colterphoto1 Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Unless you're listening to good music it doesn't actually matter what speakers, amps, or sources you use. Approximately 98% of the people here listen to crap music most of the time. Why be concerned with your system if you're just going to listen to heavy metal, jazz, rap, and that kind of stuff? yer kidding, right? Please don't tell me that you're now going to demean Forum members due to their musical tastes. Look Parrot, if your daughter were butt ugly, she'd still deserve good wedding photos, likewise, I don't care what jungle, urban, hillbilly, snotty, pretentious music a fellow chooses to listen to, he deserves to hear it loud and clean with Klipsch speakers. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 But if he listens to Country, then we can't give him more than a Radio Shack receiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Dean's a smart guy but really if your happy who gives a sh!t what he thinks. Are you happy? Or are you happy unless someone tells you should be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 If I'm in the 10% it's because I can hear a difference, not because I think I hear a difference. Deans a smart guy? maybe we should do a poll on this one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 I was on the Dean's List in college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaaaz Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 I am in Deans 10% as we both picked speaker B at the pilgrimage which was the only choice that sounded even remotely like real music.dont know what those speaker A guys were hearing? hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Well, if I'm in Dean's 10% .... that would mean I'm out of the running for Miss Congeniality! also true for Fini who got the Moose Congeniality award in Hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champagne taste beer budget Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 I hope there's a difference between being cheap and poor. Due to some unforseen business circumstances, I have been forced to put off even such inexpensive outlays as speaker reconing, to say nothing of new purchases. I've never had anyone call me cheap before, in fact, I could gladly spend 20K on a new system if I had 30k in the bank, and feel justified in the expense. Needless to say, the dedicated listening room has taken a back seat for the time being. I haven't had my hearing tested in 15+ years, so who knows. And my definition of "Crap" changes on an hourly basis, sometimes classical sucks, sometimes rock sucks, sometimes blues/jazz/easy listening/heavy metal/instrumentals suck. Depends on the mood I'm in. However, rap always sucks. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 However, rap always sucks. [] Exactly. And it wouldn't change anything if you had a three speaker array of Jubilees playing it. GIGO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 What do ya mean Dean is not even in his fielding of the 10%[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 I associate the word "cheap" with poor quality, and to me it's not the same as "inexpensive". There's certainly a strong relationship between cost and performance, but that sure doesn't mean you can't cook up some excellent sound on a tight budget. When I think about the amount of money it took to surpass the sound of my modded RF-7's it makes me nauseous. A pair of Heresys and a small sub also sounds fantastic to me, and I could easily live with that sound for the rest of my life. "Great sound" is sound that is balanced, clean, and open -- and it's not hard to do with modest means if you're even just paying half attention to the things that are said around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEC Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 "and it's not hard to do with modest means if you're even just paying half attention to the things that are said around here." Yes, but tough to figure out which half to pay attention to. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 O.K., we can probably have some fun with this. We have $1000 -- let's build a system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Unless you're listening to good music it doesn't actually matter what speakers, amps, or sources you use. Approximately 98% of the people here listen to crap music most of the time. Why be concerned with your system if you're just going to listen to heavy metal, jazz, rap, and that kind of stuff? Ouch dude. Now you've really hurt my feelings. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 299 for sale from Krudet - $350 Pair of cosmetically mediocre cornwalls - $500 Either a nice used CD player or used Thorens TD160 or 165 w/ cart - $150 That would be a great $1000 system IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauln Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 O.K., we can probably have some fun with this. We have $1000 -- let's build a system. Well, Dean... knowing how much you like direct radiators, could we start here? - Klipsch RSW-15 Subwoofer + Pair of RF-7 Floor Speakers http://cgi.ebay.com/Klipsch-RSW-15-Subwoofer-Pair-of-RF-7-Floor-Speakers_W0QQitemZ8354150149QQcategoryZ112388QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Do the x-overs, then hit the credit card for the rest...[:'(] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Hey Dean , I may very soon need 3 of your Super AA Networks . Would that put me on the list ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.4knee Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 OK Dean a grand hmmmm...... Not sure you can really do it for that but Umm I guess I'd say a set of Forte's gonna run around $500 ish, an integrated tube amp Scott, Fisher .... umm I'd guess I'll say $400 ish and a B Stock CD player. Now yer still gonna need to do your crossovers in time and probably gonna need to get the amp refurbed. So for a grand it would be tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBrennan Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 $1000? You run a $60 Toshiba DVD player into a Sonic Impact. That leaves you $900 for speakers, you can get some used Cornwalls for that or even LaScalas for those so inclined. I'd put such a rig with Cornwalls up against almost anything you'll find in a "high end" store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieHeartKlipsch Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 In my experience, Heresies are a superb choice. My Heresies were only $200 but more commonly I see they have bid up on eBay for $300 - $500 dollars. I read where Cornwalls are too bass-y but haven't heard any myself as of yet. You will also need a receiver or an integrated amplifier if you do not listen to the radio and you need a CD player. . . . For $1,000 total a sound system is very do-able. I have spent actually just $200 all-in-all on my own because everything else was free!!! The BEST way. Oh well I'd better stop. I know your time is precious. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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