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| $100 Challenge: Build this system Aiwa XR-EC12 was their finest mini and $80 on Ebay on closeout a while back. Got it for my girlfriend and she's pretty happy with it.After the $300 Denon UD-M31, the Aiwa is my favorite mini. | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Don't go for the golden ring. Be happy with "good enough". It doesn't matter how much you spend, no system is perfect.It's one thing to go through many different systems to determine your preference in sound, but eventually you will have to accept... | |
| Tired of boring, polite, laid-back sound..... Exposure is British with PRAT like Naim but not as laid-back in H-F as Creek. More transparent than Naim.Musical Fidelity is laid back, boring, polite - good for classical as designer plays that type of music. | |
| persoanlity and speaker preference Sure it's "just" a backup speaker today. Sounds innocent enough. Pretty soon you'll be sneaking to audio dealers after work for a quick fix. Meeting in back alleys for a hook-up. Hot tips from your audio broker on that latest tweak.Before you know... | |
| avoiding component purchase mistakes: part 1 How about liberals like tubes and conservatives like solid state?Fundamentalists take it a step further with digital amps.Meanwhile ultra liberals go for S.E.T. amps.That ought to get the ball rolling :-) | |
| avoiding component purchase mistakes: part 1 "there is a relationship between personality and preference for sound"And that is?????????????Any examples Mr. T?Eg:Pushy people like lots of bass.Analytical people prefer metal drivers.Liberals go for planars.Conservatives go for the "button down... | |
| Gilmore Audio planars revealed Whatever happened to this speaker? Big news splash with sexy models and all. Are they even still in business? | |
| Audio Debt? Like drinking and gambling, have to know your limits. | |
| Who makes speakers with relaxed high freq.? Loontoon, another option is Triangle speakers with Onkyo amps. The trick is to mount the system upside down.So instead of being excruciatingly bright, the sound will be very bass heavy with little H-F energy. Don't know why more people don't do th... | |
| Expectations low, listening pleasure high. "Now I know that my kilobuck system sounds better than the mini," Cody.Depends on whether you listen to "sounds" or "music". Just because something sounds better doesn't mean you will enjoy the music any more.I have found more revealing systems ca... | |
| Who makes speakers with relaxed high freq.? Single driver beams above ~3,000hz and eliminates most HF room interactions.Consider Bob Brines FT-200 or Carolinaaudio Jordans. | |
| Neat cheap amp suggestions . Help me have fun. how about $15 | |
| $15.00 Audiophile integrated Chadnliz LOL, you may be onto something. How about a 10 driver line array with full active amplification? Even 20 of these amps would only set you back $300. | |
| What happen with tannoy speakers in USA ? I heard Tannoy $12,000 Yorkminster this weekend. This is the real deal. One of the best speakers I have ever heard. Not lush like Cremona. Not hyped up like B&W. Not colored and lacking transparency like Wilson. This is a speaker with a timele... | |
| 12K new/used to spend Yup, Tannoy Yorkminster for $12,000. Heard them this weekend.I have never heard a speaker that does dynamic shading like the Tannoy. In 1 second I could hear how flat and lifeless my burned CD's were compared to orginal. Avante Gaurd horns claim t... |