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| Good Audio Dealer in San Francisco I agree with the positive opinions regarding Bay Area Audio. They have the best low-pressure listening experience I can remember in the Bay Area. They're knowledgable, friendly and go out of their way to help you learn. If there are not a mass of ... | |
| Cleaning vinyl - am I using this thing right??? LOL... well, I'm glad I asked the question.In my industry, there's an old saying... if it doesn't work, Read The [Fine] Manual - abbreviated RTFM. I've definitely RTFM'ed, and I interpreted the manual as "two revolutions is enough, don't overdo it... | |
| Good Audio Dealer in San Francisco I used to live in the SF Bay Area, but I didn't frequent SF itself. If you're willing to drive down to San Jose, I highly recommend The Analog Room, on Fruitdale Ave in San Jose. They carry ProAc. They also carry Sonus Faber, which I'd offer as an... | |
| Speaker placement for 2-ch AND 5-ch same room Haven't been to Rives' site yet (travelling this week, really busy) but I'll do that. Dropping the ceiling 3" would be no problem whatever - we'll just dig 3" less. Where is there reading material about this? I know about the stuff at Cardas and t... | |
| Speaker placement for 2-ch AND 5-ch same room The screen is retractable, which helps a lot.I was trying to figure out how to get the 2-ch and 5-ch together in one - in fact, that was my original intent. But tube gear generally is not good with remote controls, and useability of the 5-ch stuff... | |
| Avantgarde's are Great but Bass Integration? I auditioned the Duos a few weeks ago. The dealer (who is VERY good) had them set up in the corners as Twl suggests. In this configuration, I found the imaging distinctly sub-par for this class of speakers. Not that it was "bad", but it was obviou... | |
| Opinion of budget phono preamps? On the subject of DIY, someone told me yesterday about http://www.curcioaudio.com/sades_3.htm | |
| Time coherence - how important and what speakers? There are a couple of other brands too - Thiel, for one. I don't have a particular opinion on it, other than that I recently compared Vandersteens and MartinLogans, and for my tastes, it wasn't much of a contest. Whether that is because time align... | |
| Opinion of budget phono preamps? Well, I have a Rotel, and it isn't very good. It isn't much on sound stage, doesn't have much bass authority, and is not particularly detailed although it's not bad in that category. I suppose what does one expect for $90 new? It is certainly func... | |
| Is a offer of -20 percent on an OBO ad insulting? I had a similar situation recently - a pair of speakers was listed for about 25% off retail. I thought that was a little high all things considered - they weren't just a week old or anything - so I offered something around 33% off retail and got a... | |
| Best Dual purpose HT and Music speakers 10k As usual, I haven't heard most of the suggestions! But I -have- heard both Aerials (I think the 7B), Vandersteen-5s and I was impressed with both. I had the same budget and I opted for MartinLogan Odysseys, although I'm sure a lot of folks will no... | |
| How long of a wait Patience, young Jedi! Generally one expects quick response, but it does happen that the ridiculous happens. About a month ago I was on a business trip and, on the way home, I had in succession a cancelled flight, a long-delayed flight to a differe... | |
| Martin Logan with 7 foot ceiling? Ditto. I have Odysseys in a room with 7' 2" ceilings and they work just fine, since they are well away from the walls (all of them). | |
| Personal speaker evolution 1979: Boston Acoustics (A40? - small); probably $2001980: ADS 300s; probably ~$3001981: Infinity something-or-others (RS3s? - large bookshelves); don't remember $1982: DCM Time Windows; must have been around $450 used1983: Quad ESL-63; seems to ha... | |
| Phonomena vs. AcousTech PH-1 phono pre amp? I have no particularly comparision data, but I have the Phonomena. It is quite adjustable, and should be able to match your cartridge. The Phonomena is what I'd call a good phono stage, in that it is fairly detailed and passes a fairly open sound ... |