fruff1976
Responses from fruff1976
| JBL - almost nothing for sale, why? And this is not because I grew up in the 70’s (42 years old) or listen to classic rock only. I’ve had a ton of the revered boutique brands and heard my share over the years in audio shops. A lot of them are overhyped or use crazy expensive materia... | |
| JBL - almost nothing for sale, why? It’s a relief to get some good conversation on this. I’m so glad I pulled the trigger on these. The current state of what is offered really sucks the excitement out of the hobby, in some ways. Audiophiles can be an odd crowd for sure. After I disc... | |
| JBL - almost nothing for sale, why? Exactly, great points nonoise. My stereo sounds great, meanwhile I’ve heard so much stuff that costs 10 - 20 times more that was either boring or sounded terrible. One example of a time when I just followed along with the crowd. When I was younge... | |
| JBL - almost nothing for sale, why? Nonoise, I just happen to come across them by accident. I was eyeing up the large jbl’s for awhile, but just never got serious about it until I saw those burnt orange covers! It’s funny to see people give their 2cents on JBL’s when they have proba... | |
| JBL - almost nothing for sale, why? Anyone who thinks these are not every bit as capable as the “boutique” who’s who of overpriced speakers is only fooling themselves. Also, it’s a misconception that these are “colored” and only good for rock or what not. That’s not true at all. Eve... | |
| JBL - almost nothing for sale, why? I’ve had a pair of the L100’s for a little over 2 weeks now. I can say that in all of my 30 years of chasing speakers that wow me, these are it. I have a review (non professional) on the music direct web site. I could care less if they’re not a sa... | |
| Accuracy vs. musicality Picked up a pair of the reissue JBL L100’s a few weeks ago. 12” woofer, retro design, complete wall of sound - sounds like a straight up recording studio or concert in my room. I was seriously sick of messing around with tweaking for accurate soun... | |
| Magnepan, How Low Can You Go...power-wise In my experience, 300 wpc was enough to play Lawrence Welk at moderate volumes. If you like Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Yes, Hendrix, The Who, Beatles, Nine Inch Nails or pretty much anything else that isn't chamber music, you should probably sell them... | |
| Does your system do things better in the dark? Listening in the dark is essential. Luckily I discovered this early on. If you really want to experience crazy imaging and 3d life-like soundstage try smoking the pipe. | |
| Best version of Moody Blues "Days of Future Passed Hevac1, Thanks for the heads up on the MFSL. I'm purchasing it along with the U.K. first pressing I found on ebay. I'll do a head to head when they both get here. | |
| New Magnepan 1.7 R 01-03-10: NarrodFruff1976, it took eight years for you to decide the Magnaplanars weren't the speakers for you? I admire someone who doesn't make snap judgments. :-)Wendell---------------------As you know they are one of the most recommended and h... | |
| New Magnepan 1.7 R Macdadtexas, you must still be drunk. I owned Maggies for 8 years and I added my comments based on experience. I don't care if you or millions of other people like them, they were mediocre at best for me. Maybe I should rephrase my comment. "Usher... | |
| New Magnepan 1.7 R 01-03-10: Sthomas12321Fruff,just curious if you used a sub with your 1.6's?Thanks-----------------------------I did. I have an REL Strata III that I used with them. | |
| New Magnepan 1.7 R 01-03-10: Audiofeil>>01-01-10: Fruff1976BTW. If you discount the Usher because they aren't revered<<Most listeners discount them because they suck. Being revered has little relevance.---------------------------Look, the point is, I cou... | |
| New Magnepan 1.7 R BTW. If you discount the Usher because they aren't revered, I also have Proac 1SC's that I personally find much, much more engaging than the Magnepans. Just my personal experience though. I do believe Proac has somewhat of a good reputation. |