buconero117
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| headphone amp check out the Cayin unit, great tube sound, great value. | |
| Bookshelf or Mini Monitor Mini monitor, one of the pro audio line. JBL and Yamaha should be listened to at some of the 'guitar' shops. The latter are used for most pro mixing so they should work. Hey, some of these speakers have been around for over forty years, something ... | |
| New Home Theater Equipment Take a 'split' approach. A pre-pro plus your current separate amps. Look at Onkyo's Interga line. Great Sound, value too. | |
| Fix or buy new/used? Buy, used. Best value. I've used in my office a Kenwood integrated amp for 32 years, almost daily. Still going strong. I have purchased a few used units like it for less then $25 each. Waiting for a breakdown that never comes. Most likely, since i... | |
| Are We All Going Mad? Last time I checked, the Revlon was going for $30 at drugstore.com. As an aside, I spent a few year at Revlon in marketing. What Revlon sold for 'hope'. Seems that is also what is going on in hi-end audio. As in the beauty business, without hope o... | |
| Best way to A/B speakers...... blindjim method is seconded. A lot of work but absent a double blind process it is the best you can do at home. | |
| Is weight really mater? Like cars, amps correlate by price per pound. I looked at this some years ago and was surprised how close price per pound was, not price by watt. It also work for cars. | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? Neutrality by definition is 'without difference'. | |
| Is there a better quality Firewire cable? Doubtful. Remember if it is call 'firewire' it must meet a standard spec. So, the issue is does it meet the spec or not. If it does not meet the spec, the cable is defective, quality has nothing to do with it. How would one know if it is meeting s... | |
| More Beatles - 24bit 44k - official offerings Trickle out? Of course, the blu-ray version will be last. | |
| Vintage speakers 80s-90s..... Boston Acoustic's A40's. Usually less then $100. I dare you to be cheap. Hey, you don't like, sell off. | |
| Phono stages belong to which tier? Take a listen to the VAS 1 pre-amp. As all have commented, any evaluation must be done in your system, so get a loaner and check it out before you buy. | |
| New Gear? Yes, with twins it is time to get a great set of headphones, better thenyour Dj pair. Late night listening is the way to go. | |
| Cayin A88T amp section vs. McIntosh MC275 IV? Check my answers/threads as I have the 88, and 100 and did an in system compare to the 275 and wrote about my findings. For me, Cayin ruled. However, I sense you have Mac fever and the only know cure is to buy the Mac and then sell off the loser. ... | |
| Acrylic turntable and amp dust covers? Forget about the hinge on the TT cover. To get the best sound you need to take it off when using the TT, sending it to another room where it will not 'sing'. On the amps, also just take them off and move them out of the room for they will 'sing' t... |