oldaudiophile
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| And My Budget Is... Chayro, I like your style! Last time I went shopping for speakers I set my budget at $2,000. Nothing I listened to made me think it was any better or that much better than my old 20 year old Paradigm Monitor 9 (the originals). So, I started lis... | |
| Before I order the Magnepan 1.7s... Certainly don't want to rain on your parade but have you heard the maggies or any other electrostatic design speakers? Some like 'em; some don't. Of course, the same can be said for virtually any speaker.Personally, with regard to speakers, I do... | |
| HiFi Furniture WOW! Just checked out those SGR racks. They're beautiful! Also, mucho dinero! Not what KUNALRAIKER has in mind. | |
| HiFi Furniture Enjoyed the comedic banter about what folks used in college and thought I'd add this for fun. For the longest time, I used cinder blocks & boards (e.g. 1.5" X 12" X 36" joined solid wood like long butcher blocks) with foam padding between them... | |
| Best Sounding Speaker Cables? Ghdprentice, you "(SCANNED) the article"? Ordinarily, I'd say try reading EVERYTHING and reading it THOROUGHLY and for comprehension before proffering an opinion. Then again, your mind is obviously too closed for that, made up and already knows ev... | |
| Best Sounding Speaker Cables? Ghdprentice, did you read ALL the articles in ALL the links available? If I remember correctly, Shunyata, AudioQuest, QED and, possibly, other speaker cables were used in the testing & measurements articles via the many links. I wouldn't call ... | |
| Best Preamp and Amp combination, interesting finding!!! Rbstehno, I did say I was making a "general" observation. I couldn't be less interested in who or what's right or wrong here but it sounds like you just proved my point. Did you say you replaced a $6,000 "nice" integrated with $12,000+ of separate... | |
| New speakers dilemma for vinyls... Heeelp! :))) Speaker specifications & measurements are, relatively speaking, not very helpful. Sometimes, those specifications & measurements are obtained in an anechoic chamber. Every speaker's performance is going to be affected by the size, dimensio... | |
| New speakers dilemma for vinyls... Heeelp! :))) Interesting! Not familiar with Jeff Rowlands amps or Teac preamps. Regardless, I'm very surprised at your findings of the F208 under those circumstances. The specifications for the JR are very impressive and 325 watts into 8 ohms should have been ... | |
| Best Preamp and Amp combination, interesting finding!!! Just a general two cents, based upon my research of about 4 years ago. Things may have changed since then but I doubt it. Unless you are wiling to shell out, at least, $8,000 to $10,000 on separates, you are not going to achieve an appreciable im... | |
| Best Sounding Speaker Cables? Erastof, if you are interested in an objective or more science-based approach to this question, check this out: The Best Speaker Cable | Reviews by Wirecutter (nytimes.com) This article contains links to other articles on this question, includin... | |
| New speakers dilemma for vinyls... Heeelp! :))) Adversam, I put together a CleanerVinyl system around 4 years ago when CleanerVinyl was still trying to get off the ground, so to speak. The last time I checked their website it seemed they were much more geared to offering packages, now, and less... | |
| New speakers dilemma for vinyls... Heeelp! :))) Adversam, you don't need to spend a lot of money for an ultrasonic record cleaning machine. The hottest thing on the market today is the Degritter. However, they refuse to prove their claim of why using an ultrasonic frequency of 120 kHz/ 300 watt... | |
| New speakers dilemma for vinyls... Heeelp! :))) First & foremost, there is no substitute for critical listening auditions under controlled conditions, especially when you're spending upwards of $6,000 (US). Unfortunately, controlled conditions, other than bringing speakers to your home, wi... | |
| 30 year old player, worth an upgrade? Here's my two cents: first off, there is no substitute for critical listening or auditioning equipment under controlled circumstances. That being said, seven years ago, a Sony CD player that was gifted to me died. So, I did my usual research &a... |