johnnyb53
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| WP 5.1 vs WP7 I'd go with the 7s. They come much closer to the current production Sashas and personally I'd love the yellow. Think of it as a Lamborghini for your listening room.The W/P7 was in production as late as 2006 or so. Properly set up you could be happ... | |
| Beloved? It's not limited to audio gear. I can't count the times I've seen someone's "beloved guitar" up for sale. | |
| Floorstanding Speaker Feedback I'm with Mapman: Ohm Walsh. Looks like your budget and listening needs suggest the Ohm Walsh Tall 4000 or 5000. An omni is a great way to fill an open architecture listening space with a minimum footprint. Walsh 4000s have a footprint of just a li... | |
| Gone are the days of the great audition. Knownothing: I just tried calling Experience Audio and the voice mailbox is full--just like when I tried it a couple of years ago. At the time, I talked to the guy who runs Audio Connection down the street and he said Experience had been "temporar... | |
| Bookshelf speakers $500 -$700 Consider the LSA1 monitor. Now that they've gone Internet-Direct, the standard edition falls right into your price range.Stereomojo review | |
| Can we talk? 07-18-14: MattmillerI sold my beloved Mirage M3's back in the late 90's.I'll bet you wish you'd simply upgraded to the next generation M3si's. I bought some M5si's in 1996 and still listen to them every day. The M1/3/5/7si series (esp. 1/3/5) got ... | |
| $10K or less speakers for 20x20 rm with open back 07-18-14: KeithtexasUsed Cello Stradivari Master now on the 'gon.Used Sonus Faber Amati Homage now on the 'gon.Used Von Schweikert VR4 Sr. now on the 'gon.Used Von Schweikert refurbished VR5 now on the gon.Used ATC100 now on the gon.ALL WELL UNDER... | |
| $10K or less speakers for 20x20 rm with open back There's a pretty enthusiastic (and well-informed) review for the Focal 1038 Be II's here. | |
| Good inexpensive temporary speakers 07-16-14: LarrybouI had the impression the MG 12 was basically the MMG plus their bass module. A Mag dealer told me the MG 12 usually still needs a subwoofer, so it's a better deal to get the MMG with a REL sub and have more versatility and bass r... | |
| Why Merlins sound better then Sonus Faber 07-15-14: DenvelleThe Merlin speakers have a tremendous past history of development effort and fine tuning. I've not heard all the SF models, but the ones I have heard (the last being the Grand Piano) sound nowhere near as "real" to me as the vari... | |
| --- have you ever seen these speakers before??? Sherwood did have a bit of a resurgence in the mid-2000s. Their AV processors were so good at that time that both Outlaw and Boston Acoustics badge-engineered their AV processors from Sherwood Newcastle. | |
| Good inexpensive temporary speakers If you can go with Maggie MMGs, why not MG 12s? Their external dimensions aren't that much more imposing while adding a significant amount of radiating area. They're still under budget, so maybe you could add a compact powered subwoofer to add som... | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? Yes, the time and cost of reproduction per unit assured the LP's market domination. And although unlimited money can be spent on a turntable to extract that last Nth of music and detail, the entry point for a reel-to-reel tape machine was always h... | |
| What to do with Bozak B310B Concert Grands I have a pair of the MONSTERS and no place to put them! I used them in my Physics class for the past 20+ years. I have recently retired.I drove them with a McIntosh set. They are too huge and heavy to ship. Is it worth advertising? They weigh prob... | |
| What to do with Bozak B310B Concert Grands There are avid collectors out there. Stereophile reviewed a pair of B410s in 2005. Their online review includes J. Gordon Holt's take on the B-310 in 1966.If you check vintage audio forums, eBay, and Craigslist(s) around the country, you'll probab... |