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| accuphase compare to mcintosh Audiozen - Since you say McIntosh in not Ultra High End and Accuphase is, perhaps it would be helpful to look at the history of Accuphase. Wasn't Accuphase called Kensonic Laboratories, Inc.? My E-202 said Kensonic on the back. Didn't Kenwood stil... | |
| Klipsch Cornwall III or Tyler Acoustics PD-15 Macd - I hate to get off the subject of the thread but I saw your comments about the Cornwall in a small room. I have a bedroom-size listening room (11' X 13') and I was looking at a pair of Cornwall II locally, but I figured they were way too lar... | |
| Any Magnepan 1.6 owner who upgraded to 1.7? Magfan - With all due respect I believe there are probably modifications that do improve the factory sound. But unless there are associated measurements to verify the improvements, certain modifications could make the sound more appealing to what ... | |
| Any Magnepan 1.6 owner who upgraded to 1.7? Pinoy6 -Having owned and enjoyed the 1.6 myself, I am also curious to know if the 1.7 is "better" or worth the upgrade. My local dealer has a pair of each side-by-side, so I believe I will compare them. Although it is subjective, I doubt you will ... | |
| Paradigm Studio 60 V5 Fingernails on Chalkboard I found a local dealer who was kind enough to let me take a Studio 60 V5 demo pair home. I had to pay for them first with the option to return. The were beautiful speakers and I really wanted to keep them (especially at half-price for a demo pair ... | |
| Tyler Acc Linnbrook Sigs Upgrade 2 Vandersteen 3's I owned Vandersteen 2C's (not 3's) and Linbrook Sigs and they are very different sounding speakers. In my opinion the Sigs have a very forward sound as opposed to the laid-back sound of the Vandersteen. The Sigs were also very directional with a v... | |
| MonitorAudioSilverRS6 vs ParadigmReferenceStudio60 I am late to see this thread but I own the Monitor Audio RS6 and last night at a local dealer I heard the Paradigm Studio 60 V5. I will agree the Studio 60 V5 is far superior in build quality. Although I was not able to hear them side-by-side I li... | |
| Magnepan mg1b speakers One more comment. I believe as mentioned above, the most common failure mode is the glue bonding the plastic and wires deteriorates. There is another issue to consider, however, and that is corrosion. My MG1's required re-build because the high fr... | |
| Magnepan mg1b speakers I agree with the above responses regarding the repairs - they don't seem worth it since the MMG's are available for such a reasonable price. I had a pair of MG1's that I sent back to Magnepan in the early 90's to have refurbished. They sounded fin... | |
| Big vintage speakers klipsch kg line I always enjoyed Klipsch speakers and years ago I owned K-Horns, LaScalla's and Heresy II (liked them all). When a pair of nice KG-4 became available locally I figured I would give them a try. Unfortunately I was disappointed with their lack of de... | |
| difficulty finding CD player match for Magneplanar Timoteo - I don't believe there would be an argument about the dB levels at the corresponding power levels, but that only applies if you are sitting 1 Meter from the speakers. Since most people sit much further away than that, I imagine the dB dro... | |
| Horror story turned into a happy ending I also owned a pair of Linbrook Sigs and Ty is a true gentlemen that will go out of his way for customer satisfaction. | |
| Is the B&W 600 series a good value? Years ago I bought a pair of 603S3 (made in England) at my local dealer and I presently own a pair of 704's (also made in England). Recently I stopped by the local dealer as I do periodically, and looked at the new 684 and 683. Unfortunately I saw... | |
| B&W 801 vs 803s Mpit - your statement "its like comparing a Chevy to a Porsche. Its eassy to live with a Chevy if you've never owned a Porsche, becasue you don't know what you are missing". Analogies and generalizations such as this don't make sense, nor does com... | |
| B&W 8 Series Newbie AudioFeil - Even someone of limited intelligence should know that everyone has an opinion, and there are ways of recommending brands you prefer without speaking negatively about other brands you don't like. I rarely reply to these threads, but I o... |