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| Bookshelf speakers and record player for Marantz 2245 receiver? Suggestion for bookshelves that Excel and are designed to work well placed close to the wall.REGA RS1’s / R1shttp://www.stereotimes.com/speak121305.shtml".... The Rega R1 becomes my new budget reference speaker. In addition of its ability to get t... | |
| Bookshelf speakers and record player for Marantz 2245 receiver? (1) I would suggest that you actually test-drive the Marantz with a list of contenders and the all-too-many pretenders. I had the DYNACO A25s with the MARANTZ before I upgraded to the JBL L100’s. Their performance (or lack thereof ) was the drivin... | |
| Why are so many companies like harbeth making old speakers designs and charging thousends? Every bit of audio gear is built to a pricepoint . For example, POS chi-fi caps can cost a piddly few cents each and then they range all the way to the high-end build Mutdorfs ... Google them for a summary of the differences .Harbeths are top-end ... | |
| Bookshelf speakers and record player for Marantz 2245 receiver? Had the unit back in college, mated up to JBL L100'sA great match sonically for my dorm and apartment digs (for a receiver and speakers of its bygone era ) | |
| Dac Suggestions for Rega System The absence of forgiveness in crap recordings by the REGA DAC-R is common to virtually all quality build DACs.This unit will have that ethereal REGA synergy with the rest of your gear.if you want to navelgaze another quality kit, I would suggest l... | |
| HOME THEATer PRE AMP NAD, ROTEL, or Anthem If it is home theatre AV pre-amp you are looking at (and not 2-channel) then here is another suggestion:http://www.optomausa.com/soundproduct/AVP18 NuForce AVP 18it is all digital kit with no outmoded legacy analog inputs or outputs .it convinced ... | |
| DO I SELL OR DO I KEEP I owned both the NAD C370 integrated amp and NAD C420 Tuner in a prior "B" system. (1) There is nothing "obsolete" about either of these pieces performance-wise ...in fact its argued in many reviews that the C370 intergrated amp was one of NAD’s b... | |
| Opinions on Upgrade Path IMO.... Option 3 preferred : upgrade your speakers..... preferably to either quality British or French kit for potential great synergy with your UK-made Creek integrated amp. You already have a quality amp with good grunt .... bi-amping your exist... | |
| Raidho speaker owners, what solid state amplifier do you use? At the recent audio paloozas attended, they were paired with either(A) Jeff Rowland Continuum S2 integrated amp and with Transparent cabling, or, (B) BEL CANTO amps. | |
| Scotch? No thanks. Whats the best Vodka.? Stolichnaya Cristall from the Cristall Distillery in Moscow, comes the rarest and finest Russian Vodka Stolichnaya Cristall for the ultimate in smoothness. 100% grain neutral spirits, distilled and bottled in Russia. | |
| Do female audiophiles exist (1) as written, a politically incorrect original post just waiting to flame up.(2) one of the largest audio dealers in Toronto is a member of the fairer sex. | |
| When spending less than $5,000 how much of a guide is price? Hello from Oakville Ontario. We Canadians all share in the sadness of the Fort Mac tragedy.Pricepoint of speakers: It’s been covered off above ..... In short, pricepoint by itself means diddly . As pointed out, the system synergy with your selecti... | |
| Cable Brands They are all system-dependant...their synergy with the rest of your system (or lack thereof) will either make or break your system.NORDOST FREY XLRs (and matched speaker cables) work for me.Lots of contenders and pretenders to choose from .... | |
| Power cords - Cabledyne vs Signal Cable Had the Signal PC ...the."buy" was predicated by the reviewsIMO .... "Meh?" At their rare very best, and largely ..."yuk".... Very disappointing IMO can find the same or better performance with a DIY $50 material bundle that you can find just abou... | |
| best integrated amp. REGA Osiris |