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| Separate Components I think that for the budget audiophile, the integrated amp is the way to go. Go for as much quality as you can afford. Companies like Bryston or Musical Fidelity make very nice integrated amps for not a whole lot of money. | |
| Home Theater/Stereo Advise Musical Fidelity makes a 5-channel amp and a surround sound processor. Not sure what your budget is but if you like their sound you should check it out. This would give you extremely close to high end music and definitely upscale for home theater ... | |
| rear speaker placement for new theater I highly recommend you buy as close to full-range speakers for the rear as possible. I use floor standing speakers, the same type as the front left/right speakers. This places the tweeter and drivers at the same relative height to your ear. Also, ... | |
| Speaker Cable for Thiel 3.6 Don't worry Lev335, I gave you some + points to balance out that idiot. By the way, I use my silver cables with tube gear (pre-amp), so I know your advice is sound. | |
| New to seperates...need suggestions Look up Acurus by Mondial Designs. Good power and dynamics for the money. Also, what do you plan to use for a processor? | |
| Speaker Cable for Thiel 3.6 No offense, but are you sure it is not your amp or other electronics that are bright? I use silver ICs and speaker cable and have found them to create warmth and less harshness in the highs. | |
| Home theater advice? You might want to check the compatibility of the RCA box with the Pioneer Elite TV. I heard that RCA makes you buy a separate converter if the TV is not RCA. Check out the stands on www.audioadvisor.com for some good pictures and descriptions. Pri... | |
| Tube Preamp.. On or Off? I have a CJ PV12L. I used to leave it on all the time. It needed to be on at least two days to sound its best. But the tubes kept going out every few months, and it began to get expensive. Now I just leave it off until I want to listen. I know I'm... | |
| Phase Inversion on CJ equipment I have the PV12L, no phono stage. I think I stated the manual incorrectly. | |
| Speaker Cables - 15 Ft. or "No Wife" Wow, I have vote totals? How come I can't see them? | |
| power cords/surge protector-conditioner I'm curious if anyone has a technical reason for why the HTS2000 will sound better than the HTS3500? I thought the 3500 has even more filters in it than the 2000. Just wondering. I'm not likely to change out my MonsterPower centers, as I own two o... | |
| Speaker Cables - 15 Ft. or "No Wife" I use Audioquest for long runs. I've found solid core technology helps whenever I have to go with a smaller gage wire. I use a 10 ft run of Bedrock in the home theater. Very nice. Also, whatever wire you get, keep it out of site. She'll love you e... | |
| Best reciever for Paradigm Reference .. By all means, put your money where you get use out of it. I favor the Bryston, but I understand having to juggle between two systems. I am having a similar dilema, to leave the home theater where it is, or upgrade, or upgrade the 2-channel system.... | |
| Best pre/pro for under 3K? Is there a good review of the Aragon Soundstage out there--aside from the one that you can get off their website? | |
| power cords/surge protector-conditioner I've been curious about this myself, as I own two HTS3500s for the home theater and the audio system. My amps, CD player, and DVD player all have upgraded power cables. As it was explained to me, the power cords and the line conditioner do not do ... |