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| Whats more important? Speaker or the Amp Above $500/pair, i don't think there are any really "bad sounding" speakers. and, according to ancient wisdom, all amplifiers sound the same... when i upgraded my system to B&W 801's, i had a denon 200w/ch amplifier. it was well made, and loo... | |
| First round of auditions disappointing save up for eggleston andras- 1's or even 2's.maybe you'll come to like sonus faber electra amators or the extremas.as for von schweikerts, i own a pair, and the (new?)carbon fiber midrange is as fast as a planar speakerand you'll get all the dyna... | |
| The WORST Components for Rock and Pop Music I would like to 2nd the opinion of Sogood51- i wanted something to play rock/pop music for my bedroom, and ended up with a JVC "Kaboom" box which sounded amazing in the store. when i fired it up at home with some jimi hendrix set to a volume i rar... | |
| The BEST Listening Chair u’ve ever had or saw?? my dad left me two "vintage" office chairs from the early 50's- mahogany and leather (with rivet borders). they make you sit up VERY straight, with nice arm-rests. there's nothing behind your head, as the chair only comes up to your shoulder blade... | |
| Have you seen the VR9SE Review? i also have a pair of VR-9's. my previous speakers were eggleston andra-2's, which are very musical and simply a joy to listen to hour after hour. so i simply adjusted the 9's to sound like the egg's-the 9's kinda sound similar to the egglestons a... | |
| Speaker recomendations please the von schweikert line of speakers offer very good value for the money- they're accurate as well as musical, and offer deep bass as if "it's not even a big deal". i bought a pair of VS's without hearing them 1st, something i would normally NEVER ... | |
| Am I a burning out audiophile???? well, have you ever been to an audio show, or visited a local store, where a system that exceeds all logic and common sense(i.e.- an enormous pair of speakers driven by enormous monoblocks, ditto for the preamp, cdp, wire, whatever) is demonstrate... | |
| Vandersteen 2ce sigs? Beginner needs guidance. if you can get out and audition B&W speakers and decide you like the sound, there are alot of models both new and used to choose from. their kevlar midrange is one of the great contributions to high-end audio. i had a pair of M801's and they w... | |
| Levinson 33H or 20.6 my pair of 33h amps not only haven't ever misbehaved, in addition, when i get a brown-out (temporary power-outage), the amps turn themselves completely off whether they're playing music or not. this means i have to put them back into standby first... | |
| Good Advice my 1st really good set of speakers- ADS-L810's, looked great and sounded wonderful. at the time they were an expensive investment for me- $900. words cannot express how much i enjoyed them; to this day i miss them. now i have a pair of speakers th... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? VON SCHWEIKERT VR-9 SE'S- you can (almost) squeeze a symphony orchestra into your living room with these puppies; my beloved eggleston andras, one of the most musical and balanced speakers from 20 to 20 i had ever heard, could never really convinc... | |
| Stereo stand with adjustable shelves i've had two deluxe justaracks (each has 4 shelves) for over 10 years now (michael green audio). audio advisor used to carry them, with the salmanders as a lower cost alternative. the justaracks came in black and a speckled-charcoal finish- neithe... | |
| Tivoli Radio??? i went all-out and bought a tivoli clock radio with the stereo speaker and TWO subwoofers (using a splitter cable readily available at Best Buy). all this is set up on either side of my bed on nite-stands. i listen to alot of jazz late at nite and... | |
| Vandersteen 5A or Eggleston Works Andra II vandersteen may have 29 yrs of experience, but the andra-1became one of the best sounding speakers on the market regardless of price in one stroke (of genius). then eggleston improved it by "30%" when offering the andra-2's- the reviewer in stereo... | |
| cable upgrades , real or rip off here's something to really make you nuts-i have upgraded transparent cable several times according to budget constraints, and each time i noticed an incremental (pleasant) improvement in the sound. then 6 mo.ago i ordered the next level up which w... |