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With regard to electronics -- I built a system with Adcom separates specifically with the intention of driving Maggies. Not sure it will happen...too many other priorities and WAF is easier to manage with things that don't dominate an entire room.
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Listening to my Pioneers now, with my fav CD to bring with me, and they sound “muddy.” Everything seems to be originating from woofer, little from mid or tweeter (i used an empty cardboard TP roll to listen to the tweeter). |
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They're worth like $50 in good condition...so investing $25 for a refoaming kit + a couple of hours to R&R is questionable. I have an N+2 speaker situation in the house that does not suggest putting the effort in.
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I have a pair that I purchased when they were $800 and I don't feel that I overpaid at all.
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Today was a day. I had to postpone checking out the KEFs bc I lost my truck keys! Eventually found them in the bottom of my shoulder bag! I had just returned from a stereo repair/vintage shop right down the street from me! No speakers but lots of vintage amps and receivers. I got some CRC and a can of compressed air to clean the insides of my two receivers. Full report tomorrow! |
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Another speaker to consider are the Triangle Borea Bro 3s. They have many favorable reviews from the audiophile reviewers on Youtube. I bought a pair in January and I'm very happy with them. They list at $550, but I got mine through Slickdeals via Adorama for $350.
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I'm happy with my current set up
Polk audio LSiM705 Primaluna Dialogue premium tube amp Purchased polks on a blow out sale through adorama They sound warm and imaging seems pretty good Primaluna tube amp has a true natural sound, coupled with warm sounding polka I can listen for hours Explains why I do more listening than riding |
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FWIW, of your choices I would go with the JBL over the Polks. I have had Polk home and car speakers and wasn't that thrilled with either. You should definitely check out the KEFs though.
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As someone else mentioned, you do need to pay attention to crossover frequencies, but at least with my Polk subwoofers, I can adjust that. That's probably not something Tz wants to get into, however.
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Bummer. Guitars are better than speakers.
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"The Venn diagram of polka enthusiasts and hifi fans is larger than I thought. And a one and a two"
I look at it as an eclectic blend of many circles...expensive circles |
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Audio Engine are pretty good.
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And, no, I am not into home theatre or anything. Just basic Hi-fi. I bought the KEFs and am super happy. Playing my fav FZ Uncle Meat and separation is awesome! My Pioneers were so “muddy” in comparison. |
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I've long heard that the best bang for the buck upgrade is speakers. Not receiver, not record/CD/DVD player, not cable - speakers. Then maybe other components. Several years ago I gave a friend a pair of speakers I was no longer using. That's the only thing we changed, and he was blown away by the difference, so maybe speakers really are the first thing to consider.
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