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Old 07-13-09   #31 (permalink)
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JBL EVEREST II System
http://www.jblsynthesis.com/products...=US&Region=USA

no headphones because speakers are so much better.
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no headphones because speakers are so much better.
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dang..
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Really what would u rather have $3000 headphone rig or a $180,000 Speaker rig?
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Jvc HA-RX900 W/Mod, Marshmallow.

System: Starry Sky
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X-Fi Fatal1ty(EWW) & Marantz 5001		 Power Supply
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Really what would u rather have $3000 headphone rig or a $180,000 Speaker rig?
Why only a $3000 headphone rig? Why not more?
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Old 07-13-09   #35 (permalink)
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Just trying to prove a point
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Jvc HA-RX900 W/Mod, Marshmallow.

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Really what would u rather have $3000 headphone rig or a $180,000 Speaker rig?
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Just trying to prove a point
its a mater of preference speakers are not better than cans, cans are not better than speakers.
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dang..
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my audio
speakers, Diamond 9.5's+RCA amp
headphones, ATH-M40

System: BLACK Recluse
CPU
9850 BLACK EDITION @3.0GHz		 Motherboard
DFI LANPARTY DK 790FX		 Memory
4GB Gskill DDR2 		Graphics Card
5850
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Realtek ALC885 on board		 Power Supply
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CPU cooling
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Just trying to prove a point
No point proven, unfortunately.

In audio, cost often does not equate to quality.
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And I quite enjoy the Bose 301's (1980's version) we have downstairs
I enjoy 301's as well! I would like to buy a pair of 601's from the same era. They are literally like two 301's smashed into a single speaker. Very cool.
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If we are talking about Bose desires, I will admit to having a soft spot for the 901 Series II.

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this is a bad pic (Ill have to put some pics up of my dads) but this one of the best divers to walk the face of the earth
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Quote:
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dang..
people must have the 5870 search as their homepage, bookmarked, "auto-notifed", blackberry, and 6th sense.
my audio
speakers, Diamond 9.5's+RCA amp
headphones, ATH-M40

System: BLACK Recluse
CPU
9850 BLACK EDITION @3.0GHz		 Motherboard
DFI LANPARTY DK 790FX		 Memory
4GB Gskill DDR2 		Graphics Card
5850
Hard Drive
250+(160)x2		 Sound Card
Realtek ALC885 on board		 Power Supply
CORSAIR-520HX		 Case
Antec Nine Hundred
CPU cooling
black v8 stinger		 GPU cooling
Swiftech MCW60		 OS
VHP 64-bit		 Monitor
lg 19" lg 22"
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