aewarren
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| Humour Audiophile #1: "Did you hear the sad news about Bob; he died of a sudden illness." Audiophile #2: That's so sad. What did he have?" Audiophile #1: Krell, Wilson, DCS, Transparent cables." | |
| Small Discrepancies in Speaker Placement I agree that it's the toe-in that made the change. I would move one speaker the 1/2" difference to the sidewall (so that they are both equal distance) for even better performance. | |
| Warm, yet detailed tube preamp I think you need to define what "warm" means to you. If you are referring to a bottom-up presentation, you have been given some good choices and might even give MacIntosh a listen. From your description it looks like you are looking for the ideal ... | |
| Auditioning Used Equipment - Am I crazy ? Maybe you could have started your conversation with the dealer with something like this, "I bought a pair of XYZ speakers from you a while back and am now looking for and amp that would pair well with them. I see you have a used ABC amp listed on ... | |
| Starting Over and I need your help Audio Advice...Go...Listen. | |
| Beautiful Colored Tube Preamp ($10k budget) to Pair w/ Very Accurate Monitors (PSI A25M) So you're looking for a beautiful warm colored tube amp to go with accurate detailed speakers? MacIntosh? | |
| Help with high end bookshelf speakers @wsrrsw Johnnie Taylor | |
| Help with high end bookshelf speakers Cheaper to keep her. | |
| Do you past equipment appear in your dreams? I once had a nightmare in which I owned Bose 901's. | |
| So, a reviewer just said something I need to talk about. Most audio magazines include music reviews as well as equipment reviews. I always read the music reviews first and in those reviews they never talk about the equipment used, so why should the equipment reviewers mention musicianship? | |
| What is your front end ? Sometimes I wonder if I even belong in this forum. I have an all analog front end, a Linn LP-12 and an Avid Acutus Reference. I have an Audio Research CD-9 in its box in the closet which I haven't used in years. (No shelf space or real interest) ... | |
| Not sure what to think There was a lot of good advice here from many different perspectives and I would like to offer one more. You heard a "Mac stack" at your dealer and were blown away. Different speakers, different room, etc, etc. Then you tried a Mac pre in your sys... | |
| Quandary Just one question: How will you feel about losing the $300 if you don't like the sound of the Pass amps in your system? | |
| Help me understand the current amp market Aren't you glad you asked? | |
| joule la150mkII- preamp To clean the knobs while on the unit, try a mild soap and water solution such as dishwashing liquid on a cloth. If this does not remove the "dirt", it is probably because some of the thin plating has worn off the knob from the oil on your fingers.... |