roberjerman

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Dahlquist speaker models, question/experience and today
I bought a nicely restored and upgraded pair of DQ-10's with custom-stands from a nearby seller. $375! A major bargain! And still competitive with today's four figure speakers!  
Help with choosing a CD transport
The JVC XV-N310 DVD player sounds astonishingly good playing CDs! Must be its internal 24-bit ladder-type chip set! Now if it only cost four-figures ... 
Help with choosing a CD transport
Get a JVC XV-N310 DVD player and use its digital output jack. They can be found on eBay for around $25! Excellent sound quality - it gets ALL the 0's and 1's to your DAC of choice . And has an excellent 24-bit ladder-type chip set built-in for pla... 
What's the best and/or favorite piece of equipment you've owned? And do you still own it?
The KLH Nine full-range electrostats I bought in 1991 from HiFi Classics in Far Rockaway, NY. $500 - and a major bargain! Still have them in occasional use along with the pair of Futterman H3aa OTL amps.  
Classe 25A amplifier
It drove the low impedance Appogee Calipers very well when I was at that audio/video store! 
High end stereo preamps? Worth it?
Only if you have an income 10X the price of that expensive preamp! It's really only jewelry! 
Go Buy Some Music You Deadbeat Streamers!
The disappearance of physical media portends the end of civilization! What will be left for future generations? 
Does anyone do off-axis listening as well as Magicos?
The champs of off-axis listening are the various Ohm Walsh speakers. I own a pair and speak from experience. They have to be heard to be believed! Ability to fill a room with 3-D imaging from any spot. Uncanny! If they cost 10X as much audio snobs... 
Classe 25A amplifier
If it is similar to the now-ancient DR25 I heard at a store driving a pair of Appogee Calipers (MFSL Led Zeppelin II LP) it is an excellent amp! If the price is right grab it!  
When to replace old drivers?
If they sound fine leave them alone! Buzzing is caused be a rubbing voice coil - not a speaker cone!  
I may need to join A'gon Anonymous (AA)
Idle hands are a devil's workshop! 
jbl 4412a vs jbl lsr32 .
One amp for the bass (4312) and one amp for the mid/treble (LSR32). This is how pro sound - reinforcement is done. You can have unlimited headroom! For your set up I'd buy the two Crown amps with built-in crossovers if you don't already have amps ... 
jbl 4412a vs jbl lsr32 .
With my recommendations you can have the bass of the 4312's and the midrange/treble of the LSR32's! 
jbl 4412a vs jbl lsr32 .
You don't need a four-figure audiophile-approved crossover. Crown makes good ones! In fact, the new Crown XLS amps come with built-in crossovers. You can buy two XLS1502 amps for $399 each and have your amps/crossovers for your biamp system.They a... 
jbl 4412a vs jbl lsr32 .
Yes! Buy both pairs of speakers. Put the 4312's on the floor. Place the LSR32's on top of the 4312's. Get an active crossover and two stereo amps. One high power, one low-to-mid power. Connect the 4312's to the high power amp. The LSR32's to the l...