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03-22-02
ohm f's, berning ea 230, stax da 80, stax headphones (any ... Altoitis
04-12-02
If age is important, mcintosh must be at the top of the list ... Aball
04-25-02
I am sure i have forgotten something, but all of these were ... Brookwood
06-20-02
The klipschorn speaker is the greatest speaker of all time! ... Redwoodgarden
06-26-02
All mark levinson products, pre-madrigal era, and ml 26, 23, ... 6chac
07-20-02
The nad 3020 certainly get,s my vote. it is musical and dyna ... Xdayboy
07-28-02
In 1999 i visited a dealer in hong kong who had the mcintosh ... Hafeez
01-07-03: Johnnybgoode
LS 3/5a mini-monitors. Rogers made the most famous version, but Spendor, Chartwell and Harbeth also made them to rigorous BBC specifications. They proved that you could get gorgeous sound with a reasonable facsimile of bass out of a little box. They were the basis of future generations of countless mini- monitor designs, as well as several major full-range systems which were basically mini-monitors coupled with bass bins, (e,g., B & W 801's). I bought mine almost 24 years ago and still love listening to music through them.
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01-08-03
Jbl l-100 century. Elmuncy
01-20-03
A fun post. nad 3020, ls3/5a, linn sondek, various threshol ... Phil0618
01-25-03: Johnnybgoode
The Advent Loudspeaker, Original Version. The late Henry Kloss
used the acoustic suspension system that he pioneered to produce flat, extended bass from a not-so-huge box. He also crossed over the tweeter at a relatively low frequency, lowering costs by eliminating the need for a midrange driver and improving the high-frequency dispersion of the system as a whole. Another cost-cutting measure was building a 10-inch woofer in a more readily available, less expensive 12-inch metal frame basket. Some regard this as the first widely available audiophile speaker. I view this product like the NAD 3020, making excellent sound affordable to many.
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01-26-03: Johnnybgoode
The AR Turntable, original version. The Linn Sondek LP12 is (deservedly) hailed many times on these pages as the unit that proved the importance of turntables, but Ed Villchur's AR was the original. His September 1963 paper "What the consumer should know about record players" was a milestone in its time, explaining acoustic feedback, motor types, wow and flutter, rumble, speed accuracy, and other key concepts in turntable performance. To me, one of the features of an audio legend is a pioneering design that helped define the direction of future components. Features shared by the AR, Linn and some Thorens models are two-piece platters that damp ringing when assembled, three point spring suspended sub-chasis to reduce acoustic feedback, and belt-drive motor clamped to the top plate to minimize motor vibration in the platter-arm system. These systems are more refined in the Thorens and probably best executed in the Linn. Admittedly, the original AR had a mediocre tonearm. However, I fitted a Grace 707 to a 30+ year old AR-XA that I picked up for a few bucks. While NOT a Linn-beater by any stretch, it is surprisingly musical, emotionally involving and enjoyable to listen to.
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05-28-03
Jeff rowland design group (rowland research) model 7 mono am ... Brian_eno
12-11-03
A fun thread. i put an old classic system together for my d ... Shawk
12-13-03
"shawk" nice thread......... hmmmmmmm........ wh ... Chaskelljr2001
01-30-04
my fav (and i might add i'm still using it) are my rtr seri ... hoptoad@
02-19-04
Has anyone remembered mitch cotter. the man who invented the ... sonofedward@
03-21-04
Tandberg 3009a monoblocks of the 80's. cheers, nocaster Nocaster
08-27-04
I had to join in on this, as i have recently picked up some ... Sbarber
08-28-04
The most important legend of all time, i don't know! but my ... Mechans
09-02-04
10-23-01: memeboy long living thread, see above post for man ... Docw
09-03-04
Also, jbl paragon rates highly as a legend(http://www.lansin ... Docw
09-03-04
Hi all, i own a set of infinity irs speakers. they have be ... Bright_star_audio
09-14-04
The linn lp12 the only option for the audiophhile? nonsense! ... Wstevens
10-07-04
99.999% of all audio equipment ever made is pure junk, total ... Mint604
10-08-04
It's as simple as this- if it appeared in the lafayette cata ... French_fries
01-08-05: Johnnybgoode
H. H. Scott tube integrated amplifiers. There were many models, some of which have been called the best selling tube integrated amplifiers of all time. They inspired the creation of subsequent units like the Dynaco integrateds. They were far ahead of their time with pioneering features such as a combined center channel preamp output that can be used with an additional power amp (shades of surround sound), loudness compensation switch for low-level listening, switchable high frequency filter for scratched records and tape hiss, and a built-in low-frequency filter to minimize the amplifier power drain caused by turntable rumble. In house, they wound and utilized large and heavy power and output transformers. They were ahead of their time in design philosophy as well - a Scott engineer was quoted as saying "if it measures well but sounds bad, it IS bad. If it measures badly but sounds good, then you have measured the wrong thing." I hooked up an early 1960's Scott 222c to Rogers LS 3/5a's, and MAN, does this combo sing.
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01-11-05
Sme iii, nad 3020, dynavector dv23r, nakamichi 480, thorens ... Reelsmith
01-12-05
If i were to tell you what the best was then the probability ... Mint604
04-01-05
I just spent a few minutes reading all of your comments mint ... Whatugot
04-01-05
Just read his previous posts for some great entertainment. Viridian
04-01-05
I'm surprised the snell a-iii's haven't been mentioned...hmm ... Fishboat
04-07-05
Surely ye jest. leaving out truly groundbreaking speakers th ... Mechans
06-28-05
Hmm. just read this thread for the first time looking for so ... Fastjerry
07-04-05
1. k-horns 2. dynaco st-70 (simply because it had such wide ... Tackandjibe
07-04-05
This is a very old thread, reading back 5 years shows that t ... Sogood51
07-05-05
Jadis ja80 and jp80 mcintosh 275 b&w model nautilus (seashel ... Szutinglee
07-05-05
I have not listened to all the equipment but have listened t ... Gallant_diva
07-06-05
The most famous amp for me and my friends growing up was the ... Finsfan05401
10-06-05
Ok, just for fun: the greatest boxer of all time happened to ... dfking@
11-30-05
Pro ac super tabletts, quicksilver monos, well tempered tt, ... Schipo
12-16-05
And how about the ar listening room in harvard sq. in cambri ... Ricardo
12-16-05
My thorens td 150 that i bought in ~1970 and up graded the c ... Ricardo
12-16-05
Ricardo...nice to know that i am not the only one who still ... Eldartford
12-22-05
Mine were jbl l-100 century speakers, a thorens td-125 with ... Miner42
01-19-06
I read through many of these responses but didn't see much m ... Justears
01-22-06
Ar classic series(models 12,18,26,30-circa 1992) the last ac ... Jaybo
02-14-06
The classic 30 is one of the best speakers i have heard in m ... Barney1010
02-27-06
The first time i heard the classic 30s was in mpls in the ea ... Jaybo
05-03-06
Who says you can't go home again. ebay + the following 'lege ... kevin.manson@
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