grislybutter
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| Advice on next step for vinyl chain interesting about the Celestion and subs. Especially that I bought a pair of F3s, haven't heard them yet, but I know they lack the low end. My first great speakers were Celestions 5s, they are still in the family, small but sweet, engaging sound | |
| SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first? @dougsat I agree it's a tough question from a small budget. But not impossible. I have been spending $3-500 a year and have made improvements. | |
| SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first? @dougsat My brother has those Pioneers. Good speakers, heard them a lot but I would prefer a.... I included a link, did you not see that? | |
| SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first? sideways upgrades are good to avoid and from a few 100 bucks, that's what you would get. I would put the receiver and speakers up for sale and see what gets any offers. You can get a lot of incredible speakers that are better than what you have fo... | |
| Advice on next step for vinyl chain btw the Celestions are great speakers, do you have a subwoofer? | |
| Advice on next step for vinyl chain @arhgef don't take the blocking personally. It could be any number of not very good reasons, mainly how the rules were configured. We have to live with and accept the quirks of the site | |
| Best HIFI Stores LA/Orange if you are near San Diego, there are a few down here as well. Audio Element and Stereo Unlimited | |
| full range or mini's and a sub I think it's generally cheaper to put together a quality system with small/under 25" speakers and sub(s), more flexibility with the placement, swapping components in and out, etc. I am a big fan of small speakers with big sound.... | |
| Monitor Audio G4 Gold 100 or Proac Studio125? Apples and oranges Monitor Audio is 5 times bigger than ProAc (economies of scale). On the other hand, ProAc https://speakerchoices.com/?brand=proac products are higher end. Resale value: Monitor Audio Quality: ProAc Sound: whatever you hear.... | |
| Acceptable to ask seller for option to return a component? even if you return something on Crutchfield on Amazon, it's not without a lot of costs and consequences, so I am usually very careful with the return option. Most seasoned buyers on audio forums have a different approach: research the hell out of... | |
| Small factor phono stage Moon LP 110 v2. Unfortunately it's only $600 so it probably won't work for you | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! must have been Lauda | |
| Rockport Lyras I can shut down threads and I am a terrible speaker | |
| Are there other people like me ? Amazed by their low cost system :) I don't have a big budget but that doesn't mean I can't have great sound. And if I had to choose between time and money, for what would benefit me more to improve my system, I would choose time (learning, searching, experimenting). | |
| Moving into an apartment with wood joist floors - worried about neighbors hearing for the price of Townshend podiums, you can get decent subs and speakers with isolation feet, like the Arendals. |