6550c
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| The Hub: Here's some GOOD NEWS from the audio biz Even in the 1990s, tracking down high end gear was somewhat of a wild goose chase. I'd drive an hour (or three) to get to an audio store that was supposed to be a dealer for brand X to find out they only have the entry level model on display and a... | |
| No reforming of Led Zep apparently No one wants to see 70 year old rockers. The only thing worse than reunion acts are the overweight overaged audiences.Best Zep is left in the past. | |
| Do tweeters with open rear chamber need enclosure? "Not when used in a dipolar topology as Alon/Nola has been doing for years with VERY good results..."But they still need a baffle or sound waves will cancel.Even modestly crappy speakers have the woffers, highs, mids in a seperated inclosure. | |
| Wadia or Arc CD player? You have a similar system to mine- ARC tube gear, but I use Mirage M3si speakers or SoundLab Auras. I have a Wadia 301 cd player but find it to be too bright and clinical. The Wadia is okayish, but I really prefer my Krell KAV300CD. The Krell has ... | |
| Rolling Stone top 100 Guitarists - Howe/Van Halen "Maybe it has to do with the people we hung out with"Yes, Tvad, I think that is key. I was around in 70s growing up in a very small blue collar town where only Sabbath, Led Zep,Pink Floyd, and a few others were allowed. Music had to have a hard me... | |
| Debate on a whole front end change 1. You do some funny accounting?2. You did not mention what speakers you would replace the Martin Logans with (which is a good idea anyway,imo)3. I don't know how much $$$$ you would get from selling a Denon CD tranport - even if it is POA series ... | |
| Rolling Stone top 100 Guitarists - Howe/Van Halen Instrumental guitarists never get much attention.Steve has done tons of solo acoustic guitar work that is great and amazing but not what pop or rock radio would want. I have learned to play guitar, so SH is great to learn from. I now think he is o... | |
| PS Perfect Wave Trans/DAC versus Meridian 808.2 The PW DAC is also a preamp. Has anyone used it this way?I don't know how a previous poster could compare it to another brand that is just a DAC with no network ability or preamp functions.PS Audio's literature says the PWT transport will play DVDs. | |
| Has anyone compared the Nola Viper IIa's.. I'm thinking about setting up an audition with a dealer to hear NOLA Viper IIA, but after reading the above, would it be a waste of time? Are the $12,000 Viper Refs, allot better and worth it? I guess by todays prices, 12K might be inline, if the ... | |
| Best CD Player HDCD under $1000US ^^^ Did the Krell KAV300CD? It was an excellent sounding CD player that could decode HDCD. The player sounded better than most players on normal CD and really great on HDCDs. It cost about 4K even as KAV was Krell's budget line, so not a cheap pla... | |
| PS Perfect Wave Trans/DAC versus Meridian 808.2 I'm thinking about getting the combo- PWT, PWD. I'm trying to understand the PWT better- Is it more like a hard drive than a CD player- does it have storage or is that what my PC is for?What If I only have one home PC? I don't really have a networ... | |
| Mark Levinson 37 transport or new cdp today..? i agree with Rwwear. A 10 year old transport could fail at any moment. Repairs could be costly and a big pain. I havn't had a transport last 10 years with the laser going out. | |
| How to listen to the good stuff? ^^^I bet Tony Cordesman could afford the stuff he reviews ?? heehehe | |
| separated biwire posts? I'm not sure what you mean exactly. I have had Mirage M series Si speakers and one binding post went to the woofer only and the other binding post went to the mid range and tweeter. Is that what you mean? | |
| Pass Aleph 3 into 16 ohms Does that power calculation hold true if the amp is single ended and not push pull? I know it is class A, but it is not a PP design.I thought the Pass manual said the amp could do the same power into any load (at least for the X series). |