I was his National Sales Manager in the late 70s. Jim was a fine man and he was on a good-hearted mission to help audiophiles enjoy their music at a higher level, but at a more affordable price than many high-end audio loudspeakers.
AHA!!!
As I've worked with waaay over a thousand clients, I've kept this observation to myself for many years, but didn't doubt it as much as I wondered how it could be. Was I simply lucky as I met these particular folks?
The thing I noticed was that they were generally brighter - seemingly...
IIRC, Dave Wilson's basic separation guideline for set up was that the tweeter separation should be 1, and the distance from your ears to to the tweeter should be 1.2. This works out to 83.33%.
Since 1980 or so, I've always recommended that you start at 83%. Depending on the room and the...
Lee has the first turntable that I have heard (out of many hundreds over the years), that sounded as if it was dialed in perfectly. I fell into the music on each track that he played.
Avantgarde Trios, way back before the latest updated version:
Some of you may remember the San Francisco Stereophile Home Entertainment Show in 2003. If so, you may recall the extraordinary and never-again-equaled response that happened in our (Avantgarde-USA, Balanced Audio Technology, Cardas...
My La Scala is on some AV Room Service EVPs and I upgraded the AC power cord, along with my 801s, all of which took it to another level of which I am unsure I've heard a more musically engaging DAC at any price. But it was already excellent, IMO.
I've always measured from 25-250 Hz, as those frequency areas are where you encounter the peaks & dips that are the most bothersome room resonances.
FWIW, moving the speakers a foot or so backwards or forwards will make a difference, but not nearly as big as moving your seat backwards or...