french_fries
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| Shipping a Large Pair of Speakers Without Factory Packaging I am not in Tampa, but the high-end store i have used for years in Miami hires a guy who will build a pine-wood crate with foam inserts for whatever needs to go somewhere. It's not as difficult to ship as some folks seem to think, but it is a new... | |
| B&W 800 MATRIX I had B&W Matrix 801s3 speakers and the older Pass Aleph amplifiers (SE Class-A) really made them sound particularly incredible- any hashiness from the tweeters disappeared. If you can afford any of the newer Pass XA amps i would think they w... | |
| Best Of Breed or Matching Components? I would think that matching components by the same manufacturer would have an advantage if the technologies used are somewhat unique and quite similar in nature, or they were introduced in about the same time period. OTOH, there may be a particul... | |
| Retired audiophile? A friend introduced me to Stereophile magazine some 25 years ago, partially to draw attention to the absurdities of expensive cables (he worked on electronic equipment for a living). But of course this only INCREASED my interest in high-end audio... | |
| Where to go from here... sorry, i didn't check the spelling- MAGNEPLANARS (E not I).but maybe not for rock and roll. However, sound wise, they will knock you on your keesterbangers though. Try listening to a Joni Mitchell album on them, or Ricki Lee Jones, etc. | |
| Where to go from here... speakers first (naturally). but if rock/pop is what you love the most, maybe not. the recordings aren't that good (for the most part) anyway.but if you LOVE Blue-Note jazz, or string quartets, etc. then yes, that's a good place to start. Try li... | |
| If money was and was not of any concern when buying speakers. As there are MANY cost-no-object speakers to choose from, there are NOT so many pristine recordings (regardless of format) that would transport you to that magical place where everything sounds, if not "real", at least authentic and faithful to yo... | |
| Second audio system in your house? Oh, one more thing comes to mind- guitar players coin a phrase called "GAS" - or Guitar Acquisition Syndrome. This can result in something quite similar to too many audio components. A doctor i knew had over 40 Fender Stratocasters and Telecaste... | |
| Second audio system in your house? Oh Lord, won't you buy me, a color TV....I have three systems, a Main System with BIG speakers, a second (still high-end) system with small monitors (Sonus Faber's), and a third for rock&roll in the bedroom (JBL's and Teac mini-components).I l... | |
| Why do all audio forums on the internet seem "dead" ? I have one more observation which may be overly simplistic, but with the advent of the compact disc and digital audio, the quest for high-end sound from this VERY-convenient-to-use format was a huge stimulantin the market. I recall fierce competi... | |
| Why do all audio forums on the internet seem "dead" ? Now that the Absolute Sound Mag. is waxing so enthusiastically about Meridian's MQA technology, we are going to have to adjust our thinking all over again about getting even more realism out of our systems. I already have invested in CD's, Tapes,... | |
| Another musician has died Well, you get to a certain age (barring something bad happening to you earlier in life) and you start down that path where you just can't hold on any longer. But his legacy is not to be understated. JA was an absolutely incredible band. Surreali... | |
| What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why? I will sound like a "broken record" with this recommendation, but basedon what I have heard, and considering that you can place these speakerseasily in a medium sized (or larger) room unlike Maggies, the EgglestonAndra-3's can be had for under $15... | |
| The one piece of gear you will never sell My VPI Magic Brick goes with me to the grave.everything else is too big to fit in the coffin.... | |
| A New Reel to Reel Tape Deck? Hello, i would just like to add that IMO there is nothing wrong withproducing tapes that run at 7.5 IPS, and possibly even 1/4 track as opposed tohalf-track (i have both). Now we're talking about ONE reel of tape, andit could in some cases even b... |