loomisjohnson
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| New CD player required since you have a goo dac already, i'd look for a decent transport and save some dough. you haven't specified a budget, but at sub-$500us i'm partial to cambridge audio 540/640; used arcam or rega jupiter/appollo are also just fine | |
| Fixing a Broken NAD C320BEE i'm with philojet on this one---you're buying a pig in a poke; you don't really know what's wrong with it. the only thing you're certain of is you'll need to spend a hundred bucks (on top of the $75 for the broken unit) to find out if it's even wo... | |
| Amplifier and Speaker Advice needed within your budget, a used b&k amp is as good a choice as any; parasound hca is another--you can find either around $200. for speakers, i might look at either ohm walsh or mirage omnis, which aren't fussy about placement and disperse widely--t... | |
| What is the most analog sounding CD player under $ i was very impressed with the vincent s1.1, which is a hybrid tube player--very natural sounding. they also make tubed players (probably available used at your 1k target) which are well worth checking out. | |
| Need Help W/ Ipod + Phono System harman kardon makes a 2channel amp (hk3480 or 3490) with a ton of power, digital inputs, phono, sub and preamp outs, etc., which you can get used on amazon for around $200. it has an optional bridging station for an ipod (around $100) which lets y... | |
| Audio Newbie Question-Asperion Speakers the aperions are rated at only 82db sensitivity, which means they ain't too efficient; your receiver might struggle with them in your big room, especially since pioneer's power ratings are notoriously optimistic. i'd look for more efficient speake... | |
| BK or Marantz Multi Ch ?? a while ago, i "upgraded" from a b&k avr 202 (rated at 105w/ch) to a pricey, gimmicky denon avr (rated at 140w/ch) and always regretted it--although lacking the (mostly unnecessary) bells and whistles, the b&k was vastly better sounding--a... | |
| Is a Sub worth the bother? truth be told, that $100-at-costco little energy take sub is damn good--very musical and bereft of the boominess of most cheap subs. it won't plumb the depths like a big velodymne or rel, but give your little monitors some low end, it'll do ya jus... | |
| anyone know John Doe and the Sadies? the album's called country club; it's good but not great--a bit too reverent for my tastes, not really the harder edged thing i was expecting. i prefer the sadies own stuff--they're a very tight guitar band. most of doe's solo work is also worth c... | |
| Indie/alternative artists that keep things simple richard bucknerelliott smithedith frostcalifoneuncle tupelojohn davise (superdrag)comsat angels | |
| Setup for digital/pc based system? conceptually you're correct--you want to connect your pc to the cambridge cdp, which would then connect by rca cables to your amp. however, i believe the cambridge only has coax and optical digital inputs for the inboard dac (not usb), so either y... | |
| Energy RC or Veritas actually, the vr1s will extend quite a bit lower than the m20s--the vr1s are rated down to 40hz, but to my ears sound deeper and don't really need a sub. now, if you're gonna add a sub, which i thought wasn't feasible, i'd certainly keep the revel... | |
| Proac 1SC vs Dynaudio Focus 140 i'm in the upgrade the amp before the speakers camp. there's nuthin really wrong with you nad, but it's not the last word in delicacy or transparency and might not be the best match for the pardaigms, which are fine, transparent speakers. it think... | |
| Need set up help with Denon AVR 4802R this is from "batpig", a guy who wrote an online denon-to-english manual:A. There are two ways to hook up Zone 2 speakers to your Denon AVR: 1. If you are only running 5.1 in your main zone, you can reassign your SURROUND BACK amplifiers to power ... | |
| Good amp for 110 sq. ft. room / PSB alpha monitors arcam alpha |