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quad 2805 vs magnepan 1.7
I always liked bose for there pricepoints. The highs are rolled off, but the bass for there size used to be VERY good on the 301's back in 01-02'Anyway, I love Magnepans, specially the 1.7's. 
Legacy SE versus Vandersteen Quatros
Legacy Focus are the best speakers Ive heard, period. Specially with Ayre gear. Brystons newer gear sounds stellar with them also. For theater Anthem. 
Legacy Speakers??
I sold my near mint Legacy 20/20's for $2800 shipped to CA over 2 years ago. Best speakers Ive heard at any price. I miss them to this day. One day, I hope to own a pair again. 
Speakers with Most good reviews in last ten years
Magnepans receive incredible reviews, and I agree they are awesome! 
Need A great Processor
I like Anthem, Krell, B&K, Bryston for prepro's. Not sure how Rotels are these days. I used to like them. The Emotiva UMC 1 should have been a giant killer. When it runs right, it is. Sadly, it has a lot of problems. Its really too bad. 
Help with used "rock" speakers under 4K
CLS 215 Cerwin Vega for under 2k.Legcy Focus 20/20's used for under 3k. The Focus are the best speakers I have ever heard. They also play extremely loud and low. 
Grilles or No Grilles
I always prefer grills. 
Best high-efficiency speaker under 10K
Legacy Focus 20/20's. For me, as good as it gets. I miss mine everyday! 
Why do subs sound bloated or slow?
The answer is simple. Its because people stick there ultra powerful subs in a corner, which throws massive boom, and is often far away from the mains as well. I have been saying the same thing here, and nobody seams to get it. Put the sub under th... 
Looking to upgrade my back surround sound speakers
I would buy some used script i's. Those were fantastic srrounds and I love the design. 
What amplifier should I get with Mag 3.6?
Emotiva Mono's 
How loud is loud, What DB is actually loud?
A Martin Logan can rock out if you want panels. I hit 100db clean at 10 ft. Never tried them louder 
Magnepan 3.7
qOUTE:01-07-11: ChadeffectJames63,they fixed that delamination issue with a new 3m glue about 10 years ago. In the market for one now?Not true at all. I have owned many later (even 2006 and newer) models, and they still have this issue. I dont thi... 
Who is planning to buy the oppo-95 and...?
OPPO is changing direction IMO. I think they see the money they can make by marking things up in the hi end audio world. I have moved on... 
Alternatives to Emotiva UMC-1/audio vs HDMI
For the record, I have owned the Anthem 30, Bryston sp-1.7, rotel 1068, and several other prepro's. I feel the UMC 1 is just as good(better then some of those) at both 2 channel and home theater processing. The Anthem may have been slightly better...