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| What's the most overrated or overpriced piece of equipment you own, have owned or come by? So, dgarretson, I am curious. What cabling do you have in your system, and why? | |
| Good HiFi stores in NY, Washington DC area My NJ picks are: Care Audio in Edison Audio Connections in VeronaWoodbridge Stereo in WoodbridgeBravo A/V in BernardsvilleAudio Video Synergy in ClintonOne NYC dealer I know and like: Cloud 9 Smarthome in Union Square, ManhattanI know the propri... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... David - My preamp is the McIntosh C-220 tube/hybrid. I will try reversing the fuse direction once my guests depart. | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Only because I promised to post a follow-up, I did receive and install the SR Black fuse in my preamp. I realize more burn-in is required. So far the biggest difference is more treble energy. Not edginess or excess brightness, but more high freque... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? mapman - interesting post. I had put a lot of foam panels up on the front wall and side walls at the hieght of the Ohm cans. I found I had too much center-fill, and not enough of a soundstage width. I removed some, and noticed an improvement witho... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Well, acurus and mapman, as much as I love the way my rig with the 2000s sounds now, you two have made up my mind. As soon as I can afford to, I am going to start adding diffusors to my room. Wish me luck! | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? accurus - I am very anxious to hear what you think diffussion does for the Ohms. I am just guessing, but it makes sense to me that diffusion would benefit the Ohms much more than absorbtion. Absorbtion seems counterintuitive to an omni or quasi-... | |
| Why are record cleaners so expensive? I buy most of my LPs at shows used. So a cleaner is very important. But like the OP, I have a tight budget. Two of the best values in record cleaners, IMHO are:http://kabusa.com/frameset.htm?/I own this cleaner, and hook it up to a standard can... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? acurus: Thanks for the thoughtful review. As an owner of 2000s, I concure with most of your impressions. There are some points I would add, though.I would not assume that after 30 hours the 2000s are fully broken-in. They may be most of the wa... | |
| $16K new/used speaker question? My 2 cents - try for an in-home audition of whatever you think you want to buy. Nothing beats an audition in your home, with your gear, without a salesman hovering. Based on my own experience, I would rather miss out on a great pair pf speakers ... | |
| Subwoofer All speakers? That’s a blanket statement which implies the person making the statement has heard all speakers with and without subwoofers.That said, IME, I have generally preferred systems which properly use a subwoofer than those that do not. How... | |
| New amp for Vandersteen 2CE I second the Odyssey. Although I no longer own Vandys, I had a pair of 1Cs when I first bought my Odyssey Audio Stratos HT3 (with cap upgrade). This is a very good amplifer with smooth, detailed highs that helped take some of the edge off the Va... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Well, plunge taken. I ordered a SR Black fuse for my preamp today from local retailer Bravo AV (Tom, the owner, is a great guy; I’ve known him a few years). I did call SR prior to placing the order for some reassurance (especially after my preamp ... | |
| Where to go from here... dpgaloot: The single most important thing you could tell uss appears missing from this thread: What don't you like about your system? Is there a specific aspect of performance, ergonomics or functionality that you would like to improve upon? I... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... David Pritchard - Yup, I think I am going to take the plunge. Just need to find a retailer (I would prefer a B&M dealer in my area), and make sure the correct value is available. One month away from my B-day, so that will be my gift to mysel... |