loomisjohnson
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| Extending speaker wire? i've braided and taped speaker cables together many times with no discernible effect. (i'm sure the purists will shudder). | |
| very detailed bookshelf monitor around $700 used both the proacs and the quads are very intriguing (i agree with ryder that the proacs were more detailed and quicker that the sonus fabers, which are off my list). however, from what i've gleaned, both the proacs and quads shouldn't be placed near... | |
| very detailed bookshelf monitor around $700 used I've owned the VR1s (which I foolishly traded for some ht gear), and they were great, although they don't seem to pop up used as much as they used to. i had not considered the nhts--bob reynolds, have you compared them to any of the aforementioned? | |
| Heard any good hybrid amps lately? Check out the Vincent--great hybrid amp, great value. | |
| Subs with Maggies??????? I believe more has been written on this subject than on the Civil War, the Treaty of Versailles or JFK's assassination. The prevailing, though by no means unanimous, view of these extensive musings is (a) the 3.6s definitely need a sub (or 2 or 4)... | |
| Looking for a Great Sounding Outdoor Speaker ait:did you end up getting the mirages? i'm curious to know your reactions. | |
| Looking for a Great Sounding Outdoor Speaker I just heard a pair of Mirage Omni outdoor speakers at a local sandwich shop and they were GREAT--they disperse over a very broad soundstage and sounded very natural. I actually found myself hanging around just to listen, the lousy food notwithsta... | |
| Speakers....Epos and up monitor audio rs6 or rs8; great, small footprintalternatively, von schweikert vr1 or vr2; totem staff is always a good bet | |
| Speakers....Epos and up price range? | |
| PC toDAC Connection amazon has 25' digital optical cables for as little as $15; accessories4less and mycablemart should also have 'em. any well made cable should do the trick for you. | |
| Budget DAC vs new Player your rotel's a well made player and should continue to serve as a good transport--i'd think adding a dac in the $300-500 range would be a more significant improvement than switching to a cdp in the same price range. the consensus rave on these pag... | |
| Reissue recordings with added tracks in general, "bonus tracks" are mainly an excuse for the label to recycle/resell its catalog. i've purchased a few reissued-with-bonus-tracks cds that were actually worthwhile (uncle tupelo and traffic's john barleycorn come to mind), but typically... | |
| Killing BluRay, new Oppo BR 83 Very interesting forum...I'd be curious to see industry data on how quickly BR is proliferating. I suspect, for many of the reasons that Macdad posits, that the growth rate of BR is slowing and will shortly plateau.Personally, I think the question... | |
| which budget integrated amp Rotel, NAD or other according to onkyo's website, the new a-5vl only puts out 2 x 40w--a higher powered integrated would give you more flexibility. if you want a real budget play, i'd look at the late 80s/early 90s integra and yamaha units, both of which are very neu... | |
| Best Software for burning CDs i use nero or recordnow, also easy to work with. i haven't noticed any qualitative differences in the different softwares--they all do the job |