photon46

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Opinions on Magnepans sales/marketing approach to
Mechans, "over at AC" means Audiocircle. 
How many still listen to CD's daily.
I usually alternate days of listening to vinyl and cds. 
Learned a valuable lesson about ambient noise
Doug, one thing I did to help dampen the 'fridge noise was to get a couple large sheets of 2" thick acoustic open cell foam and lined the walls behind and beside the fridge with it. Home Depot had fasteners that look like a large thumbtack I used ... 
MSS HiFi
Their Ebay store also disappeared a few weeks ago? 
Learned a valuable lesson about ambient noise
I agree, keeping ambient noise levels as low as possible is a great benefit and helps one enjoy the music more! I replaced our homes central air system in large part because the air handler was too close to my listening area and created a constant... 
Abbingdon music research AMR cd-77 is how good?
One other point that would be paramount to me if I were looking at the AMR player and "value" questions is whether I preferred the sound of the AMR to a "better" value like Esoteric. When we were listening in the AMR room, we were rotating sources... 
Abbingdon music research AMR cd-77 is how good?
I share John's values as to spending money on digital and would not spend the kind of dinero the AMR costs. Prejudices now noted, I'll say I listened on two different days for an extended period to the AMR player in all AMR system with Rosso Fiori... 
Opinions on Arcam FMJ CD 37 Player
I've had a FMJ Cd37 for about five months now and think it's one the biggest bargains in audio. I bought it while my Marantz Sa11S1 was being repaired and instantly found it to be much more to my tastes than the Marantz. The Tech Radar review Tom6... 
What's up with that?
I have no problem with Audiogon charging a percentage of a sale, they provide a valuable service to the audio community. However, it would be very desirable to regain the ability to email members as we could in the past. The sense of community amo... 
why do we argue?
That was a succinct clarification of the technically correct usage of Objectivist & Subjectivist Bryon. Your education is evident. When I used the terms in reference to audio "personalities," they referenced the differences between the two enc... 
bass traps . Which kind
Sound doc, while room furnishings can go a long way towards ameliorating problems, they only affect the higher frequencies. Few of us have such perfect listening rooms that there are no low frequency anomalies. Many rooms have 10-20db. peaks or va... 
The Problem with Synergistic Research
I've read this post's development with a bit of bafflement. Sabai, I get your desire for the best trade-in, price structure, customer service, etc. We all want that for every product we buy, don't we? However, in the end, every business owner has ... 
Review: Pass Labs XA100.5 Amplifier
Thanks for a very well written summary of your experiences with Pass equipment. Most informative and entertaining reading. Very nice system BTW (and I really like the DIY rack you built.) 
An SACD question
I've found quality of SACD's to be variable on much popular material. Enough so that I don't go out of my way to seek them out for anything but classical music. However, classical releases tend to have good to excellent recording engineering and c... 
Is it worth upgrading my tonearm?
If your budget allows, I second Manitunc's advice. I'd never spend the money to upgrade a Rega with the usual list of upgrades considering how good the Audiomods arm is for its ridiculously low price.