Jbl studio 590 demos for 650.00....yes😁
Thanks Dennis Murphy!!
Thanks Dennis Murphy!!
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@dpl35 I picked up a pair of Infinity Interlude IL40s for $200 (and the guy threw in an Infinity IL100s subwoofer and an old Infinity CC3 center channel that he just wanted to get rid of). Amazing speakers for the money, they're serving as my mains in the HT, along with the matching Interlude IL36C that I had to track down on Ebay (and that ended up costing more than the towers, but it is an amazing center channel). |
I took the Boston Acoustics T-830s to an audio lovers meet Sunday. They amazed several attendees with how well they filled up over 1,000 sq. Ft., being quite small for floorstanders. I paid $550 for the pair in 1993. They were my true loves until I got a pair of Canton Ergo 1002DCs for $800. Although the Cantons are now my true love, I cheat with my old girlfriends. Don't tell. I also got a pair of Genesis Physics model 7s brand new for $75. I don't know what that sales guy was thinking. |
Boston Acoustics A40 speakers Mission 707 speakers Pioneer SP-BS-22 speakers Second-gen AR turntable introduced in the 80s Shure VR-15 cart Original Kimber Cable Vandersteen 1Bs Vandersteen 2Cs PS Audio Elite integrated Carver CD player with tubes BIC 960 belt-drive TT Grado carts Oppo 103 UDP Krell s300I integrated Primacoustic acoustic panels Anticables ICs and speaker cables Jim Smith's book Get Better Sound |
Easily the best CDP I have ever used, was one that was $29.00 when on sale. Stupid because hardly anyone believed me till the small trickle of listeners started to explore and then started to collect so they would never be without. Now the Magnavox 2300 (and relatives) has got it's own audiophile cult following. http://tuneland.forumotion.com/t332-tuning-cdp-s#6367 I'm not talking "for the money" either. You'd be shocked to find how many folks have walked away from their $20,000.00 front ends to end up with this treasure. Here's a PM sent to me just 2 days ago. "Michael, The speaker and IC wire is opening up nicely on my passive pre, and I used your setup for using a splitter from the Maggie to the pre amp and paradigm crossover to the sub and WOW! The Maggie is pulling detail that was previously covered up and there is more space between the players in the sound stage. And, the MGD MP sub is sounding the best that I heard with real detail in the bass region. If there is treble energy in the song, I am hearing it reflected from my ceiling as well as spreading the soundstage. And, you feel the dynamic swings in the music which was previously covered up. The passive Pre amp and the Maggie are giving the best music I have experienced in years." And that's one of scores that I have received. Michael Green www.michaelgreenaudio.net |
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Recently bought a $40 pair bookshelf speakers from CL that are just stupid good for the money. They are a diy version of early Rega speakers, Rega Kytes I believe. I'm sure they trounce speakers costing many times more. I find there are a lot of real bargains on CL especially on larger floor standing speakers as listening habits change and people go towards miniaturization. |
Geoffkait it is a good idea :) The new Apogee table will match well with my Ethan Allen cabinet. Just think about using the good condition one for the center chanel (will need to display both speakers to avoid the sore look of one odd trapezoid speaker). Am just curious what difference it would make to offset the time searching for good amp and surround preamp. |
My my greatest audio bargain was a pair of Acoustat 1+ 1's that I bought used for $600. I have been enjoying them for the last 16 years. I know there are better speakers out there. I have been able to listen to some impressive speakers at audio shows. I also understand that I will never have the resources to afford said speakers. I always return home from listening to high end speakers at shows and I sit down in front of the acoustats and think " They are still really pretty good". |
Although I generally keep away from those discussions, I agree with Geoff on that... So many have discussed wire directionality, and staked out the cases for or against. The tone of the conversation routinely crosses the line of usefulness, and transcends the magnitude of the issue itself. I feel content to let both sides live happily. If you believe in the directionality of wire, fine. If you don't, also fine. No one should lose any sleep over it either way. Perhaps the one thing I can add is my belief that the resistance measurements folks in audio employ to disprove the phenomenon may lack the sophistication to actually do so, and provide the real answer. Just out of school in the early 90s, I worked as a material scientist / R&D chemist for a company that produced (conductors, resistors, dielectric, solder, etc.) materials for the electronic industry, including those that build the resistors and capacitors we use in audio. Through the course of my experiments, I often encountered situations that left me wondering how the results could impact the world of high-end audio. Don't miss the low salary, but do miss the environment and equipment that would allow me to kick such things around. Had access to the internet, forums like this, and the sharing of knowledge that we do existed, I would have conquered many of those hills, but such is life. Sadly, the quantity and quality of folks working in this realm continues to decline. With few exceptions, what remains doesn't strike me as having the sort of background, equipment, time, or personality that ask and answer such questions |
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For the last five years or so I've been on a journey as I learn more about audio equipment, especially digital audio, with nearly constant swapping of individual pieces in my audio system, I think I'm "done" with the hardware upgrades for now, and can relax and enjoy discovering new (to me) music. Since I've gotten the system to where it is, I'm very satisfied with my purchase, so though the equipment is not "inexpensive", I would say it's "stupid good for the money". Nice to relax and not stress about the equipment. My list: McIntosh C2500 pre amp, MC452 power amp, Autonomic MMS-5A server, PS Audio P10 power plant, DirectStream DAC, DirectStream CD transport, Mytek Brooklyn DAC (for streaming MQA), Focal Sopra No2 speakers, JL Audio F113V2 sub woofers (2), Sennheiser HD800 headphones, Dell laptop iTunes/Tidal/Roon, Wireworld cabling |
Superphon Rev Preamp. Ridiculously good for the $75 I spent on it used in the early 90's. The Chinese tube mono amps ASL was selling in the late 90's were way better sounding than there asking price. Lowther speakers with the right amps are incredibly good for the the money. You will need a sub though... Just bought a pair of Valvet E1r mono blocks that absolutely sing with the Lowthers. |
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Moongel. Just as good as Onzow and only $7. |
