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| When your wife... Buy a pre-1980 Japanese receiver and a pair of NHT Super Ones. You'll get power and features galore, lots of inputs and reasonably full range given your money constraints. The only drawback is no remote. | |
| Jeff Rowland - Model 10 amp - 120/240 switchable? According to Rich Maez at Rowland, only the very earliest Twelves can be changed by the user. Later models had to be converted at the factory. I am not sure about the Model Ten but I would caution all of you to contact them before experimenting. A... | |
| Rowland amps Bryanhod,Couldn't be happier. They sound great, take up very little space while allowing for ultra short speaker cables ( I bought jumpers that were long enough), and you can move an amp with one hand.And they are Rowland elegant. | |
| Rowland amps I have 201s which replaced a Concentra II but I have not heard the Twelves which are an extension and refinement of the power amp in the Concentra. Much better.After 20 years of Rowland watching and having owned about a dozen of his products, I ca... | |
| Tuner recommendations Your system says you won't be happy going budget. Like the poster above, I have a Kenwood KT-917. It's very nice but possibly overkill for my situation. Where do you live and what are your listening options? In my experience, much of the best rela... | |
| Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel? When I used to sell audio, I noticed that there were two kinds of customers.....those interested in music and those who seek sound effects. This division seems to have been exacerbated by the introduction of multi-channel. And Eldartford brings to... | |
| Rowland 302 v. Krell 400CX I spoke to Kelly at the Rowland factory three days ago. As of then the new preamp was slated to sell for $3900 and the new integrated for $5900. She thought phono would add $600 to either price.They plan to make both pieces available in April. | |
| old JBL studio monitors Studio Monitor was a promotional term used in the seventiesto suggest that the speakers making that claim were designed to be utilized as monitor speakers in the recording studio. If the engineers used these speakers to record the sound, surely yo... | |
| my $686 stereo system, laugh if you want... Mine turned into a wife a long time ago by a process I can't explain but the installments continue. | |
| my $686 stereo system, laugh if you want... You got professional help at the high end shop. It wasn't what you needed at all. How much did that girlfriend cost you? | |
| Do most manu. buy or build their x-overs? I've always assumed that speaker manufacturers design their crossovers and outsource the actual manufacture of the boards. Somebody like B&W probably does it all start to finish but many smaller companies would probably find it more practical ... | |
| my $686 stereo system, laugh if you want... Bravo! And I guess you did this without the benefit of magazine reviews and you sound like you are enjoying your sounds rather than looking for flaws in your system. You're my AUDIOPHILE of the YEAR. | |
| Who and what are BEL/Bell Labs amplifiers Mikej,The original 1001 retailed for something like $1200 or $1500 back in the 80s. Now the same amplifier is $3900. I understand that we need to adjust for inflation but even so, there seems to be an explanation due. Please outline the changes in... | |
| Who and what are BEL/Bell Labs amplifiers Here is the contact number I used 10 years ago. I don't know if it is current. Richard Brown 408-259-8648You might also check the manufacturers contact listings here on Agon. | |
| How badly does price drop for RIP manufacturer? Truly a bad analogy since the Rembrandt, any Rembrandt, is a one off deal. All of the equipment suggested in the original question were mass produced and exist in large multiples. This raises the other influence on price with vintage gear --- avai... |