richopp
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| Do Bigger Speakers Mean a Bigger Window? You may be interested in the current trend (past 20 years or so) of manufacturers designing speakers that are @ 6' tall or taller.I always wonder where they got this idea...and why. | |
| Interconnects and non-believers @elizabeth Well, in the case of engine oil, high-zinc oils like Brad Penn are important when driving older muscle cars because of its chemical composition. Today's oils and engines match; older cars require a different chemistry for reasons that ... | |
| Opinions needed on some Klipsch for 2 channel Try some smaller Maggies and a sub and you might be happy if you can position them correctly. Not all rooms work with dipole speakers, so try them out and take them back if they don't appeal to you. Other than that, pick a box you like and go wi... | |
| The Magnificent Magnepan 30.7 speakers....wait, I don’t like planars! Hi, Wendell--Glad to see you are still out there. For the record, Wendell was with Audio Research for years and switched over to Magnepan for reasons only he knows. I have some ideas, but...Anyway, Mr. Jim WIney, formerly of 3-M, INVENTED Magnep... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( Awesome thread! I also participate in the muscle car hobby and the toy train hobby and the sentiments expressed here regarding HEA are pretty much identical to those expressed by participants in those hobbies.The world, for whatever reason, doesn... | |
| Audio Research D150 Where do I start? The day it came into my shop we were thrilled, if not ready to go to the hospital for trying to lift it out of its crate. Some amp!We hooked it up to our SP3-A1 pre-amp and the Maggies that were out at the time...I forget wheth... | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? @helomech Thanks for the informative reply. Clearly you have found the items that work best for you in your room and for your musical taste. As a former dealer, THAT WAS JOB 1 for us! I suggest the boxless speakers only because we had much succ... | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? @helomech Thanks for the comment. I am sorry the 1.7s did not meet your requirements. I might suggest some agonizing reappraisal, to quote a '70s 7-UP commercial.As you clearly understand, your ROOM is the most important element in any sound rep... | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? In the late 1970's we made some stands (solid red oak) for the Mark Levinson HQD system in our factory. He then asked us to make a couple of woofer cabs for the Hartely 24" woofers he recommended for this system. They were made from 1" particle ... | |
| Hartley speakers--anyone heard/heard of? Yes, they were. We made the stands for the Quad-Decca array and a couple of Hartely 24" cabs to their specs. HUGE things...stood about 5' high, 3' across, and at least 2' deep. We used 1" particle board reinforced with 4x4's in all the corners.... |