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| Audiophile newbie Part 2 "What is your optimal bit-rate when playing a digital file?"Mumbo Jumbo numbers are not the rewarding path to the promised land. There are certain hard facts out there:(1) No matter what else you select MP3 versus an uncompressed PCM digital forma... | |
| What was your first 'hi-end' system? 1970 - 1975 back in University -- JBL L88 speakers (identical to the foam cube grill JBL L100s w/o the midrange third speaker)-- the original MARANTZ 2245 receiver-- ELAC MIRACORD TT with Shure V15 cartridge(geez... I think that General Washington... | |
| I have no idea what these speakers are worth Given their extreme age (probably need to be racapped and or refoamed) and their minimalist build quality (based on the specs) ... IMO a very nominal amount at best, and then only to an ad-hoc collector.Give them away to you son. | |
| Stand-Mount Speaker Suggestions Needed ATC SCM 11 (new 2013 model)What Hi-fi 5-star rating".... Best stand-mounter £800-£1500, Awards 2013. ATC has struck gold again. These are the most talented stand-mounters anywhere near this price ...." | |
| So you've just heard speakers that blew you away Assuming budgets present the roadblock to instant nirvana ..... Patience, patience, patience! There is no other magic bullet.System synergy matters BIG TIME as you have just experiencedSo outline the plan to swap it all over and then stick to it, ... | |
| Jumpers for Revel F30's Ditch the factory jumper bars and go get some quality jumpers to match your speaker cables ...very strongly preference ( emphasis added) to identical ones to match to your speaker cables.Those cheap, cheap, stamped metal factory jumper bars in you... | |
| Bi wiring with separate cables One example that says it is "OK" and preferable if done right:LFD Hybrid Speaker Cable From Dr. Bews the maker of the fine LFD amplifiers comes this novel and superior speaker wire.To quote from the website: " ... LFD Grainfree biwire is a biwire ... | |
| Best Subwoofer for Quad 2805 under $5k check out the review of the VANDERSTEEN V2Q here in AGONone of the fastest and most musical subs out there at any priceReview: Vandersteen 2Wq Subwoofer | |
| what speaker for rega brio-r Stay with the REGA speakers for that special "je ne sais quoi" REGA synergy.REGA R3/RS3s are perfect. ~ $700 used (and no stands required) . You can get the RS1s brand new in that budget range but you will also need quality speaker stands for them... | |
| Speaker and Amp dilemma upgrade then amp IMO | |
| Taking Suggestions for New Speaker Cables Totem correction:they are "TRESS"; not "SINEW"the latter are their ICs ...braincramp I guess (sigh) | |
| Recommend me Bookshelf for Office ATC SCM11WHAT-HI-FI Best stand-mounter £800-£1500, Awards 2013. ATC has struck gold again. These are the most talented stand-mounters anywhere near this price What Hi-Fi - October 2013OverviewWeve given ATC a lot of Awards for the SCM11s over t... | |
| Taking Suggestions for New Speaker Cables FWIW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:I've had both the ARROs and FORESTs in a prior system.I swapped in and out many different speaker cables and I settled on three listed below (in descending order of preference)(1) TOTEMs own "SINEW" cables + ATLAS ASC... | |
| 3 speaker cable options - what to choose? Wait until you upgrade the amp FIRST, then do your cable selection.System synergy matters | |
| Pre / Amp RCA jumpers for NAD C356 Had the C370 integrated(1) tried the cheap route first. My findings starting with the worst first and going up in order :- NAD stock stamped metal jumpers, - Audioquest "mini RCA" jumpers- other "cheapo" ICs with their crummy RCA connectors- CARDA... |