mapman
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| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? THe Athom's are $4000/pair?Interesting they are French made by a guy formerly with Triangle. They reminded me of my Triangle Titus XS speakers at first glance. Except almost 10X the price of those ~ 15 years later? | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? "They did not even care to really listen much to the speakers or equipment, just wanted "the best" they had, something as good (or better) than their neighbor had."Well, honestly I think just about any salesperson likes customers like this. I know... | |
| Fuses that matter. Of course non of these facts regarding minor tweaks will be relevant when my funky little fuses hit the market. THey will simply be just awesome and not minor in any way! Just wait and see/hear :). | |
| Fuses that matter. Let's talk about "minor" tweaks for a minute.1) by definition the effects of a minor tweak will be minor or subtle probably at best.2) some minor tweaks may in fact do nothing. THese have less downside than tweaks that actually do something. That ... | |
| Fuses that matter. "Not sure how/why you would take issue with this. "Well, actually I do in that you are a vendor of tweaks that at worse probably do nothing which is good enough for many I suppose. | |
| Fuses that matter. "Is't it a little premature to write fuses off in light of all the positive press and customer testimony?"Geof, if you read my posts, you'll see that I do not write fuses off. I acknowledge that they might make a difference. I just put them way do... | |
| Which monitor speaker to choose?? Might be worth considering Triangle Comete monitors which offer very good value I would say before sinking more cash into monitors.Being familiar with Rebbis quest for the ultimate sound, Reference 3A is another line with some unique and valuable ... | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? "There has long been a market for very expensive equipment new, by the standards of the day, and this equipment passes down to lesser mortals as the flavor of the month makes those pieces 'obsolete.'If true, and it well may be, then this essential... | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? "If you like them and are happy to pay $25k for a pair of "entry level" monitors, great"Well, they are no doubt expensive and well built, but not sure I'd consider them "entry level" just because they are relatively small, if not light. They do wh... | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? ALso, when I upgrade, I try to do it one reasonably small step at a time. That provides a better chance of getting it right and retaining value without overspending.Once you dump megabucks into that one silver bullet upgrade, cost being no object,... | |
| Thoughts from THE Show, is $29k the new $10k? "Many vendors were focusing on the $25-32k range"Can a show targeting consumers in Newport Beach/Orange COunty California possibly be regarded as indicative of the world in general? No doubt this show would be targeting the high concentration of u... | |
| Best Inexpensive Preamp for DENON 103? Which Denon 103?I use 103R. It is a low output MC cart that has greater phono amplification requirements than many. I use a phono step-up transformer device with it and my ARC pre-amp to enable proper volume with low noise. If you have turn the vo... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Yes, I picked up my 5s this time of year a few years back before John closes up shop for July when he ran a sale on certain refurbished models. Definitely worth checking into. | |
| Fuses that matter. I am not an EE ( though I do have expertise in other areas of engineering) but what AL says makes sense. I would tend to think that if a fuse did make too much difference in sound quality that this might be an indicator of certain design elements ... | |
| "Best" 80's HiFi System Tandberg. OHM. Audio research. Magnepan. Kef. Klipsch. Nakamichi. Linn. Mc. |