oldtimer:

Some people think old volvos are beautiful.  The same people think td 124's are too. 

Luther's Law of dimenishing audio return (never say always, but my general rule)
Given your budget of X and if audio nirvana is 100%
Spending 80% of X gets you 90% of nirvana
Doubling X will get you to 95%
After 95% each additional % doubles your budget again

 Your system is always defined by the weakest link.

Think of it in terms of audio. $8000 Vallhala speaker cables will not make a difference between a Marantz 2270 and a set of JBL L100's but will between some Acapella Triolon Excalibur speakers and a pair of Audio Note Kegon mono blocks. 

 Value is what you perceive it to be.

Contentment comes not from what you have, but knowing what you can live without.

phil, 

philipbarrett:

There are only 3 things that can affect the transmission of audio through a system.  Resistance, Capacitance and Inductance. 

What about reactive loads............like a Magnaplaner or electrostatic speaker?

Thanx, Russ

dtel:

Don't judge anything by it's looks, good or bad , because you may be surprised in the end !

Yes, just look at my avatar. UGLY, but what a dynamic, detailed sound...........rediscovering all my music again.

 The Bigger is BETTER!!

The combinations are unlimited........you will never be done if you choose to keep going.  But it is so hard to stop.

its all about the music.

That jacksonbart has been a pyrokinetic (what ever that is) since 1998.

Don't mess with the .

When someone offers you "free" music, it's not always worth the trip to pick it up.

tom b. 57:

That jacksonbart has been a pyrokinetic (what ever that is) since 1998.

Answer: Fire Starter with his mind (or in it LOL)

I have learned two things just recently!

1) I think Chicago_Pete should give that beutiful trail 50 to my 9 and 6 year olds for Christmas, and...

2) After seeing that Beelsibubs self photo, their are actually people in this hobby that I could enjoy slowly dismembering and leaving to ROT!!!

                                                                        Roger

Don't take the challenge to put a cue ball in your mouth regardless of how much money you can make without a solid plan of how you are going to remove it.

Reactance is either inductive or capacitive or both.

JJK

That I still don't know very much (but I know when to nod if we're standing around talking audio).

Chicago_Pete:

Hifi jim:

I've learned to keep an open mind and ear. Just because I hate the way something looks doesn't mean I'll hate the way it sounds. After tremendous resistance, my dealer convinced me to audition Magnepan speakers. I always hated the look and thought there was no way they'd ever sound the way they do... boy was I surprised. Bought and loved them, had to sell them but someday I will own another.

 

 

I agree, had a pair of Maggies years ago.
They do a lot of things right and someday I will have another pair.

Look on the Garage Sale area. Eminent Technology speakers are the ultimate statement of the Magnepan concept.