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| Need Guidance for Next/Last Pair of Speakers Altec Valencia sounds exactly like Altec 19s but with slightly less robust bottom end (bass boost overcomes this but I’d rather not have to). JBL Synthesis Project Array 1400 will outperform the 19 AND, incredibly, have better sound stage. | |
| Did your system getting better the more money you spent or more experience you gained? Definitely became better as I spent more dough, but the vast majority was spent on speakers, big ones. And the difference is not apparent in 90% of the music we play. Experience taught me that it’s not terribly difficult to get great sound with a... | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! Rather than replacing the speakers that I’ve really liked, I’ve simply added more systems around the house. We don’t have a “listening space”. We listen all over the house. So we have systems all over the house, including larger outdoor speakers u... | |
| What do/did you do for a living? Custom cabinet maker with niche business working for uber big shots. Never made much because I hold the title, “World’s Worst Businessman”. Everything went to private schools for the kids, so we never had anything to spend on fancy audio. But I ha... | |
| Full range stand mounted speakers Dynaudio Heritage Specials | |
| Upgrading preamp. Best for under $1K +++ for the Akitika 102. Running it with Elekit TU8600S 300b based SET amp - gorgeous sound. | |
| Am I broken? Am I stuck? Do I have to return my audiophile card now? Maybe I just happen to be uniquely blessed with my mate, but she’s been good for decades with having an ever-expanding number of systems all over the house, even multiple systems in the same room. High powered, flea watt, vintage, new, bookshelf,... | |
| Can anyone identify these speakers? I’ve had the bug for over fifty years but only just recently learned how great small speakers can be. It was always big floorstanders for me (up to 300-400 pounds) until we were forced to live in an old travel trailer for over 2-3 years. After l... | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? Went from GE fold down record player with swing out speakers to Heathkit receiver (AR-1500) and JBL L-150 speakers with Benjamin Miracord record changer. Tried other speakers but always came back to JBLs. Still have those L-150s, but also 4350s an... | |
| How to prevent visitors from touching your system “I stream most of my music and teach friends how to run the apps.” Perfect!! And guests in each room can play their own favorite music. We have six different Bluesound Nodes so we can keep them all separate or link as many as we want. | |
| Speaker that are 'KEEPERS" for the long haul!!! I’ve had over 200 pairs over the last 50+ years and have about a dozen pairs set up around the house now, favorites that I just don’t want to part with. I listen to all of them at least weekly. JBL L-110, L-220, L-300, 4350, Project Array 1400, ... | |
| Best Receiver? Another vote for the already mentioned McIntosh 4100. The 1700 is excellent, as well. Luxman R-1070 or R-1120 are great, too, but so is the R-115 or R-114. The last two aren’t classy looking, but sound wonderful. I listen to a good deal of FM,... | |
| How to prevent visitors from touching your system All systems in our house include Bluesound Nodes. We have only a few visitors so it’s not much trouble to introduce them to BluOS and Qobuz so they can choose their favorite music in whatever part of the house they happen to be in. It’s been a rea... | |
| Why are speaker stands so expensive?! I’ve been very happy with the Pangea 400 stands (same configuration as the Monoprice stands in the first response), filled with lead shot. Weight is 150-175 lbs, plus speakers. Bedded in Blue Tac, my Ascend Acoustics Sierra 2 EX has a bottom end... | |
| Real world Loudspeakers what does very good cost ? We’ve been trying out equipment for over 50 years, trying to find the best reproduction of music for our enjoyment. In my experience over that period, I’ve come to the conclusion that, as a matter of routine, the correlation between price and audi... |