Buggtussels in da house!!

Early B.
Early B. Posts: 7,900
edited June 2006 in Speakers
Just brought home a nice pair of Buggtussel Somu speakers for my HT fronts.

These three-way speakers stand at 47.5 inches tall, they have a 91 dB sensitivity, and go down to 25Hz. Each speaker has one Vif
HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

"God grooves with tubes."
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited June 2006
    Atta boy.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited June 2006
    Very nice--they look great! I'm glad they sound on par with their looks.

    Say, wasn't Buggtussel where Jed Clampett found the bubblin' crude when he was out one day shootin' at some food? :D
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited June 2006
    I'm speechless.

    I popped in a couple of CDs just for the hell of it and I was absolutely blown away. The room became filled with impressive detail and clarity. The emotion was there, no hint of brightness, instruments sounded fairly natural, more bass, increased height, etc.

    Keep in mind I'm playing music through a DVD player and a receiver (yuck). Nevertheless, it sounded so good that I am contemplating dismantling my 2-channel rig and consolidating both systems. By selling off a few things, this would allow me to upgrade our TV to a 50 incher with cash left over. I'd keep the tube CDP, though.

    Damn, damn, damn.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,753
    edited June 2006
    Excellent!
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited June 2006
    Very nice.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited June 2006
    Took another peak inside. Since the two rear ports are not glued, I simply pulled them out. Got my flashlight and noticed a couple of things. First, these speakers are obviously hand built. Not everything lines up perfectly, so it doesn't have the assembly line look to it. I like that. I wonder if the designer himself, Dr. Kevin Blair, actually made these speakers. According to the serial number, mine are #55.

    Second, I'm not sure what the cabinet is made out of. I thought it was standard 3/4" MDF, but the inside of the cabinet looks just like the outside -- real wood veneer. Same color and texture. The cabinets are unfinished. The seller told me I could apply a stain directly to the speakers, but I don't know enough about wood and stain to feel comfortable doing that. Since I plan to keep these for a while, I'd eventually like to stain them to be a few shades darker so they'll blend better with the d
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited June 2006
    Very nice! Congrats on your new speakers!
    Carl

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  • faster100
    faster100 Posts: 6,124
    edited June 2006
    is that really thier name? :)
    MY HT RIG:
    Sherwood p-965
    Sherwood sd871 dvd
    Rotel 1075 amp x5
    LSI15 mains
    LsiC center
    LSIfx surround backs
    Lsi7 side surrounds
    SVS pb12/plus2

    2 Channel Rig:

    nad 1020 Pre-amp
    Rotel 1080 stereo amp
    Polk sda 2B
    kenwood grunt Tuner
    realistic lab 450 TT
    Signal cable IC
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2006
    Wow. Those look very nice, and from the specs and your thoughts, it sounds as though they sound really nice, too. Congrats.
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    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited June 2006
    Just hooked up the Jolida int. amp and tube player to the Buggs. Sounds great. Very spacious, of course. Not quite as good as my 2-channel system, but it's at about 98%. The 2-channel system is slightly more detailed. That's it.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited June 2006
    I has some Circa bookends for awhile on my computer....it's a really smooth sounding speaker. I'm a sucker for a good bookshelf.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited June 2006
    Those are really nice looking..just don't say their name three times in a row!:D
    Enjoy!
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    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,008
    edited June 2006
    wingnut4772 wrote:
    Those are really nice looking..just don't say their name three times in a row!:D
    Enjoy!

    WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!

    Congrats,enjoy your new found sound.:D
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  • dipiazza
    dipiazza Posts: 363
    edited June 2006
    Hey, try double sided tape, or use a vaccume cleaner to CAREFULLY pull out the dustcap. Should work easily, use your finger on the side of the vac tube to make sure it doesnt pull to hard. Good luck! They look awesome!

    -Jake
    Terps Swimming!
    HT Setup
    TV: Vizio VX32L
    Reciever: Pioneer VSX-D914
    HD-DVD Player: Toshiba HD-A2
    Fronts: Polk R50s
    Surounds: Polk R30s
    Center: Polk R20's
    Subwoofer: SVS 20-39PCi

    2CH Setup
    Integrated: Onix SP3 Tube
    CD Player: Sony CDP-CX355
    Speakers: Onix Strata Mini in PR Finish
    Signal Cable: Classic Speaker, Analog 1 IC

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited June 2006
    Very nice! Keep seperate systems though. I killed myself trying to make two systems out of one.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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