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| Opinion - Every audiophile should build at least 1 pair of speakers Doing it right now. A pair of Bill Fitzmaurice Davids with upgraded drivers and a flat pack from speakerhardware.com. Just finished the crossovers a couple of weeks ago. Total cost will be less than $1500.If not these, my second choice would proba... | |
| Suggestions to help you sell your equipment on Audiogon You're idea about counteroffering what "you" perceive to be low-ballers is an excellent idea. I once made an offer of $650 on an $850 item. I was willing to go to $750, which I thought a fair market price. The seller (a regular seller) never respo... | |
| Most Beautiful Receiver / Integrated - Ever was... ? Pioneer SA-9800 | |
| What is most important part of a system? Speakers - 60%Room - 40% | |
| Speaker companies with a focus on parts quality and measurements To answer your original question about "public measurements", besides the two companies you already know about, the only other I know of that does that is Salk. Toole and Olive’s philosophy at Harman is that people prefer flat FR, so between their... | |
| Old Amp vs. New Amp If they don't measure any better, then they aren't. | |
| $500 USB cable " What does this ultra expensive USB cable do to your audio system "It diminishes the sound quality ...because it takes money out of your pocket that could have been spent on equipment that actually does make a difference, namely speakers. Ones a... | |
| Best female vocal recording on CD? right now i come back tp bonnie raitt "you cant make me love you" from luck of the draw. big, warm, strong voice. not a perfect recording. but hmmmm that voice. That's exactly the song I'd recommend. You can tell how great Bonnie Raitt is when... | |
| Paradigm Personas: A First Listen Thanks for the excellent review. One of my systems has Paradigm S1v3 (with dual Seismic 110 subs), and I haven't heard a tweeter match it's clarity or smoothness (i.e., closeness to reality) on instruments like violins. I'm really curious to hear ... | |
| What's up with AudiogoN? No problems here in Chrome or Edge.If you're running an IE version below 11, update it. Microsoft doesn't support anything below 11 anyway. If you're running IE11, make sure it's not in Compatibility View or Enterprise Mode (Tools menu). I've seen... | |
| Looking for a Speaker Recommnedation The PSB T3 and Revel F208 have the most neutral on- and off-axis measurements in that list. | |
| Best Cheap Amps for Magneplanar Speakers I drive mine with Marantz MA-700 monoblocks. Not made anymore, but you'll see them pop up occasionally for $175-250. But keep in mind that I've been through blind amp tests that put me in the "watts is watts" (given all the standard qualifiers) cl... | |
| Resale value reubent1,663 posts12-03-2016 7:35amPeople who don't consider resale must have better access to dealers, or other audiophiles, where they can audition equipment and insure they are making the best buying decisions. In much of the country quality ... | |
| List of albums that will still be popular 50 years from now... "Popular"?Well, the popular music of today will still be played in 50 years. But the 50-year-old music we listen to now will be no more popular than 1910-20's music was 50 years ago. By that time, there will be two newer generations with totally d... | |
| "Vintage" high end gear vs new and upgrade path? As someone who can't hear any difference in audio equipment or paraphernalia, except in speakers and phono cartridges - including in blind tests - and since I gave up vinyl over 25 years ago, my focus is always on speaker upgrade and room treatmen... |