jgandy
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| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey Some thrive on and need to show their incredible “attention to detail” in setting up their systems, the need to show off how intelligent their considerations when they fall for the marketeers siren call. Oh, the irony. | |
| What I wish I knew before starting my audiophile journey My interest with hifi gear goes back 60 years with my first system consisting of AR3a speakers, AR turntable, Shure V15, and Dynaco St-70. In the last few years I have come to appreciate the importance of the actual recording and mastering of the... | |
| Affordable vs. ultra expensive speakers - what's the difference? I purchased a pair of JBL M2 along with 2 Crown Itech 5000HD amps, and placed them in a large dedicated acoustically treated room. Got everything on discount at Guitar Center for $13,500 to which I later added the JBL Sub18 and another Crown Itec... | |
| Honest Amp Reviews: Impossible? For a comparison I have just connected two amp/speaker combinations to my preamp. My primary system is JBL M2s supplemented with a JBL Sub18 all driven by three Crown Itech 5000HD stereo amps. This is a horn based active system, class D, with e... | |
| So What Is Real? I always purchase Belden wire. Saved thousands of dollars.Getting a dCS Bartok with the money I saved. | |
| So What Is Real? I always purchase Belden wire. Saved thousands of dollars.Getting a dCS Bartok with the money I saved. | |
| What are some of the most underrated and overrated loudspeakers you’ve auditioned? Most under rated in my opinion would be the JBL M2 studio monitors. Most over rated is anything from Wilson. | |
| JBL - almost nothing for sale, why? In total bliss with JBL M2/JBL Sub18/3 Crown Itech5000. At the forefront of advanced speaker technology. Abandoned “audiophile” speakers forever. | |
| How good is your hearing ? And how do you know ? I have several systems (Revel Salon 2, B&W 801, PSB, JBL M2) and can hear and remember differences in bass quality which is also room dependent, in soundstaging which is also speaker placement dependent, and dynamic range which is also depende... | |
| Waiting on 802D3 to arrive -- Will I need a sub? I also live in Atlanta. Contact me if your would like a demo of what an added sub can do for a stereo setup. I have JBL M2s supplemented with a JBL Sub18 which is driven by a bridged Crown ITech5000HD. (5000 watts into 4 ohms). I have 4 B&W... | |
| What sounds best: Vinyl or CDs Recently I became aware of the Dynamic Range Database available on line. Check it out. Interestingly, according to this database, the vinyl version always scored highest on the scale of dynamic range over the many CD versions. Some versions o... | |
| 2017 Honest Cabling that doesn’t promote bankruptcy Belden cable from Blue Jeans Cable for interconnects would be a smart choice. Belden cable is used in the pro area, and is made in US rather than China.Put money saved into speakers and room treatment. | |
| Time for Two Ways ! The JBL M2 Master Reference Monitor has a horn loaded compression driver and 15" woofer, and reflects the result of the research of Dr. Floyd Toole at Harman. JBL does not allow it to be sold unless driven by very high power Crown amplifiers (... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! I have three Crown ITech 5000HD stereo amps (6 x 1250 watts) with incorporated active dsp crossover controlling 2 JBL M2 Master Reference Monitors and a JBL Sub18 (2500 watts bridged amp). These are called class I by Crown and are a variation of ... | |
| Recording Studio sound Vs. Audiophile system I have a system consisting of JBL M2 Master Reference Monitors, JBL Sub18 driven by three Crown Itech 500HD stereo amps; a system intended for music and movie mastering. It blows away my much more expensive "audiophile" system and other high end... |