968firehawk
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| NSMT = OMG!! Those NSMT 100's a great speakers! I've had the pleasure of hearing them at Terry London's house more than once and have always found the presentation world-class. They are a well-rounded speaker - they can energize the room (he has a large spac... | |
| The new LSA Signature 50 Monitor "Disruptive Product" I've had the pleasure of hearing the LSA Signature 50's at Teajay's. They are an amazing value. "Disruptive" is well said. What resonated with me the most is how transparent they were and the ability to energize the room for their size/price. ... | |
| Looking for a tube preamp with remote control. I had great results with Odyssey Audio’s Candela. High value for the money and Klaus’ service is excellent. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Last week I had the privilege of swinging by teajay's house to give the DI's a listen. I'm a bit late to share my thoughts on this thread, but wanted to offer my humble opinion...Wow! "Jaw-dropping..... especially for the money" is what's still ... | |
| Oppo 103 digital processing Sorry for the uninitiated question - Would there be a significant enhancement to my video quality if I hooked the HDMI output from my Motorola/Comcast HD cable box to the HDMI input on the Oppo 103, then ran the 103's output to my display - passin... | |
| $750 Full Featured Remote Preamp Reccomendations Great ideas guys. Many thanks for the input. I'll continue to keep my eyes peeled on the used market for some of these options. I'm not as keen on the Chinese gear, but it seems to present an option(s)I welcome the group's continued ideas. | |
| Best $1,500-ish New or Used Floorstander - Hi Guys - As an update, I snagged the pair of Monitor Audio RS6's advertised here. They should arrive Friday. While well under my budget, I think they will be a great value and stepping off point - down the slippery slope!Many thanks for the guida... | |
| Best $1,500-ish New or Used Floorstander - Many thanks to the community for your guidance - I'll second the special call-out for Johnnyb53. Much appreciated!I made it out to my local Magnolia/Best Buy to listen to the Monitor RX6&8's lat night. Great advice! The demo conditions were le... | |
| Best $500 combo player BTW Guys, when I say "combo" player, I mean CD/DVD playback... SACD would be nice, but that or DVD-A is not necessary.Anything that tops the Philips at that pricepoint? I would prefer to buy new...Thanks again,Paul | |
| 13' x 9' room big enough? Awesome. Thanks for all the feedback. I was thinking minimonitors, or a 2 way floor stander with the same footprint. If I added a sub, what would conventional wisdom be on placement? I am sure I could experiment, but would "in the middle" be the b... | |
| What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE??? Golden Tube. I have the SEP2 remote preamp, and I love it. Especially with upgraded NOS tubes and PC.... Been super reliable and rock solid. I just put some Aperexes in and was looking at the parts quality. All Wima caps etc... Great value. | |
| best speaker cable under $300? You may look at Mapleshade... I have an IC and think it's great.... | |
| Best Remote $1,250 used preamp? I meant the pV-14, the newer tube remote preamp from Conrad Johnson in the above quesion (How's it sound? Compaired to the PFR, can you change the tubes?...). Sorry for the mis-type.Hey AbeCollins, Great feedback. Thanks for the info. Think the BA... | |
| Best Remote $1,250 used preamp? Thanks for the replys. In response to the question about the rest of my system: Theil 2.2, Cambridge DVD/CD, Syngergistic Research and Cardas cables. What amp am I thinking about? I am open to suggestions here too, but am leaning towards:Plinius S... |