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In Reply to: Do you remember that "moment" when the audio/music bug bit you? posted by Maniac on February 27, 2007 at 14:01:56:
I was wandering around the various listening room and drooling over the Mac amps, when I came accross a pair of Maggie MG-1's.I ended up taking some "excess" student loan money and buying a pair and have never looked back. ( Much to the chagrin of my wife)
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was where my Dad bought our first "good" stereo. It was a Dual tt (not a good one) and Pioneer SX-424 receiver and no name house brand speakers. Even with the system's limitations, the thrill of hearing Close to the Edge got me totally hooked, and I started to save for my own system straight away. I remember the Sound Room being a pretty foreign looking place for us, but it was very cool. Soon after I was lurking at Lafayette and ordering information from audio magazines all the time. We all tried to talk our Dad into a bigger system, but no dice. The Pioneer was okay though - we spent alot of time listening to LAV 45 miles away in GR with no problem.
Mike
You are right. It was a pretty quirky place. The sales guys were very knowledgable and for the 70's they carried a lot of cool gear.I lived in GR for 5 years and always felt the Sound Room was the best until Hi-Fi Buys bought them out and started selling Micro-Waves!!
WOW. Lafayette. You are really taking me back on that one. Remember those hugh Lafayette Speakers.
I love that song!
The Sound Room was a great store.I bought an Acoustic Research ES-1 equipped with a Sumiko MMT arm and a Shure M97HE cartridge that was a demo unit for 45% off the list price in 1984 from them.
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Al G
That is a nice rig. I could only dream of owning the high end gear they had, but it was the start of a fantastic journey. I still own the MG-1's that I bought from them. I am running a pair of 3.6's in the main system now, but really enjoy trotting out the old Maggies every now and then.
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