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| My Worst Nightmare I came home one night carrying some groceries. In the dark it took a second to realize I was putting the bags down where my TV should be.This was quite a while back, they took my TV, NAD 3020, Thorens turntable, but left my 45lb speakers alone. We... | |
| Any Pink Floyd Historians? I agree, the wall was hugely popular and I like it, but their best music, the real creative stuff is on the early albums. Start from the begining and go from there, its worth it. Piper and Saucerful establishe the strange Floyd signature, creative... | |
| Recommend a good Monitor for my existing system I have owned Totem 1, Tyler Ref Monitors and now the Quad 12L. I never got the Tylers to work well in my system. Detail always seemed a little highlighted compared to the others above and to my back up Swan 1 speakers. The Totems and especially th... | |
| My weakest link?? Unless you have great results with an amp that has ultimate bass extention I doubt you will get much more out of the Tylers. I had "better" bass response in my room from my Totem 1 speakers which are much smaller(bass is the biggest challange in m... | |
| any new Quad 11/12L owners? I think it means they are tuned to the same LF roll-off but the 12L with its 6 1/2" woofer has a more solid bass output. Not lower, but better. Both spec down to 45hz. Im using a VPI HW19 jr / Musical Fidelity E624 CDP> Transcendent Grounded Gr... | |
| High End Audio Equipment, Status Symbol? Tag Mclaren currently produce high end in the UK. Yes its the same company that makes race cars and that megga buck three seater sports car. I think Paul Mcartney has one. They make some super esoteric stuff, ought to fill the bill. | |
| Quad 99 amp vs. 909 I have the 909, never heard the 99. All I can tell you is this amp has a beautiful midrange, a grainless top end and never sounds strained. Reveiwers seem to prefer the 909. Dont know what led me to the Quad, but Im very happy with it. One note: m... | |
| Which: VPI HW19 Jr. or III vs. REGA P3 and P25 I would skip over the P3. The price scale reflects performence in this case. The P25 may sound quicker than the VPI, but the VPI can be upgraded and/or modified. The P25 does not offer an upgrade path. I have the VPI and like it. Especially good v... | |
| The Scariest Story Ever Told? My story is a little different and less expensive. When I was in highschool many moons ago, my friend had a rockin' party one saturday while his parents were out of town. He put his stereo outside and we drank and... we were having a very good tim... | |
| Where does imaging come from? Stereo is not just two mono channels with different signal content. Each channel gets out of phase information from the other channel in a way Im sure I cant explain. This gives the illusion of stereo. Maybe someone with some understanding of reco... | |
| best budget pre used If you can stretch just a little, I saw a Forte Model 2 for sale for $400 obo at a neighboring website. It also has a mm/mc phono section. I know I broke the bank, maybe you can work a better deal. Not many alternatives under $300 other than those... | |
| Best Manufacturer's Website Features Im always disappointed if a site does not clearly list features such as preamp out on int.amps or how many inputs/outputs on preamps. Also, quality pictures are a must. A tiny sidebar pic of a speaker doesnt encourage me to show it to my wife! Som... | |
| Amp heat sinks are ringing A while back I read a review of the Belles 150 Hot Rod amp at soundstage.com in which they addressed heat sink vibration. Dont remember what they used, but you might check it out. | |
| What do you think about this ? Did he say he had a "gum"? | |
| Turntable Shipping? thanks |