arichison

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How long do good speakers last?
I bought my ADS L1590 tower speakers in 1996. This year had a complete rebuild done including crossovers. They sounded perfect before I started the refurbish. I was being cautious for upcoming years. I liked the softer sound before the rebuild. No... 
You own a store, you sell 2 brands, which?
I second Macintosh and ADS. Could be great!  
Music Direct and my recent exoeriences
I am going to buy my new Wharfdale speakers from Music Direct.  They carry the model I want and free shipping!  I have had excellent results with Audio Advisory in past. Lots of purchases. You know, there are not many true mail order companies tha... 
My Experience With Tekton
Glad you like your new speakers and the great sound they produce. I want to try a pair someday myself. I do not go by price but how the speaker will sound with the amp I am using at the time. If I ever get it right then it will most likely sound l... 
American Audio
I used to love my Polk audio /Hafler amps and pre-amp rig. Smooth sounding and fun! 
American Audio
I believe my system has a few American brands not seen on the list yet:ADS tower speakers  (still excellent sounding )B&K Reference amp   (very underrated )B&K sonata pre-amp (nice solid state)Advent 300 (still superb)Schitt switch and hea... 
cassettes CAN sound better than vinyl.
Great thread! I love using my 682ZX and CR4 machines. The dolby C with then newer chip in the CR4 is incredible. Very quiet. This is as far as tape technology got for me. I love the sound of tape and I can hear it on a good system. I like it becau... 
Advent 300
peter s The tech made it great again, I am very satisfied with the sound. I am okay with the adcom amp but am wondering why I sold my hafler DH 220 a couple years ago, would sound good like you said I bet.  
Helping a kid out
You are wonderful to give your time and effort to the kid. Building something is way better in long run than buying. The sacrifice, time, effort etc. we all been there and remember. He will learn so much. You all said it so well. I did not even kn... 
Low budget vintage preamp or new
jasonbourne, which one of those preamps is your favorite or go to one? I am curious. I like buying something that is classic or proven back in the day and picking up on ebay when seller moves on to new stuff. Counterpoint is pretty interesting. I ... 
Cable co. is forcing me to rent or buy what they call a
Jweilers, I like your amount of equipment. Very cool. I remember torrents. Oh boy. I use a simple digital antenna on the roof mounted to my old direct tv spot. It is totally free and the 1080 pixel quality is superb! Digital feed right through the... 
Advent 300
I have not heard the NAD sound I used to like. I miss the hafler sound. It was super warm and nice. The hafler 110 was a very nice preamp also but this advent might be better.  
Advent 300
Thanks everyone for jumping in this discussion. I do have a nice reference B &K amplifier I want to use with it. The adcom is okay for a while. Any other amp suggestions.  
thought on eBay?
I would stick with audiogon and audio mart. If it is a unit for under a thousand dollars I take my chances. I always contact the seller and ask questions. If the seller knows about audio it will come out in the correspondence. If I do not get a re... 
Is your now then?
My first exposure to the high end sound was in a stereo sales shop in the mall. Perruex amps driving large ADS towers with Teac reel to reels. Wow that sound coming from those speakers! Tight bass, quick, dynamic. I never heard percussion so good....