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Versatile, non-fatiguing speakers for a small room under $1500 used or new: advice needed!
I have the Canton 9k a revealing attractive stand-mounted speaker neutral, resolving, good bass for what it is and as mentioned needs juice but in a small room it is a fine choice. I'm listening in with 70 watts a channel and it is good form most ... 
OK here is the challenge for you
I looked I searched I found zip on anything approaching my challenge. I thought it an entertaining diversion for folks in the know and invaluable to folks like me in helping focus our search for "affordable" system(s). In hindsight, it was probabl... 
OK here is the challenge for you
OK, I'll dig around it would benefit the forum to have a keyword search. I would have thought this issue was covered but I did not see any questions presented like this.  thanks Scott 
Best and Worst customer service?
Back in the 1980ies Snell sent me two new 10 inch woofers for my c2 mk 2 when only one was needing refoaming for 250! But my best story adcom I had their cd player it would skip and the big power amp which I inadvertently shorted out,  both units ... 
Best method to connect subwoofer to amp
MijostynThank you for the advice and your time I will save this information. I'm one of those vanishing middle-class retired guys. I used the pandemic relief $$ , sold my existing system from 1980 and some camera gear to buy newer gear, from lo... 
Best method to connect subwoofer to amp
Pragmasi  off this topic you mention "attenuating" the signal. Which rases another question I have   The Technic has an attenuation option of 20 db on its volume control. If attenuation is OFF the volume control reaches clipping levels at about 1/... 
Best method to connect subwoofer to amp
Thank you you answer my questions perfectly much appreciated. 
Anyone with tinnitus or hearing loss who is into "high-end" audio?
So I'm 74 during the day I am not aware of the tinnitus (white noise)sort of a low grade hum sounds almost electrical in nature. However, when I listen to music at any level that humm becomes a bit louder so much so I thought it was coming from my... 
Speakers Nominal Power handling/Amplifier
Wow folks this turned into a very good discussion with good advice and insights with every post. Hilde 45 had posted an informative article on watts folks at my level need to read.rego got me to contact the manufacturer's Jamo now owned by Klipsch... 
Speakers Nominal Power handling/Amplifier
Good discussion and advise Thanks everyone for taking the time and interest to respond.  All "expensive" audio products(amps speakers in particular )I would hope have some form of clipping protection. In fact, I would think any manufacturer making... 
Speakers Nominal Power handling/Amplifier
I'm still in the honeymoon phase lowrider give me a chance to get bored I've only been married a couple of months so she still looks and sounds sweet lol.  
Speakers Nominal Power handling/Amplifier
The integrated amp has a   "pre out right and left"   it say in it's manual for hooking up a subwoofer however it does not mention the word high pass filter.  The Jamo c80 is a powered sub and has 1800 watts. It has the word  "Line"   and beneath ... 
Speakers Nominal Power handling/Amplifier
Millercarbon, Lowrider 57, elliottbnewcombjr, Thank you for your time and expertise. it was educational and insightful. The speakers could play a bit louder on occasion with certain recordings but on most of my listening, the sound level is fine. ... 
New Canton Reference K Series...?
I'm a rookie so I have no frame of reference for comparing them but own the 9k bookshelf . I love the sound very detailed micro detailed they vanish not at all harsh, or bright very good imaging and sound stage. Not at allfatiguing. Also On youtub... 
Thousands of tubes for sale
jjss49 if you are using facebook you might want to go to their "marketplace" and run a search I bet there are ads like this in your area. Actually, there were a few like this when I looked a bit deeper.