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In Reply to: RE: Forgive me, I want to... posted by Medium Jim on February 18, 2012 at 08:36:20
What is there to forgive? Having one pair of speakers is like saying you will only eat potatoes the rest of your life.
I have had various Klipsch heritage speakers, and think they are great. I actually plan to go back to Klipschorns at some point. With the right amp and correct room loading, they can be incredibly good, and a very good alternative to planars. Pair the Cornwalls up with an old HK 430 (I have a couple I picked up for 80 bucks) and enjoy.
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See, that's the problem, I already have several pairs of speakers besides the Maggies'. I have a pair of JBL L100A's, a nice pair of Dynaco A150's (basically A25's), a pair of old Altec/University's, as well as a pair of Energy 22 Reference Connoisseur Speakers that are very tasty (need's a new X/O in one of them).
The Dynaco's are nice speakers and akin to say an AR2, the JBL's are probably the best selling speakers of all time, the Altec/Uni's are decent and the Energy's were the reference monitors for the Canadian Broadcasting Service back in the day.
These are all for my 2nd or party system. I was thinking about the Klipsch's for the my main system, but I physically don't have the room and to store them and bring them in would be impractical as they weigh over 100lb each.
It bothers me that I'm even thinking about this as I really love my 2.5's...Heck, I need to hook up the JBL's and forget about it....
Jim
Music is the best thing you can do legally that doesn't require a medical prescription!
I remember the Dynaco A150. If I recall it was an A25 on steroids. Brings back memories. The first "real" stereo system I ever heard belonged to a female friend of mine in around 1973. It consisted of a pair of A25's, A Pioneer PL12D manual, single play, belt driven turntable, and a mid-range Kenwood receiver. It knocked my socks off and the die was cast. Within a month or so I bought a pair of Large Advents in wood finish, the same PL12D table and a Marantz 2250 receiver. Although almost 40 years later my system and listening room are eons above that system, the initial experience of owning my first decent system still stays with me.
Maggies, because you can never be too thin!
Mark
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MaggieLover:
I too remember my 1st real system, I traded and saved my way up to it. It consisted of a phase linear 700 power amp, a phase linear 2000 pre, a thorens tt with a shure cartridge and a pair of Altec A7's. Even then, I bought used.
I had that system for about 10 years and sold it all when I moved into an apartment. I still have fond memories of it and part of me is trying to relive the past. As you say, my main system is light years better, but there still is that 1st love thing.
I bought the Dynaco A150's on eBay as being A25's and to go with my Dynaco ST-70. They're wonderful speakers, very much like AR's. I think I will hook them up again as they really do sound good with the Dynaco ST-70.
Jim
Music is the best thing you can do legally that doesn't require a medical prescription!
Are the surrounds still intact after all these years? I hope they work. BTW I later got a Thorens myself. It was a TD160 with an integrated arm. I still have it, although I haven't used it in years. Which one did you have? I currently spin LPs on my 1984 AR table with a Linn arm.
Maggies, because you can never be too thin!
Mark
Edits: 02/23/12
MaggieLover:
To be honest, I don't recall the model of the Thoren's. Yes, the surrounds on the A150's are fine. The SEA's drivers usually don't have issues.
Jim
Music is the best thing you can do legally that doesn't require a medical prescription!
The foam surrounds on the original Large Advent generally started to disintegrate after 15 years or so. I had already sold mine, but the surrounds on my brother's pair literally felt apart. I understood that this was the fate of all Advents using this surround material. It was just a question of time.
Maggies, because you can never be too thin!
Mark
Edits: 02/23/12
I suppose on Advent's it is a problem, not so with Dynaco (SEA's) drivers.
Jim
Music is the best thing you can do legally that doesn't require a medical prescription!
So how do the A150's sound?
Maggies, because you can never be too thin!
Mark
Very open and natural and for their size have a nice soundstage. I would compare them to a pair of AR2's, with the AR's the better speaker overall.
Jim
Music is the best thing you can do legally that doesn't require a medical prescription!
I had heard AR3a's a number of times back in the day. They were just about the same size as the Large Advents, but were 3-ways as opposed to the Advents 2-way. My memories are that they were wonderful, but I have no idea how they would stand up today.
Maggies, because you can never be too thin!
Mark
Edits: 02/24/12
I hooked up the Dynaco A150's to the Dynaco ST-70 and without a sub. Other sources, A modified Bottlehead Foreplay II Preamp, and a Rotel RCD-1072 CDP.
They sounded good, but not stellar, lacked bass extension and the soundfield was okay, you definitely know where the speakers are, too much stereo effect and not much in the middle.
I'm sure that better placement would have extended the bass and expanded the soundfield. A pair of subs would have also been of benefit to create weight and energy.
Maybe I will pull out the JBL's and hook them up for grins in the near future, but I doubt that they will come close to the Magnepan's for shear largeness of the soundstage, detail, and finesse.
My Altec A7's may have been the most dynamic speaker I've ever owned, yet they too had finesse and a wonderful soundstage. 2nd would be my old JBL 4320's, again very dynamic but also had great detail and finesse.
The reason I considered the Klipsch Cornwall's (and I shouldn't have been so cheap and bid more), was that a good friend of mine had a pair of Klipsch Belle's ( believe that's what model he had) and they too caught me by surprise, as did the Magnepan's the first time I heard them.
I agree with e-Stat that is better to appreciate what you already have, and I do. Maybe, it's like the guitar side of me, there's a better Les Paul or Stratocaster out there, when you already have it!
Jim
Music is the best thing you can do legally that doesn't require a medical prescription!
A speaker that reproduces sound correctly will usually sound good no matter when it was made....
Jim
Music is the best thing you can do legally that doesn't require a medical prescription!
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Sorry guy, but I like my Maggie's just as they are. I didn't get the Cornwall's, but I did pick up a BGW 500D amp. It is from the 70's and is built like a tank. BGW won a contract sometime in the early 70's to replace the Crown 500 amps in 1000 movie theaters if my memory serves me well. The model was the 750D.
I have too much to get done today to try it out.
Jim
Music is the best thing you can do legally that doesn't require a medical prescription!
" Build some wood frames for the 2.5's. The resulting increase in SQ will make you want to listen to your entire music collection all over again. This will take your mind off the Cornwalls ." :-))I have no interest in listening to any other speakers apart from my active Frankenpans (think T-IVas with only one bass panel). But that's because they sound so much better than the IIIas I had - with all their mods - and, I daresay, better than stock 3.6s ... and maybe even 3.7s.
Regards,
Andy
Edits: 02/18/12
Build some wood frames for the 2.5's. The resulting increase in SQ will make you want to listen to your entire music collection all over again. This will take your mind off the Cornwall's.
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