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| Digital is far better than vinyl "You say tomato, I say to-mah-to"......like most people addicted to this hobby or affliction, I listen to both formats, with CDs being the dominant format, simply due to having more of them than records (plus the convenience factor). Being of a fa... | |
| Who is Gonna Buy A New Jeep Grand Wagoneer For the MacIntosh Stereo? Just another marketing ploy to separate the gullible from more of their cash, while stoking their egos. | |
| Shipping 80lb amps. An easy step that can be taken to make sure an item is not abused by the delivery person (and I agree UPS is generally the worst), is to ask the seller to ship with a signature required upon delivery. It is less convenient, but will circumvent hav... | |
| Time/Process of Hooking up New Equipment It is always best to tackle any changes to a system with nothing else on the calendar. Plus, if a change involves disconnecting/moving more than one piece of equipment, I literally think through the process beforehand, writing down each step that ... | |
| any lawyers in this forum care to give an advice? Delivery company drivers share a kinship with bank tellers......they both develop an indifference to the valuables they handle on a daily basis. Of course, I'm not suggesting that bank tellers are careless with money, just that the money becomes o... | |
| What the ship just happened? Miraculously, the amp did work, mahler123......that is why I decided not to make a federal case of it. But I did want to reinforce to sellers how important proper packing is (kind of like reminding the public of the importance of using seat belts)... | |
| Dynaudio - Made in China vs Denmark In the 1950s and early 60s, anything made in Japan was generally considered to be junk (and some of it was). As others on this thread have said, the branding company's profit margin is usually the biggest determining factor in the quality of the p... | |
| How do you judge audio components and speakers? You can have the best equipment you are able to afford, but the room acoustics are the single biggest determinate of how your system will sound. So I try to match the system to the room (generally speaking), with the brightest-sounding going into ... | |
| Inexpensive Good Vintage Turntables? Great thread! I have several vintage tables, both belt-drive and DD variety. Three Thorens (TD-160, 160 Super, TD-320), a JVC QL-5, and a Denon DP-72L. My 'modern' table is a Music Hall MMF-5SE with Goldring 1042 purchased in the early 2000s. I ju... | |
| Subwoofer between speakers? I run several 2-channel systems and all but one of them has at least one sub. Whether a sub will sound good or even be needed in your particular system is totally dependent on your room acoustics, as many on this thread have said. Most two-way boo... | |
| Try a sub a third in the back I believe that a minimum of three subs works best in many HT systems, especially if there is an open floor-plan in the mix. MY main HT system is in the living room, with a 5-foot opening at the right-side rear into the dining area/kitchen. An L-sh... | |
| Turntable Hum Another thought....if the phono pre uses a wall wart and has a plug that is non-polarized, try turning the wart upside-down if possible to see if the noise gets better or worse, or doesn't change at all. In other words, invert the prongs into the ... | |
| Turntable Hum If possible, I would unplug one of the power strips (obviously the one not being used to power the phono pre). But first, you may want to connect any component being used for vinyl listening to just one power strip. Does your phono pre use a wall-... | |
| Words and Sound Gort wears shorts because he's the bashful sort. | |
| Who uses ADS Speakers I have a pair of L-570/2s and a pair of L-810s and will not part with either set. The 570s are mated with a Cary SL-100 preamp/PS Audio HCA-2 amp and augmented with a James Loudspeaker S10 subwoofer. Well-balanced and non-fatiguing and just plain ... |