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| Bi-amping Rules When you bi-amp, you become a speaker designer, like it or not. There was a time when it was a bit of a pig in a poke, but the possibilities were always there. The miniDSP 2x4 active crossover only costs about $110 and it allows you to do DSP EQ... | |
| ok im opening pandoras box here.(treatment vs framed wall art) If you have a room specially dedicated to sound, what you've got is a very, very big set of headphones. And some like that. For me a sound system should live with the rest of the family and the rest of the home. I do what I can in terms of room... | |
| Magico Ultimate, how is it? The great thing about opinions is that there are so many of them.My own opinion is that anyone who drops much more than $6000 on loudspeakers is wasting their money because you can build a Linkwitz LX521 and amplification for less than that and ne... | |
| Equipment Rack P.T. Barnum was right. | |
| Please Help!! looking to get into computer audio. Check out the free, open source, Banshee music server. Looks a lot like JRiver and it's available for Linux, Windows and Mac. Works fine with flac format, which is what I use.Did I mention that it's free?http://banshee.fm/ | |
| Help me choosing Phono Preamp If you’ve got the balls to build it yourself, get the phono preamp Aikido board from Glassware Audio. $199 for the board and partshttp://glass-ware.stores.yahoo.net/aiphpcb.htmlOr you can buy a full kit with all parts (board, parts, power supply, ... | |
| looking for ideas on a tube pre amp What is it with you guys who feel you have to throw ever more money at something thinking it just can't be any good if I don't drop $2500 on a preamp or $35,000 on a pair of speakers? Look into a VTA SP14 (tubes4hifi.com) with an Aikido circuit. ... | |
| Amp or speaker first, upgrade You've got waaaay too much money invested as is. I suggest you dump both the amp and speakers and get into a Linkwitz LX521 system. Google it. Read about it. Find someone in your area who has a set and go listen. It will be the very last spea... | |
| Curious .. What is the compared price of your tt vs spkrs I have an ancient Linn LP12 with a Rega RB300 arm and a Denon DL-110 cartridge. Current market value is probably about $1100. My speakers are custom built Linkwitz Orions. They are a full system with an active crossover and 8 channels of amplifica... | |
| What's going on with the audio market? 65 20 5The hi-end audio business has ALWAYS been lame. You've got a market depending on anal-retentive people with too much money and who are never satisfied, no matter how good it sounds. That and those who have too much money and just KNOW th... | |
| Guidelines for buying used speakers (as in, are there any?) I always avoid loudspeakers where the bass drivers have foam surrounds. Those go bad as soon as 10 years of age. Just don't go there. | |
| Looking for the good sounding Pre Amplifier No need to drop $3000. VTA SP14 Aikido preamp kit - $920Fully assembled SP14 Aikido preamp - $1350http://www.tubes4hifi.com/pre12.htm | |
| Shopping for a preamp Spend more money if you like, but you're not going to find anything better than the SP14 line state preamp and PH16 phono preamp at tubes4hifi.com | |
| looking at mcintosh pre-amp c2500. Can I do better for the cost of a Mac? wanders: I have the SP13, which is just the SP14 with 6CG7 tubes instead of 6SN7. Essentially the same piece and I'm quite happy with it. | |
| Bryston vs Modwright? I love the comment about "18 year old crap". I'm not suggesting that anyone buy an 18 year old amp. The point is that Bryston holds its value over time, much better than other product lines. Look at all the high-ticket, 3 year old items on Au... |