Marvel Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Cosidering the cost of inflation, the L100s in early '70s would be about $4K now. Very crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcoffey42 Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 Well new from Cruthfield they are 2k so i guess its a bargin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, sbcoffey42 said: Well new from Cruthfield they are 2k so i guess its a bargin. JBL just re-released them at that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcoffey42 Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 Im sure they are less elsewhere but are they really the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Nope... they are $2k each, not a pair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 For bookshelf speakers, the RB35 are tough to beat especially for the sound they produce and what they cost. I had a pair being driven by a Sansui AU7700 (54w/ch) and they were impressive. I have a few old school Marantz receivers. IMHO, I think that your Heresy would do great with the warm sound of the Marantz. From there, I would (if I were spending your money) buy some Forte iii for the larger room. Has the Marantz been refreshed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcoffey42 Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 I see those are discontinued, is the RP family pretty much the same thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, sbcoffey42 said: I see those are discontinued, is the RP family pretty much the same thing? Not sure about the RP. Lots of great things said for the RB81. I never have had the RB81, but I trust what was said about them: That they are superior to the RB35. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 RB-5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryC Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 The only issue I have with too much power is Signal-to-Noise Ratio on high-efficiency speakers. For years I used a 55 Watt/ch. on Klipschorns. I always heard a hiss at idle in a quiet room. I switched to a Trends 10.1 class T amp at 15 Watts. I could drive them to thunderous levels in a large room on organ and classical music and jazz. If your S/N ratio is -98 db, that's a lot of noise below 55 Watts on sensitive speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 On 1/19/2020 at 3:47 PM, wuzzzer said: When it comes to amplification, too much power is always better than too little. What! Now that's just silly. As far as the Marantz. Nice gear, and studio monitors, I seem to recall, often have a fairly strong signal going through them coming off the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcoffey42 Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 I grabbed a pair of KG 2.5's yesterday. A great deal, they are believed to be aquired when a dealer or warehouse was cleanned out. Tjey are in immaculate condition and sound great. A lot more sound than i expected. They handle everything my Marantz gives them with just a bit of resonance on the woofer with some jazz. I suspect the upright or double bass in the song is just to low. Not a problem with the Heresy's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 The KG are under rated for the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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