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| Spin Clean as good as RCM, ie-VPI etc? For not too much more than SpinClean, you can get the KAB EV-1 record cleaner. You add your own canister vacuum, and you have a low-budget vacuum cleaning system that cleans as well as any entry level VPI or Nitty Gritty. It is fully manual - you ... | |
| Emotiva vs. some bigger boys My Odyssey Audio Experience: About four years ago, I purchased an HT3 with cap upgrade from Klaus at HE2006 in NYC. Note that this was a one-off, which had the old circuit board for the center channel and the new boards for the L/R channels, so I ... | |
| Advice for speakers under $4K for mixed use Funny, Edorr. I was going to suggest a pair of Sonatina IIIs, which list for $5K, but could probably be purchased from Silverline direct for less. A check of the Silverline web site revealed that both the Sonata and Sonatina have been dropped. Alo... | |
| Advice for speakers under $4K for mixed use Enough for what? For efficient speakers in a moderate-sized room? Sure. For a huge room and innefficient speakers, probably not. Keep in mind that most AVRs typically cannot deliver their rated power, full bandwidth, with all channels driven. The ... | |
| Advice for speakers under $4K for mixed use IME, Thiels need huge power to show what they are capable of. I doubt that the AVR you have has enough juice for Thiels.I think the Josephs are an excellent alternative. The Quattros would work well, since they have powered subs in each speaker. F... | |
| 2k$ speakers that meet my criteria? I had to eliminate Hyperion due to the lack of a convenient dealer myself. If you compare the Hyperion to either Ohms or Vandersteens, please post your impressions. TIA. | |
| Van Alstine? There are issues with blind A/B tests. I'm not an expert, but Robert Harley has written extensively on this over the years. In any case, without claiming that the AVA, Rotel and Odyssey amps I compared are anywhere near identical in specs, I know ... | |
| Van Alstine? Kristian85 - I was wholely unimpressed with the linked article to The Audio Critic. The review on the DAC didn't even comment on how it sounded. Other articles in that issue show him to be a strict objectivist who judges a component's value based ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Just an FYI sent to me by Ohm (heads-up on the subwoofer deal, Parasound) - "Ohm will be closed from June 26 to July 12 for our Summer Holiday. These all have Ohm's 120-Day Home Trial and a 3-Year Limited Warranty. Shipping is only $50 per pair in... | |
| Van Alstine? Cedunlap - I wouldn't dispute your claims regarding the flat frequency response of AVA amps. Nor would I claim that my room measures flat in the brightness range. I simply do not know. But I don't listen to test bench gear, I listen to music. I kn... | |
| Mcintosh C220 paired with Krell KAV-2250 Brian - did you end up buying the C220? | |
| soft dome speakers Lots of bookshelf speakers use soft domes. Vienna Acoustics, Dynaudio, Reference 3a, Usher, Quad, PMC, Spendor, Fritz, Morel, Sonus Faber, Silverline Audio, RBH, LSA, and others, I'm sure. FWIW, I tend to agree with you. Some people are more sensi... | |
| Big haul at local record show TheDuke - Yes, I was/am a bit confused on "Julie is Her Name". Recorded in 1955, mono seems to make sense. My LP (and many on ebay), say "Stereo" - but most LPs of that era that were "electronically reprosessed to simulate stereo" were labeled cle... | |
| Moscode 401HR vs Pass Labs X150.5 Tvad's idea is solid, but if you are mortified of electricity like me, most power products, including the PS Audio, are available either direct or from resellers that will offer a generous return option. If the device doesn't fix your issues, just... | |
| Review: Ohm Acoustics Ohm Walsh 2000 Speaker I will get around to a pic of the center eventually. Why John doesn't add a pic of it to the Ohm web site I can't explain. |