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| What is the Sony SCD-XA777ES? For anyone interested: The SCD-777ES (the old one, if I've got this straight), is available at J and R Music World in NYC at a discount. I forget if the price is $1799 or $1699, but they're a highly reputable store (they've been in business for ab... | |
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| Need some advice with new system About CD players - You can't miss with the Cambridge D500 - I have one. Recently got a rave review by Sam Tellig in Stereophile. It's available from Toys from the Attic in White Plains, NY - tfta.com. TFTA is a great store and completely reliable ... | |
| Need some advice with new system P.S. to my other message... I forgot to mention that these speakers are the best bang for the buck in audio today. These speakers are GREATLY reduced in price - the original selling price on A4L is accurate. The speakers have been out of productio... | |
| Need some advice with new system You absolutely have to check out the AR 303's offered on accessories4less.com. These speakers made it into class D in Stereophile. I'm not home right now, otherwise I'd give you some excerpts from the review, but if you'd like to call me, I'd be h... | |
| looking for an amp ??? If you like warm, lush sound, try the BAT VK200 (100 wpc), but it should be run balanced to get the best out of it (you need single-ended adaptors to run single-ended). It also has amazing bass slam. | |
| Help-sibilance! The BAT VK-200 (100 wpc) has slammin' bass, and is probably the warmest solid state amp on the market. It definitely "smooths out" frequencies in the "sibilant range" at the price of a slight loss of detail. I may be selling mine soon. If you live... | |
| FM Reception I'm not up on tuners, but yours definitely sounds expensive! Anyway, there's an old Carver component called the "Asymetrical Charge Coupled FM Stereo Decoder Model TX1-11" (no joke - I own 2 of them). It's a unit that goes between your tuner and p... | |
| Cheap SACD Player or wait for DVD Audio? FYI: In case you decide to take the plunge, J and R, a very well established store in NY, (jandr.com), is currently selling the $3500 Sony SACD (I forget the model - 777?) for $1799. I've read that it's virtually the equal of the Sony $5000 player. | |
| SPICA revival and modification To Bemoptil23: What's the HAHAHA all about? I was just trying to pass along some information that I thought you might find useful. | |
| SPICA revival and modification I owned the TC 50 and partnered them with a $400 Arcam integrated. The sound was very good, but not exceptional. Then I got an AMC 3030 tube-hybrid integrated (30 watts)and the speakers absolutely came ALIVE! This was with an inexpensive Marantz C... | |
| Used speakers If you can go a little higher, I would recommend the AR 303 for $439 NEW at accessories4less.com. They are the authorized web dealer for AR closeouts. These speakers are an ultimate bass-slam rock speaker with a 12" woofer. On the downside, they r... | |
| Best speakers for near-field listening? If your taste goes toward brighter, detailed-sounding speakers and you don't need a whole lot of bass, check out the ProAc Studio 100's. They call them "Studio" 100's for a good reason -- they're made for nearfield monitoring. The port is even on ... | |
| Speakers: all-time favorite Hey Pops - If you're in the New York City area come on over to my place to listen to my 3.5's - BYOCD's and hear for yourself. They're very unlike 2.5's - far more detail and no overripe bass, but they rock! My work number is 212 469-6391. | |
| Talon Audio One little piece of information has recently been added to the Talon site -- Stereo Exchange in NY has just become a dealer. These guys don't fool around. You can get B&W Nautilus' or mega-buck ProAc's there. Anyway, I'm a regular customer, an... |