lhasaguy
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| Used Market Savings vs. The Dealer Experience Sharing my own experience, I bought new Maggies (3.6) about 10 years ago with some electronics from a dealer.I love the Maggies, but my amp could not so them justice. In my journey I finally bought a pair of McIntosh MC501 mono block amps. In ad... | |
| What do you like most? Jazz or Classic? I saw Jean Luc Ponty and Vassar Clements together in 1974 playing with John McLaughlin at Knebworth Park, amazing.The Bill was incredible with Van Morrison, Doobie Brothers and the Allman Brothers Band. A full day of music for $6.75, now That was... | |
| I Would LOVE to see. I saw Duane Allman in 1971 at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh. We lost him way too soon shortly after. His slide guitar was amazing and the session work showed his depth and breadth of skills, not to mention his brief work with Clapton.To be succ... | |
| Higher Efficiency Speakers I have Maggies and Love rhem, but I might look at high efficiency speakers in a do over.I would love to try a tube amp as I have a tube pre amp. However, Maggies require Lots of current and that removed the tube amps from consideration at my budg... | |
| Have you had enough of Classic Rock? Gene3x,Try listening to “Stepping Out”, Live Cream Vol II. So many layers of sound, why many are enthralled with Clapton and Bruce. | |
| Thinking about upgrading, but wondering about diminishing returns Having read most of this thread, and seeing your substantial system, I would concur regarding room treatments being the best allocation of your resources.I am married to a PhD Economist (Ivy educated - I do like to brag on her 😍) and our mantra is... | |
| Have you had enough of Classic Rock? One of the problems is that “Classic Rock” to some is a boing redundant playlist from FM radio staiona all subscribing to the same source playing on a loop.For those who did not live back then and were not exposed to the breadth and depth of the t... | |
| Heard Maggie 3.7i with.. Elizabeth is about Many things, but Never about the money, chill dude | |
| Heard Maggie 3.7i with.. I often agree with Elizabeth in most matters, but my own experience with 3.6 Maggies and McIntosh MC501 mono block amps is quite different.I went through a number of amps 9 years ago, and my journey ended with a tube McIntosh pre amp and my 501s.T... | |
| Is this the end of HEA? I have been watching this thread with interest as I reflect in my own history.When I was in the Army 50 years ago, I got hooked on “good” music by a friend. To me at that time it was a system of a Dual turntable, Sansui Sp100 speakers and a seper... | |
| Have you had enough of Classic Rock? Classic Rock to me is NOT a playlist on a radio station. It is a time in music from about 1966 to 1974 +/- a year or two where enormous amounts of really great music was made.It is not about hearing Stairway to Heaven every couple of hours, but r... | |
| What do you like most? Jazz or Classic? Not one of the choices, but good fiddle, think Vassar Clements, does it for me. | |
| Have you had enough of Classic Rock? I listen to “Classic Rock” from my collection and avoid the common radio playlist songs. Just heard In a Gadda Da Vida, all 18 minutes with the terrific drum silo, hammond organ, etc. on the way home today in my car.It is the music of my yourh an... | |
| The Future of Audio Amplification Interestingly, I have a pair of McIntosh 501s that are worth over $5,000 that I bought 10 years ago. Sell, I think not.What is you 10 year old class D expensive amp worth today?Tweak1, think before you condemn other amp types to the dustbin.McIn... | |
| Ahhh--Problem solved. Adding a REL sub-bass unit... I have Maggies (3.6) for speakers and they need a lot of current, provided, and also a sub to really sing.I tried them without a sub, but the system bloomed when one was added. Just one guy’s experience. |