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| what is good music? David Bowie good. Fifty Cent bad.Beethoven good. John Adams bad.DMBand good. Jimmy Eat World bad.The Rolling Stones good. Yanni bad.YES, there is good and bad music. No doubt. | |
| Vandersteen 2ce sigs? Beginner needs guidance. You might want to look at an Aragon 2002, 4004, or 8008 -- all are very well-made, powerful amps that would rock w/2ce's. But you know what else would sound excellent would be an NAD amp, receiver, or integrated amp (or a pre and amp). I have neve... | |
| What Integrated Amp for Reynaud Offrandes I had the chance to hear a pair of Offrandes w/relatively low-powered tube amps (50w Quicksilvers), and I thought they sounded very nice. I would listen to them w/your PHI 30/30 first, as you might be suprised. | |
| Best 2 channel for under 300? You might pick up a NAD (7225/7240, etc.) on Audiogon or Ebay. IMO, NAD is the best sound for the buck and better than a lot of stuff that's more expensive. If my house caught on fire, I would grab my old 7225 and then my speaks. | |
| How can power cords make a difference? Ssshhhh, don't tell anyone, but you're absolutely right . . . it is voodoo. | |
| Telefunken E188CC Sound Tvad,I bet your hair rocks!! | |
| What do you think of the DIY Cat 5 speaker cables CAT5 is not made for audio. It is made for telephone/network. I would avoid it and would certainly never modify an amp to accomodate it. | |
| Telefunken E188CC Sound Tvad,Nice to get a reply from you and others. I have had both exact tubes in preamps (AA M3A) and a CD player (Tjoeb 99). They were nice (not exceptional), and they were not worth this kind of money when compared to other brands (Philips and Amper... | |
| New Tubes- Need Burn-In? I had a pair of EH EH-34s that never got rid of their glare, and from what I've read, that's not uncommon. My advice is to get the Svetlanas -- I did, and the problem was solved immediately w/no "break-in." | |
| Pet Peeves - my Rants and Raves I totally agree about speaking w/someone on the phone. Yeah, if it's a low-dollar sell OK, but once you start talking 500, 1000, etc, I want to know that I'm selling to an intelligent music-lover who isn't an idiot. Call me old-fashioned. | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? This is basically hogwash. | |
| Telefunken E188CC Sound I don't know, but I do know that anyone wanting that much is a scam artist and anyone willing to pay it is a fool! | |
| Tube newbie - recommendations? IMO, "casual listening" might not really call for Rogue 120s. Jolida would be a great choice as would an older C-J integrated (CAV-50). | |
| help me build a system for $1200 The NAD is as good, and probably better, than most receivers out there -- no need to buy amplification. Keep it and the rest and grab a really nice pair of speakers on Audiogon (Vandersteen, Spendor, KEF, Paradigm, Von Shwaikart, etc). | |
| Lifting speaker cables Please!!!!!!!!! Lifting cables is %$#@!@ and has no effect on "tonality" or any other facet of sound. I mean, really folks. |