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Folded tweeters vs. dome?
I bought mine on here for 900 bucks on here about 3 years ago . 
Zu Cable Libtec: Opinions/Comparisons
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Is the 2.5 way speaker the ideal home speaker?
Very good post , helped to clarify things I kinda , sorta knew .I'll give you a joke I just heard on the local jazz station .Announcer was interviewing a local retired trumpet player who still does some sub and gigs around the Twin Cities .The dud... 
Folded tweeters vs. dome?
Depends on what you listen to and the Speakers .I listen to 90% classical and 10% jazz and have a small Totem Signature1 which does fine in a room 23' x15 ' . No sub .gmwinder , If my memory serves me did they not have a passive woofer?Any speaker... 
High End is Dead?
Amen to all that craigl59 !Few days ago I went to a Symphony Concert with a good friend of mine who is a Psych Prof at the U of MN . And a very prominent one at that .Looking at all the white heads he threw me a line I had not heard ."As the count... 
High End is Dead?
What part hasn't ?The part where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer . 
High End is Dead?
Nearly every big American City has become expensive . Here in St Paul average home price has increased 40% in 4 yrs as wages have stayed stable .And they are far lower than coastal cities .No house stays on Market longer than 3 days even if it’s a... 
Ortofon Red/Pro-ject Carbon Debut combination; rolled off hi-frequencies. Solutions?
As someone who has sold a thousand carts and owned a hundred I agreethat old school was better . Best quality I’ve seen in present stuff is Nagoka and Goldring . Looking at later looks like Nagoka to me .Just where do you buy these 881’s, and the ... 
High End is Dead?
Nope . real dollars where worth a LOT more back in the day than the currency that has lost 25% against the Euro in last year .How long did you look in their basement ? 
High End is Dead?
Because most dealers aren’t all that rich and those others are who are really rich are too busy making billions on the various economic bubbles American public eats up to bother with audio .What money there is in Audio is made by manufacturers .Av... 
Why have the prices of Marantz and Sansui speakers have gone up so much? Whyyyy???
actaman ,  Pretty will established that if you hear a LOT of classical music you brain will fill in the same sound you heard at 16 at 86 . 
Conrad-Johnson MF-2550SE owners - What speakers are you using with it?
If you listen to rock Maggies are best for the buck . I owned several pairs and finally faced the facts that audiotroy names .They simply do not have the dynamic range or bass definition required on the classical music I listen to . I was beguiled... 
High End is Dead?
High End isn't dead in USA . At least 90% of the population can't afford It and more than  that  have no interest in it  .But, as we have the highest inequality of income in the world that still leave millions to to whom 50K is chump change .It is... 
Are you getting ridiculous offers from new members
We all haven't , there are more folks on here than you would think that give away gear , not all cheap stuff either . 
Who makes the best "Coaxial" Tweeter/Midrange design?
If you like Classical Music . Tannoy .