mapman
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| Hi, new here. out of loop long time. where we at? I like the looks of the little JBL home monitor series horn loaded monitor speakers that I have seen on AMazon for just a few hundred $$s. Would love to give those a shot someday. | |
| BANG for the BUCK One key to getting "bang for the buck" is to move forward in small, carefully planned increments. Look for things that appear to add clear value towards achieving your goals for reasonable marginal cost. Worst thing to do is to just throw money at... | |
| combination tube amp and ss preamp? Its true. One's relationship with their tube amp has ample opportunity to grow. They are relatively needy compared to SS amps that for the most part just sit there and continue to do their thing, FBOFW. :^) | |
| Zu audio speakers for chamber music and jazz? The Zus I have heard off SET amps that ZU seems to like to demo with are very good with most kinds of music except rock and larger scale classical or jazz music that requires more muscle. The right amp with a little more drive would probably remed... | |
| BANG for the BUCK What Doug said.Price is easily quantified. Performance......not so easily. Its highly subjective. So there you go.FWIW, I put my current rig with the big OHM F5 speakers in place with the goal of no compromise in performance but keeping budget to ... | |
| amplifier for large advents? The amps one already have sitting in the attic are definitely the right ones to try! :^) | |
| Magico S1 vs YG Carmels I think I heard the same demo as Larryi at Capital Audiofest several years back. I'm pretty sure a different model floor standing Magico (S5 possibly?) were involvedThe two sounded more similar to me than different with the vocal jazz recordings d... | |
| amplifier for large advents? For sound more towards the warmer tube side of things, there was a pair of TAD Hibachi 125 monoblocks up for sale here the other day. I used to sell the Advents and have a pair of these and would like to hear them together.For pure performance, a ... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Has this thread "jumped the shark"? | |
| Need some recommendations - hard driving big band So much great big band music from years ago. Basie and Ellington alone is a gold mine. Most digital remasters are quite good if you like this music. I love it more and more as the years pass. The music world could benefit from a big band revival I... | |
| Recommendation on speakers with bass adjustibility Ohm 5s or 5000s | |
| The Biggest Album Release of All Time... Bono never fails to disappoint me.My favorite U2 song is that one Johnny Cash sang. | |
| solid state integrateds that will hold their value Supply and demand is really what will determine resale value of anything.Colelctor items aside, newer, proven brands/products in good condition that offer good value to start will hold value best. Agon bluebook resale prices would be the place to ... | |
| Why do digital cables sound different? Mcel,Most of the people here are pretty smart. Do you really think that they think that? There are many other reasons as well why someone would choose to ignore those things.But the bottom line is, if they do, then take everything said with an ext... | |
| Are audiophile speakers turn on for single women? "It amazes me that anyone would even pose this question."I think amusement, and perhaps a bit of wishful thinking, is probably the point. |