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Ron Thorne wrote:Well, these new components should keep you happy and busy for a few minutes.

As Scott Dolan, reacting to a zinger directed at me, wrote:Hahahahaha...

Scott Dolan wrote:Even though it doesn't appear anyone is still interested in this discussion, I figured I'd follow up with the rest of my system rebuild.

Dynaco also distributed the famous SEAS 'A-Series' of bookshelf loudspeakers that were manufactured in Denmark, using input from Dynaco's David Hafler and SEAS' Ragnar Lian. The A-Series were marketed between from 1970 until Dynaco's demise in the 1980s. The Dynaco A-25 model proved to be extremely successful, selling over 600,000 units. A modified aperiodic bass reflex design using SEAS speakers in a handsome wood cabinet, the A-25 sold for $79.95 each in 1969 making it competitive with much more expensive loudspeakers. The patented aperiodic (essentially non-resonant) woofer design utilized a highly damped vent instead of a reflex port, whose acoustic resistance is very carefully controlled. The resistant venting action lowered the "Q" of the system and reduced impedance variation near resonance in the A-Series speakers. Dynaco followed the A-25 with the slightly larger A-35, which featured a dual-chambered, non-vented design in a walnut-veneered cabinet with even greater transparency and fidelity. Over time, Dynaco marketed a wide range of loudspeakers, ranging from the small A-10 model to the floor standing A-50 series. After some 30 years, these loudspeakers still command good prices in markets such as eBay, and are a testimonial to their quality.

Scott Dolan wrote:So why not get yourself a receiver and hook them up? Do you mostly listen to music via headphones, or something?

I listen to music entirely via my desktop computer and my cute little Logitech speakers. I have pretty bad tinnitus that I got from wearing a headset at a phone bank job, and I don't want to wear headphones ever again, no matter how much Ron noodges me. Lousy high-end hearing, too. The sound quality that I get is all that I need---and my budget is such that audio gear is accordingly low on my list of priorities.

Plus I'd really, really want to have a turntable in my "system," but I never learned to play records without having my needle destroy them as it tracked them (despite having had everything professionally calibrated a million times). Folks, I'd be overjoyed if anyone could help me solve that one---but remember, I'd need to spend next to nothing on initial purchases, "doctoring," and replacements.

Thanks for asking, Scott! I've been getting some vicarious pleasure from reading about your audio adventures.