvement of audio gear with his criticism. In 2009 HP was speaking at an audio show and was asked where he thought the…
The signal coming out of your wall looks like this. When we measure distortion with our Mains Noise Analyser, the typical number we read is 800. The signal coming out of an Isotek Aquarius looks like this.The typical number we read from Aquarius is ZERO! Purpose The main reason you want an Isotek Mains Conditioner in your system is that it improves…
Tonal balance and timbre are exceptional. Imaging dead on. The bass? Tight, punchy and deep. They aren’t at all fussy about placement that I could tell. They play loud and effortlessly. In many recordings, I just smiled to myself at the ability they have of disappearing and letting me see the event in my head—wonderful. Drums, piano, upright bass, strings, horns, you name it, they were all spot on. Transient swings were powerful and dynamic. They beg you to keep upping the volume…