Neil McCauley
05-04-2017, 07:35
Paul McGowan writes .....
I would imagine the canon shots on Tchaikovsky’s 1812 might sound more like the banging of pots on a B&W Zepplin, or a pair of bookshelf speakers. Big music should be honored by full range gear.
Conversely, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, or Red Norvo sound right at home on small kit. If your musical choices lean towards ensembles, light classical, acoustic, and vocals, a compact stereo system might be just the ticket. Especially if you haven’t much room to contribute.
We could likely spend weeks covering the gamut of the small, so I’ll need to narrow the discussion by focusing more on the high-end as opposed to the Sonos, and single system devices.
The first place to start is .....
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I would imagine the canon shots on Tchaikovsky’s 1812 might sound more like the banging of pots on a B&W Zepplin, or a pair of bookshelf speakers. Big music should be honored by full range gear.
Conversely, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, or Red Norvo sound right at home on small kit. If your musical choices lean towards ensembles, light classical, acoustic, and vocals, a compact stereo system might be just the ticket. Especially if you haven’t much room to contribute.
We could likely spend weeks covering the gamut of the small, so I’ll need to narrow the discussion by focusing more on the high-end as opposed to the Sonos, and single system devices.
The first place to start is .....
Continues at http://www.hifianswers.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=84855&action=edit