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What do you currently own as loudspeakers?

This is sort of a survey as much as anything. I am constantly amazed at what people buy, and why they do so. I'll frame this in this regard by asking several questions:
What speakers do you currently own--Brand, Model, and any refinements/mods?

Grading on a scale of one TO 10,(10 being "I'm in love" one being, OMG this is really a shit speaker!) rate them.

If you're looking, what do you WANT to achieve?

What music do you favor?

What's missing from ALL your speakers you've owned?

How old are you?

Name all speakers you've owned...and rate THEM TOO! 1/10

How many hours a day/week/do you listen?

Do you take off your glasses when you listen; close your eyes?

Last time you got goose bumps: music, performer, why!

This will tell us a lot about our people on Audiogon...and LADIES, if you're out there, don't think that every man on Audiogon won't be thrilled and pleased to hear what gives you girls goosebumps!

Thanks and let's play!

Larr
lrsky
jrtrent
45 posts
 
I should probably start with the really dumb comment that speakers just aren't that important--most speakers will give a reasonable performance when fed by a good source component and decent amplifier.

current speakers:
Bose 301 series V, no mods
I rate them a 10.

What music do you favor?
Classical, bluegrass, big-band

What's missing from ALL your speakers you've owned?
nothing I can think of

How old are you?
51

past speakers:
EPI 100 - 9
Klipsch La Scala - 9
Linn Index Plus - 9
Linn Sara - 10
Vandersteen 1C - 9

How many hours a day/week/do you listen?
3 hours per day

Do you take off your glasses when you listen; close your eyes?
no

Last time you got goose bumps: music, performer, why!
This morning while listening to Ronald Lo Presti's The Masks, with Howard Hanson conducting the Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra (Mercury, MG 50106). This was new music for me, and I just found the performance, material, and sonics highly engaging.
loomisjohnson
1,974 posts
 
right on, newbee. it seems completely moronic for a dealer to go out of his way to alienate his core market, but then again, i'm not a dealer
weseixas
519 posts
 
Isn't Lrsky a retailer ?
tonywinsc
583 posts
 
Some really grumpy people on this thread. Maybe some people need to change the music they are listening to. Drop the punk rock. I stepped into a punk rock concert once, many years ago. I was clueless, but I started to get an uneasy feeling when everyone around me had staples and rivets in their heads and were wearing black leather with rude remarks printed on their shirts. I waited around just to see what would happen next. But when the music started and the wall of Bouncers around the stage were knocking people down, I got out as fast as I could.
phaelon
1,053 posts
 
"You have tended to be friendly, informative, sometimes insightful. Who is this new Lrsky that is on the attack?"

Tvad also made note of these "out of character" posts.

At first, I was just as taken aback as anyone who formerly had the pleasure of engaging Larry in audio related discourse. Now I'm concerned. This is not just a slight mood thing. I'm thinking there's a big green pod in Larry's backyard.

Seriously Larry, you've been one of the most gracious contributors on Audiogon. With all due respect to your personal privacy (medical and otherwise), what's up guy?

If any members live near Larry, please drop in for a visit.
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