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| HELP Monitor speakers for vintage components???? ATC SCM 11 (2003) stand mountsWhat HiFi 5Star rating"... Our Verdict Best standmounter £800-£1500, Awards 2013. ATC has struck gold again. These are the most talented standmounters anywhere near this price For Versatile, balanced soundSmooth and s... | |
| HELP Monitor speakers for vintage components???? If you liked the SPENDORs with their particular signature sound, hifishark.com has a bunch of used ones listed for approx. 400 + Euros used + shipping.You can also get USA new/demos for $US1200 ($1800 new)I've had both the TOTEM ARROS and FORESTS ... | |
| cables vs wire? Nonoise nailed it, but one more thing to emphasize: I had both the Totem Forests and Arros in prior systems, and they were both speaker and IC cable "fussy". Silver plated OCC copper worked best. (1) As a modest priced cable, Chord Rumour worked w... | |
| Lyngdorf CD1::Can it compete with Rega Saturn-R? The Mid and reference class REGA players differ from many cdps in that they are both players AND hi-end DACs .You can stream your external HD digital tunes through the USB input right through the remote) that use only top-shelf components and clas... | |
| Lyngdorf CD1::Can it compete with Rega Saturn-R? Some drive Fords, some drive ChevysAs far as the Bryston cdp is concerned, I base my positive comments on first hand experiences only and not on any of good reviews . Favourable Reviews are just the source reading information for me used to person... | |
| Speakers that turn your analytical mind off? Tannoy Kingdom Royals ...... | |
| Would You Rather ...... Agreed ..... Final recorded product on a killer system or live in the front row seats, | |
| Lyngdorf CD1::Can it compete with Rega Saturn-R? In the $4k price range, the (now discontinued but still very much in demand) BRYSTON CDP is the one that I would look at as being on my short list along with the Saturn. Yes I have heard the new Saturn cdp it and IMO is still at the top of my list... | |
| Lyngdorf CD1::Can it compete with Rega Saturn-R? Both are quality built kits that do compete. Which you may like is entirely dependent on how it sounds in YOUR system cuz system synergy matters.(1) I have auditioned the Saturn many times and I am a fan. (2) I've not heard the lyngdorf. (3) In fa... | |
| Are all craiglist used ads scam? Try HI FI SHARK as a litmus test to CL.They surf most of the Euro listings .As the prior posts indicate, if it seems too good to be true .... Walk away !There is an irrefutable and inescapable tenet in this hobby: you get what you pay for . | |
| Processor/AVR help and suggestions In brief: integrate your existing 2 channel into the 7.1 channel rigIn detail:I had the top Cambridge AZUR AVR and it's matched Bluray player in a discrete 7.1 HT system (both the HT electronics and 7.1 speakers were separate and discrete from my ... | |
| Shotgun connection " ...I shotgun my cables and use option 1 like Al suggests. I have always done it this way...."I bought OEM shot gunned Nordost Freys this way: e.g. both "+"s rolled together and terminated with a single spade. I would not step out of this configu... | |
| Alternative to Bryston BDP-1 for a cheapskate? You've asked for an impossibility, but with your casual reference to "cheapskate", I think you already know that.The Bryston player and it's peers ( e.g Naim, and Linn ) are very fine premium kit designed to work with their high-end DACs and other... | |
| Is high-end audio dying, if not dead already??? (1) High end audio is neither dying nor sick nor stagnating .(2) The irrefutable tenet in this hobby still reigns true: you get what you pay for.(3) There is a limited cross-section in this hobby arena who are very happy in their low-fi or (at bes... | |
| Best XLR IC's for around $300/pair? Used Nordost Heimdalls (version 1)Have to be used cables to squeeze into that price range though .... |