> -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Yaron > > On Thu, 22 Dec 2011, Chuck Cole wrote: > > > > As a McIntosh dealer, they are required to be able to measure performance in a home, and demo great sound. However, what "great > ... > > or jazz speakers transparent enough for top quality classical. > > Thanks Chuck - the length of your reply is why I'm not going for high-end > audiophile stuff. I have decent equipment right now, and I just think the > time ha come for non-crappy speakers to be attached to it. I kinda miss > the olden days when that meant less than 6 speakers (; Although I supported the suggestion of Audio Perfection as a place to shop or maybe to listen, fact is that I have never been excited enough to spend time or buy there myself. My preferred shop is a similar one in Winter Park Florida (Absolute Audio) that also carries McIntosh, Denon, and other brands. . My first really good speakers were 2nd best models which was all I could/would afford then. They were trivially different from the very best after many critical listening sessions. Later, I stumbled onto the top-of-the line models for a great price by pure coincidence at a pawn shop that was next to a deli where I had just grabbed lunch. Buying used, or the more adventurous route of buying a set that needs to be re-coned (usually under $50), can get you really great stuff for just a few hundred bucks. By very shrewd bargain hunting, I have three audiophile quality systems on the cheap (one on each floor). My stuff is not the esoteric or super-high priced stuff, but is audiophile quality. I listen to an assortment of stuff also, but great sound improves even TV and radio stuff... IMHO :-) Chuck