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| newbie question- omega/meadowlark/traingle/reynaud My experience is with only the Soliloquy 5.0 and Proacs. Both are wonderful speakers, the Soliloquys perhaps more rich and dynamic, the Proacs more precise with better imaging. Either benefit from matching with a subwoofer, of course, though the S... | |
| newbie question- omega/meadowlark/traingle/reynaud Yes, lots of good options for small speakers in that price range. Soliloquy 5.0's or Proac Tablettes would be great and you might find a pair of Meadowlark Kestrals for close to that. | |
| CD Changer? I recently helped a colleague upgrade her system. I put the new integrated amp and speakers in place, a Creek A50iR and Soliloquy 5.0's, but decided to plug in the mid-priced Sony 5-disc changer she already had since we knew it was working and I w... | |
| CD Burning: What Route Should I Go? To give you good advice about your options with your current Mac we'd need to know which model it is, or at least a couple of things about it. Does it have SCSI or USB as its input port, or ports? And is it a model that will accept a PCI card, so ... | |
| Regarding people selling equipment to U.S.A. only For me, it isn't that I've had any terrible experiences, there's just a higher level of uncertainty, particularly around customs and duty issues, because there seems to be absolutely no consistency to how the regulations are enforced.I've bought a... | |
| Best Sub $500 used CD Player Afro18, yes, the Shanling 100 is the same player as the Music Hall CD-25. I'd point out, though, that the one for sale now on ebay is a 220-volt version and would require an external transformer to be used here. The cost of a transformer good enou... | |
| best sub $1000 receiver for music? The Rotel 1050 is a very, very nice receiver at $800 list. 100 watts per channel, wonderful sound and a lot of well-thought-out functionality. I use one as you're describing it, 98% for music and as a movie system every week or two. There's an Aud... | |
| import tax? When I brought a pair of used ProAc speakers, made in England, from Canada into the U.S., customs on the U.S. side tacked on a 10% duty. They looked at the bill of sale from the previous owner to determine the value and then spent quite a while lo... | |
| $1130 system for a musician, please : A pair of closeout Soliloquy 5.0's from Underwood HiFi here on Audiogon, http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrmoni&1087265953, and the best used Creek or Rotel integrated you can find for the other $600. | |
| Best Sub $500 used CD Player I've had experience with five under $500 players in the last month or so and been able to A/B them pretty thoroughly in various combinations, the Music Hall CD-25, a Cambridge Audio 300se with upgraded opamps, an AMC CD8b, a Philips 963 DVD/CD pla... | |
| Audition suggestions please The posts above offer good advice and it's great that you're hearing from people who have actually heard the gear you're interested in.I would add that from my personal experience in trying to find pieces that work well together and still fit with... | |
| Receiver suggestion for Kresel 2 For value and quality, Rotel is a good bet. I've got a Rotel 1050 receiver that sounds much, much better than I expected when I bought it to replace McCormack separates. I made the switch for, essentially, the same reasons you're considering a rec... | |
| How to hook up a subwoofer with an integrated amp? A straightforward way to do it would be with these adapters. It would minimize the length, and cost, of either long interconnects or speaker cabling. | |
| Subwoofer connection No need to be embarrassed, how do you think I knew the answer to your question? | |
| Subwoofer connection I'm not sure I understand your description perfectly but, if I do, the problem you'll encounter with using the tape-out connection to drive the subwoofer is that it is not in line with the volume control. You'll want the same, variable output goin... |