Can you live with your current speaker until you die?

Yes I can, but I am considering a pair of Revel or KEF’s.

 

Here, to simplify your calculation...

When will I die? | Accurate Test

 

Sure... until I find another who pleases more....

 

I sure can...........love my Tannoy's!

 

Sadly, probably not. At some stage, I may need to downsize from massive floor standing speakers to something smaller with less bass, so not to annoy neighbours, depending on where we move to.

 

I have owned, and currently own, WAY too many speakers. Roght now, I have in use or in storage, 2 models of Martin Colloms designed Musical Fidelity, B&W Matrix 800, 2 models of Audio Note, 3 pair of identical Thiel CS3.5, Thiel O3a, Thiel O1, a smallish pair of floor standing Tannoy, 4 models of Clements, Signet, and a few more I just cannot remember right now. I like all of them for various reasons.

But the 2 models that are just PERFECT to my ears are the Thiel CS3.5 and Audio Note AN/E-Lexus-HE. I will NEVER live without these two set-up... unless I come up with buying an upgraded model of them.

Oh yes, a pair of Thiel CS3.7 are in the truck, coming to me, right now.

 

I look forward to your thoughts on the 3.7s.

 

without question.

 

Maybe...but I doubt it.

 

Yep, the JBL L100 reissues I just got a few weeks ago!

 

Klipsch Cornwalls! Yes!

 

In 1988-1989, the Apogee Stages along with my Classe Audio DR-5 and DR-8, were the very best setup that I heard from about 5 or 6 HiFi stores. I ended up buying Magneplanar 2.6Rs instead for some reason. I liked them a lot but always regretted not buying the Stages. There was something very special about them.

 

I had used Apogee Duetta Signature for 10 years.

Now I have a good memory of Apogee speaker too.

 

Don, the DR-5 and DR-8s were often mentioned as the best match for the Stages, along with Krells.
I took a peek at your present setup and I’m sure you’re enjoying juicy, emotional, musical colors at the highest level with the AN system. I’ve listened to AN at a local dealer and was mightily impressed! Enjoy!

 

Yes, I love my KEF LS50’s and as far as I am concerned in my small listening room I need no others.

 

That's the plan for my main HT.

Probably the family room HT as well (where I recently updated the surrounds.)

Over time I'll probably use the living room to try out different pairs of speakers in that stereo set up, but for now I'm happy with what's there.

Backyard speakers: check.

Garage speakers: check.

Front patio speakers: check.

Exercise bike speakers: check.

.....: check

Jeff

 

Thanks Jose
Until I started down the Audio Note path, the best sound that I owned or listened to was the Classe Audio/Apogee Stage/Linn LP-12 combination.

I have never had better sound than I am getting now but I have very fond memories of that former system! Great stuff

Don

 

I'll take my Odyssey Audio Loreleis with me when I go, Should make an interesting cremation.

This scene from "Ruthless People" is perfect for this thread. Always wanted a pair of Definators....

Dude: Hey, YO! Wanna sell me a stereo?

Salesman: Yeah, I'll help ya'.

Dude: I'm lookin' for somethin' REAL HOT but I don't wanna get ripped off. Know what I mean?

Salesman: OK. You're lookin' for some REEEEEEALLY HOT speakers right? Not just somethin' you listen to, but something you can feeeeeeel, right?

Dude: YEAH !!!

Salesman: When it comes to a great stereo you can't beat BIG SPEAKERS. I'm talking big speakers with big woofers. Like this . . . You could get this speaker with a little eight inch woofer, or this one with a ten inch woofer. OR even this one with a twelve inch woofer. BUT I can see by the look on your face you want somethin' even bigger!

Dude: **** YEAH!!!

Salesman: **** YEAH is right! We gotta go to the "Big Room" for this.

(As the salesman and the dude walk into the room in the rear of the store. The salesman opens the door and exclaims...)

Salesman: THE BIG ROOM!!! The flagship of the Definator line. The PB-0002, I have a pair of these myself. THIRTY INCHES of thigh slappin', blood pumpin', nuclear brain damage!!!

Dude: Bitchin! What's it cost?

(As the salesman start to turn up some cool death metal rock at a really loud volume level)

Salesman: That's the beauty of it. If you can't afford it, ******' finance it! Who cares if it's as big as a Subaru and costs twice as much? You'll never have to upgrade it and when you die, you can be buried in 'em!

 

Hahahahaha!

 

Some people want to be buried inside the crate of their original speakers so that their children or grandchildren can keep the speakers forever.

HaHa

 

I forgot to add that one of the systems that seemed really cool because of its history (it was used), was the pair of Mark Levinson ML-2 monoblocks with the ML-1 preamp that The Soundroom demonstrated for us through something back in the day like Quads or Matin Logan Sequel or Genesis 3 loudspeakers. I really wanted to like that combo but it just wasn’t emotionally involving.

I almost bought the ML gear just because of the cool factor!

 

Surely will.

 

I just got dynaudio special forty's and they are magnificent.
I don't see a change in speakers for some time.
My next big spend will most likely be in Silnote speaker wire and then a new turntable and phono amp.

 

17 years! I better get this party started

 

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