halvis
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| Cat Scratch Fever? Did anyone else think this thread was about cat owners and the nightmares, concerns, and actual damage done to speakers and high end gear by their well clawed pets? I did.I like Ted Nugent, Todd Rundgren, Roger Waters, but I DO NOT WANT to hear th... | |
| Klipsch Cornwall IV This jack leg (me} has never heard cornwall 3's or 4's. That said, I was a Klipsch dealer from 1989-1993 and was open from 1885-1993. Also sold B&W, Vandersteen, Eminent Technology, Mordaunt Short, Spendor, and other speakers. I recall taking ... | |
| How old are you? " Saw Captain Beefheart, Captain Beyond and Ted Nugent all in the same day!" Holy crap captain Jim! I can’t top that! Link to one of my sadly deceased best friends, bands, He was the bassist, and dedicated the song to one of our other friends th... | |
| How old are you? " So many of us are over 50. And I’m guessing that a plurality of us are male. So what about hearing loss. How has that affected equipment choice? Bettter gear because you need it, or you can relax because you can’t hear the high-end differen... | |
| How old are you? 61, old enough to know better, still young enough to be pleasantly surprised when I'm proven wrong. | |
| WAF -- My AF for a W hit overload decades ago, so I did away with one of those. The ONLY AF I am concerned about is mine. Your mileage may vary. | |
| Forever speakers around $5000 " Forever speakers around $xxx"There is no such animal. Trust me. Been into hifi for over 50 years. Seriously, if you find the ultimate motors for you that are "forever speakers", I don't think your really listening. I really liked ever speaker b... | |
| Blown away with 2 speakers hifi sound! I upgraded my CD player and the sound I am getting from Paradigm Studio 20 speakers is truly amazing! millercarbon said:So you upgraded the CD player, and credit the sound to the speakers.I agree. That is truly amazing. heh. Its even funnier wh... | |
| How many amps do you own? Lets not go there! I think I could come up with totals of most other components I still hold on to and use much quicker. When it comes to speakers, I have a lot. When it comes to amps, it gets embarrassing rather quickly. It reminds me of an old j... | |
| Reasonable high end interconnects: without breaking the bank mpomerantz, I was the sole proprietor of a mid-fi to high end shop from 1986-1993, sold more than a dozen brands of cables, with the most expensive being MIT if I recall correctly. Was also a Spendor dealer, and we should have sold a lot more SP... | |
| 8K for a one-time listen? If i told you what i really thought, even about someone who thougt $20k speaker wires reflected sanity, a moderator would HAVE to delete it STAT! just sayin. | |
| A Big DIY Bang for Your Buck? Best bang for your buck in audio?1. A better than decent preamp.2. A better then decent amp.3. A better than decent cartridge, tonearm, turntable.4. QUALITY SPEAKERS. No other piece or component can make up for less than decent motors.5. DECENT in... | |
| Tube Watts Vs. Soild-State Watts? The only way to know the difference to YOUR ears is to , in the words of NIKE, "Just Do It". I could go on and on about the advantages and disadvantages of each, but that would tell YOU nada. Your motors may prefer one or the other. Unless they ar... |