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Wobbly Mike posted:Ok so I won myself a marantz 2245 from Ebay and I now need to find some speakers. I want to spend between 150 and 200 for some bookshelf's does anyone have any suggestions? I have these, I've had other people buy these, everyone who hears them loves them. They are loving awesome for the price: http://www.av123.com//index.php?pag...emart&Itemid=37 If you aren't in a super hurry, you can usually get them b-stock for under $200: http://www.av123.com//index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=16&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=130 If you go the AV123 route, try calling to order and ask if they have any of the ELTs b-stock that aren't listed online, or if they have any deals going. They've cut me some pretty sweet deals from calling before. I have the X-LS bookshelves, and the X-SLS encore towers too. Both really nice as well. Honestly I just love that company. I use the ELT monitors every day though, as they are on my desk. They totally work for a decent sized room though. A friend of mine has them in her living room.
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Thuel posted:I'm in the process of putting together my first real music system. I'll mostly be using it for playing music off my laptop/ipod/turntable and mostly listen to indie rock and hip hop. I'd spend upwards of $1500, but I'm just really looking to get the best value. I've never been a fan of big ugly hi-fi equipment, so design is also important to me. When it comes to power and technical aspects, I'm just learning as I go along. So far I've found some things I like and some deals in my area, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have the Decco and like it a lot. The power is plenty, 50W is nothing to sneeze at, they aren't bullshit watts. I never turn the thing up past like 1/3 of the way. I even used it with rather low efficiency (like 83dB) speakers for a while and it was perfectly adequate. The DAC in it is just awesome. I love it. Currently I'm using it for my main system in the living room, but it really shines as a computer amp. Gotta love the USB DAC. I'm getting a 5.1 receiver for the living room soon and it will go back to my computer. Also, holy poo poo, Signal Path has the Decco for $500 right now! http://signalpathint.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=1&Itemid=170
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Oct 27, 2009 18:34
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TheMadMilkman posted:That is a great price. Also, go with Rosewood. It looks classy. Yeah, I have the black and wish I had went with the rosewood. I've seen it in person, looks great.
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Turnip Head posted:How about some TCA WAF-1s or AV123 ELT525s? I really really like the 525M for a small speaker. They look extremely nice as well, which is a plus. I use them with the TCA Gizmo t-amp (~$120) and a TSC ASW-8 sub (~$100), and it's a loving awesome computer/bedroom setup for about $400-500.
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Oct 27, 2009 23:36
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WAIL posted:I was wondering if someone could help me out here. My record player is picking up Mexican radio. Is there any way to stop this? Google tells me to put a ferrite choke around the ground wire so I bought one, and it doesn't help. Any suggestions? You know what I want to know, why is it always loving Mexican radio stations? I've never had some bullshit pick up a rock station or anything like that. 
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marjorie posted:Gotcha, thanks for the explanation. My current plan is to change out the speakers around February, so I'll figure out a rearrangement then. I'd get an O2 off Massdrop over Schiit. Little cheaper too.
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marjorie posted:Hm, looks like maybe this JDS Atom is the successor at a similar pricepoint? Backorder of 2-3 days doesn't seem bad. I've never used the Atom, JDL O2 are really nice, altho more expensive. Their stuff is made in the US which is nice too. I doubt you will notice much sound difference between the two, but the JDL has two inputs which might be nice?
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