kurtisjeffers
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| Best monitor speakers(used)for $500 You can save some money and the uncertainty of buying used if you check out the Sound Dynamics RTS-3s on Audioadvisor.com. These sub-$300 speakers will blow away a lot of speakers at twice or three-times the price. Reviews may be found on The Abso... | |
| Classical Audiophiles Rejoice! I certainly did not intend to suggest anything resembling a format war. Obviously each of the above formats has its advantages. I only wish that I could hear quality vinyl recordings. Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of dealers in my area, and ev... | |
| Your first stereo system My first stereo consisted of a pair of early late '60s-early '70s hand-me-down Pioneer floorstanding speakers from my father, a hand-me-down Pioneer receiver (remember receivers) also from my father, and a Pioneer 6-disk cd changer (when these car... | |
| Top manufacturers! Don't forget Merlin. The speaker manufacturer, not the wizard. You can forget the wizard, for all I care. | |
| Best musician in the world? For musical ability, knowledge and experience, try Gunther Schuller or Pierre Boulez. This isn't to say that these guys haven't written a whole lot of unlistenable junk in their lives, but due to the school I attented, I had the opportunity to wor... | |
| Most detailed speakers in 1K range? If you can stretch your budget just a little, you might find a pair of used Merlin TSM-SEs on Audiogon for around $1200. These are certainly "at the expense of bass", but what you get is certainly worth it! | |
| Classical Audiophiles Rejoice! As do I. I wish that you could've heard Cleveland play it at Severance Hall three or four years ago. Truly a fine performance! I'm not particularly interested in debating the finer points of vinyl vs. cd, since I don't have the time, money, inklin... | |
| Classical Audiophiles Rejoice! If you listen solely or mostly to classical on CD, you'll find a lot of variation in production values. I love Naxos for their extensive (and very rapidly growing) catalog of 20th century works. Their problem is that the production value is not ve... | |
| BOOKSHELF SPEAKERS If you're not committed to spending an enormous amount of money, like a lot of audiophiles, I'd also recommend the Sound Dynamics RTS-3. There was quite a bit of fuss a year ago or so, and it was true! For just under $300 new (www.audioadvisor.com... | |
| what happened to silverline? I sent them an e-mail the other day asking the same question. I got about 5 different responses. At first, I was told that there were problems with the website, and that they had switched servers. Then I was told that the Sonata and Sonatina were ... | |
| CD direct to Amp/Current TAS issue ? You need a CD Player that has analog outputs (most do) and includes volume control. I've got a Meridian 508.24 and, just out of curiosity, I tried to plug it directly into my amp. Just to be safe, I used the quietest CD track that I own (the openi... |