bpwalsh
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| SoundLab A-1 vs Martin Logan CLS IIz's Harry, my name is Brian but maybe I can offer some help anyway.As said, CLSes are very good, with Sound Labs being the next and perhaps final step in your quest.As suggested it is unlikely you would need subwoofers with A-1s unless you're playing ... | |
| MG 20.1 or Wisdom audio m-75 Shaman, if I had to choose between the two I'd probably pick the Maggies, for several reasons. While they're power hungry and more or less require biamping in order to perform their best, they have a few things going for them. They are dipole plan... | |
| Merlin owners,any thoughts....... Tvad, my point is because people are in most cases reluctant to return something they purchase, or they either don't get around to returning it or don't want to bother... I regret it if you read it as a pointed attempt to dissuade, as I'm aware of... | |
| Merlin owners,any thoughts....... I have heard several of the cables mentioned above, including those praised by 1markr and Listener57... As Tmiddle says and other Merlin owners in the past have said, TG Audio cables and jumpers have been found consistently to work well... Merlins... | |
| Emperical Audio Mods for Parasound Halo JC-1'S Based upon the extent of the modifications the price sounds commensurate, however, and it's a big however, it voids the Parasound warranty, which is ten years parts, five years labor. The mod is nothing I would consider nor could I recommend to my... | |
| A SoundLab question Casters are available as accessories, useful mostly for folks who either want to be able to adjust their speaker positions more easily or perhaps more likely want to be able to push the speakers off to the side when they're not being used. Sound L... | |
| Parasound JC1's vs. Sim Audio W10 Mahandave, those binding posts on the Parasounds were chosen for a reason, that overall they sound better than anything else... Superior Electric binding posts are the original, much imitated with a lot of cheap lookalikes that don't sound anywher... | |
| Why so few record cleaners for sale? How the $1795 Loricraft PRC3 compares with the $1000 VPI HW-17 is at least somewhat subjective. Does it do a better job? Based upon feedback from an HW-17 owner who loaned me three of his most valuable records to see how the Loricraft would do, it... | |
| Why so few record cleaners for sale? Nrchy, I've seen the SOTA a number of times but never compared its performance directly, although the extra features look to be nice to have. I think if the price difference between them were, say $50, the choice would be obvious.The VPI 17 is a s... | |
| How do you get to listen to high end speakers? Nm512, it's sad to hear a story like yours. A lot of us have been in your situation at one time or another, and for those who haven't, count your blessings.Sedona's example is perfect. His brother did the right thing, going back to the Mercedes de... | |
| Why so few record cleaners for sale? A good record cleaner is important to have if you value your records and phono cartridge stylus. I had a VPI 16.5 for several years and found it very worthwhile. Early last year I replaced it with a Loricraft, as my collection and system have beco... | |
| Tice power conditioner Fatparrot, I agree that CPCC products are good...the principal designer parted ways some time ago and has evolved things...Brian | |
| Soundlab A-3 summer biasing ? In higher humidity conditions you may need to increase the bias, carefully please. I would do so gradually over the course of a few days or weeks rather than all at once, each time allowing the bias to stabilize.It's good that Sound Lab provides t... | |
| Placette RVC review in Stereophile Tom, from your posts I assume you are in the Detroit area. John Renbourn's spring tour of the US is mostly over, but there's always next year. His website (john-renbourn.com) lists concerts in mid September in southern Ontario, in London and Guelp... | |
| Eggleston Andra 2 with Tenor or Lamm ??? The Tenor 75s are not a good match with the Andras for several reasons, some given above. The speakers are known to work well with refined big solid state amplifiers and are likely a good match with Lamm and CAT. I haven't heard enough Tenor hybri... |