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| Speaker cables being pricier than main speakers "Do you think a 10K speaker will sound best with $100 cable?"No, didn't say that.But If I had a $10K budget to spend on speakers/cables, how would I split that up? $9900 for the speakers and $100 for the cables will give you better sound than $700... | |
| Speaker cables being pricier than main speakers Using MSRP as the price, my speaker cables are 0.6% of the speakers. At the price I paid, they represent 1.3%.25% and 30%?...that's CRAZY!Better off to spend that money on better speakers than expensive cables.Does ANYONE really believe that cable... | |
| Pre-amp suggestions for MC 402 amp I would tell you the get the C2200....but then again, I'm biased!!! | |
| McIntosh C45 question Why don't you just download the owner's manual from Mac's website? | |
| Dynaudio Center upgrade Fabulous speaker. I use it as a center channel in a trinaural set up with C4 sides. | |
| Verdier with or without the steel ball "For the spindle you also have to find the exact limit height where the magnets don't support the platter anymore and where the effort is done by the ball itself."This is not the correct procedure for using the ball according to Verdier. The ball ... | |
| Verdier with or without the steel ball My Platine is set up without the ball bearing. Without it, the platter can be bounced up and down on the supporting magnetic field (the field acts as a spring). The platter does not rock in any way, it rotates absolutely flat. When playing, there ... | |
| Upgrading? Sophia/Dynaudio/Revel/Genesis 6.1 ? Buy a pair of used Confidence C4's. I did, and find them to be just wonderful. There is one used pair on AudiogoN in rosewood for $9200 OBO, I believe. | |
| long run speaker cables for mcintosh mc602 Try SignalCable.I use their Ultra cables for my MC501s. They have bi-wire versions of this model as well. | |
| Help me shorten my list... Dynaudio Contour 3.4 @$3000 used | |
| Teres, Galibier and Redpoint You really should also consider the Verdier Platine at this price point.Arm coupled to tableTakes 2 armsArmboards rotate for easy adjustability/setupNon tweaky | |
| Recommended speakers around $10K used Try Dynaudio Confidence C4. Midrange is terrific and highs are very sweet and smooth. | |
| Verdier Graham and Shelter??? I'm using a Benz Micro Ruby 3H 'Open Aire' with my Ikeda. Great sound! | |
| Verdier Graham and Shelter??? You really should consider the Ikeda IT407 (12 inch arm). Pricing is real world compared to many other top quality tonearms (was $2150, but now price is $2400).To me, it has the best quality fit and finish of any arm I've ever examined, including ... | |
| Most Overated Floor Standing Speaker Up to 15KPair Paradigm S8 most definitely.Within 30 seconds of listening to them, my wife and I were begging the saleman to please stop the pain. Migraine generators for sure. Maybe these are used for sonic torture of Al Qaeda prisoners? |