brianh61

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Mystery!
I had a Rotel 1072 that played any disk I put into it except for disk 2 of Metallica S&M. I made a copy of that disk which played fine. Years later while dusting and cleaning, I had the CDP on its side on the carpet and it fell over onto it's ... 
Solving the "complex music problem"?
Why do you think many Demos and Audio Show exhibits use music like Dianna Krall and a few Piano notes? They rarely play Complex Music. I have fun with my favorite store owner when he puts out videos with Simple music.  
New Fischer & Fischer Audio 670 Speakers : Made Out Of SLATE..
The first time I decided to get my speakers off the thick carpet, I used Slate Slabs and the change was stunning  
HELP!!!! Newbie looking for a decent 2 channel power amp in the $1,000 range
Another nod for Odyssey in that price range. I have a 20 y/o Stratos Plus still kicking ass driving Dynaudio 82s  
Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll
@listener2     - Points taken and thanks for your feedback. I am north of Philly and I keep my house at 62 during the day and 57 at night. I would love to have some warm tubes but chose SS for my maybe last amp just not to have to deal with ... 
Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll
@atmasphere Thanks for chiming in. With your selection, it is still more than 5 to 1 in favor of Class A over anything else in this thread.  
Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll
So far it's about 5 to 1 that people are not ditching Class A, good to hear. Hopefully we will never see an Energy Star Sticker on the back of Amps :)  
Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll
Thanks for all the answers so far, the consensus with this small sampling is still what I expected, more thumbs up than down. In full disclosure, this discussion came up within one where Luxman stopped making Class A amps due to Environmental Iss... 
Best sounding CD player
If I could afford one of the Luxman players, I would go for it. In the mean time, the Rotel 1572 running Balanced into my Luxman sounds very good.  
what you think about gryphon atlantis -- i am not surprise at all anyone one with me?
They are somewhat designed to be driven with Gryphon Electronics, which are top notch. Of course they are fine with any other high quality electronics. I agree with @noromance as well as whatever room they were in with possibly many other speakers... 
How do you like the Headphone Section in your Luxmans?
I only listen to cans once in a while so my questions were more out of curiosity as to the quality of the Luxmans. I also use the Phono section which is also good enough for me.  
Integrated Amp Suggestions
Luxman 505UXII has both HT Bypass and 2 Speakers Selector. Pretty sure the higher models do also.  
What's the heaviest speaker you've ever owned? What's the tallest?
Clearfield Continentals (early von Schwiekerts) at 50 inches tall and 86lbs each  
How accurate are cable descriptions for your system?
When you hear cables described in a certain way -- but not specific to your system -- how accurately do you find those descriptions matching up to what you eventually here, if you try the cables?   When I bought my Odyssey Stratos+ years ago, ... 
Attractive Bookshelf - Under $3k
The Fynes in Walnut are stunning. I have the 502SPs and the 500SP uses similar drivers.