Ciao! Shahinian Speakers

dee1949
dee1949 Posts: 1,425
edited March 2008 in Speakers
....anybody have them ??? Shahinian "Obelisk"...usually play separate amps,,,they are fed by a common preamp (B&K PRO-10MC preamp ),,,BUTTTT !!....by CHANCE....played together with my POLK SDA CRS's........WOW !!! combined....LSD trip.....wish I could control individual output to amps.

http://www.stereophile.com/thefifthelement/704fifth/
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited March 2008
    ......oh ! SO sweet !! Not a substitute for a WOMAN....but less painful.
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  • hockeyboy
    hockeyboy Posts: 1,428
    edited March 2008
    Dee, I can be absolutely confident you have a subscription to High Times.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,804
    edited March 2008
    Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
    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."

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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited March 2008
    What thrift store is that?
    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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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited March 2008
    I'm feeling pretty good about my stereo room at this point.

    I have a friend who owns Shahinians. You couldn't pry them out of his hands, but I'll bet he doesn't listen to those while he's got something else wailing away. Maybe he will drop in here and comment.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited March 2008
    Your CRS's would sound a lot better with proper placement......but I have the feeling you know that already and just go for looks :rolleyes:
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,019
    edited March 2008
    Looks like a garage sale..........:eek:
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited March 2008
    LOL! What's up with the steam radiator in the middle of the floor?
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,623
    edited March 2008
    lol... I was trying to find the bong in that picture
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,093
    edited March 2008
    obieone wrote: »
    LOL! What's up with the steam radiator in the middle of the floor?

    That's one of those portable plug in radiators...they actually work pretty good.

    That whole room looks like a Fred Sanford wet dream come true!!
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited March 2008
    For whatever reason I found it appealing. :)
    madmax
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2008
    I'm wondering where the 30 cats, 14 dogs, 12 birds and 1 iguana are being kept.
    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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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,093
    edited March 2008
    dorokusai wrote: »
    I'm wondering where the 30 cats, 14 dogs, 12 birds and 1 iguana are being kept.

    He probably feed them all to his pet snake.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited March 2008
    Wow! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that that has to be one of the... uhm... busiest rooms I have ever seen!
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited March 2008
    George Grand wrote: »
    I have a friend who owns Shahinians.

    I don't see him dropping in HERE, so I assume it's not who I am thinking of, so you actually have TWO friends that own Shahinians - Thatcher has a pair, has had them as I long as I've known him and then some. I think he's planning on being buried with them.

    Cheers,
    Russ
    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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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited March 2008
    That room set-up is an LSD trip!! I remember hearing about those speakers way back when.......looks interesting. If one stops by to listen, do we get a complimentary toke!!!!?

    H9
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  • ShinAce
    ShinAce Posts: 1,194
    edited March 2008
    Who took that pic, it's not even squared up. Looks like a fisheye... tripping with the fishes.
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  • 1422
    1422 Posts: 19
    edited March 2008
    Ah...interesting room! Glass beads hanging in the doorway?
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,238
    edited March 2008
    Where's Waldo?
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited March 2008
    Tentoze has a pair of Sha's also. I can't remember if he had Obelisk or Diapason.

    I miss Thatch.
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  • Poee7R
    Poee7R Posts: 904
    edited March 2008
    They may be great sounding speakers, but damn they sure arent easy on the eye's.


    Dave
    Once again we meet at last.
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited March 2008
    I think I see rskarvan hiding in that room somewhere.....
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  • noimposse
    noimposse Posts: 264
    edited March 2008
    Does anyone else think that a cheeseburger got edited into that picture on the left side?

    That made me laugh out loud.
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited March 2008
    ....many years of collecting. the Obelisk shine for Classical, jazz and Accoustic. The SDA's are for "OLDIES" and Rock and Roll....lot of 60's. When in use the SDA"S are moved to head on position.
    Best part of the Obelisk are the 4 super tweeters in each cabinet....N_S_E_W....for old ears its a treat.....also great for active listening.....sound fills the room.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,016
    edited March 2008
    Wonderful speakers, still being made.
    Here's the first page of a brochure I picked up in 1976 or 77.

    shahinianpg1.jpg
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited March 2008
    I wonder if that picture was just put like that for the sake of taking the picture. Surely no one could live in a house like that.
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited March 2008
    ....once a week ...get my Leaf Blower out and BLOW the place Down....whether it needs it or not!
    ....Most of the STUFF was used in my mountain retreat in W.Va.....on top of a mountain with me and my pup. Sold the place and have a hard time parting with the stuff and the memories they hold.
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited March 2008
    ....would come by every night for a cocktail and dinner with some music.
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited March 2008
    ....they luv their Redskins....in my backyard in the heart of our Nations Capital. no gun comments please. These are GOD fearing Republican conservative raccoons who prefer fine food and good music and of course ...POLK speakers.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited March 2008
    Actually? No gun or political comments.
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