grandpad
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| Need suggestions for speakers, processor and amp First a couple thoughts about your room and speaker placement. Are you planning on having drapes on that right side with the 15' of windows? Strongly recommend it, otherwise you will have to contend with an overly bright sound. Glare will also lik... | |
| Warm, smooth cd with good bass under 1700 used ok Agree with Loontoon, but would suggest trying the EVO Millenium DAC II. Ric provides a 30-day money back trial so you have nothing but shipping cost to lose and it's a great dac.If you want to stick to one-box, add the Aero Audio Prima to your sho... | |
| Best tube pre-amp with remote vol. control Joule LA-150, but then I'm partial because I own one. | |
| Need suggestions for speakers, processor and amp Your interest in Spendors suggests that you're looking for a musical sound, but you don't indicate whether the system is also for music or dominately HT. Give us a little guidance.BTW, congrats on the new house - envy you being in a position to bu... | |
| High End Components - How long do they last? Hey Detlof, my Stasis 2 is still going strong, as is it's running mate, a Levinson ML-1. Keep company with a Revox B77 Mk II and Yamaha T-1. Ah the 70s. Total cost of these 4 pieces probably wouldn't buy a good preamp today. And ignorance was blis... | |
| what is the best speaker cable? Hope you don't mind my asking, but I also own the Prima, and wonder what the change to the Telefunken tubes gave you in terms of sound quality? Also, where did you buy them? | |
| Who R U? Cornfedboy and Detlof, thanks for the warm welcome. At this point I consider myself an old newbie. So I tend to spend more time lurking and generally keep my mouth shut, other than to ask questions. Have learned alot and gotten some good advice. O... | |
| Help on premium cd player Casouza, I agree on the importance of the room. Just added another area rug with underpadding, and spent an hour in a drapery shop just this afternoon!! Also looking for a rug to hang on one lateral wall (a fireplace is opposite). Like to experime... | |
| Any good all wood component racks? While not entirely made of wood, this German made system looks interesting. Unfortunately I haven't been able to discover anyone who handles it in the US.http://www.finite-elemente.de/frame-uk.html | |
| Help on premium cd player Thank you everyone - ordered the Aero Capitole 24/192. This was a tough one. A couple of factors went into my decision. First, while I like as much detail as possible, musicality is most important. Lakefrontroad's comments therefore struck a cord.... | |
| Who R U? At 59 I'm one of the more senior citisens in this group - 3 grandkids, and semi-retired. Spent most of my career in banking, and was fortunate that my career led to oversees assignments in London and Tokyo, the latter a particularly educational ex... | |
| Best thread poster for 2001? Agree with all the above nominees. Have to add Sdcampbell to the list. Besides making well thought out, articulate contributions in general, his incredible input to the thread "Jazz Recommendations" (surely a Hall of Fame thread) alone make him a ... | |
| Audiophile's New Year Resolutions? Think I'll just make bets with all the above posters that they won't keep their resolutions, and then use the winnings to fund MY addiction, heh, heh, ...Best to everyone in 2002, it CAN'T be as expensive as 2001, can it?!Grandpa Doug | |
| How are Von Schweikert speakers? Rayhall, and anyone else who's interested, if you live in the metro NYC area and want to audtition the VR-5HSEs or VR-7s, drop me a note. | |
| Audiophile Changer: Cool or Hopeless Compromise? Hmm ... the word must be getting out. Found a number of Aiwa XC-35Ms and 37Ms for sale in the $120-130 range. Must be some mass retailer lurking around here!Very interesting info Sugarbrie and Ehider, thanks. |