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| Searching for the ideal vintage bookshelf speakers. For the record, why limit yourself to "vintage" bookshelves ?Is this a nostalgia wish? If so, fine, but...and it is a BIG "but"..."Vintage" in speakers is not "vintage" in wine. Without prejuduce to avoiding the issues of replacing unavoidable d... | |
| Losing out From a buyer's perspective (you) we AGONers are sympathetic to you for a missed opportunity.....BUT.... It is tempered with certain limits that must include the seller's position. Disappointing to you for sure but..... and it is a big "but".... Yo... | |
| Is there a Blu-Ray player that does SACD and has Audiophile quality sound? QUOTE"dbphd822 posts03-03-2016 1:36pmaka_ca,Recall the title of this thread. Which of the high-end spinners is a Blu-ray player? I use an Ayre C-5xeMP for stereo, but it can't play Blu-ray discs; I use an Oppo 105D for that...."I agree totally w... | |
| Thoughts on Vandersteen V2W Video Subwoofer Vandersteen are unique with their speedy multiple drivers instead of just one driver.Most dealers acknowledge their performance talents Vandy has 2 models: a LFE home theatre "w" version and a 2-channel "Q" version Here is an article below abou... | |
| Is there a Blu-Ray player that does SACD and has Audiophile quality sound? In short: what is your primary intended use? Audio or multi-channel bluray et al? In detail: One size does not fit all.The OPPO and the CAMBRIDGE share many of the same build components. (Google the commentary) i had the CAMBRIDGE and my buddy s... | |
| Sub options with purely music in mind. VANDERSTEENthey are VERY different with multiple drivers .... Convinced me enough to buy one.googke the reviews (they make two different models - a HT model and a pure audio one) .... Both are great but it looks like you are looking at the latter ... | |
| mapleshade brass footers. Jafant...send me a PM and I can respond better with pics and commentary instead of struggling in this forum arena | |
| mapleshade brass footers. I've had the SAMSON audio equipment rack, that I sold and I still have their Mapleshade 4" thick maple platform and heavy feet brass footers and Isoblocks.In short, I sold the SAMSON rack and mothballed the rest. WHY?...In short the Mapleshade t... | |
| Upgrading power cables Addendumif you have not yet run in dedicated power lines from the breaker panel to yiur listening room and also added on either hospital grade or audiophile grade receptacles, then don't blow a lot of money on new power cords now.It is intuitive.... | |
| Upgrading power cables (1) Source / cdp first, Full stop ..... in my direct and indirect experiences. The better the spinner unit, the more graphic the cable choice sensitivities and the degree of improvement with your selection of cable in matched lockstep to the choic... | |
| what are the tradeoff for these cables? NORDOST FREY .... Full complement of matched ICs, shotgunned speaker cables, and matched jumpershighly recommended .... The improvements were not subtle. | |
| Dynaco A-25, the Large Advent, and JBL Century L-100: which one nad the best sound?? Had the DYNACOS , then the ADVENTS, then EPIs, and then JBL-100s back in my young days at university.JBLs reign supreme .... Not even close.BUT .., couple qualifiers:(1) these were a "California" sound speaker ( Google the term ...) with heavily ... | |
| Universal Players vs. Dedicated CD/SACD Players Quote:"....12-17-2015 12:02pmIn my experience, dedicated CD players have better redbook performance than similarly, or even somewhat more expensive multi-format players...""....initforthemusic17 posts01-29-2016 8:05amNo contest. A quality dedicate... | |
| Subwoofer cable recommendations You have top-quality build subs that are FAR above the usual crappy cheap-build AV boom boxes that fail miserably for 2-channel audio performance ... Why would you purposefully downgrade their audio performance capabilities with choosing crap bui... | |
| Looking for a power cable upgrade my final chirp....(1) putting in dedicated power lines with armoured cable was a quantum leap upgrade in performance when compared to the effects of the power cable itself. Power cables by themselves without doing this may be an improvement but on... |