re: Audiophile/Vinyl Thread - Post Pics, Advice, Questions, Setups, etc.

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What they get you for if you don't mind me asking? It included cut and polishing?

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It was around $40 bucks or so if I remember correctly, with the finish and all.

Finally had a me day to get down to Cactus:

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It's a 12 speaker Burmester radio/DVD...it's what's attached to this radio that is the neat thing...

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Ha ha! Man you had me... That's sweet, we need to make a trip Uptown to Mushroom in that baby!! Congrats!

Very nice Marco. Just got this first pressing in the mail:

What a great record there!

I may play Toussaint/Costello later today.

Marco,

Actually, what you're saying makes a lot of sense.
I have looked at the pass xa30.5 and its received incredible reviews and the new .8 seems to be a big improvement over the earlier model. I guess my thinking was with the x250 I would be sort of future proofing myself. Class A to ten watts then A/B after with plenty power if I ever needed it.

Do you have any experience with Class A amps?
I have never heard one. You're also right 30 watts should be plenty to run the Klipsch. It's a 80 pound 30 watt amp!!

As far as the 275 goes, It's a classic and cheaper on the used market than the pass. Plus, I've always told myself before I leave this earth I have to own one piece of Macintosh gear.

Oh well, back to the research!

Thanks again for all your help.

Can anyone give me some recs on modestly priced vintage speakers? Need something to pair with a Marantz 2230. I've been looking at Dynaco A-25's and Accoustic Research AR-4x's.

Why vintage speakers? Just curious of your reason for going with a 40 year old speaker.

Problem with very old speakers is that the rubber/foam surrounds tend to rot away. They will probably need to be re foamed and, although people claim they can do it themselves, you kinda need to know what you are doing.

Also, old speakers tend to be very inefficient, meaning they need more power (watts) to drive them compared with a newer, more efficient model.

And, speaker cones today are made from much more advanced materials giving them better pistonic virtues (a speaker is basically a piston moving air). The magnets comprising the voice coil assembly are also of stronger and higher grade as well.

And, the internal crossover circuits are just better...better design, better materials, better wiring.

I don't mind vintage amps, receivers, tape decks (they all still need some TLC though)--but I never recommend a vintage speaker. The speakers today are just plain better sounding (within reason--I'm not talking a vintage pair of Infinity IRS Beta towers here).

I usually point people to the Focal line of bookshelf speakers. Music Direct usually has the entry level Focals for 40-50% off MSRP. They are very efficient and will sing with an older receiver (old receivers usually aren't known for having shite tons of power like today's models).


Hope this reasoning helps out.