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veroman

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Top brand speakers
this thread is something out of a vintage woody allen movie at a thanksgiving family dinner. i am afraid to even turn on my amp after all this dissection. why do we even bother, lets just hum middle c and call it even 
Budget floorstading with a good waf.... Help
take a look at zu speaker line. i am a real convert to single driver full range units. 
Audiophile newbie
i have changed my mind.... i am gonna back the tekton lore or zu speakers mentioned above, might as well bypass the typical stuff and get straight to the really dynamic musically realstic sound. get an inexpesive t chip amp and whatever sacd/cd pl... 
Not impressed
i meant merry go rund in the true sense, they are enjoyable while you ride them but at the end of the day it stops and you will want to get on it again. as a metsphor tho tbh,, it does not lead anywhere by basic design. off the mgr to me means i h... 
Speaker and Amp dilemma
well that was one way to solve that. massive power. and here i was ready to suggest hi effeciency full range single driver speakers driven by a small t chip amp for under 70$. or a tiny tube set amp for under$300. now you see the result of low eff... 
Sell quality turntable to buy top CD player?
the oppo is the best deal going. a dac can be used but only with non sacd types i read somewhere as the dac will rob the sacd of its advantages. when oppo first gained popularity they did not play hdcd for some reason. i imagine they do now esp co... 
Audiophile newbie
yep, bet an integrated nad amp on amazon or similar with at least 60 wpc. get an oppo universal disc player that will allow you to play any disc available, except hd cd for some reason, ( maybe they fixed that), and a pair of nice $500 2 way books... 
Top brand speakers
you will get 5000 answers to that....if you live in an area with audio shops, preferably not big box stores, spend some time in them just listening to the kind of music you like. much of what is written here is esoteric cra* posted by seekers who ... 
two way v. three way speakers
i typo'd go buy piano and harp. i meant i have a harp and piano in the listening room and a professional musician to listen to them anytime i desire. i know what they sound like. this is a for profit hobby and the idea is to make people constantly... 
two way v. three way speakers
to bo. i have never read such a collection of fantastical narcissistic hyperbole on this site. i am positive you believe what you are writing but at my level of understanding it just sounds like baloney. it must be me though as others here seem to... 
A True convert is born
How do you find the Classic 8s in terms of smoothness/refinement?... after a little more breakin i will say this. these spkrs. def push trumpets into room like a force! some might consider this too screachy or overly emphasised but to me it sounds... 
Not impressed
get a pair of full range single drivers, pay a guy ti put em in a well designed padded box and buy a tiny tube amp from ebay. and buy an oppo universal disc player, cheap, so you can listen to all styles of cd. best sound of your life and a tiny s... 
jolida 502P bias question
tubes do not notice diff. so no is correct. used to own that amp. ha. 
two way v. three way speakers
wow, this guy is so far beyond human knowledge he cannot get subtle jokes any longer. whew, i am tired just reading all this brilliance. i have a full range driver so i am happy alone just listening. no need to ask permission from anyone. 
$6000 budget question
are you pokin fun at me? i am too dry to notice sometimes. but yes, actually i really think most of it is snake oil and it gets worse the higher up you go in this business. sure you could get incredible results for huge investments but 95% of us w...