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| Damaged speaker rubber on Focal Electra 1008 Be. Return or Keep? Is there any way to loosen the speaker and reset the gasket.The holes can be easily fixed woth wood filler and stained to match.Have you talked to the seller, i would before reporting him | |
| Small room electrostat/ planar speaker? I wouldn't give up on the 1.7 had mine in a 12 x 15 room about 3' from wall and they sounded amazing. | |
| bmr philharmonic One of my listening buddies has Philharmonic 3' s, they are a totally amazing full sounding speaker. Room rattling lows to clean crisp highs and everything in between. Price for quality one of the best. | |
| Magnepan Owners Using home made heavy copper as jumpers on 3.7i. Haven't touched fuses. | |
| Anyone hear Robert Plant's new release, Carry Fire? Yes the sound on the cd anyway is not clean at all kind of muddled together. I wish it was cleaner too.I wonder if the lp is different. | |
| Eric Clapton reveals this week of his declining health For my money Jeff Beck is a much better guitarist. Clapton had his moments that ended with Derek and the Dominoes but for a consistent body of work I'll take Beck. | |
| Integrateds: Why do they all SUCK? The Parasound 2.1 integrated give excellent bang for the buck. Everything you need in one place. | |
| Magnepan's 1.7i c/w 2 DWM bass panels v 3.7i I had a pair of Emo xpa 1l monos that kept blowing driving my Maggie 1.7 not sure on how the xpa-2 would match up. Switched to a Parasound Halo and everything is great. Also upgraded to 3.7i a big step up from the 1.7.You can go used and save a fe... | |
| Budget American made speakers? Philharmonic speakers also has some very nice offerings in this size and price range. | |
| HI-FI NEWBIE NEEDS HELP! I had Maggie 1.7 and just upgraded to 3.7i and can tell you the Parasound Halo 2.1 is a wonderful pairing. You have everything you need in this integrated. Usually demos or slightly used ones show up for around $1600.Had Emos previously even with ... | |
| Emotiva xpa 2 gen 2 power amp Had a pair of 1L mono blocks for my Maggie 1.7 and amps kept blowing finally got rid of them and settled on a Parasound 2.1 integrated which has had no problem with the speakers. Big improvements in sound and staging. The emos are rated high watt ... | |
| phono pre with Parasound halo 2.1 integrated I had a Sumiko blue point evo3 just switched to an Ortofon quintet blue.I was trying to stay under $500 (new or used)but no sure if I’d hear any improvements at that level. | |
| Cartridge help Thanks for all the suggestion so far. I used the VPI alignment jig for set up. | |
| Greatest Rock Drummers bdp24 thanks for all the insight, I went back and saw your mention of J.Gordon. How lucky you are to have on of his sets. | |
| What's Next The new Maggnepan 30.7 is receiving awesome reviews and fits within your budget , I would think it is well worth a listen. |