bully
06-21-2002, 12:46 PM
I have a few speaker systems here.
The newest are the biggest, the JBL CF-150, but I got 'em NIB, discontinued model off'n eBay. I thought the stereo shop (the seller) was selling a pair. The wording, header & description was all in the plural tense. So, I was about the only bidder, and the upshot was I got the pair of those big boy's delivered to my place for $250 (or less, been a while ago). I knew they would do what I wanted 'em for, but they surprised me by being much better with a variety of music than I had expected.
My 'best' sounding systems are both made with Pioneer drivers. The HPM-900 and the Phase Linear PL-530 provide scintillating sound from the very lows to the very highs. Vocals, men and women, are excellent. Attack and decay are spot on. The drivers themselves are works of art.
I've been running a pair of Advent Loudspeakers and a pair of Infinity Qb together in a 'double' set, kinda like a D'Appolito design, and have just really been enjoying that system!
I have a pair of Marantz Model 900 that I've substituted a pair of Pyle or Pyramid woofers into (the originals need new surrounds, and aren't as good as the ones in 'em now) and they are a favorite for hard-driving, percussive music. Man, those woofers have some long travel! The Marantz, a 10-inch, 3-way system, are physically as large as the PL-530 (big).
The biggest surprise I've encountered are the pair of American Acoustics D-5550. These are a 12-inch, 4 speaker system (dunno if they're 3- or 4-way?). They are playing right this instant, powered by the Concept 16.5 (165x2, and certainly much more than that!).
There's a bunch more, seems like it, 'cause they're all over the place and get in the way of other things.
Anyway, what some of y'all might be considering to spend on new speakers, you could get much more bang for the buck looking at ebay, not only for 'vintage' speakers, but 'used' speakers in general.
Pete
The newest are the biggest, the JBL CF-150, but I got 'em NIB, discontinued model off'n eBay. I thought the stereo shop (the seller) was selling a pair. The wording, header & description was all in the plural tense. So, I was about the only bidder, and the upshot was I got the pair of those big boy's delivered to my place for $250 (or less, been a while ago). I knew they would do what I wanted 'em for, but they surprised me by being much better with a variety of music than I had expected.
My 'best' sounding systems are both made with Pioneer drivers. The HPM-900 and the Phase Linear PL-530 provide scintillating sound from the very lows to the very highs. Vocals, men and women, are excellent. Attack and decay are spot on. The drivers themselves are works of art.
I've been running a pair of Advent Loudspeakers and a pair of Infinity Qb together in a 'double' set, kinda like a D'Appolito design, and have just really been enjoying that system!
I have a pair of Marantz Model 900 that I've substituted a pair of Pyle or Pyramid woofers into (the originals need new surrounds, and aren't as good as the ones in 'em now) and they are a favorite for hard-driving, percussive music. Man, those woofers have some long travel! The Marantz, a 10-inch, 3-way system, are physically as large as the PL-530 (big).
The biggest surprise I've encountered are the pair of American Acoustics D-5550. These are a 12-inch, 4 speaker system (dunno if they're 3- or 4-way?). They are playing right this instant, powered by the Concept 16.5 (165x2, and certainly much more than that!).
There's a bunch more, seems like it, 'cause they're all over the place and get in the way of other things.
Anyway, what some of y'all might be considering to spend on new speakers, you could get much more bang for the buck looking at ebay, not only for 'vintage' speakers, but 'used' speakers in general.
Pete