nab2
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| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? Man! Thanks for all the input! I'm planning on listening to several of the speakers mentioned (Wilson, Vandersteen) and I've had several of the others. It's interesting how upstream components and the room have incredible effects on speakers etc. ... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? A broken ankle and a ruptured Achilles tendon have slowed this project to a crawl (no pun intended). So it may be awhile. I do know that I have to go to a few conventions and certain stores in Atlanta. We will see what develops out of this. Thank ... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? Here's to PS:OK, I've been planning to respond to a bunch of the responses before this one (with mostly "thanks" and noting the good advice), but his/her last post is mildly offensive on many levels. So "thanks" to the thoughtful recommendations y... | |
| OPPO BDP 103/105, sound quality??? For the price the Oppo is a fantastic player. I own one (actually two) and some other players/DAC (higher-end stuff). When I do A/B tests I am always pleasantly surprised at the performance of the Oppo. The price-performance ratio is great. It wil... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? Audiotomb, my amps are SS 600 watt mono blocks. Suffice to say they are matched well to my current speakers and are of sufficient power to drive anything. My pre-amp is a tube. I don't want to mention a brand lest the brand critics muster themselv... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? Al, this is what Cardas has to say about the golden cuboid (yes I left the word "golden" off earlier - saving time):"The Golden Cuboid listening room is 10’ x 16’ x 26’ (Read 10.000 x 16.18033989... x 26.18033989...It’s dimensions differ in a Gold... | |
| I have seen some Interesting comments about Mcintosh lately Tubegroover, you've got it right. I can handle banter, but it's the Jerry Springer shout downs that chill the environment: I'm right!!!! And you can't be!!!! On both sides. Although I do think the McIntosh advocates are somewhat demure in their de... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? I have entertained the Magnepan's. I'd like to set them up A/B in my room with my speakers. Before I pull the trigger on this I'm fixing the room dynamics (in part by stiffening up the floor and removing the carpet). It's a near perfect cuboid, bu... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? For the first time I think I'm going to attend some shows. I probably won't spend quite that much money (it is serious cash), but who knows. The reason I asked the question as I did is that the used market has a way of depreciating different brand... | |
| I have seen some Interesting comments about Mcintosh lately Good Lord. It's Beavis and Butthead around here. Heck I've owned all of the items Schubert (and others) rail(s) against including all of the watches (for and against) and still have some of that stuff today (OK I sold my AMG - a car that I love to... | |
| Are Revel and Paradigm Stuck? bifwynne: My 2 cents. The Salons love power. I had B&W 802d's and the Ultima Salon 2's at the same time for awhile and A/B'ed them to decide which set to keep. I kept them both for so long (what can I say?) that when I eventually upgraded the ... | |
| What's up with the ridiculous offers?!? While I think many of the observations are correct, I also think part of the problem is that there are more uninformed folks frequenting Audiogon. These folks are familiar with Craiglist etc., don't subscribe to the Bluebook, don't educate themsel... | |
| What do you do when you live hours from nowhere I'll look at those around Atlanta (I'm going to call and see their setups first). I can't tell you how many times I've tracked down "dealers" (particularly "home theater dealers") only to find they they have no setups to hear true stereo systems. ... | |
| What do you do when you live hours from nowhere There's some good advice here. I hadn't thought of going to shows. Partially because my wife thinks 1. This hobby is crazy 2. I spend too much on it as it is and 3. Travel to listen to equipment, you are really out of your gourd!I'm not worried ab... | |
| What do you do when you live hours from nowhere Sorry guys, I've been "out of pocket" for a few days (having broken my ankle and surgery on it). I really appreciate the responses. Here is some background on me: I live in rural Georgia so I'm a bit out in the boonies. Atlanta is the closest plac... |