jimman2
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| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? I’m spaced constrained and have Pioneer S2EX, KEF LS50 and Tekton Impact Monitor - hands down the Tektons NAD M22McIntosh C40Cary DMC 600Nativ Vita | |
| The Truth about Modern Class D georgehifi We had better quote some noted designers as well.Bob Carver"I built many of them right here in my own laboratory with the thought they could and would fulfill that final promise.... I was never able to build a Class D amplifier tha... | |
| Speakers for aging audiophiles - What's with today bass emphasis ? sfcfran - have you had the chance to listen to the KEF LS50 and if so how do they compare to the Paradigm Signature S2? The KEFs seem to share most if not all of the characteristics you mention for the Paradigm, other than the cost. I think bo... | |
| Speakers for aging audiophiles - What's with today bass emphasis ? yo +1 - KEF LS50 without a subwoofer - at normal 60yo I am wondering if natural hearing loss at higher frequencies would thereby accentuate sensitivity to lower/bass frequencies (seems that would be the case). The KEF LS50 to me is the little spe... | |
| Magico A3 vs. Focal Kanta 2 Congrats but good golly those are massive speakers and I have no idea how they were wife approved, which was in your initial criteria (has she been sainted?). I would have been really tempted to try the risk free audition of the Tekton Ulfberht i... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( elizabeth... I've used some real price examples and don't think the stuff I've tried to sell has been overpriced (not that you are implicating me). If something has sold several times on eBay at $1900 I think I should be able to reasonably expect... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( I have a small retail business for past 2 years - I am still not sure if the economy all that good despite the stock market - lol. There are at least 2 types of high end audio equipment buyers (and this mimics our society) - those that have enoug... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( sfcfran - I totally agree. I had higher expectations mostly because the Vega is still currently sold/produced, and although the retail price is still $3495 it is always on sale now for $2799. My asking price point was about 1/3 lower than the cur... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( I had an Auralic Vega listed recently here for $1950 (it had an original price of $3495). It was less than a year old and almost mint. 2 sold on on eBay for about/above my asking price. Most of the offers I received (here) were in the $950 to ... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( daveyf:In my guestimation when you buy a piece of high end equipment (and see what I say later about what is high end to me) it immediately depreciates by about 33%. After used it a year or 2 maybe then by 50% and at 5 years 75%. When I sell th... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( trelja:I am in Mullica Hill - Canary Row is my shop | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( tutetibiimperes:In regard to your 1st point - while I agree somewhat , Millennials and Boomers are my main customers and I would say the younger folks account for 2/3rd of my records sales. Many have good jobs.I simplified in my original post a... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( astewart8944 - I have a small record shop in NJ specializing in Classic Rock with about 1,200 records in stock and a good supply of vintage stereo equipment. We play records all day when we are open on modest equipment - I switch it around but a... | |
| High End Amp Price Collapse musings P.S. I checked my status and I have positive feedback on Audiogon back to 2008 so I've been a member of this community at least that long. | |
| High End Amp Price Collapse musings I've been on Audiogon for many years and have made numerous other posts in the past on different subjects - if I remember Audiogon went through some major changes in the past few years.I (again state) that I find it interesting that numerous peopl... |