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| What mid priced receiver sounds best? Any NAD except the T-series (junk). My very first system was NAD 7240PE/Paradigm Monitor 5se...GREAT sound. | |
| Lightning I use an APC, but it will not protect from lightning. Short of extensive grounding in your home's electrical system, nothing will protect from a bad strike. Protection at the breaker box may be worth looking into, however. I used to unplug my APC ... | |
| Unbalanced hearing Psag,Yes, the Beringer allows independent level and EQ of each channel, and it really does help my situation considerably. I also found that if, for example, you need 3dB of boost for the left ear, you should decrease the right channel by 1.5dB an... | |
| Unbalanced hearing I have dealt with this since 2003, when I suffered sudden loss in my left ear when someone blew a party kazoo in my ear at point blank range (New Year's Eve). The first thing is to accept that stereo imaging will never be the same as what it was p... | |
| Speakers that do pianos really well I have owned Frieds, Spendor 2/3Es, and 1/2Es (still own), and they all do piano very, very well, especially the 1/2Es. The key, IMO, is to get a speaker that has superb driver integration, proper weight in the midbass, is not too hot on top, and ... | |
| Brian Wilson/Jeff Beck Yeah, odd for sure simply because one should not really be opening for the other IMO. Though, many top flight guys like Jeff Beck do profess a love for Wilson's song writing. BTW, if you guys have not seen Jeff Beck's "Live at Ronnie Scott's," it ... | |
| Fried A-3 speakers Jperry,Good job on getting them, and I have used my 19" VTI stands to good effect, putting the tweeter at ear level. For years, though, I used slightly higher stands, and they still sounded good. BTW, I bought my first pair from a Fried dealer who... | |
| Fried A-3 speakers Trelja,I appreciate the schematic offer but no longer have the A6s. I actually have the schematic, and I sold them to a friend who made his own. In retrospect, I should have kept them but had lost my job and moving to an appt that had no room for ... | |
| Fried A-3 speakers I also had a pair of A6s and would have them to this day had I room in my collection. I also sent my A6 crossovers to someone in Charlotte, NC who was to build new ones (previous owner had modified them). He kept them and the $250 worth of crossov... | |
| Fried A-3 speakers Jperry,I have owned 2 pair of A3s now for almost 10 years and can tell you quite a bit. First, they are superbly balanced IMO, being neither too forward, bright, dark, etc. The extend to 38Hz on paper but don't sound that low, more like 45-50 to m... | |
| Com'on...confess.......... Yeah, I happen to like The Church as well...a bit underestimated IMO. | |
| Audio Stores in Virginia Beach, VA area? Yep, traveled there for 4 years on business, and there used to be one on Highway 13 (Military Trail) of I-64 who sold Rega, Mac, and I think Linn, but it may not still be there. I was not super impressed, but it was not that bad. | |
| Do I have a "balance" problem? Yeah, probably your hearing if you've done everything suggested. I went into a depression after my hearing was shot in my left ear (someone blew a kazoo into my ear at a bar at point blank range)...I use a digital EQ to "fix" it, but listening wil... | |
| One artist, band, you keep coming back to Miles and Pink Floyd/Gilmour (OK, that was two)... true desert island artists. | |
| Oh, the frustrations of the speaker search Two words: "Used Frieds" available often on the Bay. They are not sexy, but they will do everything you want and more. If you can grad a pair of A3s, Q4s, or Q5s, you will love them guaranteed. |