I am most intrigued by my limited audition of the AG Trio G3s...I note that you have 2 x RELs instead of the big dual subhorns. Did you ever hear the full set, and do you sense meaningful differences in either sound character, quality or scale/volume? If we ever went AG Trio G3, certainly for the foreseeable future, space would only allow the main horns plus more traditional dual cone subs.
Which Brand Have You Owned for 20 Years?
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I have heard the full set and happy to provide a perspective. Can I suggest you PM me rather than us derailing this thread?
Continuous ownership:
Quad ESLs 30 years- they keep every other speaker I listen to honest for midrange accuracy- they are always on hand
ARC SP-8 - I owned this continuously for 30+ years - sadly gone now
ARC SP-3 a-1 25 years- ok so I am nostalgic
Counterpoint SA-2 tube pre- pre amplifier for phono- 30+ years- wish I kept it
Oracle Delphi- probably closer to 40 years upgraded along the way its been gone for a while
Marantz Consolettes mono pre-amps, Model 5, Model 7 Model 2 - 30 + years I can't let go of these they are jewelry and sound intoxicating.
Aesthetix Io - now Eclipse 20 + years
Futterman H3 - 35 + years rare and magic with the ESLs
Wyetech Topaz 211- The 18 w / ch SET- 20+ years the only SET that sounds right that I have heard and has some balz -its a beast
And if anybody asks, I literally seriously started with my paper route money in this hobby when I was 15 years old - so I am simply middle aged now not old
Quad ESLs 30 years- they keep every other speaker I listen to honest for midrange accuracy- they are always on hand
ARC SP-8 - I owned this continuously for 30+ years - sadly gone now
ARC SP-3 a-1 25 years- ok so I am nostalgic
Counterpoint SA-2 tube pre- pre amplifier for phono- 30+ years- wish I kept it
Oracle Delphi- probably closer to 40 years upgraded along the way its been gone for a while
Marantz Consolettes mono pre-amps, Model 5, Model 7 Model 2 - 30 + years I can't let go of these they are jewelry and sound intoxicating.
Aesthetix Io - now Eclipse 20 + years
Futterman H3 - 35 + years rare and magic with the ESLs
Wyetech Topaz 211- The 18 w / ch SET- 20+ years the only SET that sounds right that I have heard and has some balz -its a beast
And if anybody asks, I literally seriously started with my paper route money in this hobby when I was 15 years old - so I am simply middle aged now not old
Audio Research amp and pre since 1994.
Benchmark DACs since 1999. Still have my DAC2 HGC as backup in the upstairs system.
Magnepans for over 20 years before I bought my Alexia 2 loudspeakers.
Benchmark DACs since 1999. Still have my DAC2 HGC as backup in the upstairs system.
Magnepans for over 20 years before I bought my Alexia 2 loudspeakers.
Atma-Sphere- 47 years
Classic Audio Loudspeakers 27 years
Ampex 351-2 tape machine 32 years
Otari A-80 tape machine 27 years
Scully mastering lathe with Westerex 3d cutter head and 1700 mastering electronics 32 years
Grado cartridges 40 years
Neumann U67 microphones 44 years
Sound Anchors equipment stand 32 years
UltraResolution Technologies anti-vibration platforms 31 years
Classic Audio Loudspeakers 27 years
Ampex 351-2 tape machine 32 years
Otari A-80 tape machine 27 years
Scully mastering lathe with Westerex 3d cutter head and 1700 mastering electronics 32 years
Grado cartridges 40 years
Neumann U67 microphones 44 years
Sound Anchors equipment stand 32 years
UltraResolution Technologies anti-vibration platforms 31 years
I purchased my first SOTA turntable in the 80s, in 1989 I was able to purchase the first Millennia prototype when Becker and Fletcher still owned the company. I still have that very first Millennia prototype and a couple of years ago it underwent the complete roadrunner and eclipse upgrades at SOTA.
I acquired my first ARC products, an SP6C and D79 in the early 80s and except for a brief foray into some sand amps still own ARC components for my Systems.
Still using Koetsu cartridges with the first one also from the 80s.
Have used SME tonearms since acquiring the SME III in the early 70s.
Still using Revox R2R decks since my G36 in the 60s.
I acquired my first ARC products, an SP6C and D79 in the early 80s and except for a brief foray into some sand amps still own ARC components for my Systems.
Still using Koetsu cartridges with the first one also from the 80s.
Have used SME tonearms since acquiring the SME III in the early 70s.
Still using Revox R2R decks since my G36 in the 60s.
Pro Ac EBS’s since 1984, and Sonus Faber Extremas since 1999. No regrets. Replaced the tweeters in the ProAcs and just replaced the mid-woofers in the Sonus Fabers. Yes, there are other speakers I’d like to try, but WAF is a real thing. Also a Goldmund Studio/T3F, that I rebuilt with DJ Kasser many years ago.
Apogee calliper signature and classe audio DR 9 since 34 years.
I bought later another classe amp to use them bridged.
I bought later another classe amp to use them bridged.
Please consider the other Utah Speaker or we'll send @godofwealth to get you. lol.
Right you are. Each time I look at these large Wilson (or any other brand of large dynamic moving coil) speakers, I have to shake my head. How many drivers? 6, 8, 10… and you need a giant complex crossover to make them sound like one voice, which to my ears they never do. I can hear their tweeter’s oil can resonance from a mile away. And you need a humongous cabinet that weighs a thousand pounds.
No, no, no… that is not the way forward in speaker design. Not to me. Contrast it with Soundlab. No crossover, seamlessly coherent even from a foot away, reproduces the entire spectrum from 20 Hz to 20 kHz. And doesn’t look like some giant industrial part invaded your living room, just a large room divider. You can choose the fabric color and natural wood from hundreds of varieties. It’s custom made for you. The folks who built it cone to your house to install it. The owner and CEO, a PhD from Stanford no less, sends you a personalized email asking for your opinion. That’s the way to do it.
But, it’s only for true connoisseurs of natural music. To understand why it’s better, you need to hear what live unamplified music in a church or concert hall sounds like. If you like to ghetto blast electronic pop, these are not for you.
No, no, no… that is not the way forward in speaker design. Not to me. Contrast it with Soundlab. No crossover, seamlessly coherent even from a foot away, reproduces the entire spectrum from 20 Hz to 20 kHz. And doesn’t look like some giant industrial part invaded your living room, just a large room divider. You can choose the fabric color and natural wood from hundreds of varieties. It’s custom made for you. The folks who built it cone to your house to install it. The owner and CEO, a PhD from Stanford no less, sends you a personalized email asking for your opinion. That’s the way to do it.
But, it’s only for true connoisseurs of natural music. To understand why it’s better, you need to hear what live unamplified music in a church or concert hall sounds like. If you like to ghetto blast electronic pop, these are not for you.
Gotta agree with much of what you say but the SLs are visually more obtrusive, however yesterday a woman came here to consult with us and immediately gravitated to the large black Wilsons and said "this is beautiful - what is it?" She thought it was some form an 'art' piece an was being polite I guess
Gotta agree with much of what you say but the SLs are visually more obtrusive, however yesterday a woman came here to consult with us and immediately gravitated to the large black Wilsons and said "this is beautiful - what is it?" She thought it was some form an 'art' piece an was being polite I guess
Still have my 25 year old Audio Physic Virgo II. I think very few speakers comes close…and I have heard many the last 25 years
+1 love the virgos too
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My Avantgarde Duos were bought used 21 years ago (they are 25 years old..)
My three Avantgarde Solos (for rear channels and front channel) were bought used about 20 years ago, not sure how old they are.
Cary 2A3-SE monoblock amps were bought 22 years ago (they are about 25 years old also.)
Several other main pieces of my system are the same age or much older, but I haven't owned them as long.
Pacific Microsonics Model Two, owned since 2010, but is from around 2000.
Ampex ATR-102 tape recorder (2 of them) both owned since 2016, but are from the late 1970's.
All of these are used regularly in my main system.
Larry
My three Avantgarde Solos (for rear channels and front channel) were bought used about 20 years ago, not sure how old they are.
Cary 2A3-SE monoblock amps were bought 22 years ago (they are about 25 years old also.)
Several other main pieces of my system are the same age or much older, but I haven't owned them as long.
Pacific Microsonics Model Two, owned since 2010, but is from around 2000.
Ampex ATR-102 tape recorder (2 of them) both owned since 2016, but are from the late 1970's.
All of these are used regularly in my main system.
Larry
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