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Thoughts on Speakers for a Small Audio/Video Room
JSE Model 1, use UPS pack and ship you give size and weight to UPS, they give you accurate estimate, seller simply drops them off unpackaged, in your name. You get exact price, you pay UPS, they are responsible to avoid damage. I’ve used it 3 tim... 
Thoughts on Speakers for a Small Audio/Video Room
Where are you? I’d love to hear my restored AR-2ax speakers in that space. zero ports. because they have 10" woofers, I suspect you would not need a sub. level controls for the tweeters and mid drivers, a tripod mounted SPL mic, a CD with test ... 
Shopping for a new TV... this is one deep rabbithole...
do they still introduce new models in Late Feb/Early March? If buying new, I always stay one model year behind with auto, audio, video, cameras ..... certainly no vintage video IF buying from a company that will solve a problem, your biggest prob... 
HumminGuru vs.Degritter
Any reason not to buy a good used unit of the latest model? i.e. do any parts wear out?  
Infinite Slope .5 speakers - does anyone have promo material or any specs on this speaker?
Anyone who has ever heard Richard Modafferi's Infinite Slope Crossover, in either JSE or Joseph Audio speakers will never forget it.  The Bass Shift he uses in the Model 2's I owned combined with the Infinite Slope 100db/octave crossover is very ... 
Infinite Slope .5 speakers - does anyone have promo material or any specs on this speaker?
not finding anything about the speaker OP asked about, Have a nap 1st, or you will nap during! This 24 minute video is Richard Modafferi (ignore the name John Miller that appears) explaining the ’advanced’ version of his Infinite Slope crossover ... 
Infinite Slope .5 speakers - does anyone have promo material or any specs on this speaker?
crossover may give some clues, here is a .6 crossover for sale jse .6 crossover listing  
Infinite Slope .5 speakers - does anyone have promo material or any specs on this speaker?
looks similar to source technologies 1.8 wc source loudspeaker technologies website design, 2023, is credited to John Sollecito  
Infinite Slope .5 speakers - does anyone have promo material or any specs on this speaker?
suspect late, perhaps intended for rear surround?  
Trends in value of vintage / used audio equipment?
OP Good question, I’ve never found a source for price trends, my sense is that prices went up quite a bit during covid, stopped rising and have been dropping some during last year. I occasionally glance at prices on hifishark of the many vintage... 
Outlet Requirements
Long ago, I lived thru a few summers in Brooklyn with frequent brownouts, I know what poor power sounds like. The older I get, the less I go for BS that prevents convenience, as long as I experience no detriments After the separate circuit(s) to... 
Load Settings Help: Luxman E-250 and Koetsu Black Line
your Luxman Phono needs to be carefully understood, the MC High is not what I imagined, it will work with fairly low signal strengths, so you can try the MC Low and MC High options as suggested above Input sensitivity MM: 3.2mV MC... 
Load Settings Help: Luxman E-250 and Koetsu Black Line
still hopping about, found a review of a Koetsu Rosewood from 2007 with some info, but tell me what is the Stylus Shape? "Stylus: specially designed and ground for Koetsu" "Description: Low-output, moving-coil phono cartridge. Stylus: specially ... 
Load Settings Help: Luxman E-250 and Koetsu Black Line
Information on the maker’s site is pitiful   "Black, Goldline, least expensive For many, their Koetsu journey starts with the Black Goldline. While it is the most affordable Koetsu, it doesn’t sacrifice what makes a Koetsu special. The Black Go... 
BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS
OP You said "due to age and ear issues", so I am assuming you already have had your hearing tested, perhaps already use hearing aids some or most of the time ..... IF not, I also recommend having your hearing evaluated. Fully normal, or using he...