What's your limit on Speakers?

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,557
    Willow wrote: »
    It's hard to say, right now my mountain bike costs more than my speakers (even if purchased new). With teens taking over the basement I rarely get time to listen to anything or even watch something down there. I suppose when they get older I'll look into upgrading but I don't see a point upgrading something I don't use. So my extra cash goes towards bike parts not just for me but the family bikes.

    I have a few hobby's myself that all cost a lot of money. Mountain biking I haven't been strongly into in a while but that could change, My Mountain bike is from 2004 and I would really like to get a new one. I like Specialized , Cannondale , GT and Trek. Santa Cruz bikes are nice, I kinda like all of them. Specialized seems very comfortable with the designs of their frames. I currently have a GT.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,155
    Right now I am planning my next pair of speakers to be a pair of L600s ( which seem difficult to find) or a pair of SDA 2Bs or 3Cs. After a crossover upgrade on these would be my price limit. As far as non Polk speakers go, I would say Focal Aria Evo used or Usher Dancer mini 1 used of course.
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,190
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    I have a closet full of stuff I should look at unloading, might even help get those Volterra’s

    You have loudspeakers that'll fit in a closet?!?
    B)
  • skipshot12
    skipshot12 Posts: 2,090
    Right @ 6' high's my limit.
  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,807
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    Right now I am planning my next pair of speakers to be a pair of L600s ( which seem difficult to find) or a pair of SDA 2Bs or 3Cs. After a crossover upgrade on these would be my price limit. As far as non Polk speakers go, I would say Focal Aria Evo used or Usher Dancer mini 1 used of course.

    I just moved a pair of L600s, in the boxes, to my house from my dad’s estate. Along with a bunch of other gear. Looking forward to getting it setup and being able to spend some quality time listening. This will be my secondary system located in my office.
    2 Channel Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II, 2 REL Carbon Limited, Norma Revo IPA-140B, Norma Revo DAC-2, Lumin U2 Mini, VPI Prime w/SoundSmith Zephyr MIMC, Modwright PH 150, Denon DP-59l w/Denon DL-301MKII, WAY Silver 3 Ana+ Speaker Cables, WAY Interconnect Cables, AudioQuest Niagara 7000 w/Dragon, WAY power cables for all other sources.
  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,521
    A fair limit is when you can no longer hug your speakers.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,246
    mantis wrote: »
    Willow wrote: »
    It's hard to say, right now my mountain bike costs more than my speakers (even if purchased new). With teens taking over the basement I rarely get time to listen to anything or even watch something down there. I suppose when they get older I'll look into upgrading but I don't see a point upgrading something I don't use. So my extra cash goes towards bike parts not just for me but the family bikes.

    I have a few hobby's myself that all cost a lot of money. Mountain biking I haven't been strongly into in a while but that could change, My Mountain bike is from 2004 and I would really like to get a new one. I like Specialized , Cannondale , GT and Trek. Santa Cruz bikes are nice, I kinda like all of them. Specialized seems very comfortable with the designs of their frames. I currently have a GT.

    Shoot, you think audio is expensive, bikes and parts are nasty crazy. Bike tires almost the price if a car tire as an example
  • invalid
    invalid Posts: 1,512
    mantis wrote: »
    Willow wrote: »
    It's hard to say, right now my mountain bike costs more than my speakers (even if purchased new). With teens taking over the basement I rarely get time to listen to anything or even watch something down there. I suppose when they get older I'll look into upgrading but I don't see a point upgrading something I don't use. So my extra cash goes towards bike parts not just for me but the family bikes.

    I have a few hobby's myself that all cost a lot of money. Mountain biking I haven't been strongly into in a while but that could change, My Mountain bike is from 2004 and I would really like to get a new one. I like Specialized , Cannondale , GT and Trek. Santa Cruz bikes are nice, I kinda like all of them. Specialized seems very comfortable with the designs of their frames. I currently have a GT.

    The guy that started GT bicycles was actually a professional drag racer named Gary Turner, his son Craig raced BMX and that's how the brand started. He used 4130 chromoly to build a BMX frame.
  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,557
    invalid wrote: »
    mantis wrote: »
    Willow wrote: »
    It's hard to say, right now my mountain bike costs more than my speakers (even if purchased new). With teens taking over the basement I rarely get time to listen to anything or even watch something down there. I suppose when they get older I'll look into upgrading but I don't see a point upgrading something I don't use. So my extra cash goes towards bike parts not just for me but the family bikes.

    I have a few hobby's myself that all cost a lot of money. Mountain biking I haven't been strongly into in a while but that could change, My Mountain bike is from 2004 and I would really like to get a new one. I like Specialized , Cannondale , GT and Trek. Santa Cruz bikes are nice, I kinda like all of them. Specialized seems very comfortable with the designs of their frames. I currently have a GT.

    The guy that started GT bicycles was actually a professional drag racer named Gary Turner, his son Craig raced BMX and that's how the brand started. He used 4130 chromoly to build a BMX frame.

    I use to work for a bike store back in 1982. I assembled bikes , made wheel repairs and sold them off the floor. I also was way into BMX back then and Gary Turner was a big deal back then. We also had a local track and a concrete curl for trick and the track was dirt racing. I had several GT bikes back then. Pro Performer, Mach 1 , I had the very first Pink Mach 1 when they hit the market. I had a Freestyle all GT bikes.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
  • HzTweaker
    HzTweaker Posts: 1,030
    kevhed72 wrote: »
    Right now I am planning my next pair of speakers to be a pair of L600s ( which seem difficult to find) or a pair of SDA 2Bs or 3Cs. After a crossover upgrade on these would be my price limit. As far as non Polk speakers go, I would say Focal Aria Evo used or Usher Dancer mini 1 used of course.

    I have some 2Bs if you're interested @kevhed72 . Shoot me a PM.
    2ch rig: Speakers: Magnepan LRS w/Magna Riser stands Preamplifier: Parasound P5 Amplifier: Parasound A23 CDP: Pioneer DV-563A Cables: Wireworld Equinox 7 XLR ICs, Wireworld Ultraviolet 7 USB, AudioQuest Q2s, AudioQuest NRG X(preamp)

    Standby: LSi9s with VR3's Fortress mods
  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,777
    mantis wrote: »
    Willow wrote: »
    It's hard to say, right now my mountain bike costs more than my speakers (even if purchased new). With teens taking over the basement I rarely get time to listen to anything or even watch something down there. I suppose when they get older I'll look into upgrading but I don't see a point upgrading something I don't use. So my extra cash goes towards bike parts not just for me but the family bikes.

    I have a few hobby's myself that all cost a lot of money. Mountain biking I haven't been strongly into in a while but that could change, My Mountain bike is from 2004 and I would really like to get a new one. I like Specialized , Cannondale , GT and Trek. Santa Cruz bikes are nice, I kinda like all of them. Specialized seems very comfortable with the designs of their frames. I currently have a GT.


    GT bikes isn't completely out of business, but to call it a shell of what it once was is an understatement.

    It's sad. I used to drool over the Zaskar in the 90's...

    Thankfully, you're spoiled for choice these days; Specialized, Transition, Trek, Santa Cruz, Ibis, Revel, Raaw...

    My Transition Smuggler is just a silly good bike, mind-blowingly good if you're coming from a 2004'ish bike.
  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,777
    Willow wrote: »
    mantis wrote: »
    Willow wrote: »
    It's hard to say, right now my mountain bike costs more than my speakers (even if purchased new). With teens taking over the basement I rarely get time to listen to anything or even watch something down there. I suppose when they get older I'll look into upgrading but I don't see a point upgrading something I don't use. So my extra cash goes towards bike parts not just for me but the family bikes.

    I have a few hobby's myself that all cost a lot of money. Mountain biking I haven't been strongly into in a while but that could change, My Mountain bike is from 2004 and I would really like to get a new one. I like Specialized , Cannondale , GT and Trek. Santa Cruz bikes are nice, I kinda like all of them. Specialized seems very comfortable with the designs of their frames. I currently have a GT.

    Shoot, you think audio is expensive, bikes and parts are nasty crazy. Bike tires almost the price if a car tire as an example

    It's a hard pill to swallow when you spend $600+ on brakes for a MTB and really see what you're getting... :D :'(