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| Bose buys McIntosh Wow! This forum sounds like someone threw a firecracker in a chicken coup. I've seen corporate acquisitions/takeovers as a dealer who put his heart and soul, reputation, and more than a few shillings into brands we were passionate about. This i... | |
| 55” or 65” TV Screen Size and Your Speakers: Please Join Survey A little science (and history) from a guy who’s been designing and installing Home Theater before the term "Home Theater" existed. We just called it "Giant Screen" back on those days. (I still have a Kloss Novabeam stored up in my loft). There is... | |
| Are You Old Enough to Remember Those Jaw-Dropping Manufacturer Demos? @bigtwin "Funny that after all these years I'm listening to 7 foot tall panels. 😄" For 35 years I've had 6'-4" Alpine White towers (that I designed and built) sitting in the Living/Listening Room. | |
| Are You Old Enough to Remember Those Jaw-Dropping Manufacturer Demos? @bigtwin "They pulled the grills off the front and inside were a couple of the Bose double cube speakers. It was hilarious." The folks at Bose certainly knew their audience and were masters at marketing to them. After spending some quality ti... | |
| Are You Old Enough to Remember Those Jaw-Dropping Manufacturer Demos? During Winter CES, I was strolling around the "HIgh End Audio" corridors and heard (and felt) something that sounded like live percussion. As I approached, the sound seems a little familiar to me. Oh yeah, the Sheffield Drum Record. This is rec... | |
| Are You Old Enough to Remember Those Jaw-Dropping Manufacturer Demos? @salectric "I was so impressed that I bought a pair of A25 within a week." I missed the demo, but I do recall how impressive these speakers are. | |
| Are You Old Enough to Remember Those Jaw-Dropping Manufacturer Demos? @larryi "Before I could object, the desler cranked the volume till the meters on the amp were pinned at +3 db (700 watts?)" If my math is right, those peaks were somewhere north of 132 decibels with that amp/speaker set up. Surprised you didn't... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? Far too many unknowns here to justfiy issuing "advice" on the system. The friend may have a strong emotional attachment to the gear and would be hurt/devastated with negative comments. "Hey, those are XYX speakers. They sound great as long as y... | |
| An audio component you just can't let go "Stasis" not "Status". Darned spell correct! | |
| An audio component you just can't let go ADS 200s: Historically, these little "studio monitors" represent the first legitimate mobile audio (car stereo) system ever assembled. They broke the "sound barrier" and took us from Clarion coaxials (yuk!) to true high fidelity in a car/truck/va... | |
| Burn Twetter Speaker @mswale " If the same tweeter keeps blowing there might be something wrong with the XO. " Agreed! Thus, my statement: "Just curious if it’s the same channel that’s failing?" Could be a number of technical issues, including the XO, amp, etc. | |
| Burn Twetter Speaker Hi, gio992. Just curious if it’s the same channel that’s failing? Not sure how relevant this is, but could open further (possibly relevant?) conversation. Speakers have voice coils that warm up when power is sent through them. Sort of like an el... | |
| 30 yr old speakers- time to replace drivers? Short answer: If they’re being used as surrounds, I’d leave them alone and play them until the woofers fall out. Long(er) answer: I’ve been doing speaker mods for decades (including owning a speaker patent). Here’s some thoughts on the subject... | |
| Physical degradation of CD's On a related subject ... We service vintage audio gear and frequently have CD players presented with "can't read" error message of some sort. Typically, this is a combination of weak laser and slop in the sled assembly. Sometimes it's difficult ... | |
| The Great DAC Mystery R-2R DACS? I thought open reel tape decks were analog!!?? I don't get it. Guess I'll just jump back on that quilting forum. It's safer there. |