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| Next Biggest Improvement after Speakers ? Interesting, but not to surprising, responses. I am in the speakers camp of 'the most important' as I feel they have a huge influence on the whole. I also believe that amp and speaker matching is important. John's (Stehno) views above I find inter... | |
| Stupid question of the day: Should I leave Amp on? IMO it depends on the gear. To use my own for an example, the preamp is designed to be on at all times, so it is; the amp has a stand-by feature, which I use. I put the amp in stand-by every night and then turn it "on" every morning. I do believe ... | |
| How much does your system retail for? The last two posts are sad, but I know what they are talking about, I've been there. It can be an art in putting together a system that sounds good and it can be down right depressing to have that kind of money wrapped up in it and not be pleased.... | |
| Senior Audiophiles - Audiophile since the 60-70's? Any of you 'seniors' go on a hiatus from audio for a time? If so, how long and did you feel much changed? Did you pull out old gear? Do you regret coming back (wink)? | |
| Mirage M1 or M3 vs M1Si or M3Si Series Humm, not sure on these replies, let me reiterate, I am not sure. I was 'told', way back when, it was just a tweeter change. Furthermore, I owned a pair of M3 speakers, not si versions, and they were biwire speakers. | |
| What's a good AMP to drive my 803 N? Along with the Mac, recommended above, I found Rowland to be a very nice match. I believe B&W purchased Classe, so that would be another avenue to pursue. Just be sure it is a quality amp with at least 150 watts or you will not get great resul... | |
| Zaikesman's Username Pronunciation Field Guide At least you all were 'wise' enough to chose an user name! In my usual haste, I overlooked that I could change the default name they (Audiogon) gave me based on my e-mail address. (The M after Brian is the first letter of last name.) | |
| Pass X Pre - Ruthlessly revealling? I do find the Pass X preamps, at least the X2.5 that I use, very revealing, I wouldn't use ruthless though. As Bigkidz says, system matching is very important, this has become more and more apparent to me as I have progressed in this hobby.I find ... | |
| Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista 300 & B&W Nautilus 803 I believe I have suggested this to you before, a Jeff Rowland Concentra II and the N803's is an excellent match! I owned this setup for awhile a it is very good. | |
| Ever gone from seperates to an integrated? Without doubt the simplicity and functionality of integrated amps is intriguing. I have owned a couple well respected integrateds, the Levinson No.383 and Rowland Concentra II, and enjoyed using both. | |
| suggestions for used class A integrated under $2k Plinius. A friend had one, a great performer, especially for the price. | |
| EMC-1 Owners Spider Alert I am going to attempt to answer the above questions though I have never used one. The Spider Clamp works identical to your current clamp, it simply has "arms" that cover the whole disc instead of just the center.Drop me a line Swamp w/details. | |
| Any recommendation for a modern FM tuner 7671, it appears to me, in lieu of your last words, you don't like someone disagreeing with you. Furthermore, it is clear that you do not have an understanding of these features on tuners, there isn't a tuner made that cannot benefit from these op... | |
| Any recommendation for a modern FM tuner 7671, It is great that you are pleased with your Meridian, but these features have a very real purpose, no mater how good a tuner is. You state that you haven't had a tuner with these features, therefore you haven't had the experience to see their... | |
| Any recommendation for a modern FM tuner 7671, though I believe your tuner is a quality tuner, see my comments above, those 'expensive features' that you call gadgets are actually 'vital' componants of a good tuner. |