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| Speakers sound best facing wall???? It's Amar, not Omar, Bose. | |
| If I like sound of Ayre Integrated I would Like... >>If I understand the "argument," there are so many brands and so many models competing in the marketplace that the result is excessively high prices.<<You got it.What we really need here is another monopoly like AT&T had on teleph... | |
| If I like sound of Ayre Integrated I would Like... >>So what exactly ARE you looking for that the Ayre does not offer?<<A $499 pricetag.Gold plated knobs.Remote control (full function- garage door and car starter)Delivered.With a 30 year warranty. | |
| If I like sound of Ayre Integrated I would Like... >>Shameless plug, VAC Avatar SE.<<Totally agree.Shameless. | |
| Totem Mani 2 Signatures vs. Usher BE-718 It's not an agenda; it's my opinion and if you're going to make insinuations in the thread be prepared to get spanked.Rookie. | |
| What's with white stains on new vinyl? Discussed earlier this year.See here:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1207578074&read&keyw&zzsilicone | |
| Tiny Dancer vs Strata Mini Strata all the way.Tiny Dancers are incredibly overpriced not to mention the chalk on a chalkboard presentation. | |
| Totem Mani 2 Signatures vs. Usher BE-718 For the record Ernied44 is the national distributor for Usher USA despite the absence of a disclosure which is unprofessional and unethical to begin.Now, in the summer of 2007 I auditioned a pair of BE-10 in anticipation of taking on the Usher lin... | |
| Can excellent tubes transcend modest amps? No.You can put great tires on an Impala and it's still an Impala. | |
| Bee Gees on Vinyl: Where to start? Good sound..... I love the early stuff particularly Bee Gees 1ST and Odessa.The original pressings of Odessa with the red matted cover are excellent recordings. Bee Gees 1ST sonics are ok but the songs are great. Try to find the mono version.The disco stuff is no... | |
| Would a Dynavector XX2 MkII be good upgrade? To address Ducatirider's earlier point, the cantilever on the 17D3 is indeed very small vis a vis the other Dynavector cartridges. No doubt about it.For this reason, it is very useful to have a magnifying device to properly align the cartridge.I a... | |
| Would a Dynavector XX2 MkII be good upgrade? >>an XX-2 has a 6mm cantilver length. the 17D3 only 1.7 mm.<<Irrelevant.See my previous post regarding alignment, cantilever, and cartridge body. | |
| Bryston 14B-SST or Pass Labs X 350.5 Plinius builds great stuff.I wouldn't hesitate to audition any of their products. | |
| Would a Dynavector XX2 MkII be good upgrade? >>You sort of have to guess that the cartidge body is aligned with the cantilever on the 17D3<<The cartridge body has nothing to do with cartridge alignment.Only the cantilever. | |
| 2 subs? The space between wall and Druid is not nearly as critical as the space between it and the floor regarding bottom end response.You're experiencing the same problems I did with similar room conditions.Dealer disclaimer |