abstract7
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| Under speaker metal SPIKES ...what is the point ? As mentioned, spikes reduce the contact surface and form a more rigid coupling to the floor. A simple experiment can illustrate this--take a telephone book (the bigger the better). Slide it on a smooth surface. Then tape three pennies on the botto... | |
| Better Cables.com I've used them in a few video applications. They are first rate and favorable compete with cables costing 4 times as much. The build quality is excellent, the performance is superb. I have not used any of their audio cables. | |
| Best speaker cable for Martin Logan Monolith II's?? I own ML Monolith II's. Although my system is bi-amped at one time it was not. My cable runs have always been very short--4 feet using monoblocks. I have tried quite a few cables, (many audioquest, cardas, purist audio design, straight wire, MIT) ... | |
| Can anyone help me to decide which pre-amp is better ? One thing to consider for HT is that the pre-amp have a bi-pass or an input that has goes straight through with no gain for your main channels. In solid state there are quite a lot of pre amps that do this, but in tubes it's a bit rarer. If I'm no... | |
| What do you think of Nakamichi in general ? Well, I have a somewhat varying opinion--except on the tape decks--they were top notch. I still have a CR-7. I also have one of their recievers (an RE-2) for my office system. I have also owned in the past one of their CD players (although it was ... | |
| Audio Museum...what would you want? B&O Beogram 2400 receiver and matching turntable. I'm assuming this is a museum for looking at the equipment and not listening. B&O equipment was always the best to look at. | |
| I GIVE UP Steve:Martin Logan's are finicky. I have owned a pair for years. There are a couple of remedies. One thing to keep in mind is that Parasound are bit on the harsh side and not really very complimentary to the MLs. I take it you don't really want to... | |
| what speakers do the best "disappearing act"?? I'm surprised no one has mentioned any ESL (except for the Quads--which do disappear). I find most of the ESLs to do a great disappearing act, when set up properly--and as Sean mentioned used with appropriate equipment and cables. Martin Logan and... | |
| Market Research in High End Market Thanks to everyone who has responded thus far. Any ideas on how I can get a hold of Sony's report? That sounds like the most comprehensive market research out there. Also, I did a similar type of analysis that 6bq5 did. Although, it was mostly a g... | |
| Market Research in High End Market The type of information I am looking for is high end sales figures. This is tricky because "high-end" can be defined in so many ways. One way would be to use companies that have an average component price of say $3000 or more (but the obvious ques... | |
| Krell KCT vs Mark Levinson 380 S I've owned both Levinson and Krell amps and pre-amps. I agree with Lev335, particularly about the "row". The Levinson is a more laid back sound. It's particularly convincing for vocals, jazz, and chamber music. It can depend on your speakers--if t... | |
| Which Classe Amps? Unless you have a really large room or like to listen at extraordinarily high levels, you should be fine with your first set of choices. Sounds like it will be a great system--I wish the powerpoints had been around when I did my theater--they woul... | |
| Buying new DSS system: HDTV or just AC-3.....worth the ?? Spend the $200 now and wait on HDTV. There is very little being broadcast in HDTV over DirectTV. Dishnet has more and has even dedicated a third satelite to HDTV, but the amount of material is still pretty dismal. Even some of the movies that are ... | |
| Help on LP to CD Transfer Firms I'm wondering why you don't do it yourself? It's really not very difficult and if you have a good A/D converter (not the one in your computer) it may be better than what you can get by sending your LPs out--because of the front end. I addition you... | |
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