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Post by jmilton on Apr 5, 2017 8:04:34 GMT -5
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Post by mgbpuff on Apr 5, 2017 8:56:52 GMT -5
Buy an old set of speakers from the golden tube amplifier days (your amp is a knock off of an old classic). I paired my Marantz 8b with an AR2ax in the 60s and many others used Dynaco A25 speakers with such amps. You went for old tech with your amp, go old tech with your speakers. Before the coming of the push pull Williamson amplifier, most tube amps were low power SET devices used with highly efficient horns. The Williamson design allowed for driving less efficient speaker designs, thus the emergence of multiple driver speaker designs and the sealed acoustic suspension speakers like the AR designed by Edwin Vilcher. Otherwise, ditch everything and go all new stuff.
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Post by jmilton on Apr 5, 2017 9:35:55 GMT -5
To quote Billy Joel....."You get more mileage from a cheap pair of speakers".
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Post by Axis on Apr 5, 2017 9:43:41 GMT -5
To quote Billy Joel....."You get more mileage from a cheap pair of speakers". My sony speakers sold for $600 a pair and I got them new at a Circuit City closeout sale for $200 a pair. That was 13 years ago and I am listening to them now and they sound great. I got a bunch of miles from a cheap pair of speakers.  Here is a review of them. www.positive-feedback.com/Issue19/sonyssk70ed.htm |
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Post by Axis on Apr 5, 2017 10:06:41 GMT -5
Revel speakers are very good speakers. They do more research than anyone else. Someone name me someone that does more. Define "more". Some manufacturer in China might put 1000 man years in research, some other manufacturer 2 man years and the result is the same. It's the result that matters. Wait a minute. Are you counting the time that it takes to get ready to work and all the breaks that you have to take. What about the time spent cleaning up after. Do they have a anechoic chamber and Dr. dude ? You have to have a Dr. dude to get good results.  |
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Post by Axis on Apr 5, 2017 10:18:27 GMT -5
Is this pleated planar magnetic tweeter similar to the Airmotiv folded ribbon tweeter ?  |
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Post by vneal on Apr 5, 2017 10:22:16 GMT -5
Revel speakers are very good speakers. They do more research than anyone else. Someone name me someone that does more.Salk sound speakers are very good. Emotiva is making excellent speakers right now ! Bowers & Wilkins(in more top recording studios than any other speaker) Wilson Raido |
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Post by mgbpuff on Apr 5, 2017 10:28:19 GMT -5
Reminds me of childhood days of "Oh yeh, well my dad can beat up your dad!.
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Post by bluemeanies on Apr 5, 2017 10:28:53 GMT -5
Revel speakers are very good speakers. They do more research than anyone else. Someone name me someone that does more.Salk sound speakers are very good. Emotiva is making excellent speakers right now ! Bowers & Wilkins(in more top recording studios than any other speaker) Wilson Raido ABSOLUTLY TRUE! I have been a B&W fan since my twenties but was unable to afford the B&W's I wanted so I went with monitors of all makes....KEF, JBL, ELECTROVOICE, AVANCE all excellant IMHO. The B&W are what I anticipated for that real life sound....who can argue with ABBEY ROAD! Wilson, Radio, and may I add the latest from Focal Supra and I almost forgot Dynaudio |
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Post by vneal on Apr 5, 2017 10:30:39 GMT -5
Reminds me of childhood days of "Oh yeh, well my dad can beat up your dad!. My dad is dead so I would hope your dad could beat up my dad |
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Post by Axis on Apr 5, 2017 10:31:40 GMT -5
Revel speakers are very good speakers. They do more research than anyone else. Someone name me someone that does more.Salk sound speakers are very good. Emotiva is making excellent speakers right now ! Bowers & Wilkins(in more top recording studios than any other speaker) Wilson Raido When I lived in Saudi Arabia there was a pair of the original Bowers & Wilkins 801 that I would listen too and I was in love with them. The reason I am saying Revel is because they are making good speakers for prices that are way below B&W 800 series Diamonds. B&W make great speakers and Emotiva is using them as there reference last I heard. If you can afford B&W they are good.   |
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Post by mgbpuff on Apr 5, 2017 10:37:06 GMT -5
Reminds me of childhood days of "Oh yeh, well my dad can beat up your dad!. My dad is dead so I would hope your dad could beat up my dad Nope, mine is long gone too! |
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Post by Axis on Apr 5, 2017 10:39:07 GMT -5
I like the JBL sound. I like that forward sound they got. I would love to have some of there top end speakers.
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Post by mgbpuff on Apr 5, 2017 10:40:27 GMT -5
Bowers & Wilkins(in more top recording studios than any other speaker) Wilson Raido When I lived in Saudi Arabia there was a pair of the original Bowers & Wilkins 801 that I would listen too and I was in love with them. The reason I am saying Revel is because they are making good speakers for prices that are way below B&W 800 series Diamonds. B&W make great speakers and Emotiva is using them as there reference last I heard. If you can afford B&W they are good. Come to think of it, that speaker looks like a Saudi woman in an abaya! |
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Post by Axis on Apr 5, 2017 10:41:57 GMT -5
When I lived in Saudi Arabia there was a pair of the original Bowers & Wilkins 801 that I would listen too and I was in love with them. The reason I am saying Revel is because they are making good speakers for prices that are way below B&W 800 series Diamonds. B&W make great speakers and Emotiva is using them as there reference last I heard. If you can afford B&W they are good. Come to think of it, that speaker looks like a Saudi woman in an abaya! No it does not ! It looks like a B&W 801 speaker ! |
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Post by vneal on Apr 5, 2017 10:42:57 GMT -5
There are many good speakers out there. B& W is one of about two dozen brands that are fine loudspeakers
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Post by mgbpuff on Apr 5, 2017 10:48:33 GMT -5
Come to think of it, that speaker looks like a Saudi woman in an abaya! No it does not ! It looks like a B&W 801 speaker ! O.K. I get it - you're an "I look like me" kind of guy! |
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Post by Axis on Apr 5, 2017 10:49:55 GMT -5
There are many good speakers out there. B& W is one of about two dozen brands that are fine loudspeakers Picking out a speaker should be a very personal choice. A speaker that may sound great but looks like a creature invading your home and makes you dog and cat run away when you turn them on can be a real turnoff. Your wife will hit you with something hard if you bring them in the house so that's a thing. I think you can get good sound from a simple looking, proven design speaker for $500 but I suggest you spend more just like a turntable if your serious. |
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Post by monkumonku on Apr 5, 2017 11:09:23 GMT -5
There are many good speakers out there. B& W is one of about two dozen brands that are fine loudspeakers Picking out a speaker should be a very personal choice. A speaker that may sound great but looks like a creature invading your home and makes you dog and cat run away when you turn them on can be a real turnoff. Your wife will hit you with something hard if you bring them in the house so that's a thing. I think you can get good sound from a simple looking, proven design speaker for $500 but I suggest you spend more just like a turntable if your serious.   |
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Post by mgbpuff on Apr 5, 2017 11:17:32 GMT -5
There are many good speakers out there. B& W is one of about two dozen brands that are fine loudspeakers Picking out a speaker should be a very personal choice. A speaker that may sound great but looks like a creature invading your home and makes you dog and cat run away when you turn them on can be a real turnoff. Your wife will hit you with something hard if you bring them in the house so that's a thing. I think you can get good sound from a simple looking, proven design speaker for $500 but I suggest you spend more just like a turntable if your serious. And if you let your wife pick the speakers, they will look something like these -  |
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