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What deserves more attention on Audiogon?

There are some current lines and products that get a lot of buzz here on Audiogon and others that are well known otherwise that do not.

Klipsch (other than current Heritage line) and KEF are two examples. These seem to have more of an A/V focus these days, but how do these and other more well known product lines that are popular elsewhere but do not get a lot of buzz here on Audiogon really stack up sound wise?

Anyone finding any great performers that are popular elsewhere but not on A'gon worth sharing that might not get much love here otherwise?

If you have heard some underdog product that you think can compete with the more common "high end" type products here, please indicate what you have heard or read that makes you think so.

Thanks.
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onhwy61
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Nobody ever mentions Ohm.
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mapman OP
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"Nobody ever mentions Ohm."

Well, some of us do mention it regularly, but that is one I would personally like to see get more attention!

Onh, it was a blast from teh past seeing those old EPIs you have in your system pics. THose were pretty good back in their day as I recall having heard and sold a few years ago back at Tech Hifi. I know they are no longer made, but I often wonder how well some of the lines that used to be fairly common, like EPI, fair these days? Does modern amplification, digital sources , etc. take these to a higher level? If so, how high? How do they compare to some of the other newer designs you own, like Gradient or Monitor Audio?
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mulveling
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Tannoy has a few fans here, emphasis on FEW -- Tannoy doesn't market strongly in North America, nor do they play the "game". Their original dual-concentric driver design from 1948 (they way pre-date both KEF and Klipsch) had been refined over the years and still warrants much merit today.

Anytime I see a speaker without a huge front baffle, I think: "wow, that's going to be significantly compromising efficiency and/or low-end extension". And anytime I see a big baffle without a single big dual-concentric driver, I think "wow, that's going to have a tough time of sounding coherent".

I've also been impressed with some of Rogue Audio's tube gear, especially in context of value for the money (and made in USA to boot).
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onhwy61
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I was kidding about the Ohms! You are well documented in your love of Ohm. BTW, I just picked up a good condition pair of Walsh 4s.

All my speakers date from 1990s or earlier designs. The EPIs are very listenable but compared to modern loudspeakers they lack high end sparkle, overall resolution and precision soundstage/imaging. They have tight, acoustic suspension type bass and are tonally smooth, but they don't stop and start on transients like modern designs. I think they sound great on classic rock and other normal type recordings. I should probably replace the crossover components for better sound.
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roger sander's hybrid electrostatoc spkr.
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