I think I can still get DefTech at wholesale. They got bought by DEI so if you want, I will check. Speakers are incredibly profitable and generally have no warranty issues.
I can do Yamaha and Harman/Kardon too, but margin is very slim.
I can also do Wharfdale speakers, which I personally hold in much higher regard than most anything out there. The Jamo I carry is excellent too.
Since all I would do is order your stuff drop shipped, I am OK at 10% over my actual cost, which just might be a hell of a lot less than local or whatever.
Just an offer. Might save you guys some dough.
Luke
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I absolutely love 'em. They sound excellent paired with Sony electronics. It's kind of a personnal prefrence thing, and some will probably disagree with me - but I think differing brands of electronics have differing electronic signatures in their sound.
One thing I would say is to really pick the speakers based on placement/room size. My front channels were a demo sale at Magnolia Hi-Fi, and really are too big for the room. They used to sound great in my old place, but here the room is 16 x 14 - and for some reason I haven't been able to get back the real "live" sound when I toss a live CD recording in and just do 2 channel music. I'm moving soon, so I haven't worried, but the TL's I have are too big for the cubic volume of the room. At least that's what I'm blaming it on.
Deftechs are great value. There is better out there, but I think they are quite a bit more money.Leave a comment:
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I give you two thumbs up. When I get the money to piece together a system I am going full Polk Audio with probably a Denon or ONKYO reveiver.
My dad went to college with Matt Polk (co-founder of Polk Audio) and is good friends with him. He and his wife are my godparents, which is pretty cool. He is a big car enthusiast too, still ownes an M-coupe IIRC.Leave a comment:
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It is nice to be able to crank it up to keep any sound effects from being overheard by the lady friends lolLeave a comment:
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Here's my HT setup, these pics are from when I first moved in, so forgive the lack of decoration lol:
Main viewing area:
-Pioneer Elite 1120 50" plasma
-Klipsch RF3-II towers
-Elite speakers for center
-Klipsch RC3 in-walls for surround
-Klipsch 10" sub
Media closet: all of the equipment is in the master closet, with in-wall wiring
-Denon AVR3802
-DirecTV HD receiver
-Pioneer Elite 1120 "brain"
-XBOX360 w/HD-DVD and iPOD dock
-Linksys router
-Dell 'custom' media PC (desktop)
-You can also see the RTI IR emitter on the wall, as well as the pig tails for the dedicated, conditioned circuit (Monster)
Control
-RTI T3 rf remote
-gyroscopic mouse
-DiNovo bluetooth keyboard
Bathroom
-Paradigm CS-60R in-ceiling speakers
-powered by the multi-source outputs from the 3802
-Niles volume knob next to tub
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Hell no. I want triode power so bad...I just want 6 channels of 300B power.
I have a pair of Morel 12" woofers that are insanely low distortion, incredibly sensitive: 3" voice coil, magnesium frame, moving mass of less than 120Gms. These things are lower in distortion at 120db than a normal woofer is at 80db. They are NIB, from 1990. Whosasle cost was over $400/pr
Possibly the fastest, lowest distortion, cleanest 12" woofer ever made.
I have been waiting to build a pair of truly world-class cabinets...2 layer 3/4 MDF, sand filled, hand rubbed (Josh, come and sand!) ultra beautiful cabinets. Something fit for a million-dollar living room. I have the skills. I now have the space. I do not have a room to put them in, but I will.
For mids and tweeters, ideally I would use Accuton midranges and tweeters. The diagphragm is made of pure diamond. Yes, Diamond. 100% pure...not much more than other world-class tweeters like the Raven or the Dynaudio "Esotar" or other exotics.
If I could only find the money for Magnat Ionospheres...or where to buy them.
Anyway, I want to build 6 channels of 300B triode power to run a set of 3 way speakers in full active mode...no passive crossovers at all. Maybe a bit of Zobel network, but not much more.
/heavy caffiene "wanna build" rant.
Eric, did you know the original is back? Might have bitten the dust again, but they were building kits again, and complete amps. I saw nad heard these beauties with my own eyes.
Good to know we E30 guys really do appreciate the true classics in life.
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Few shots of my system, wiring is a mess and I have no desire to clean it up .
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24" Sony Trinitron flatscreen TV
Pioneer XV-HTD 520 5.1 Surround Sound built in DVD player/receiver. DTS, built in amplifier, Advanced theater and DSP modes...
Its a home theater in a box, but a very clear sounding one at that. Very good for a boxed setup. I don't have many plans to upgrade anytime soon, but it is very nice for my needs, and it was only $270 when I purchased it, instead of the list price of $500. Does not have component video outputs though...Leave a comment:
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