buconero117
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| Do subwoofers really help? Yes, especially dual units. | |
| Tape Project-Any reason so many tapes are showing Because the music content being released on these tapes is not appealing. Sound for sound sake does not make sense. This is especially true given the typical cost to find and upgrade a machine. A lot of great music was done in three channel and mi... | |
| New To Vinyl... Seeking Recomendations SongBird by Eva Cassidy. It does not get any beteer then that. | |
| Anybody with an expensive TT try this???? I have a ClearAudio Victory H cartridge, $2K in its new day, in a Aries/10.5/SDS etc. About two years ago I installed a Shure 97 NOS in the rig to see exactly what the difference would be. I purchased the 97 almost twenty years ago for $35. Was th... | |
| Tube Preamps Only trying a tube pre will tell. Time to visit a dealer and get a loaner. As you have done, only putting something in your chain will tell. Try to get two different loaner's, that way you can hear if it is 'tube' you are hearing as opposed to a j... | |
| Making the best of mediocre speakers In wall can be made to work well, according to Floyd Toole, author of a great book called 'Sound Reproduction'. My take on his comments is that an in-wall sub is not going to work. So, try to get the wife to bend on that issue. In the end the fact... | |
| Best pre-owned 2-channel amp for under $2000?? A lot of great suggestions. I would be partial to mono blocks. Over the years I have found regardless of brand, they work better then a single chassis unit. Always try for three, with one as a spare/compare unit. If possible look for units that ca... | |
| Need 1984 SONY CDP 701 ES repaired Let it go and buy new on the edge of the curve, e. g. Oppo 83SE. | |
| HDMI cable made a difference in picture quality?? Yes, HDMI is better. Monoprice is the way to go. Difference in HDMI cables, only if they are defective, meaning they do not meet the HDMI spec. The IEEE rules on what the spec is. If the manufacturer brands his cable 'HDMI' they are claiming it me... | |
| CD players - Luxman vs. Esoteric? You need a loan unit of each to put them in your system for a real time compare, all else is pure speculation. Since these are high price point units, find a dealer who will let you live with each for least two weeks. Borrow the floor demo's, all ... | |
| Has anyone compared Emotiva amps to high end amps? I have not, but you have encountered the 'price' issue in audio. Namely, price more often then not, has little to do with the sound qualities of the product. You have broken into the 'value' club. Welcome. | |
| First Sound preamp You put your life in peril without getting a remote. A lot of people with am audio hobby really don't get the WAF issue. Without accommodating her suggestion, you tell her you don't care what she thinks. Given in to her suggestion will let you buy... | |
| SACD Multichannel player - $400 budget sony 595, often available as a refurb at SonyStyle for $60, including shipping. I have the xa777es and the 595, very little difference. | |
| What gives? CD’s, Solid State? Return to 100% tube chain to be sure. | |
| Recommendation needed for Turntable go for a used Denon 47F and a Denon DL-103 cartridge. Total cost maybe $600. Great combination. |