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| klipshorn speakers @ozzy62 Well, I have been posting this sentence for several years, so I guess I should win multiple-year awards.Tell you what, go to your Klipsch dealer and listen to a spoken voice and then do it with, oh, I don't know, an ACCURATE speaker like o... | |
| Tube Preamp - What to buy? I recently purchased an SRC SP6B from a reputable used dealer for less than $1000.00It is fantastic in my system. I used to sell ARC products, and they are the one brand I would always look to for a pre-amp.However, WATCH the years and models. S... | |
| klipshorn speakers Nice company, LOUD speakers (very efficient), but not very accurate.Sorry, horns belong on the top of poles at high school football stadiums, not in boxes in your house.Not sure if they are still around, but Cerwin-Vega made some wildly loud speak... | |
| Buying used vs new? If the seller is reputable and will stand behind the sale, used is fine.I recently purchased an ARC SP6 pre-amp from a reputable dealer, it had an issue, I had it fixed (not expensive) and they paid for it. The pre-amp is wonderful, and I will no ... | |
| What is the most important component to consider while building a new system? As a former dealer, I can tell you as many here have, YOUR ROOM and your chosen SPEAKERS IN YOUR ROOM have more to do with accurate music reproduction than any other component.Physics has not changed; there are only a fixed number of circuit desig... | |
| Best Preamp and Amp combination, interesting finding!!! @ sheridanmartinjInteresting how that happens, right?I remember getting the "A-1" parts from ARC in a small envelope and soldering them into the SP3's we sold. I forget--4-6 parts, I think, but that may be wrong. It was 1976-77 as I remember, s... | |
| Best Preamp and Amp combination, interesting finding!!! Not taking a side on this one, but I do remember what a revelation the Audio Research SP-3 (and later the 3-A-1) was to the industry when it came out. We sold it for 595, then 695, then 795 pretty quickly.Today, used ones go for many thousands--a... | |
| Nicks or McVie..... I don't know about "singers"--Linda Ronstadt is a SINGER, or "vocalist" if you will.BUT,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5i7j0VhEHwThe singing STYLES fit the song, and NEITHER are "vocalists" in the old school way-- Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Cloo... | |
| Speakers as the principle component/other components are servants @mozartfan Your tech person loves his Maggies because they do not add anything to the music. You hear what you put through them.My experience as a dealer shows that there are two basic issues with Maggies:1. Your room is either not conducive to ... | |
| Had Three Different Speaker Thoughts; Now A Fourth Have your dealer set up the Maggies in your room and give them a few days to listen to a wide variety of your favorite music.If you do not like them IN YOUR ROOM, buy something else. However, be sure to critically look at your hardware as well. ... | |
| Vintage vs New Magnepan--1969-today.Still the best, always will be.Boxes distort.Horns belong on poles at HS football stadiums.Pure electrostatics are brittle at volume and cause very quick "listening fatigue"--i.e., "THAT"S ENOUGH"Hybrids require too many items... | |
| Speakers as the principle component/other components are servants Magnepan. | |
| Poor grammar is disappointing and decidedly distracting in formal audio reviews. I suppose I should follow my own personal rule and never complain without offering a solution. I posted TWO "complaints" already on this thread, so I owe at least ONE solution. I prefer this one, but there are a couple of others around as well: ... | |
| Poor grammar is disappointing and decidedly distracting in formal audio reviews. Thanks to those who mentioned my comment.In case others think I am wrong, our former governor and legislature wanted to reduce or eliminate state scholarships to state universities for those star A+ 4.0 students who qualify IF they do not major in... | |
| Poor grammar is disappointing and decidedly distracting in formal audio reviews. Ha-Ha! As professor, I can tell you that "grammatically correct" English is way over. Any combination of words and punctuation is now considered proper. People who are "edumacated" are viewed as "elites" and "snobs" and are thought to be subversiv... |