Ah man, the Nakamichi brings back some very fond memories. I had one of their cassette decks back in the day and it was well worth every penny I paid for it. I wonder if they are still around and yeah, Denon made some very fine stuff as well. It is amazing to see that Klipsch is still around, but I haven't heard much of their products, but the KG2 speakers I had way back when were very nice. Yeah, I had those babies backed up with a Carver pre-amp and power amp. Wow, this really brings back memories indeed. On Oct 7, 2009, at 10:47 PM, Spiro wrote:
> Denon has a Nakamichi type sound. Quite respectable. They make some > of the > most respected workhorse DVD players out there. I don't know the > sound of > either speaker, but have heard of EPI. > > On Wed, 7 Oct 2009, Lenny McHugh wrote: > > > I ended up with Esone prior to that I was an EPI fan. My receiver > is a > > Denon.Don't ask me models, I am lucky that I can still remember > how to turn > > it on. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Spiro" <sp...@iamspiro.com> > > To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 12:15 AM > > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Stereo Systems? > > > > > > what brand did you get Lenny? > > > > I've had Yahama 500's, B&W 804's, and the single driver version of > the MBL > > speakers. > > I'd love to get B&W 800 or 801, VonSchwiekert SR5, or The big MBl's. > > What amp made the Krutchfield's sing the way you like? > > Nothing I've heard does piano or accoustic quartets like an Audio > Research > > with Joseph's. > > Great topic. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 5 Oct 2009, Lenny McHugh wrote: > > > >> Dear Claudia, Wow! that is a very difficult question to answer. I > have not > >> done sound work in many years although I still follow some basic > rules I > >> had > >> set when I installed systems. My first question is what type of > music do > >> you > >> like? Many people equate the power output to volume. If you just > want a > >> rock > >> system most 25 to 35 watt systems are ok. If you like classical I > would > >> never recommend anything less than 75 watts. The power in this > case is not > >> for volume but for response. With a low powered system you may > not hear > >> the > >> triangle in a piece. Another rule that I used is that your > speakers should > >> be at a minimum of 50% of the total cost. > >> If there is a good stereo shop near you go and listen to the same > piece > >> being played on different speaker systems. > >> Quite a few years ago I wanted new speakers. I took Karen to let > her > >> listen. > >> There was one set that my brother had but for me had too much > presence, a > >> great rock speaker. anyway I had the salesman play something > using those > >> speakers and Karen liked them. I then had him play the same piece > on the > >> speakers that I wanted and again she liked them. I had him go > back to the > >> first pair and she immediately stated that she did not want them > in her > >> house. > >> I since upgraded and could not pass up the offer. Crutchfield had > them on > >> a > >> end of model clearance. They were regular $1,200 on sale for > $600. They > >> had > >> free shipping and I could use them in my home for 30 days. At > that time if > >> I > >> did not like them they would pay the return shipping. This was an > offer I > >> could not pass I have the speakers for about 6 years now. > >> --- > >> Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and > humorous > >> with many resources for the blind. > >> http://www.lennymchugh.com > >> Lenny > >> Please Copy and Paste into New Message to pass along. 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