richopp
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| amplifier longevity I built my Hafler 500 at my desk in my shop in 1974. Recent trip to my engineer showed it slightly out of bias. Other than that, measured as if brand new and still sounds great on my Maggies (bottom end). Cheers! | |
| Not manufactured any more. @jdoris Exactly! As a former dealer, I totally understand your POV, and given that at any one time there are about 300 speaker manufacturers out there, Maggies are not for everyone. The type of music one listens to, the room (THE MOST IMPORTAN... | |
| How do you get Happy as an Audiophile? Purchase Magnepan speakers and have them set up properly IN YOUR ROOM. If you are not happy with accurate reproduction (assume good hardware), then keep looking! Cheers! | |
| Not manufactured any more. @jdoris When Jim Winey left 3-M and invented Magnepans, boxes became obsolete. I am sure there are some very fine ones out there, and Maggies are not for every room or every hardware set-up, but pair them with some good HW (Audio Research, for ... | |
| Audio Research or Luxman? I don't know specifically, but after years of a Luxman CL-32, I put an Audio Research SP-6B in my system and it woke-up. I always wanted an Audio Research pre-amp, but could not afford one. The old one I got used was in perfect condition and sou... | |
| Best speakers around $130k? After you go through all the expensive speakers, buy some superior hardware (Audio Research, possibly) and have your dealer set up the best Magnepan speakers IN YOUR ROOM. If that is not to your liking, whatever you buy will be just fine, I am su... | |
| Not manufactured any more. OR, Bob Fulton's J system. The FMI 100's were not bad for boxes; this system came with the slightly smaller FMI 80's, which were pretty good as well. I would guess they hold up today as well, although there have been improvements in boxes since ... | |
| Not manufactured any more. Mark Levinson HQD since people seem to like his stuff, which is not very good. We made some of the stands for these AND the Hartley 24" woofer cabs. HUGE! | |
| The Boss is the Bo$$ @gpgr4blu I was at one of the concerts and still have a T-Shirt from it!! They were pretty amazing. Never ran into anyone who was there. I have the triple album from it somewhere as well. I think I flew up from college in NC, but can't remembe... | |
| Why recordings made before 1965 sound better. Tube recording gear, for one. | |
| The Boss is the Bo$$ He is a very talented artist who both writes and performs his own music. What do YOU do? He is clearly not Pavarotti, but is not supposed to be. It is Rock 'n' Roll, in the tradition of Chuck and Jerry and Roy and Elvis and so forth. AND, he r... | |
| Not manufactured any more. When Jim Winey brought out Magnepan speakers it made most of these electrostatic and hybrids obsolete. This is because that, while being more accurate than cones and boxes alone, they are shrill and cause listening fatigue after a short time. The... | |
| speaker choice for new 20x30 audio room AFTER you listen to ALL the other choices, have your dealer set up a pair of Magnepan speakers (your choice based on what you can afford) in YOUR NEW ROOM (congrats!) and see if they work for you. Typically, they take a little effort to set up pr... | |
| When choosing new Speakers, what matters most to you? Accuracy. Do the speakers reproduce EXACTLY what you feed them? With Magnepan products, the answer is YES. With other products, the answer is NO. | |
| Do speaker wires have to be the same length for each speaker? @peterjc It will not help, sir. We have ways of finding you... |