bdgregory
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| Replacing Forests??? Jh, I know you say you don't want to go with a subwoofer, but if you put a Rel Storm III (or equivalent) with either the Hawk or the Staff and doubt you'll be concerned with fullness. That issue will go away, and your soundstage will double in siz... | |
| Best Budget Rig sub $600 on that budget you'll be better off buying used. For example - used AMC Solid state power amps are an incredible value at about $100 or so on ebay (AMC 2100 - 100 w/c). Then you can get a separate preamp for $100 or so (Adcom, NAD, Parasound). The... | |
| Upgrading to Totem Mani 2's I just bought a pair of Mani-2's and have been experimenting with amps to drive them. I started with a single Conrad Johnson MF2100 (100 w/c @ 8 ohms, don't know the 4 ohm rating). They sounded really nice with the 100 w/c, but when I added a seco... | |
| Some "disc"overies I've found. I agree on Phantom - though I have the 2 disk "Original London Cast" version and think it's excellent. Have you compared the movie soundtrack to this version? I sure wish I could find a simlar quality sound track for Les Mis, but don't think even ... | |
| Best Budget Choice for Preamp w/MC Built-In? the only help I can offer regarding the B&K Pro 10 is this - I have and have had lot's of B&K gear and it's all great, especially for the $. I had the CS-117 preamp which is the same vintage, and I believe derived from the Pro-10. I didn't... | |
| Best Budget Choice for Preamp w/MC Built-In? I don't know how this compares with the others mentioned above but I have a Sherwood-Newcastle AVP-9080r pre-pro that I use exclusively for Stereo (actually I blew out the digital part - but that's another story). They can be bought for $225 or so... | |
| Looking For Single Source Tube Preamp I'm not familiar with your preamp or your speakers, but I've been running M200 Sonatas in many many different system configs - never any harshness. This includes using a Denon 2200 multi player as a source. I think Nsgarch has given the best advic... | |
| Best Country/Rock - Poll dcisok, waltersalas - thanks! I now have a shopping list. | |
| Best Country/Rock - Poll Thanks for all of the recommended groups. How about specific releases you're fond of - especially those with lifelike production/recording? . . . and yes this is suppose to be best of - albums , not just artistsHere's another few I like:EmmyLou Ha... | |
| Which is Best loudspeaker in the $1000-1200 range? Totem Sttaf - new $1500, Used GMA Europa - New $995 + ~$200 for good stands; Used | |
| looking to build best vintage solid state system I'm not sure 7 years old qualifies as vintage. IMHO you need to go back to the 80's for that. I've picked up some great deals on early 90's amplifiers . B&K M200 Sonota monoblocks are hard to beat for the $'s. I have Bedini 100.100 (late 80's,... | |
| Totem Rainmaker distortion?? This will sound like I'm a Totem employee or dealer. I'm not. Just a very satisfied customer.I can understand why you'd be frustrated, but doubt the defect you experienced is unique to Totem. It's inevitable a defective product will be shipped - t... | |
| Insurance claim for shipping damage for Fedex I just successfully received a claim from Fedex this week. The keys in my opinion are:1)ABOVE ALL, carefully inspect the package before you open it. Take photos of it before, ,and during unpacking. Take photos of the damage. If the driver is still... | |
| Tonearm/Cartridge setup for noise elimination thanks Mark, let me clarify . . .the degree of the problem is dependent on the set-up. For example, I reconfigured my rack this weekend and the problem is pretty bad now compared to what it was before. The only change I made was the location of th... | |
| Hallelujah by Lenard Cohen ummm, my copy of "Famous Blue Raincoat" doesn't have it either. I sure wish it did. I heard Jeff Buckley's version on "West Wing" (or some other TV show) and spent a week trying to track down who it was. It's a great song, and Buckley's take on it... |