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| Which Hi-end monitor for near field listening Do they have to be monitors? What about smaller floorstanding speakers or monitor-like speakers with an integrated stand. One of the best sounding smaller speaker I heard was the Gryphon Cantata (integrated stand), but it is quite pricey.Small, fl... | |
| Please recommend a good Tube preamp. Do you require full remote control or just volume control?I like the Emotive Audio Sira linestage and the rather pricey Epifania. Neither are remotely controlled, but Fred Volz, the designer/builder, said that he could put in a remotely controlled... | |
| Best solid state pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ?? I agree with Teajay that the Placette is a very good contender in the below $10,000 bracket. I own a Placette Active linestage, although it is now a backup to a much more expensive Levinson Ref. No. 32. The Levinson is much more flexible and contr... | |
| Need Help with Plasma Burn In vs. DLP Decisions Rysa4,You made some very good points. Particularly with the big LCDs, uneven lighting is an issue, and this is the case even if a light has not burned out.I can see the screen door effect on a 42" plasma set easy at ten feet, but, unless I am real... | |
| Need Help with Plasma Burn In vs. DLP Decisions While black levels are not up to plasma standards, backlit LCD displays in the 42" to 46" have come a long way. The other issue of motion artifacts due to the slow on-off response of the picture elements has also been improved. LCDs also have less... | |
| Sony Qualia 004 projector-How well does it work? I like the image from the Qualia 004. It produces blacks that are quite good (not yet the equal of Sony's 9" CRT, but acceptable), and the color is fantastic. The projector itself is quite nice looking and compact compared to some of the 3 chip DL... | |
| Full Range Speaker $15-$20000 Range? Some pretty good suggestions above (e.g., Andra and the Innersound Kaya). I like the pair of speaker I own (S.A.P. J2001 (twin woofer)), but it is no longer made and is a bit above your specified range.Some other models to consider that I think so... | |
| Has anyone used the Deluxe Wally Analog Shop? I've used it to set azimuth and found it to be a bit complicated and difficult to get reliable results. The readings offf the multimeter seemed to jump around. At best, I got approximate readings.My own preference is to insist that the stylus/cant... | |
| Supratek Tubes and Tube Swappin' for Everybody Fiddler,I don't have an email address, but go to Audioasylum.com and go to either the Tube or SET asylum and ping someone named Len. I purchased roundplates from him. He was very, very helpful about these tubes and alternatives, and the tubes he s... | |
| Basis Vector Tonearm I have a Vector arm on a Basis Debut (vacuum) table. Because I bought this as a system, I cannot comment on whether any component (table or arm) is superior to alternatives. The combination works extremely well. With my Lyra Titan cartridge, this ... | |
| Best Leonard Cohen CD? I like "The Future" and "I'm Your Man." "Ten New Songs" has some nice numbers on it, but not the edgy lyrics of something like "The Future." Also look for a collection of covers of L. Cohen songs by a variety of artists called "I'm Your Fan." It h... | |
| Best Integrated Amp. I don't run an integrated amp, but I have heard a few reasonably priced models that are worth looking into. I saw a $1800 integrated from Rogue at CES that sounded terrific and met pretty high standards for construction and finish. I believe it ut... | |
| Soundproofing Good place to start your search is here:http://www.soundproofing.org/index.html | |
| From Avantgarde to a conventional speaker? AVguygeorge,I have my SAP J2001s on Symposium Svelte Shelves. I know of several Quartette owners who have their speakers on the Svelte Shelves too. It makes a big difference, particularly with the Quartettes, as far as smoothing out the bass and m... | |
| From Avantgarde to a conventional speaker? Avguygeorge,I had Quartettes for a short while before trading up to the SAP J2001s with the twin 12" woofers. The Quartettes are very exciting and dynamic and can focus images in a way virtually no other speaker is capable of doing. BUT, it is one... |