simonmoon
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| Maggie owners (past, present, future) what do (did) you love and or dislike about them? I have owned 3 different sets of Maggies over the years.Currently, I have a pair of MGIII. I bought them from a seller who had them in storage for a couple of decades, for $300.I had to do some work to them, i.e. relaminate the coils in a few plac... | |
| Buying Speakers Based on Specs It may be a good idea to shop based on specs in your case, since you are looking at one specific spec in particular.But that does not mean you should buy them based only on specs.You could end up with a speaker that meets your criteria for that on... | |
| High value, giant killer speakers? I very recently heard the AudioSolutions Figuro M speakers. From Italy.Not exactly cheap at $7500, but they sounded like they could compete with speakers at double the money.Not to mention their finish looked like speakers costing a lot more. | |
| To Couple or Decouple? I used to live in a house with a suspended wooden floor.My speakers sounded much better DECOUPLED.Coupled, the bass was muddy and boomy.Now I live on a solid slab, and they sound much better coupled. | |
| How thick should the front baffle of speakers be? I've heard the Concerto 4 speakers at an audio show!They are extremely good, for sure. When I heard them, knowing what I do about speaker cabinets, I made notice of their cabinet construction, and how that contributed to their sound quality. The r... | |
| Pin point imaging isn't for everyone I also think Mr. Allison is a bit off base.I have had several speakers with ’pinpoint’ (precise) imaging, without a strict sweet spot. I have a pretty broad listening area, with precise imaging.When it comes to accuracy, in almost every way (timbr... | |
| Coated woofer - why? An old (20+ years) speaker with multiple previous owners has a coated woofer - why would this mod be made? What are the implications for SQ? Speaker is a LS35A type with original KEF B110 woofer. Let me add, that if you are in need of direct repl... | |
| Coated woofer - why? Coating a speaker will reduce the amplitude of cone break-up and the associated resonant behavior. Especially in the upper frequencies of the drivers range. Those KEF drivers were coated with a doping compound called plastiflex, which did exactly ... | |
| How thick should the front baffle of speakers be? wheres the proof In extensive notebooks and old hard drives.I just contacted my friend (he's now a major audio/video integrator in L.A.). He reminded me, that not only were the improvements audible, but they were measurable. You do understand... | |
| How thick should the front baffle of speakers be? Materials make a difference. Thickness makes a difference.Just because JBL and Altec used to use 3/4 inch ply, does not mean it was the best material. Testing methods, building methods, material availability, construction methods, etc, were nowher... | |
| Has anyone finally decided to sell their Turntable and Vinyl collection? I have never been without LPs and an analog setup. However, I did sell off a part of my vinyl some years ago, and regret it ever since. Of course I miss quite a few of those LPs, and might not be able to remember everything I sold, in order to rep... | |
| CD Got Absolutely Crushed By Vinyl Despite being sick of this conversation, I will still add my input. To start with, I am a fan of both analog and CD (and digital in general), so I have no real horse in the race. Both my analog and digital rigs are on the higher end of the spectru... | |
| Great music few are aware of. Any genre. @bdp24 " Emerson got a lot of credit for being a "Classically" trained keyboardist playing Rock music. He did that, though, not by using Classical compositional knowledge to create new, song-form music, but rather by playing music written by Clas... | |
| Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy? In response to the OP, I think the 'controversy' goes back quite a few years, when the majority of commercially available horn speakers had a honky, nasally sound.I had this impression myself, from years of working in mid-fi and only being exposed... | |
| Why do better MC cartridges cost a fortune? A big part of the problem may be economies of scale.Back in the 70's, everyone that listened to music at home, owned a turntable, arm and cartridge. There were hundreds of companies making cartridges at all price points. The skill for building car... |