fred75

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Your Favorate JBL's from the 70's
I owned the L19 and the L40 through high school and college(1979-1986). Loved them both, except, I never had enough power to make these babies jump. My onkyo tx2500mk2 only through a wimpy 40 watts/ch.I bought the JBL 3 way car speakers T-595 or T... 
C-J PREMIER 17 LS SERIE 2 VS 16 LS SERIE 2
Well...A littlelate in the game, but i'll add my own 2 cents. I has a 17 ls1 for 3 years and really liked it. I thought it was grainless and superb in the midrange. I toccured to me that I was not getting the bass slam, dynamics, high frequency ex... 
Proac 2.5 or 3.8
I have the 2.5's. I'm not familiar with your equipment, but believe your room is large enough for the 3.8. Depends upon how loud you like to play your music. Several things to consider. 
Speaker cables which bring out more bass?
Mapleleafs3 is not correct. My proac 2.5's can easily detect the diffence between a single cable and jumper than 2 seperate cables for tweeter and bass unit. The bass unit definately reacts favorably to very large quality wire. I'm not saying that... 
What will it take to have live music for everyone?
Some very good points by Bojack,Piezo and Rives. I go at least once a week to see a live performance nearby. Different bands each week. Most of the people are to busy talking and have the need for visual stimulation. Only a few people really get i... 
Aragon 8008 bb vs. Krell KSA-150
Nrchy is right. I auditioned a 8008st. Very dynamic, but the treble and midrange region will not compare to either the krell FPB200 or the MCCormack DNA 2 Deluxe. Years ago ... I was blown away at how confused and slow the Aragon amp sounded compa... 
Power amp to match Conrad Johnson Premier17LS
I use a mCcormack DNA2 Deluxe and I think the system sopunds great. Any ideas on replacing the tubes?