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| Topic: | Speakers with non-metal tweeters in the $1k+ range? This thread has 29 replies. Displaying posts 16 through 30. |
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| Post 16 made on Tuesday March 14, 2006 at 19:11 |
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On March 14, 2006 at 08:00, ceied said...
cant go wrong with rbh...thats all i own in my
house
ed RBH rock.
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| OP | Post 17 made on Tuesday March 14, 2006 at 23:13 |
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On March 14, 2006 at 07:11, djnorm said...
Sorry, couldn't resist. I actually like Cantons,
but at my shop, they are persona non grata - everyone
struts a goose step and says "Bright German Speakers
Heil!".
Have you considered Dynaudio? or B&W? Can't tell
you if they're metal tweeters (never checked)
but definitely not bright... Thanks for the info on the Cantons! I'm actually demo'ing them for myself on Friday, so I'll pay close attention. Re: the B&Ws, they also have metal tweeters. Dynaudio's don't, but I figured these would be mucho expensive, not to mention hard for me to obtain (not a Dynaudio dealer).
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| OP | Post 18 made on Tuesday March 14, 2006 at 23:18 |
netarc Senior Member |
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Oh!!! what is he going to be using for an
AMP & CD / DVD player???
Halo C2 pre/pro, Halo A51 amp; DVD player will likely be the Panny S97 or S77; CD player has yet TBD (actually, anyone have any suggestions for a universal SACD/DVDA carousel player?)
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| OP | Post 19 made on Tuesday March 14, 2006 at 23:56 |
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On March 14, 2006 at 07:11, djnorm said...
Canton not sounding bright? Now that's
news!
Sorry, couldn't resist. I actually like Cantons,
but at my shop, they are persona non grata - everyone
struts a goose step and says "Bright German Speakers
Heil!".
Stanley's comment about electronic gear got me to thinking - DJNORM, what electronics (amp, in particular) were used when you folks were demo'ing the Canton speaker?
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| Post 20 made on Wednesday March 15, 2006 at 02:44 |
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On March 14, 2006 at 17:44, ceied said...
what is that? That was my Homer Simpson response to realising that Rotel is Japanese!!!
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| Post 21 made on Wednesday March 15, 2006 at 02:48 |
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On March 14, 2006 at 23:18, netarc said...
Halo C2 pre/pro, Halo A51 amp; DVD player will
likely be the Panny S97 or S77; CD player has
yet TBD (actually, anyone have any suggestions
for a universal SACD/DVDA carousel player?) Halo seperates? Those wshould make just about anything sound good! Metal or not!
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"If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger."
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| Post 22 made on Wednesday March 15, 2006 at 20:53 |
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On March 14, 2006 at 23:56, netarc said...
DJNORM, what electronics (amp, in
particular) were used when you folks were demo'ing
the Canton speaker? Honestly, I don't think anyone at my shop has given them an honest listen since the eighties... Like I said - I liked them, but I also haven't heard them in quite a while (maybe the early nineties), so don't put TOO much weight on my comments...
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| Post 23 made on Thursday March 16, 2006 at 00:37 |
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On March 15, 2006 at 20:53, djnorm said...
Honestly, I don't think anyone at my shop has
given them an honest listen since the eighties...
Like I said - I liked them, but I also haven't
heard them in quite a while (maybe the early nineties),
so don't put TOO much weight on my comments... They are still a bright speaker, but not so bad that it can't be tuned out or leveled with the right source supplies. A good set of Karats......they rock, I mean, really rock.
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| Post 24 made on Thursday March 16, 2006 at 02:08 |
Tom Ciaramitaro Loyal Member |
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On March 15, 2006 at 02:44, Mr. Stanley said...
That was my Homer Simpson response to realising
that Rotel is Japanese!!! NADs all overseas. Early was designed in US built in Taiwan, but I think that's even gone away. Did warranty work on them for awhile and I think only the early stuff was noteworthy. Cambridge? That can't be anything but far east manufacture. YMMV.
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| Post 25 made on Thursday March 16, 2006 at 07:19 |
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I'm sorry, but am I crazy? Isn't Rotel a British company? I'm pretty sure on this one...
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| Post 26 made on Friday March 17, 2006 at 14:01 |
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You are not crazy. Rotel IS a British company but that doesn't mean they don't outsource to China for manufacturing....which they do :-(
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| Post 27 made on Friday March 17, 2006 at 14:48 |
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Triad's are great, We spec them on almost every project. You will need a sub though.
We dont sell Totem ( dont need to support another speaker line ) but they are amazing.
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| Post 28 made on Friday March 17, 2006 at 15:05 |
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"You are not crazy. Rotel IS a British company but that doesn't mean they don't outsource to China for manufacturing....which they do :-("
Rotel is not and has never been a British company. They are owned by a family in Japan and own factories in China where the product is built. The do get parts from the UK (mostly power supplies) and do tend to sound more british then say Denon/Marantz but that doesn't make them British. I use to run Club Rotel over on the HTGuide site and am still friendly with their VP and this question used to come up all the time on that board.
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| Post 29 made on Friday March 17, 2006 at 15:27 |
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You are all wrong! Rotel is an American company. Their first factory was in Elsa, Texas. [Link: texmex.net]
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| Post 30 made on Friday March 17, 2006 at 15:35 |
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Well well...that bloke who sold me the RB981 lied to me then.
FS: (1) gently used Rotel RB981 manufactured in China, which may or may not contain parts from Ethiopia, purchased in the U.S. from a British guy who said I was one of his mates. $150 OBO
dpva59, That's hilarious, I think I have some of that in the cubbard at home.
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