devinplombier
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| New speakers for a new start? The Linkwitz LX521s came up in dipole speakers discussions and they look really, really good, but €27000 is far more than in willing to spend at this point. The kit option is interesting, but the lower price is misleading since no electronics are ... | |
| New speakers for a new start? @yesiam_a_pirate I share your bias against Wilsons. Same reasoning. I happened to hear a pair of them today - not sure what model but probably not high in their lineup. It was in a shop, I walked into a listening room looking for someone, and the... | |
| New speakers for a new start? I think I would lean towards speakers that handle the reproduction of octave 0 "in-house", so to speak; as opposed to subcontracting it to a pair of subs. Now that ought to narrow down the field. I’m not a huge fan of subs, though I have a 12" v... | |
| New speakers for a new start? The sheer cost of MBLs’ makes my foray into diy Walsh drivers look like tilting windmills with a toothpick @asvjerry I used to own a pair of Ohm Walsh - can’t remember which ones. I didn’t keep them very long but they were wonderful speakers wh... | |
| Subwoofer Advice @OP Integrating subs with all-planar speakers might be a lot easier than with hybrids like the Martin Logans. Alternatively: EDIT: I prefer stereo subs on the inside of your main loudspeakers. | |
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? First I prefer bare wire (no connectors means one less element, one less point of failure, and one less expense, so it's a win-win). As always watch for stray strands, and don't tin the wire ends because that greatly reduces the contact area that ... | |
| New speakers for a new start? When buying used choose a product from a company that is still viable. @jsalerno277 and others who have commented on this, I don’t disagree but I feel the issue mostly applies to unavailable made-in-house or customized drivers, since there neve... | |
| New speakers for a new start? @pbnaudio I answered the budget question here | |
| New speakers for a new start? Looks like I have some new avenues to explore: - Legacy (would love to audition, unfortunately the closest dealer is a 3.5 hr drive) - PBN Audio - Mastering speakers (ATC, Tyler Acoustics, which I'm surprised no one commented on, Legacy and PBN... | |
| New speakers for a new start? @ditusa Thanks for the tip on the JBLs. Similarly, member @chimpkin advertises a pair of older Legacy Focus right here on Audiogon; unfortunately, both listings are local pickup only and over 2000 miles from where I live in the Pacific Northwest.... | |
| New speakers for a new start? I cannot comment about their deep bass because I used them in conjunction with a pair of Velodyne HGS-18 subwoofers. The need for two Velodyne subs is comment enough in my book 😂 @audiotroy was critical of Dunlavy's lack of deep bass too, but ... | |
| New speakers for a new start? Thank you to everyone for your helpful and informative comments so far! asking a question like this on a forum like this really is quite useless and really is quite a waste of time, IMHO Well @kennymacc my goal here is to listen to folks with ... | |
| New speakers for a new start? Budget would be nice, vintage is cool My thoughts entirely thiel cs5 very heavy Thiel out of business, hard to drive. Hard to drive yes, but not an issue since I am getting amps to match the speakers. And since I have an irrational fondn... | |
| Affordable Grounding Just be careful not to have two different grounding rods in your house's electrical system that can cause issue with grounding and potential difference between the two grounding rods, and poses a safety issue. ^ this | |
| Orchestrated Rock...Uriah Heep and others There's always "In the Court of the Crimson King" |