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| Small room Speaker suggestions I am a fan of single driver/crosoverless designs, and would suggest a pair of the very fine Omega loudspeakers, some of which can be found at good prices here, in Audiogon.This genre of loudspeakers can produce marvellous music in small rooms, whe... | |
| AR Turntable Gallery Pic of the Week Makes me want one!!! | |
| The problem with the music I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment of the recording industry's lack of interest in the ultimate quality of the recording, they are simply in it for the money. I submit as evidence the lack of variety in artistic output (this is a VERY dip... | |
| Single vs Multiple driver loudspeakers... Find yourself a store that sells some single driver speakers and give them a listen with your fav music.I own a pair made by Ocellia and another pair that use the famous Diatone driver, and am VERY happy with them. I have owned many speakers in th... | |
| 47 lab Shigaraki 4717 vs the 47 lab Gaincard 4706 The only thing I can tell you, if it's any help, is that between the 25 watt and 50 watt gaincard, the 25 is the better one, eapecially with the mod.Ray | |
| Music you might have missed If you can get into single instrument recordings, try the Quin zither. It is a magical Chinese instrument, and a good recording of it is an incredible experience that will affect you no matter your mood.Also try the Shakuhichi flute, an instrument... | |
| Personal speaker evolution Dynaco A25LENTEK L7PENTAGRAM LOUDSPEAKERSPyramid Metronomes (originals, modified w/ribbon tweeter)Yamaha YSTCLEMENTS RT-7CARVER ALS SILVER SIGSInfinity Modulus SatellitesENIGMA OREMUSOCELLIA TILIAS (current) | |
| shopping for new cd player, need suggestions The sky's the limit when it comes to options. Lately, it seems that they are all much better than those selling for the same prices just a few years ago.I would suggest you get a nicely priced used unit, and spend the rest on MUSIC! There are some... | |
| New to Opera, have some questions I totally hated opera until the Three Tenors Concert in 1990 was aired repeatedly on PBS in my area as part of a fundraising campaign. The quality of the performances and the camaraderie of the performers swayed me. It must have been a wonderful e... | |
| Phase Inversion?? The easiest way to check for phase inversion is to use any of the "Test and Demo" disks out there. If you hear a difference. act upon it. Otherwise you just need to try your system with a certered vocalist and then try it with the phase inverted a... | |
| How to setup on turntable It seems to me that, barring a defect in the turntable itself, the first thing I would check is the connections at the cartridge, ensuring their tightness and phase.Good luck.Ray | |
| New Audio Note M2 Preamp I have an M2 and loved the sound, and if you want to improve it you can roll the 6sn7 tubes for better ones and use tube dampening devices. It is a very musical preamp and was an definite improvement over using just my 47 Labs amps without a pream... | |
| Best used dac under $2000 I use the 47 labs Shigaraki. There is a definite sense of "rightness" about it that is very addictive. | |
| Do 1st Order XO's produce a smaller I would suggest one of the many speakers out there that use direct/ reflecting principles, such as the already mentioned Walsh designs, but including Shahinians and others. Look at the single driver website, as well. | |
| Review: Forty Seven Labs 4715 Shigaraki DA converter I fully agree with your appraisal of this DAC. Coupled with the Siragaki transport and Gaincard amps there is a great deal of communicative ability here. |