Re: Speakers for a G5

[James E. Therrault]

Bruce Johnson wrote:

> 
> On Jun 3, 2009, at 10:51 AM, Dennis Myhand wrote:
> 
> 
>>Why would you pay 18.5K for a set of B & Os when you can spend a mere
>>$500.00 for a pair of Klipsch bookself speakers which is more than
>>anyone will ever need?
> 
> 
> The same people who buy $500 wooden volume control knobs, $1300  
> speaker cables and $2500 tube amps for their iPods.
> 



Now wait a minute...  I have a Marrantz quad with Electro-Voice TRX 
15(s) front and SP 12(s) rear that date back from way back before most 
people here could remember!

And I love 'em...

JT

(Who also has a nine year old gigabit)



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Re: Speakers for a G5

[James E. Therrault]

PETE wrote:
> Three reasons why I can't get these:
> 1)I live in California, not Texas
> 2) They are for pick up only and finally and importantly
> 3) I really don't have *US $18,500.00* just lying around my apartment! 
> Besides, I think the price is kind of steep. That's a down payment on a 
> house!
> Pete.
> 



Heh, I can remember when $18K would buy a house!  And no pesky computers 
to divert attention from more "wholesome" things...

JT


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Re: Speakers for a G5

[Dennis Myhand]

Len Gerstel wrote:
> 
>> The same people who buy $500 wooden volume control knobs, $1300
>> speaker cables and $2500 tube amps for their iPods.
> 
> I have to partially disagree here. In my youth (early 80's), when I  
> had hair and good hearing, I could tell the difference between $200  
> pr KMart specials, $500pr Klipschs, $900pr Polks (top of the line,  
> which I bought) and, the Quad ESL63s ($5,000 pr, iirc).
> 

Shuold have gone for the $1200.00 Klipsch Horn instead.  Sorry, but I 
had to stick up for my home state.  Women who can eat corn on the cob 
through a picket fence, and Bill Clinton, are not the only things to 
come out of Hope, AR.  As for that $500.00 wooden volume knob, sounds 
like it's time to fire up the Skil saw!.  I'll bet I can knock those out 
for only $350.00, and still make a profit!  Peace, Dennis, in Texas, 
keeping both states happy.


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Re: Speakers for a G5

[PETE]

Definitely out of my price range!
Pete.

--- On Wed, 6/3/09, Bruce Johnson  wrote:

From: Bruce Johnson 
Subject: Re: Speakers for a G5
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 10:01 AM



On Jun 3, 2009, at 9:53 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>
>
> On Jun 3, 2009, at 10:51 AM, Dennis Myhand wrote:
>
>>
>> Why would you pay 18.5K for a set of B & Os when you can spend a mere
>> $500.00 for a pair of Klipsch bookself speakers which is more than
>> anyone will ever need?
>
> The same people who buy $500 wooden volume control knobs, $1300
> speaker cables and $2500 tube amps for their iPods.

Or spend $30k on their speaker cables

<http://tinyurl.com/qjwubm>

I don't think they're available any more...

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Re: Speakers for a G5

[Len Gerstel]

On Jun 3, 2009, at 12:53 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>
>
> On Jun 3, 2009, at 10:51 AM, Dennis Myhand wrote:
>
>>
>> Why would you pay 18.5K for a set of B & Os when you can spend a mere
>> $500.00 for a pair of Klipsch bookself speakers which is more than
>> anyone will ever need?
>
> The same people who buy $500 wooden volume control knobs, $1300
> speaker cables and $2500 tube amps for their iPods.

I have to partially disagree here. In my youth (early 80's), when I  
had hair and good hearing, I could tell the difference between $200  
pr KMart specials, $500pr Klipschs, $900pr Polks (top of the line,  
which I bought) and, the Quad ESL63s ($5,000 pr, iirc).

Yes, there is a point of diminishing returns, and for most people the  
low (not bottom) end is the sweet spot. But there will always be  
people for whom the last little improvement is worth the  
extraordinary price jump. Whether it is the professional musician or  
rich audiophile hobbyist buying the B & O speakers or that Mac  
enthusiast who paid the extra $700 (20% price bump) for less than a  
10% speed increase in buying the 733MHz DA over the 667MHZ back in  
the day, there will always be that market.

Len


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Re: Speakers for a G5

[Sam Macomber]

On Jun 3, 2009, at 12:53 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>
>
> On Jun 3, 2009, at 10:51 AM, Dennis Myhand wrote:
>
>>
>> Why would you pay 18.5K for a set of B & Os when you can spend a mere
>> $500.00 for a pair of Klipsch bookself speakers which is more than
>> anyone will ever need?
>
> The same people who buy $500 wooden volume control knobs, $1300
> speaker cables and $2500 tube amps for their iPods.


hey now, my tube amp didn't cost $2500

in any case I've got a pair of 10+ year old altec lansing  
speakers(model: ACS 45.1)  $100 new and they're still working well for  
me.Got them on my desk at work (I use my appleTV and early 70's  
Sansui amp at home for music)

-sam 

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Re: Speakers for a G5

[Bruce Johnson]

On Jun 3, 2009, at 10:51 AM, Dennis Myhand wrote:

>
> Why would you pay 18.5K for a set of B & Os when you can spend a mere
> $500.00 for a pair of Klipsch bookself speakers which is more than
> anyone will ever need?

The same people who buy $500 wooden volume control knobs, $1300  
speaker cables and $2500 tube amps for their iPods.

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Re: Speakers for a G5

[Bruce Johnson]

On Jun 3, 2009, at 9:53 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>
>
> On Jun 3, 2009, at 10:51 AM, Dennis Myhand wrote:
>
>>
>> Why would you pay 18.5K for a set of B & Os when you can spend a mere
>> $500.00 for a pair of Klipsch bookself speakers which is more than
>> anyone will ever need?
>
> The same people who buy $500 wooden volume control knobs, $1300
> speaker cables and $2500 tube amps for their iPods.

Or spend $30k on their speaker cables



I don't think they're available any more...

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Re: Speakers for a G5

[Dennis Myhand]

Why would you pay 18.5K for a set of B & Os when you can spend a mere 
$500.00 for a pair of Klipsch bookself speakers which is more than 
anyone will ever need?

PETE wrote:
> Three reasons why I can't get these:
> 1)I live in California, not Texas
> 2) They are for pick up only and finally and importantly
> 3) I really don't have *US $18,500.00* just lying around my apartment! 
> Besides, I think the price is kind of steep. That's a down payment on a 
> house!
> Pete.
> 
> --- On *Tue, 6/2/09, Kris Tilford //* wrote:
> 
> 
>     From: Kris Tilford 
> Subject: Re: Speakers for a G5
> To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 8:05 PM
> 
> 
> On Jun 2, 2009, at 9:28 PM, PETE wrote:
> 
>  > I want to buy external speakers for my G5. Does anyone have 
>  > suggestions?
> 
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250385330346
> <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250385330346>>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > 



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Re: Speakers for a G5

[PETE]

Three reasons why I can't get these:
1)I live in California, not Texas
2) They are for pick up only and finally and importantly
3) I really don't have US $18,500.00 just lying around my apartment! Besides, I 
think the price is kind of steep. That's a down payment on a house!
Pete.

--- On Tue, 6/2/09, Kris Tilford  wrote:

From: Kris Tilford 
Subject: Re: Speakers for a G5
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 8:05 PM


On Jun 2, 2009, at 9:28 PM, PETE wrote:

> I want to buy external speakers for my G5. Does anyone have  
> suggestions?

<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250385330346>





  
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Re: Speakers for a G5

[Bruce Johnson]

On Jun 2, 2009, at 7:28 PM, PETE wrote:

> I want to buy external speakers for my G5. Does anyone have  
> suggestions?

Barring audiophile quality needed, any old pair of 'computer speakers'  
will do.

Places like 'Big Lots' usually have a selection to choose from;  
Computer Geeks has 'em from $4.99 up , Buy.com has 'em too  including this  
tasteful pair  for $12 :-)

WalMart, Target, Best Buy etc etc will all carry some.

If you want 5.1 or 'audiophile' quality, stick to a known brand name,  
like Bose or the like.

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Re: Speakers for a G5

[Al Poulin]

On Jun 2, 10:28 pm, PETE  wrote:
> I want to buy external speakers for my G5. Does anyone have suggestions?
> TIA.
> Pete.

Check out the Bose - Companion 2 Series II Multimedia Speaker system.
Best Buy has them online and in the store.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7933686&type=product&id=1151657980013

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Re: Speakers for a G5

[Mark]

PETE wrote:
> I want to buy external speakers for my G5. Does anyone have suggestions?
> TIA.
> Pete.
>
>
>

I have a pair of Edirol speakers I would recommend avoiding.
Apple seems to have taken them off their site.

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Re: Speakers for a G5

[DAN A CURRIE]

Dana Collins wrote:
> On 6/2/09 11:05 PM, Kris Tilford of ktilfo...@cox.net sent
>
>   
>> On Jun 2, 2009, at 9:28 PM, PETE wrote:
>>
>> 
>>> I want to buy external speakers for my G5. Does anyone have
>>> suggestions?
>>>   
>> 
>> 
>
> LOL - and you got to go pick them up yourself (that price, I want door to
> door service!).
>
> Dana
>
>   
Hey! Where are the gold plated thingamabobs that hold the platinum 
whatchamacallits in place. They won't sell without those mounted.

Dan II

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Re: Speakers for a G5

[Dana Collins]

On 6/2/09 11:05 PM, Kris Tilford of ktilfo...@cox.net sent

> 
> On Jun 2, 2009, at 9:28 PM, PETE wrote:
> 
>> I want to buy external speakers for my G5. Does anyone have
>> suggestions?
> 
> 

LOL - and you got to go pick them up yourself (that price, I want door to
door service!).

Dana



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Re: Speakers for a G5

[Kris Tilford]

On Jun 2, 2009, at 9:28 PM, PETE wrote:

> I want to buy external speakers for my G5. Does anyone have  
> suggestions?



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Speakers for a G5

[PETE]

I want to buy external speakers for my G5. Does anyone have suggestions?
TIA.
Pete.



  
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