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| Vandersteen model 5 battery replacement? John is awesome. He replaced the batteries in my M5-HP crossovers a few years back. If you change batteries, get the freshest lithium batteries you can find with the longest date, since these must be soldered into the crossover. | |
| Great country recording Anything by Neko Case, if you want something a little more Alt Country. | |
| Most amusing album or song titles Two of my favorites that come to mind:"Blow it Out Your A--,it's Veruca Salt" (Veruca Salt)and"Liquor in Front, Poker in the Rear" The Reverend Horton Heat | |
| What is to become of Marantz Reference and HIFI as we know it Did he pass away? I thought he simply retired. | |
| My Demo results: I feel like I'm at a frustrating block in my speaker journey I would suggest an in home demo of the Ohm Walsh 2000, provided your room is sized right for it. There is a chart on Ohm's site that determines which model is appropriate for your room. They seem to meet all of your requirements. I have owned t... | |
| DAC/Streamer alternative to OPPO Sonica DAC!!! HELP !!!! How about the Marantz NA6006? It streams, does hi res, includes a decent DAC, and lists for $700. Does gapless, which the Oppo didn't, but doesn't do MQA. Limited jack pack on the back, but I have heard it, and it sounds pretty nice, IMHO. If m... | |
| Sweet Vinyl Sugarcube - I Want It!!! Long time no post. The SC-2 has actually been discontinued by Sweetvinyl. It will soon be replaced by the SC-2+. The main difference is the inclusion of the surface noise processing, with will reduce surface noise by 8 dB. This is big, since, as I... | |
| Odyssey Kismet Reference series. @hiendmmoe ... Interesting post. This may explain why a rough patch in the 5 to 7kHz range, which I had attributed to my speakers/room, turned out to be from the Odyssey amp. The sharpness in that range vanished with my new amp. Perhaps the Ody... | |
| Audio Connection/Johnny Rutan As I posted about before, John actually made a house call to help me with a problem I was having with used gear that wasn’t purchased from Audio Connection. He is a prince among men. If I ever have any $ for audio gear, I will be sure to visit him... | |
| What do you do with your old LP's that don't meet your quality standards. With my Sweetvinyl Sugarcube, I never have to give up an LP that I like, no more pops and clicks. After 15 years of digitizing my LPs, I have culled the doubles and the records I don't like for the music, not the quality of the vinyl. I bring the... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? FWIW, my micro center is a great match for my 2000s. | |
| Disappointing On Mcintosh......help It's about system synergy and personal preference. U have had a Mc tube preamp for over 9 years, and I love it. In the context of my system, and my preferences, it works. I get all the details without excess edge, brightness or glare. YMMV. | |
| BEST SPEAKERS AT A REASONABLE PRICE Depending on your room size, I would suggest an in home demo of Ohm Walsh towers and center. I have the 2000s and a matching center. For over 10 years now, I have enjoyed them and have no interest in trying other speakers. YMMV, of course, but ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Talls and amplification As I have posted elsewhere, I recently replaced a broken Odyssey Audio Kismet Reference amp (A/B) with a class D amp from Arion Audio. The Arion is actually smoother and cleaner than the Kismet, by a very noticeable amount. The combo of the Ario... | |
| Ownership and Review of a pair of Ohm Super Sound Cylinder Enjoy, monsterstruck! Interesting that you’re looking at the Marantz NA6006. I heard it recently in a friend’s second, modest system, and I was highly impressed. If it matters, he pointed out that the Marantz is DLNA compliant, but the Bluesound i... |