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| Is Speaker design evolution stagnant A bit of history, if you don't mind:In the mid-1970's one could purchase a combo-effort on the part of two of the premier manufacturers. Magnepan's inventor Jim Winey and Audio Research's inventor Bill Johnson got together--whether Wendell had an... | |
| Blocking the propaganda So, I make this comment again and again for all who wish to read it:As a former dealer, I can tell you that we picked products based on their sound and quality as well as manufacturer support in the way of handling customer complaints, fixing brok... | |
| Best Songs To Sing In The Car To Embarrass Your Kids The Silhouettes: GET A JOB! | |
| Best audio companies and dealers All retail and manufacturer (and other...) attitudes come from the TOP. If the TOP person/people are wise about their business, they will display a customer-focused philosophy even if the customer is less than polite or reasonable (up to a point,... | |
| How do I find an audio advisor who does home consultations? When I had my store I think we spent more time LEARNING than we did selling. Back then--early 1970's--manufacturers were bending over backwards to provide education to dealers that was not only "their" product-based. I found that having a profes... | |
| My Experience with Dave from Audio Doctor NJ So nice to read about these dedicated audio professionals. When I had my store I think we spent more time LEARNING than we did selling. Back then--early 1970's--manufacturers were bending over backwards to provide education to dealers that was n... | |
| Liquid Amps Jim B...now there's a name from the golden days of audio. A true pioneer who loved what he did and those of us who sold his inventions:http://www.tnt-audio.com/intervis/bongiorno_e.htmlHis products were always VERY INTERESTING and sounded as good... | |
| Valve phono stage Looks like it is on sale, too:https://www.upscaleaudio.com/products/aesthetix-rhea | |
| Do Bigger Speakers Mean a Bigger Window? You may be interested in the current trend (past 20 years or so) of manufacturers designing speakers that are @ 6' tall or taller.I always wonder where they got this idea...and why. | |
| Interconnects and non-believers @elizabeth Well, in the case of engine oil, high-zinc oils like Brad Penn are important when driving older muscle cars because of its chemical composition. Today's oils and engines match; older cars require a different chemistry for reasons that ... | |
| Opinions needed on some Klipsch for 2 channel Try some smaller Maggies and a sub and you might be happy if you can position them correctly. Not all rooms work with dipole speakers, so try them out and take them back if they don't appeal to you. Other than that, pick a box you like and go wi... | |
| The Magnificent Magnepan 30.7 speakers....wait, I don’t like planars! Hi, Wendell--Glad to see you are still out there. For the record, Wendell was with Audio Research for years and switched over to Magnepan for reasons only he knows. I have some ideas, but...Anyway, Mr. Jim WIney, formerly of 3-M, INVENTED Magnep... | |
| What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0( Awesome thread! I also participate in the muscle car hobby and the toy train hobby and the sentiments expressed here regarding HEA are pretty much identical to those expressed by participants in those hobbies.The world, for whatever reason, doesn... | |
| Audio Research D150 Where do I start? The day it came into my shop we were thrilled, if not ready to go to the hospital for trying to lift it out of its crate. Some amp!We hooked it up to our SP3-A1 pre-amp and the Maggies that were out at the time...I forget wheth... | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? @helomech Thanks for the informative reply. Clearly you have found the items that work best for you in your room and for your musical taste. As a former dealer, THAT WAS JOB 1 for us! I suggest the boxless speakers only because we had much succ... |