Audiophiles! Let's talk about gear and great audio production!

LMFAO! Broke rank and actually bought a pair of Shure E4Cs...Couldn't justify the extra loot for the 5s!

Van Alstine all the way. Magnepan 1.7 Tuba THT. My theater is another story. You are wasting your time with CD. Vinyl all the way. Best production [link to www.youtube.com]

What music are you guys listening to? I'd love to find something new!

Here's something old that may be new to ya... One that I used to audition a lot of my gear on was either Jean Michele Jarre's Equinoxe or Oxygene (but the Telarc Labs pressings). They're both nothing but oldschool analog synth, but hit nearly every frequency! LOL Some of the stuff I'd SWEAR rolls off around 20 and there's a good bunch of 17K plus! Real good stuff though! He was originally lumped into the "New Age" genre if you could even find him in the old record stores, but if you're familiar, he's kinda like a milder Kraftwerk without vocals!

I was about to buy some Grado's myself. Then my girl bought me some Sennheisers. Saved me some money, but I think I lost out!

I've auditioned quite a few different brands. From the sennheisers, all the way up through the etymotic research and I have to say I'm sadly disappointed in the LOT! I guess I'm expecting them to sound like my AKG K340s? For the dough? The money I shelled out for the Shures were fairly decent. If I remember correctly, they were right at $200.

Which Senn's did she get you? They were pretty decent from what I remember!

Back when they were so epic! I want some 901's, but fear the re-surrounding work!

Yeah, she got me the HD 280's. They're pretty flat in their response, but a little boring. I prefer my Klipsch earbuds for listening, but stick to the Senn's for more critical listening (like vinyl processing). How long till I can buy some Grado's without offending her?

Yeah, she got me the HD 280's. They're pretty flat in their response, but a little boring. I prefer my Klipsch earbuds for listening, but stick to the Senn's for more critical listening (like vinyl processing). How long till I can buy some Grado's without offending her?

HA! Really? Don't waste your money. They're great for your patio or game room. IMO Dr Amar Bose is a GREAT marketing guy but that's about it.

LMMFAO! @offending her! You 'sound' like a purist to me, based on what I've read so far. I'd say NOW, but don't EVER use them in front of her! At least not yet! If anything, say you got them on CL for a smoking deal, and ONLY use them out of fear of breaking your favorite pair...HERS of course!!!

Wow...not my usual fare, but music and audio stuff is a big part of our lives. We have to have music in all parts of our little house we restored. Through the years we've had vintage tube gear, as well as monster transistor stuff driving Martin Logan electrostatics. These days due to springy floors and space we've gone mostly digital. A 500 gig hard drive fed to squeezeboxes for easy access, and also the crazy good MOG service where I feel like I have the worlds largest music library at my fingertips. The living room system has been downsized to a chic but awesome sub sat 5.1 from orb audio, and our newly redone screened back porch has a well reviewed and surprisingly satisfying Vizio soundbars/subwoofer that is Bluetooth and can be directed to MOG via my iPad!!

The Martin Logans were ALWAYS a favorite of mine! Cost was prohibitive at the time when I first auditioned them! LOL My first wife got my first pair of MandL "Quests" DAMN I miss them speakers!!!

Damn, dude! Impressive! NAK Dragon - best tape player ever?? You know your shit & I'm awed by your gear...wow, that's your MBR setup? Geez!

My God, they are sexy! Would love to hear them!

I got a headphone preamp, tube. So good. Made a huge diff!
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My Ex was too! LOL

Do you know ANYBODY that was / is a die hard Infinity fan? I have something for them if you do...

My God, they are sexy! Would love to hear them!

They (IMO) capitalized on Mag's idea, but greatly improved on it by not only hybridizing them by implementing a coil driven woofer, but they also wrapped their cellulose "tweeter" around a curved frame as to disperse the sound unlike shooting it straight at you like the Mags.

I gotta say, the Infinity Beta does a great job as a center channel in my surround setup. I love their car stuff, too. It's hard to find a full-range auto speaker, but Infinity always has them. 40hz + sub, perfect! What am I missing here?

OK...Here goes.

Remember THE Infinity Reference Standards? You know, The 7 1/2 feet tall ones with 108 separate drivers that took a small grove of rosewood trees to make? Well, shortly after their debut, they created a more cost conscience consumer driven line, but also included the Reference Standard moniker AKA the RS series...

I have an original pair of black tabletop RS Infinitys in great shape, but in DIRE need of re-coning. They were my garage set, and sadly they have seen their better days, so if you know anybody. They're FREE to a good home. Yes free. :-)

Wow, your knowledge is impressive! I found and fell in love with Allisons. I have them all! I wanted to go analog, so I sought out speakers from the 70's/80's. I started with Cerwin's and graduated up from there. I'm learning a lot from you, thanks!

I got a denon 2309CI reciever, and four bose 301 series III.
Laugh all you want. After about ten beers, it sounds pretty good. Just need a sub.

Wow. Yeah, aside from the Bose 901's aren't they the most famous speaker ever? I'll re-cone your shit and split the profit with ya. You have gold there, fuck that "free" shit!

Here's something old that may be new to ya... One that I used to audition a lot of my gear on was either Jean Michele Jarre's Equinoxe or Oxygene (but the Telarc Labs pressings). They're both nothing but oldschool analog synth, but hit nearly every frequency! LOL Some of the stuff I'd SWEAR rolls off around 20 and there's a good bunch of 17K plus! Real good stuff though! He was originally lumped into the "New Age" genre if you could even find him in the old record stores, but if you're familiar, he's kinda like a milder Kraftwerk without vocals!

Allisons are a VERY smoothly linear speaker!!! My brother-in-law uses them for his HT mains! I'm surprised he 'went for the gusto'! He's a cheap bastid. lol

Thanks for the comment above! My dad actually started me as a kid. He was a bass player for a huge (mainstream) group years ago and always had some serious gear around the house that we kids were not allowed to touch...That IS until I started showing an interest! So yeah, it's kinda in my blood I guess! I've been on that ever elusive quest for sonic purity since young! Cheers!

My Ex was too! LOL

Do you know ANYBODY that was / is a die hard Infinity fan? I have something for them if you do...

I had a pair of Infinity RS-II Reference Towers back in the 80's - nice speakers at the time. They were a work of art.

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You just literally made me bust out laughin!

I honestly have no sentimental strings on them, so if you want them, they're yours my friend! Do as you wish. Keep the money for yourself if you sell them.

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