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| Decided to change my cd player, suggestions please? Used REGA Isis valve cdp/DAC... Goliath killer .... google the reviews Two big advantages:(1) with its direct USB input into its high-end DAC and the separate USB input button on the remote, your digital files are played on your external HD.(2) RE... | |
| Cable acoustics Totem Forest I owned the FORESTS and ARROS simultaneously in a prior system, and I experimented with A LOT of cable contenders and pretenders.in short, I migrated back to what the dealer had originally recommended: TOTEM’s own TRESS cables. As an alternative, ... | |
| smallest highend manuf.of intergrated amp Half-size Goliath killer high-end gear designed and built in the U.K.: CYRUShttp://www.cyrusaudio.comGoogle the line-up and reviews. Highly recommended | |
| Request advice-need "brighter" speakers than Totem Hawks "....The high frequencies are uncrisp, rolled off severely, muted, and just lacking generally, especially on contemporary works (jazz, rock). I don’t hear cymbals, hi-hats, or rich, crisp snare drums (yeah, I’m a drummer). Listening to my favorite... | |
| Best solo piano recording...redbook CDs only...Jazz, easy listening, piano bar (1) Your Xmas music soothing fix:Chemayne Micallef -- Christmas Piano ---- Top 10 classical XMAS CD per NY Times columnisthttp://classicalmusic.about.com/od/cdreviews/tp/christmasclassicalmusic.htmt(2) Steinway - The Beautiful .... (Ultra HD 32-b... | |
| What do you think of soundbars compared to speakers? I have both, each in a different room.Soundbars "work" in that they improve on the tinny sound produced by internal TV speakers and are comparative compact, fast installation, and thus convenient add-on as an initial step up from the crap cheap T... | |
| Why pay so much? Wilkepedia definition of an Internet Troll"....Internet trollIn Internet slang, a troll is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online... | |
| Now it's subs the following article has been posted before and is rehashed again below - one of the finer reads in the subwoofer selection tree .... best article I've seen discussing this....August 3, 2008 http://ultrafi.com/why-everybody-needs-a-good-subwoofe... | |
| In wall vs regular speakers? I’ve done it both ways in the past , a discrete "B" 7.1 system for multi-channel and music HT rig with inwall or inwall speakers , and Also a stand-alone 2 channel "A" system for music the in-wall or on- wall speaker approach: it depends on (1) th... | |
| Your Go to CD to Impress Depends entirely on the genre of music that appeals to the skeptic / news listener.if it's pop or classic rock then it's Dire Straits -- Brothers in Arms -- BUT especially the XRCD pressing. | |
| Why pay so much? ". Inna 2,876 posts11-19-2016 1:19amCome on, not again this imbecility..."+1....... kudos to Inna.... nailed it !,,,, full stop.ps to the OPyou have the same trolling crap in your matched current new post about "expensive" equipment. | |
| proac d25 vs totem Mani 2 In a small room environment, here are three suggestions to navelgaze and hopefullybaudution, that may surprise (and please) you in no particular order.(1) JMR Bliss Silver .... efficient, engaging, and punching way above their weight class. Great... | |
| proac d25 vs totem Mani 2 Totems can be pleasing but be aware of their warts and not just their strengths (1) the MANI-2’s represent the common larger Totem model complaint of being unapologetic power hogs if you want to make them perform. Without prejuduce to the former, ... | |
| Standmount speakers 4k-8k JMR OFFRANDE v2http://www.amherstaudio.com/?page_id=42http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue48/jmreynaud.htmExtremely efficient French-built standmounts that represent Goliath killer gear that are still tsleepers on this side of the pond.look for... | |
| Nordost break in expectations I have the entire FREY array (shotgunned speaker cables, matched shotgunned jumpers, and XLR ICs)I did not get them cooked by the dealer but rather let them open up within my system.good news:(1) as highlighted above, the improvements open up BUT ... |