bradleyc
Responses from bradleyc
| Right time to pull the trigger. Black Friday. Saw this Black Friday sale yesterday and inquired about sale prices on some of their gear of interest. Called the manufacturer to find out if Audiolab is an authorized dealer or reseller as their salesman claimed to be. Manufacturer checked and Au... | |
| Is Audioquest clean and fast? New King Cobra is 50% off retail with free U.S. shipping at Music Direct, while supplies last. Hard to beat at that level of of pricing. | |
| McIntosh MC402 - Best tube preamp? You can get a used McIntosh C2200 pre for $3K which is the predecessor to the C2300, many prefer the sound of the C2200 over the C2300. There is one in 9/10 condition out there right now for $3150obo, it will pair up superbly with the MC402 so tak... | |
| speakers that rock Klipsch Chorus II are superb speakers that rock out. You get incredible dynamics and clarity like a live performance. They're extremely efficient (101db), so it doesn't take a big amp to drive a pair, and they are very forgiving with less than ste... | |
| Revel Sub 30 vs JL Audio F113? There are a lot of JL's units for sale on AG probably because they have become a leader in subs, look how many Velo's are for sale on AG... | |
| Best CD Imo the best CDs are audiophile gold-plated discs such as Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (MFSL), Digital Compact Classics (DCC) and Sony Mastersound. Unfortunately, most of these are long out of print from the 90s, and carry some pretty hefty price ta... | |
| Anybody prefer JL Audio or Velodyne subs for rock? I really appreciate all of these great responses to my question, your information is very valuable towards helping me arrive at a final decision. The Velo dealer around here doesn't have any DD's on display, and there are no JL dealers here yet, b... | |
| Are the Klipschorns mainly for Classical music ?? McIntosh equipment sounds superb with Klipsch speakers, especially for hard rock. Good interconnect and speaker cables would be a nice improvement as well as some good power cords and a power conditioner. I own La Scala II's, Chorus II's (4), and ... | |
| Cable Costs Relative to System Imo, audiophile-grade equipment and decent source material need good cables to preserve the signal quality by adding as little distortion as possible. Unfortunately this doesn't usually doesn't come cheap, even with used cables. I find it hard to ... | |
| I am sick of cables IMO it costs bucks to get good neutral transparent sounding cables made with quality materials and good construction. Neutral cables are not cheap, but the better a cable is, the more it gets out of the way by causing less distortion, kind of like... |