richopp
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| LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus Without a doubt, YES at Duke Indoor in 1972. Worse, I moved to FL after graduation that year and saw them again at the old SPORTATORIUM in Hollywood, FL. I had to do the same thing I did at Duke--I went to the furthest seat available at the very... | |
| Why do we stop listening to new music as we get older? When some of us were younger, our exposure to music was "controlled" by the media (radio,mostly) that introduced us to it. We liked what they played, and they played what they were paid to play, in many instances. Naturally, the "college" FM sta... | |
| Biamping vs only inserting an Active crossover I bi-amp using and ARC EC-2 and it works perfectly on my Maggies. Not sure you can find one today, but they are around used, I am sure. (You can tri-amp using and EC-3, FYI, if you have those kind of speakers...) Cheers! | |
| Which ARC ref linestage to try: Ref3, Ref5, Ref5SE? HATE forward sounding systems I agree totally with @yesiam_a_pirate --great username, by the way. ARRRHH! You might enjoy the Gasparilla Festival in Tampa... ALWAYS demo any new-to-you major purchase IN YOUR ROOM. As a former dealer, I can tell you that this is the ONLY ... | |
| Ray Charles - "Rap is not music" "Are You Lonesome Tonight" Elvis | |
| Is Imaging Worth Chasing? Magneplaners. | |
| Beatles vs. Stones 1965 called. It wants its 100 teen magazine covers back. | |
| Is Magnepan still in business ? @uncledemp So right. Audio manufacturers sell through dealers. This one item is only available directly. This is to keep the price point low enough to sell this one item as a "loss leader." When many customers get this item, they realize, as ... | |
| How do you stop house guest from damaging your speakers? It's America. Use your 2nd Amendment rights. Of course, you need a musket, but that shouldn't be a problem, right? | |
| HELP FINDING TUBE PRE AMP SUGGEST you look for a used Audio Research pre-amp. There is a reason that their early ones sell for many dollars. I was able to buy an SP-6B for around $800 and it is amazing. You may have to look a while or raise your budget a few dollars, bu... | |
| How long do speakers last? @secretguy I suppose this might be true as I have sent customer speakers back to be re-furbished. FORTUNATELY, my T-1-C's from 1974 still sound as perfect as ever! I could replace one "sock" (cover) where the cat got his claws into a little bit ... | |
| How long do speakers last? Gee, let's see. My Tympani I-C speakers have been sounding better than any other speaker since 1974, so that would be 49 years for mine with no repairs, etc. Now, I am sure their new ones sound even better, so if you want a "forever" speaker, at... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? Since the ARC SP-3 came out in the early 1970’s, if a solid state designer/manufacturer hasn’t learned how to mimic a good tube pre-amp in 49 years for a reasonable price, I would be shocked! Mimic is not the same as "identical," but might be clo... | |
| Really expensive systems that sounded great? @kenjit Interesting comment about box speakers. I have no idea what you are referring to as I have not seen it. I can tell you that we did "informal" research in my shop back in the mid 1970's. I carried a number of lines of goods--speakers inc... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Just hooked up my system after almost 2 years after the move. First tune: Diamonds and Rust by Joan Baez. WHY? Every listen to this tune on Maggies? If you do, you will buy them, and mine are T-1-C's that were made in 1975 and I have been us... |