themadmilkman
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| Do You Remember Your First CD Player? Of course I remember it. It IS a NAD 521i. Hey, I'm 23 and new to audio, okay????I guess if it counts, my dad has an old Technics CD player from the late 80's. I listened to that a lot. | |
| Idiot Newbie question I went to a thrift store and bought a a couple of 50 cent record that are scratched like no get out so I can work on this without ruining anything crucial to me. I'm also going to use it to try some home brew wet cleaners I've read about here on a... | |
| Vandersteen 2w sub hookup The external crossover sits between the amp and the preamp. The subwoofers is wired from the amp outputs, so essentially you have a biwire configuration. One to the speakers, one to the sub. | |
| BAT VK-3i vs. VK-3ix I have this gut feeling that I will like the 3iX SE more than the 31 SE or the 51 SE. It just strikes me as perhaps being the ideal preamp for me...I just need to get to a dealer and listen to them. Unfortunately, I can only do that when I travel,... | |
| BAT VK-3i vs. VK-3ix From what I understand, the old 3i was based on the same topology as the 5 and 5i. The 3iX is based more on the topology of the 51SE and 31SE. I talked to Victor at CES, and he feels that it is a significant upgrade-- especially given the availabi... | |
| Has anyone heard the new Vandersteen Quatro? The bass controls should be identical to the controls on the 5 and 5A-- 11-band equalization. At least that's what Richard said at CES. It may change before production begins. | |
| So I heard some B&W Signature 805s today... I concur on the Wilson Benesch speakers. Their strongest suite is the absolute lack of congestion. Every note finds it's way through where other speakers blur them all together. Definitely worth a look. | |
| Battle of the BAT's, VK-60 vs. VK-220 The upgrade from the VK-60 to the SE is $2500 unless you have a circuit board prior to revision E. Then the upgrade is $4250.On the other hand, changing it to a monoblock only costs you $200. THAT is a deal. | |
| Your budget - $20K - best system for a small room $20,000 huh? For some reason, that's a magic number. A lot of people are willing to spend $20,000 on audio, but not more... kinda interesting...Anyway, what I would do...BAT VK-3iX w/ remote and phono card-- $3500BAT VK-220 amp-- $2500Vandersteen ... | |
| Next Biggest Improvement after Speakers ? IMO--SpeakersSourcePreampPower AmpCables | |
| Anyone listen to WADIA 921 3-box DAC at CES 2004?? Well, if you want me to compare two separate units heard in two different sized rooms with different electronics and speakers, then I'll tell you that I thought the Meitner unit sounded warmer, more natural, and easier to listen to.Take that opini... | |
| Vandersteen-like "In-between" speakers Well, even though it was in a different room, and about two months apart, I still feel that the Quatro is a significant improvement over the 3A Sig + 2Wq combination. And yeah, it's significantly smaller and more convenient than having the 3A Sig ... | |
| Vandersteen-like "In-between" speakers From the Vandersteen data sheet they had on hand at CES--Quatro Components:Tweeter: 1 inch dual chamber, critically amped, ceramic-coated alloy dome wteeter. 5kHz-30kHz.Midrange: Patented open basket 4 1/2 inch midrange with a curvilinear filled p... | |
| Pic of 100,000 dollar Von Schweikert speakers. CES I would just like to say how great that Black Light Syndrome track was... I spent one afternoon wandering around with KeithR, and his choice in demo music is impeccible. | |
| What's your profession? Age? Poor college student that graduates in 4 months with a degree in Advertising. Plan to spend the rest of my life whoring my creative talents to the highest bidder.System is currently worth $1500 new. |