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Except that Alpine products aren't too much more, if any, than their competitors. Additionally, they aren't [censored] like Bose.
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Originally posted by CarpePoon:
Originally posted by MxRacer:
Originally posted by Pienstars:
Of course we're going to mention brands we own. How could you make a personal recommendation for a product that you've never auditioned? If you don't trust my recommendation for the speakers I suggested "and I do own them" then go check out the multiple reviews that rave about them. I've recently owned some polks and klipsch models and in my opinion they didn't come close to the m&k's. Btw, good call on the bose. When I got tired of those little cubes, I blew them up for pure enjoyment. 
i think his point is... don't say "buy polk, their stuff is great" when it all obviously isn't.
say "i bought this polk model abc and i loved it for these reasons".
it's akin to owning a vette and reccomending that everyone buy chevy since your vette is so sweet.
Exactly, everybody has opinions on here but to say "you have to go with brand x because thats what I have and they are awesome" is usually not the type of opinion somebody is looking for.
Just think of how many people on here would have Audiobahn if those types of opinions were taken seriously. 
God i love audiobahn! makes me soo F'in hard hearing them amazing things pound!!!
AUDIOBAHN for life!!!!
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Originally posted by elraido:
Originally posted by CarpePoon:
Originally posted by funksean:
dood you are crazy if you think bose is not a quality speaker.
Have you ever compared their specs (if you can find them published) compared with other quality brands? You would be surprised who comes out on top. With Bose your paying that much extra just for the brand name.
just like alpine
I was unaware that Alpine made home audio, which this topic is about.. 
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Originally posted by funksean:
Gotta go with polk speakers. also onkyo recievers/cd players are quality. I bought an oknyo reciever and polk (r2s i think) when i jr high and im about to graduate college and both still rockin. they took alot of abuse all through highscool and especially in the dorm. I have since up upgraded to 6.1 onkyo surround and it is absoulely amazing
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Personally, I don' think owning a brand that was "how old or new" when you were in JUNIOR HIGH, and keeping them through COLLEGE (hence, not trying anything else.. not participating in the MASSIVE ADVANCES in speaker tech, or sound quality) and saying that is a GOOD thing is a very great reason to buy them alone.
That is like me saying that my parents have an old phonograph.. still kickin since my MOM was 15.. I think he should go that route!!!
Ludacris.
M&K's line up, (aforementioned 750's and LCR series) are ABOLUTELY AMAZING! My parents own a few and I would give most of what I have on me to own some of those.
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A turntable is a must. 
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What about them 3" or 2" auras that i'm using? They still work great in my room 
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if you can find a store in youre area that sells klipsch then go and check them out if you are ever in the elk grove ca area i will give you a demo and show them up against some bose speakers the klipsch sound better and are priced lower.
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Originally posted by dnewma04:
I forgot to ask, are you looking for surround sound? If not, older silver faced receivers from the late 70s and early 80s make great investments in terms of quality and you won't lose a dime on them like buying today's electronics.
BINGO! I was going to ask why a person who wanted to listen to music would want a home theater system? Two channel is where it's at for music! I also would recommend a '70s or early '80s Marantz or Kenwood receiver and real wood enclosure speakers - not MDF nonsense. I use Pioneer CS-99a and CS-88a pairs in my living room powered by a Marantz 2285B receiver. Room shaking sound with no distortion. Look to ebay for these babies. 
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Originally posted by 88SVT:
Originally posted by dnewma04:
I forgot to ask, are you looking for surround sound? If not, older silver faced receivers from the late 70s and early 80s make great investments in terms of quality and you won't lose a dime on them like buying today's electronics.
BINGO! I was going to ask why a person who wanted to listen to music would want a home theater system? Two channel is where it's at for music! I also would recommend a '70s or early '80s Marantz or Kenwood receiver and real wood enclosure speakers - not MDF nonsense. I use Pioneer CS-99a and CS-88a pairs in my living room powered by a Marantz 2285B receiver. Room shaking sound with no distortion. Look to ebay for these babies.
Karl
Most of the real wood enclosures were MDF/Particle Board/plywood with real wood veneer. MDF and high quality void free plywoods are simply better materials to make an enclosure out of. You can make real wood work, but it's a design nightmare trying to pull it off.
The CS-88s and CS-99s are nice, but were upstaged by the later HPM series. To be honest, the vintage speakers I have heard can be nice, but technology has come a long way with regards to speakers. I have a pair of 40 year old Bozaks that I love the sound of, but modern speakers are better. I will admit that many vintage speakers like the JBL L100T, HPM100s, Genesis, EPI, Epicure, etc speakers out there can be excellent values.
BTW, I do believe that multi-channel surround is still going to be the way to go for music, but only a few recordings have shown it.
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Originally posted by dnewma04:
Most of the real wood enclosures were MDF/Particle Board/plywood with real wood veneer. MDF and high quality void free plywoods are simply better materials to make an enclosure out of. You can make real wood work, but it's a design nightmare trying to pull it off.
The CS-88s and CS-99s are nice, but were upstaged by the later HPM series. To be honest, the vintage speakers I have heard can be nice, but technology has come a long way with regards to speakers. I have a pair of 40 year old Bozaks that I love the sound of, but modern speakers are better. I will admit that many vintage speakers like the JBL L100T, HPM100s, Genesis, EPI, Epicure, etc speakers out there can be excellent values.
BTW, I do believe that multi-channel surround is still going to be the way to go for music, but only a few recordings have shown it.
I agree on most all counts. The HPMs (JBL copies) were great. I tried getting some HPM 100's but so far no luck. AR made some nice speakers - the AR9, I think, was a huge monolithic beast and I'd like to get a pair some day. As far as surround, there are some nice 5.1 CD's out but as a rule, home theater systems, at least the more inexpensive ones, aren't the greatest for music - especially stereo and I wasn't sure how deep the original poster's pockets were. As you stated, you really can't go wrong with a classic '70s setup and you don't have to break the bank, unless you want to. And as an analog junky, I just prefer listening on equipment that was from the same era as the media on which the music resides (vinyl & 1/4" tape). 
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