Magnat is from Germany.The Magnat (French company?)
Magnat is from Germany.The Magnat (French company?)
A friend sold Opera and another owns 803s - Agree, it's close but probably the Operas. They boogie a little more than the B&Ws. Opera is very underrated.I went with Opera Loudpeakers (Quintas), an Italian manufacturer. Actually I am more pleased with the Operas than I was with the B&Ws.
Funny that I'm the same way. I could be in the most cluttered room but if my view is asymmetric it would drive me bonkers too.Now I'm an admitted audiophool, but I have to say, I couldn't live with the stand and screen off-set (not centered) within the rear wall windows, it would drive me bonkers.
funny, that.
...Many of woman find bare speaker drivers hideous. Always have them covered and once said woman adjusts to new speaker you can reveal the drivers...
Me and the wife just moved into our new to us house. Huge compared to our last house. I now have my long awaited mancave! She has her larger kitchen, bedroom and living room so she is very happy! She doesn't give a rats *ss what I do in my new space. Actually she has always been supportive when it came to my audio hobby. I Love You Baby!!!!
When in doubt never setup a new speaker naked! Many of woman find bare speaker drivers hideous. Always have them covered and once said woman adjusts to new speaker you can reveal the drivers. If she is angered or repulsed, quickly re-install the grills ensuring her all is well. Try again at a later date. Enjoy without grills when she is away!
Now I'm an admitted audiophool, but I have to say, I couldn't live with the stand and screen off-set (not centered) within the rear wall windows, it would drive me bonkers.
funny, that.
That's why I sold my KLH Twelves after they sat in my basement workshop for two years, beautifully restored but nowhere to go upstairs.So I walk into the Goodwill this past Saturday and ... a pair of Mangnepan speakers, huge I think to myself, $200 I see the price, I remember this thread and I think no this would push it too far. My wife is great and supports me in my hobby, but I'm not going to spend money I don't have for speakers that would be a real challenge to get to fit in. Oh and it was obvious that they would need substantial work to get back in top shape.
Mark Gosdin
Stuff, junk, nick-nacks etc. set on top of speakers............tisk tisk.I wouldn't have bought my house if I couldn't get a symmectrical room for my HT center. I wouldn't even look at houses that did provide this.
My two front ambience speakers are exactly the same distance to the center of the couch, as are the two rear surrounds, and the L/C/R with the screen sitting centered in the room.
In fact, the wife didn't want me to put the center channel on the bricks, but I told her that was the only way we were buying this house.
Stuff, junk, nick-nacks etc. set on top of speakers............tisk tisk.
That would not go over well in my house.
Rule number one: Speakers are not under any event to be used as table tops.