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  1. I sort of want a pair of good closed phones

    in Headphones

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    Yet another vote for the Shure, I bought Vicki's and use them at work. Not super, but fun, very cheap used, and indeed much better than the price indicates.

    If you can find the CD3K's, though, I say go for that. They sounded REALLY nice out of Colin's Millet that I have. I know you wanted a mint pair, Dinny, but I did sell mine for $375 :P You could have had great sound on the cheap.....

  3. Nice deal on decent speakers

    in Speakers

    Posted

    I had given this a lot of thought over the last few months; and while I personally will not likely do biz with AV123 again, I DO think about the other partners and workers in the company. Some are unjustly guilty by association. I would hope that Mark gets everything deserving of him, I decided that I couldn't pass that judgement to the company as a whole.

    It's a fine line, as indeed any business with them will, at least for now, still partially line the pockets of the man. But at the same token, 1) he should be paying back what he owes, and he can't do that without an income [and I hope that his income is garnished for this sole purpose], and 2) the company has had some decent products.

    There's a small part of me that is happy to spread this deal, because the speakers are pretty good. And, at the price they are going for (including shipping), the profit can't be much at all.

    I personally hope long-term that the company does well, but without Mark's involvement and financial interest. His actions have certainly poisoned me, but against HIM more than the company as a whole. In some sense the two are inseperable, but there are others there as well who are not the same person Mark is.

    My two cents. But I absolutely respect the decisions not to do business, or not to even piss out a fire :D

  4. The NHL 2010 playoffs thread

    in Sports Talk

    Posted

    Wow, nice play by Montreal tonight! Upsets have indeed been happening.....

    Bruins and Sabres were close in scoring, and it was pretty much what I expected: Sabres carry the play as a better skilled team, Bruins fight hard with heart for at least some of the game, Rask keeps them in it. Didn't get it this time, but maybe Saturday.

    But the Habs, dare I say it was almost a pleasure to watch them play! Blasphemy! :o As a Boston fan, bummed and a bit jealous. As a hockey fan, impressed.....

  5. Nice deal on decent speakers

    in Speakers

    Posted

    you couldn't get me to buy from AV123.

    Understand.....the legal trouble that Mr. Schifter is in is related to fraud, not funding raffles for charities he started. I was a little loathe to post it, but these speakers ARE decent, and better at this price.....

  6. Nice deal on decent speakers

    in Speakers

    Posted

    Hey all,

    AV123.COM is clearing out their "ELT" line of speakers, for some pretty cheap prices with free delivery. This line looks nice, with some nice finishes. I owned the monitors (little softer/warmer sounding), still own the towers (REAL nice deal at this price), and the center channel (have it, but haven't set it up yet; have read it's so-so).

    But the towers at $249 Cherry/$259 Rosewood (though these may be out of stock now) delivered are a great deal IMO.

    Only caveat: AV123 was founded by Mark Schifter, and he is currently in legal trouble, and it may affect/reflect on the company. They are still developing and getting new product, but there may be some stability questions. But my towers are well-built, and I have heard no remarks about failures on this line.

    Here's the email I got:

    We need to make room for some new products so we are clearing

    out all remaining inventory on the ELT Speaker Series.

    Don’t wait… at these prices… they will be gone soon!

    Cherry Monitors $149/pair free shipping (normally priced at $299)

    Rosewood Monitors $179/pair free shipping (normally priced at $299)

    Cherry Center Channel $119/each free shipping (normally priced at $249)

    Cherry Tower $249.00 /pair free shipping (normally priced at $799)

    Rosewood Tower $259.00/pair free shipping (normally priced at $799)

    Click here to order

    http://www.av123.com//index.php?page=shop.browse&option=com_virtuemart&on_special=1&Itemid=131

    PS - I'd also stay clear of the subwoofer (MWF-15). They have had misc. problems with the amps on them; and even though better now, it seems it's not fully resolved across the board.

  7. Super Tweeters

    in Speakers

    Posted

    I used to use the Tannoy's with a Lowther in a bass reflex cabinet. They worked well in that system, though it was still tough to get them integrated well. The Lowther's had a higher efficiency, and I had to play with crossover and physically moving the tweeter back and forth on the top of the speaker to get the best integration. Some music didn't seem to be affected, but other music did not sound natural.

    But when it snapped together sound-wise, it made some very nice music. It DID seem to grow the sweet spot (which can be nasty for some single-ended drivers, their off-axis response gets ugly at times), and of course added all that good hi-fi stuff: "air," "transparency," "detail," etc.

    BTW, I crossed mine over closer to 17-18kHz IIRC.....just sounded better to me.

  8. The NHL 2010 playoffs thread

    in Sports Talk

    Posted

    Interesting games in the East to end the regular season. Happy the Bruins got in (and that they didn't get Washington in round 1 - good luck to the Habs, they'll need it. Would love to see an upset). This could be an interesting set of match-ups, with lower seeds giving the higher seeds all they can handle.

    Also happy that Bruins are guaranteed a top 3 pick at the draft, and have a decent chance to land Taylor Hall. No matter what happens this year (and ANYTHING will be icing on the cake at this point, I'd say), looking forward to next year....

  15. Just gotta rant - the Bruins suck eggs

    in Sports Talk

    Posted

    ^^^ I thought he was Canada's Jesus :D Gotta love Grapes!

    Y'know, what's sadder about this all is that I can't even bring myself to hate the Habs this year.....with the exception of Lapierre and the occasional sleazy cheap moves he does, it's realy not a bad team.

    There's talk on some Bruins boards about locker room dissention; kind of like what happened in MTL last year. Good on them to clean house a bit (even if it meant getting an overpriced Scott Gomez).

    Anyway....taking my son and his friend, and meeting one of my friends, for the Rangers game today. It'll be good to see my friend, haven't in a few months. Hopefully the Bruins don't screw up another one, they're 3 points ahead of NYR for 8th seed.

  16. Just gotta rant - the Bruins suck eggs

    in Sports Talk

    Posted

    They are completely emasculated at this point, no balls and no heart. They played one of the worst games against a team with a dirtbag who ended the Bruins' best player's season, maybe longer....

    They really needed to show unity, toughness, and demand respect from a team that basically walked over them tonight.

    Turn them over....they are done....

    Bummed in MA.

    Hopstretch

    in Buyer/Seller Feedback

    Posted

    Whoa, stupid f-ing me, forgot to mention the great "pay it forward" deal Stretch gave me on some Lambda Pro's at the Boston meet. Now back in Stax-ville again, not there since early-to-mid 90's.

    Was also a pleasure to meet in person, even if he was shorter than I expected :D

    Thanks again!

  20. Boston Meet March 6, 2010

    in Meets

    Posted

    Not sure but I think I took skullguise's 1/8 to 1/4 adapter, if this is yours or whoevers it is please pm me and I can get it in the mail to you.

    Mine, but the 4 others I have won't miss it.....don't bother wasting the mail money....

    Great to meet you, BTW. Still talking about the beer selection you and Al brought back. A woman at work recognized the Opa Opa, she lives near them apparently. Now I want to party with her. EDIT: more......:)

  22. Boston Meet March 6, 2010

    in Meets

    Posted

    Wow, sorry I missed the after-fest. I got to rush home and see a Temple setup for a Bat-Mitzvah (our son's Bar-Mitzvah will eventually be there). But have to admit, the whine was better there. :P

    DID end up meeting up with some good friends for dinner, though, so that made up for it.

    Nice meeting you all in person, was a great time indeed!

  24. Beyer T1

    in Headphones

    Posted

    Interesting read on all this....wish I had read earlier, as the T1 was at a Boston area meet yesterday. And while I liked it better than the other Beyer's I've heard in the past, it still didn't wow me. I would have liked to try it on the TTVJ Millet 307 there, using the different output options....

  25. Suggestions for Sister: $500 system for IPod

    in Speakers

    Posted

    We have one of these:

    Meet George - an iPod docking music system with full function remote

    Very minimalist style and the remote menu is just like an Ipod. It comes with a separate charger for the remote or you can dock it in the main unit. Doesn't sound as good as A5s but thats the trade-off for the style and small footprint.

    I picked up one of these too, for my bedroom. Agreed with all above: sound is just decent, but functionality and style is very nice. Has a headphone jack, I use that and a Shure 840 for some fun but non-critical listening.

    Buy.com was selling these for cheap when I got mine, not anymore so it seems. But you can likely find them for < $300, maybe used.

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