POLL: Are you an audiophile??

[aphex]

Also post what kind of speakers ya got... Computer and/or Home stereo

I consider myself to be an audiophile, im always trying to tweak everything (when the moneys there <- not too often )


Computer - Klipsch v2.400's & Altec Lansing 880's (With sats disabled, bass only) w/ Acoustic Edge
Home Theater - 2 circa-1987 Big-Ass Sony Floor Speakers, Still pump amazingly well for being 15 years old

How bout you all?

 

[thereds]

an audiophile and what?

 

[whitelight]

i pretend to be.

logitech z560s + acoustic edge

 

[Viperoni]

Computer - headphones so far, until I fix my Klipsch 4.1 amp and hook it up to my speakers (currently CL fps1000 sats).

Home - DIY mains, center, sub, plus the Paradigm-cabinet project I'm gonna build up.

 

[aphex]

IMO ya dont have to have the best stuff to be an audiophile, just ya WANT the best

 

[Flashram]

Home Theater:

Klipsch RF-3 II's as mains
Klipsch RC-3 II as Center
Klipsch SS.5's as Surrounds
SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer

Computer:

Klipsch 4.1

Link

 

[Croton]

i molest speakers, yes.

 

[Rallispec]

in my car- would like to be but dont have the money...

other than that- i have a sony reciever (hooked up to my tv- dvd player- computer - cd player - and vcr), with a total of 12 speakers in my room (comprised of two homebuilt main speakers- and a mix of Klipcsh, polk, and aiwa speakers) for a total of 1000 watts, and a 250 watt homemade subwoofer. Trust me- for a dorm room- this is extremely excsesive and very annoying to those people who live around me.


i'll try and get pics up later.

edit- and i'm more than just an 'audio'phile.. i'm a home entertainment system-phile

 

[aphex]

Flash, respect to the klipschmonsters

 

[worth]

No. Klipsch v4.1 for Computer. I only have a small TV, so no home theater.

 

[Rallispec]

<< No. Klipsch v4.1 for Computer. I only have a small TV, so no home theater. >>



those klipsch 4:1 promedias are sweet! i have those on my other computer.. love them!

 

[PsychoAndy]

Computer : BA4800's and a SBL value :-\. Got it last year for cheap, don't gimme all yer "Get a z560!" stuff. Even though i really want to now

Home: Errr...gonna get flamed again. Some crappy 2 channel Technics reciever (which replaced my old silver circa-1982 technics reciever, which i still love). 2 bose speakers. Nothing spectacular. But the receiver is somewhere else, so i want a system. While i'm here, I might has well take some suggestions for a simple system. I just want one for my room to listen to music with, maybe be able to hook it up to the TV or something. I got 4 Bose speakers (hey, i didn't buy them, nor do i think they pwn everything on the market), so I don't really want to buy more. Maybe a reciever and a sub. What do you d00ds recomment for cheap?

 

[HappyFace]

I don't consider myself a audiophile, but definately love my Sennheiser headphones for music/games. I'm also not very picky about MP3 bitrate. If all I can find are 128 bitrate songs, I'm satsified with that. 160+ is nice, but I'm not the type to pick out microscopic flaws in the sound quality and get all bent out of shape.

 

[aphex]

Im thinkin about gettin a new reciever for the HT, maybe the 6.1 Sony DE875 or 975... Got a friend who works at BB and can hook me up for a great price...

 

[fatbaby]

i'm somewhat but i cant afford the equipment. Its like $3000+ for an audiophile home theat setup

 

[Spendthrift]

id like to be an audiophile, but my ears probably arent well trained enough.

mission speakers running off a marantz reciever.

 

[AdamDuritz99]

i would like to be, but my wallet says i can't.


peace
sean

 

[Viperoni]

<< i'm somewhat but i cant afford the equipment. Its like $3000+ for an audiophile home theat setup >>



Vance Dickason HT 5speaker kit w/ prefinished cabinets - $900
Vance Dickason HT sub kit, 250watt/10inch Titanic driver - $350

Isn't it nice to be able to readily buy a whole audiophile setup for $1250?

 

[DaLeroy]

Guys, look up what the term audiophile means! Having a set of computer speakers does NOT qualify you as an audiophile. Nor does a set of old sony speakers! They couldn't begin to even think about producing audiophilic sound. Every man and his dog these days pretends to be an audiophile!

And if you use MP3's and like the sound of them, you can't even start to say you're an audiophile! Geez...... *shakes head*

 

[fatbaby]

<<

<< i'm somewhat but i cant afford the equipment. Its like $3000+ for an audiophile home theat setup >>



Vance Dickason HT 5speaker kit w/ prefinished cabinets - $900
Vance Dickason HT sub kit, 250watt/10inch Titanic driver - $350

Isn't it nice to be able to readily buy a whole audiophile setup for $1250? >>



but those are broken! you have to fix em yourself

 

[DaLeroy]

<< u mean Are you an audiophile? OR u mean Are you a pedophile? >>



The level of maturity that some users of this forum show is outstanding!

 

[nord1899]

I said no for the reason that I don't go nuts about speakers. True I have good entry-level audiophile setup, but I don't go crazy. But I do prefer good sound and I like to listen to music, so this is what I got -

Home Theater:
H/K AVR 510 receiver
B&W 303's (Front and Rear)
B&W LCR3 (Center)
Definitive Technology ProSub 100 TL (sub)

Computer:
SB Live! 5.1 X-Gamer using Digital Out only
Midiland S4-8200

 

[mithrandir2001]

Computer - Altec-Lansing ATP-3 3-piece speakers connected to a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz DSP.

Home - NSM Model 50 loudspeakers (American handcrafted, 100% natural wood, crossover components matched to 0.1dB, $1800/pr.) connected to an Onkyo TX-DS474 receiver and a Sony CDP-XA3ES CD player.

I'm an audiophile but not a subjectivist. I trust ABX tests and think that well-made, inexpensive source and amplification components are all that you need. Go hogwild on the loudspeakers.

 

[Viperoni]

<< but those are broken! you have to fix em yourself >>



They're not broken, they're just not put together.
They're completely new parts, nothings used or old.
It's almost like buying a kit-car, except these come with way better instructions

 

[glen]

Legacy Focus mains $6,000.00
Custom sub:
4 15" Tempest built into the house using a coat closet as the enclosure
powered with a 1,000+ watt Hafler amp
EQed with a mono 5 band Symetrix 551 parametrix EQ so as to be Flat from 10hz to 80hz.