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Doomish
(OP) User ID: 8052347 United States 10/12/2013 04:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Oh Paradigm speakers... Nice... I auditioned some Paradigm Studio something or others (80's I think?) several years ago and liked them a lot... Here is something to consider.... You already have a rather nice speaker set up.... So if you replace them or 'upgrade' - you might not notice as much as an enhancement or improvement than if you have been coming from having nothing or a crappy set-up.... So you definitely have to weigh the cost-effectiveness of upgrading in relation to how much of an improvement you will experience.... I would definitely say that you need to find a local dealer and be able to audition what you're thinking about purchasing - so you can be certain that it will be worth it. Quoting: ANHEDONIC I used to be really into audio stuff, but now, I just don't care anymore. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 47561020 Same here... I used to work for a company that owns/operates several high end manufacturers in this field. I have mission m33i towers , I dont know the tech stuff , jus know they are sweet as a nut in all freq , n no tremble till amp overload , tested few times with pipes n drums ~O)7 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 47237500 I have some Missions in my basement that I got for free.... Never opened them or used them.... Another of my favorite people. Yeah we've though about that. We're not so much upgrading as remodeling parts of our house and the bulky speakers just don't work with the new setup. Like Psych said, I might be better of cutting huge holes in the walls and forcing them in. Lol Trying to bring GLP together. I'm still collecting flags from posters all over the world. Thread: Official "Flags from around the world" thread. Hoping to get posts from all countries that frequent GLP. :gratefulsig: |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 47120597 United States 10/12/2013 04:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Try magnolia, good demo room, good selection of audiophile level products. I myself am a B&W fan, very clear recreation with amazing sound staging, they also have in walls, as well as mountable bookshelves. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48257486 I sampled their 603's 5 or 6 years ago and did not particularly like them (not enough mid-range for my liking)... However I hear you need to move up their product line to experience what the company has to really offer.... The other models were out of my budget at the time so I didn't bother.... |
Doomish
(OP) User ID: 8052347 United States 10/12/2013 04:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have mission m33i towers , I dont know the tech stuff , jus know they are sweet as a nut in all freq , n no tremble till amp overload , tested few times with pipes n drums ~O)7 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 47237500 if you have the chance, listen to some JMLAB-FOCAL speakers...hand made in france Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48260994 if you have the chance, listen to some JMLAB-FOCAL speakers...hand made in france Quoting: Anonymous Coward 48260994 linn audio in scotland , hand made acoustcs . at a price . linn set up on his house boat on upper thame,s what what Thanks for all these. We'll keep or eyes open when we're at Frys Or Best Buy. Frys Or Best Buy will not offer anything remotely "audiophile" it really is commercialized garbage. That's what we've found. That's why I'm trying to find a good B&M store to hear some of these in person. Trying to bring GLP together. I'm still collecting flags from posters all over the world. Thread: Official "Flags from around the world" thread. Hoping to get posts from all countries that frequent GLP. :gratefulsig: |
FatGoose
User ID: 1326813 United States 10/12/2013 04:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Oh Paradigm speakers... Nice... I auditioned some Paradigm Studio something or others (80's I think?) several years ago and liked them a lot... Here is something to consider.... You already have a rather nice speaker set up.... So if you replace them or 'upgrade' - you might not notice as much as an enhancement or improvement than if you have been coming from having nothing or a crappy set-up.... So you definitely have to weigh the cost-effectiveness of upgrading in relation to how much of an improvement you will experience.... I would definitely say that you need to find a local dealer and be able to audition what you're thinking about purchasing - so you can be certain that it will be worth it. Quoting: ANHEDONIC I used to be really into audio stuff, but now, I just don't care anymore. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 47561020 Same here... I used to work for a company that owns/operates several high end manufacturers in this field and these types of products were appealing to me for a period of time.... I have mission m33i towers , I dont know the tech stuff , jus know they are sweet as a nut in all freq , n no tremble till amp overload , tested few times with pipes n drums ~O)7 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 47237500 I have some Missions in my basement that I got for free.... Never opened them or used them.... I'll take those missions if you want to get rid of them. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 47120597 United States 10/12/2013 04:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Another of my favorite people. Quoting: Doomish Yeah we've though about that. We're not so much upgrading as remodeling parts of our house and the bulky speakers just don't work with the new setup. Like Psych said, I might be better of cutting huge holes in the walls and forcing them in. Lol Are you thinking about doing in-wall speakers or on-wall speakers? |
Doomish
(OP) User ID: 8052347 United States 10/12/2013 04:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hey baby! Two of my all time favorite people in my thread. I'm honored. How the hell have you been? Not good but life is improving. Good to see you back. I thought you'd fallen off the face of the earth for a while there. How are you? Yeah. I had to take a little break from this place. I kept getting caught in the negativity. I'm much better after my hiatus and now I stick to only interesting threads and only briefly troll the threads I know will piss me off. What's up with you? PM me? Trying to bring GLP together. I'm still collecting flags from posters all over the world. Thread: Official "Flags from around the world" thread. Hoping to get posts from all countries that frequent GLP. :gratefulsig: |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 45522689 Canada 10/12/2013 04:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Old school is better. No need for fancy surround sound unless you're into movies. I'm not really... but for music, this system has soundstage like a MF. |
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Doomish
(OP) User ID: 8052347 United States 10/12/2013 04:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Another of my favorite people. Quoting: Doomish Yeah we've though about that. We're not so much upgrading as remodeling parts of our house and the bulky speakers just don't work with the new setup. Like Psych said, I might be better of cutting huge holes in the walls and forcing them in. Lol Are you thinking about doing in-wall speakers or on-wall speakers? On wall. But the Paradigms we have now are like 12" thick. So they'd sorta have to be in the wall. Lol Trying to bring GLP together. I'm still collecting flags from posters all over the world. Thread: Official "Flags from around the world" thread. Hoping to get posts from all countries that frequent GLP. :gratefulsig: |
Doomish
(OP) User ID: 8052347 United States 10/12/2013 04:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I can't offer much in regard to your current setup. I'm a 2 channel, analog turntable and tubes kind of dude... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 45522689 Old school is better. No need for fancy surround sound unless you're into movies. I'm not really... but for music, this system has soundstage like a MF. Hubby is a blu-ray movie junkie. And listens to a ton of techno and electronica music. Trying to bring GLP together. I'm still collecting flags from posters all over the world. Thread: Official "Flags from around the world" thread. Hoping to get posts from all countries that frequent GLP. :gratefulsig: |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 47120597 United States 10/12/2013 04:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I can't offer much in regard to your current setup. I'm a 2 channel, analog turntable and tubes kind of dude... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 45522689 Old school is better. No need for fancy surround sound unless you're into movies. I'm not really... but for music, this system has soundstage like a MF. Hubby is a blu-ray movie junkie. And listens to a ton of techno and electronica music. You guys don't have a strobe light and a fog machine in your house by any chance do you? :sarcasm1: |
Doomish
(OP) User ID: 8052347 United States 10/12/2013 04:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I can't offer much in regard to your current setup. I'm a 2 channel, analog turntable and tubes kind of dude... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 45522689 Old school is better. No need for fancy surround sound unless you're into movies. I'm not really... but for music, this system has soundstage like a MF. Hubby is a blu-ray movie junkie. And listens to a ton of techno and electronica music. You guys don't have a strobe light and a fog machine in your house by any chance do you? :sarcasm1: No but that is a fabulous idea. Trying to bring GLP together. I'm still collecting flags from posters all over the world. Thread: Official "Flags from around the world" thread. Hoping to get posts from all countries that frequent GLP. :gratefulsig: |
FatGoose
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FatGoose
User ID: 1326813 United States 10/12/2013 05:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | With my luck - we're probably neighbors and would never know it. Northeast? :sarcasm1: Northeast Texas... When you said "basement" I knew you weren't anywhere near... Last Edited by FatGoose on 10/12/2013 05:22 PM |