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I need to buy some decent, mid-priced speakers for my record player. Any brand suggestions or places to buy them these days?
 
Nickyboy said:
I had JBLs years ago. Great sound. The last set I had was Cambridge. Awesome sound!
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Not to make this more complicated than it initially seems, but this is more complicated than it initially seems.

There are not dozens of fine speaker makers; there are hundreds.

What sort of room are you intending to use? Is it multi-purpose; that is, do you intend to share it with your wife, or is it full-on man-cave?

Do you want a good-to-great set of bookshelf speakers? Do you want to place them on a desk, or mount them on pedestals?

Alternatively, do you want or seek floorstanders?

Boston Acoustics is good; so is Polk Audio.

Lastly, if you frequent Facebook; get on Facebook Marketplace for your area. Currently, in my geographical area, I see some handsome Klipsch KLF-10s, Bang & Olufsen speakers, and Bowers and Wilkins (B&W) speakers. If I did not already have my dream speakers, I might seriously consider some of those I see there.
 
I recently bought a new pair of Sennheiser HD600, as my old 6 year old pair was looking really rough.

I love this thing. I've been using an HD650 for a number of years, which is commonly thought of as being "better". I find the HD600 much more alive; the HD650 is warmer and bassier but sounds dull in comparison. The HD600 sounds more detailed, and the imaging is better.

The HD650 is going nowhere, I'm keeping both.
 
Unsomnambulist said:
I recently bought a new pair of Sennheiser HD600, as my old 6 year old pair was looking really rough.

I love this thing. I've been using an HD650 for a number of years, which is commonly thought of as being "better". I find the HD600 much more alive; the HD650 is warmer and bassier but sounds dull in comparison. The HD600 sounds more detailed, and the imaging is better.

The HD650 is going nowhere, I'm keeping both.
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Copied from my Head-Fi post:

I want to update this: once the HD600 fully burned in, I found the difference between the 600 and 650 narrowed enough that I now slightly prefer the HD650 for its warmer tone. The HD600 is a little brighter, but I found the effect diminished as I put more hours on the phone. I also tried using an HD650 cable on the 600 and that made them harder to tell apart.

I'm happy to own both headphones and I will keep both.
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The truth is I can't decide which one I like better. I listen to the HD600, and that scratches an itch. Then a few days later I listen to the HD650, and that scratches an itch.

This is why I will keep both.
 
Unsomnambulist said:
The truth is I can't decide which one I like better. I listen to the HD600, and that scratches an itch. Then a few days later I listen to the HD650, and that scratches an itch.

This is why I will keep both.
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I was going to say something on late Wednesday or Thursday.

Fact is, you have both. You never have to decide.
 
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