gordon
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| Picking Speakers 20k-30k Thanks @ronboco I was hoping to replace my 11 year Wilson Benesch Vectors with something American (thus saving on extra cost to import) in the $20-30k range, but the prices are rising so fast that something in that price range is a side step. | |
| Picking Speakers 20k-30k @ronboco Let me know what you find out. At $26.5k they are a potential upgrade for me, but at $38k they are not. Here's more evidence of the higher price. From https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/the-2023-axpona-show-jonathan-valin-on-spe... | |
| Picking Speakers 20k-30k @ronboco see my link to my local Rockport dealer above. Atria II $38k, Avoir II $47k. My understanding is that the prices went up in 2021. | |
| Picking Speakers 20k-30k @grislybutter https://www.xactaudio.com/rockport-speakers/#!/Rockport-Atria-II/p/112761097/category=30343709 I have also seen the $38k figured mention on this forum, and others. | |
| Picking Speakers 20k-30k @grislybutter Fyi, the Rockport Atria II are now $38k. | |
| How rare is an audiophile I’ve never met one. And given that I think music has, in general, progressed over the years, disqualifies me as one, so that makes zero. | |
| Top two most important sound qualities Left and right. | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much @viridian My comment about internet sales was a general comment, and not a response to anything you posted. Sorry for the confusion. | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much @viridian the dealer frequently uses this forum to push product by respond to posts “I’m considered A,B,C” with I have X for sale.” Not cool, IMHO. To the argument that the dealer is protecting himself from someone auditioning a something, and th... | |
| Was I Expecting Too Much According to his website, Brian @ Whetstone Audio in Austin is a Brinkmann dealer. I had a great experience dealing with him in the past. He’s the polar opposite of the Covina dealer. | |
| SME 20/2 Tonearm Ground Wire: Where in the table should be connected? Which version of the power supply do you have? V1 is a rectangular box with a rotary dial, V2 has a beveled part with push buttons. I have V2, and there is no grounding wire from the power supply to the table. There is a grounding wire from the j... | |
| Absorption, Diffusion or a combination of it all? @jpan , @audphile1 Thanks for your feedback. | |
| Absorption, Diffusion or a combination of it all? Does GIK really do an assessment of your listening environment? I modeled my room on their site, uploaded photos of my room, and uploaded REW measurements. All I got was a generic response that did not include anything related to the specifics o... | |
| Linn Kans Mine start with 042, and are from 92-93. | |
| Buying Pet Peeve - Pictures There’s a dealer advertising a pair of speaker here in which the ad has about 8 photos. One image of the actual speakers, and 7 stock photos of the same model in a completely different color. Audiogon auto selects an image for the listing, and it’... |