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In Reply to: 45$ Best Buy speakers playing! posted by Scott Woebcke on June 11, 2006 at 14:56:48:
that there is sooooo much hype over this when only one or two people have heard them, not reported on sound and nobody has measured them. We have generated a whole bunch of excitement over what at best is a cool looking unit.I say this not simply because it had three thread here, but also has a thread on all the other speaker sites.
I see the enemy and they is us!
I bet there is some real excitement over at radiient :)
Follow Ups:
I was thinking about this on the Planar Forum's thread, time to take my own advice.A second pair inverted on top of the first pair, for under 100 bucks.
Hope they got it in stock here.
Here is an Audiophile from Planar Asylum PJ, a die hard dipole man, a Magnepan owner.
See the Link Below ?
See what he has to say ?Your suggestion to get them tested is in the works too.
Danny from GR Research is buying a pair, and posted that he will publish the goods on them.As you are aware, there is excitement over speakers that measure poorly, like the Audio Notes for instance ?
Their owners love them, yet Atkinson in Stereophile measured them, and they weren't all that and a bag of chips.
SET's measure bad, but some love the sound ?
I'm bb. I like the sounds these new Insignia's are making as I run them in. I'm having fun playing. The Insignia's sound wonderful on The Charlie Byrd Trio's au courant CD on the Concord label. Chuck Redd's vibraphone really shimmers. That said, they'll never replace my Maggies.bb
Zeph over at DIYaudio completed the measurements. I may buy a pair just of the cabinet and toss the driver. At that price, the cabinets are a steal.Thanks,
is here.
These do look curious, don't they. I find this amusing. I'm currently working on an enclosure that is a similar shape (rounded in the back) but floorstanding. The price of those $45 speakers doesn't even come close to what I'm spending on materials alone for my cabinets. Sheesh.
Bill
No, they will not, but for 50 bucks ....
I too have several pairs of mega snob speakers, but I am having fun too!
I like em because they are so forgiving!
Nothing sounds real bad on them, and most stuff i have played sounds pretty good.The thing I like most is their disappearing act.
In my room, they vanish, leaving sound floating in place.
Best 50 bucks i ever spent.
I mean why would someone build a speaker, if they can buy something this good for under 50 dollars ?Nothing against building speakers. I did it years ago growing up in Seattle, near Speaker Lab.
But, unless you buy a kit, and follow the recipe exactly, INCLUDING the box construction, your results will be mixed, at best.
I found out many years ago, that it usually takes many efforts to "get it right".
Being a Ham Radio Operator, we used to build our own equipment.
But if you just cant build something anymore that will out perform what you can buy, what's the point ?What speaker can you possibly build for 39.99 that will look as good, and perform as well ?
NADA
Threatened by a speaker? I think not. I do my best, enjoy the hobby. Cut wood. sand, finish, tune, voice. Sell a few here and there to clear the room. These might be the best speakers ever and it will have zero effect on me.
Just wanted to have sum fun!
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