jay15206
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| Advice on how to liquidate system I got tinnitus in 1998, and listening to music is different now. I no longer enjoy listening intently to speakers placed eight feet across the room. It sounds as if the hiss (high-pitched) takes up the entire space between speaker and ear/brain. ... | |
| Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums Warren Zevon: "Desperados under the Eaves" - Warren Zevon "Tenderness on the Block" - Excitable Boy The Kinks: The entire Face to Face album gets overlooked compared to the Pye/Reprise albums that follow it, but it has always been my favorite. ... | |
| Most Beautiful Receiver / Integrated - Ever was... ? My vote is for Kyocera.I bought a Kyocera 661 receiver and 310 CD player in 1987. I didn’t know much about high-end audio at the time, beyond the name McIntosh, which a friend’s father had. I lived near Myer-Emco in DC, so that’s where I went when... | |
| Best speakers under $500? Fire away! xyobgyn,Thanks for responding. I'll keep my eye out for a pair. I hope I'll find prices like you did.I also wonder whether you (or anyone) might know how the Matrix 805 compares with Bowers & Wilkins' 685 S2, DM1, or DM2.Thanks,Jay Jay15206,I ... | |
| Best speakers under $500? Fire away! xyobgyn:"B&W Matrix 805 usedUsed is about $500, and will retain that value for some time. Remarkably hard to beat for $500" The only ones I've seen for sale recently ran $795 unless they were seriously damaged. There's a pair without tweeter... |