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| Is it possible to be an audiophile and be happy with what you have To me what it is to be an audiophile is to be one who loves listening to music and always wants to hear it a little better if they can. The last three words "if they can" are critical. All engineering is a matter of design compromises and optim... | |
| Horn Speakers and Sub Woofers A horn stops acting like a horn where the size of the mouth of the horn is 1/4 wavelength. That's why the Klipschorn is in the room corner. It uses your room corner as part of the horn. What I don't know is given the flare rate of an exponentia... | |
| Best speakers for $3000 bdp24 writes:"One problem with the LX521 is that it requires six channels of amplification---three stereo power amps. That nullifies it's low price."Not at all. The LX521 calls for 8 to 10 channels at 60wpc. I run a 12 channel B&K AV1260 whi... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? stewart0722 writes:"I also cast a vote for the Linkwitz 521, but the multichannel discrete aspect makes it a difficult speaker.....plus you have to build it yourself......."I don't know what's hard about the Linkwitz being a multi-amplified speake... | |
| Another musician has died We're at that age where a lot of the good cats are going to that Big Stage in the Sky. It's a package deal guys. We get to hear them when they're young and wonderful, but that package comes with an expiration date. Fortunately their music doe... | |
| I am really disappointed with the hip-hop enthusiasts on Audiogon I'm a big band swing player. The night Tupac Shakur was shot, one of the other trumpet players in my band proclaimed that someone struck a blow for good music... | |
| What's up with the ridiculous offers?!? May I introduce you to the "Delete" key? | |
| I have seen some Interesting comments about Mcintosh lately Generalizations typically have their basis in fact somewhere, but not always. I’ll certainly go with #2. The Mac dealer in San Francisco, The House of Music, caters to the wealthy. A very close friend was their repair tech for over 10 years but le... | |
| Best speakers for $3000 For your about $2600 you can build the Linkwitz LX521, and then for about $400, score a used B&K AV1260 to drive 'em. There isn't a loudspeaker made, at any price, that exceeds what the LX521 can do.http://linkwitzlab.com/LX521/LX521_4.htmh... | |
| Speaker help under $2,500 Build the Linkwith LX521 and make EVERYONE you know green with envy. Really. The base kit with drivers and miniDSP active crossover is $1933.https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/4-way-speaker-kits/lx521-linkwitz-lab-open-baffle-4-way-kit/They a... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? I've always like the big floor standing Avalon loudspeakers. They image wonderfully and have all the clarity and detail you could ask for. That being said, I'd rather put together a Linkwitz LX521 system for under $5000, which will equal or out... | |
| What are you favorite artists and songs to listen to on your system? Wesla Whitfield is a cabaret singer who does more than sing a song. She tells a story. A lot of that comes from the fact that her own story is something worth being told.I don't think there is a better interpreter of the Great American Song aliv... | |
| Used Linn sondek lp12 worth? That's a very fair price. Frankly I think she could get more than that for it were she to list it here on Audiogon. Snap it up if you've got the money and want a decent turntable. | |
| Best budget DAC I run a Peachtree DAC I'm happy with. It retails at $300. It takes a USB feed from my PC as well as a straight fibre digital link from my CD player. It's a decided improvement over using the on-board DAC in the CD player. | |
| Would like your tube amp recommendation Your best value and bet will be the 125 watt M-125 monobloc amps from tubes4hifi. You can buy them assembled and ready to play for about $2800 plus shipping. If you like to get your hands dirty, they'll also sell them to you as a kit for about $... |