bdgregory
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| 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... | |
| Hiss noise from speakers I think this is a very common thing. I can't think of a rig I've assembled in which this "hiss" didn't exist at some level. The degree varies from preamp to preamp. It was a big problem with an Exposure preamp I had, which was a really great pream... |