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| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE I've still got my JBL L100t's from 1986, but they are in the bedroom system now. I upgraded the bass transducer to a pro-series and although they lost a little on the lower end the mid-bass can kick your heartbeat out of step. | |
| How do you determine how much to spend on speakers I think I remember reading that the speakers should be at least 50% of the cost of the entire system. It was a while ago, but it mentioned that speakers don't really wear out before our ears get used to and bored with them. After 20 years of this ... | |
| Which speaker to replace Dunlavy SC-V? I had a pair of Dunlavy SC-VI's, but my room was not the right size for them. I had to have them on the short wall and there was too much interaction. Because of their size I was limited on how much I could move them around. I sold them and bought... | |
| wilson grand slamm vs. maxx2 Hi Muratc,From what I understand the Maxx2 uses nearly the same technology as the X-2's, so I would have to agree with you with a couple caveats. One it does not produce the degree of bass I would like with my home theater setup. Two, I am getting... | |
| wilson grand slamm vs. maxx2 Chris,Glad to hear that. I am in the process of purchasing a pair of X-1 S3's. I got the advice from OB here on Audiogon, I was thinking of purchasing the S2 to save some money, but until I can afford the X-2 I think the S3 will make me very happy... | |
| Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel? I used to be a strickly 2 channel guy until I upgraded my controller to a Theta Digital Casablanca lll. My system has now converted me to a multi channel listener with everything. Now when I listen to CD's even my old REO Speedwagon "You can tune ... | |
| HIGH DEF DVD...WHATS THE LATEST NEWS? I recently spoke with John at Theta Digital and asked him which format they will use. He told me this battle between the two Japanese firms Sony and Toshiba will get ugly and Theta won't commit until at least 2000 titles have been released in one ... | |
| Thoughts on Plasma, LCD, DLP and which way to go First of all if you can afford it the best picture is HD plasma hands down. The LCD is not as crisp and life like. The DLP are still projection and can't hold the tolerance at the edges of the screen. You can buy a monitor only. Forget all the TV ... |