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| sound-Smith VPI Counter Intuitive If you look closely, the new $30K VPI turntable has the sticker. Who knew. Harry, you fox, I am sure you brought rights to it from SoundSmith. I am sure within a fortnight, you will be able to buy it from China for $5, shipping included. Harry, ca... | |
| Whole house audio: Wifi vs Blutooth Both, WiFi and Bluetooth, are for background listening as the bandwidth is pretty low. When serious listen is needed go direct from input source to your hi end listening rig. | |
| The "best sounding' online classical+jazz sites. WBGO out of Newark, great sound, great talk. | |
| Getting the Upgrade Bug Again Best you check out Cayin's tube line, and the companion VAS line. Great sound, great value. I own both have never been more satisfied. | |
| Review: Triangle Art Reference Turntable Turntable This end of the market is all about 'eye candy', not better sound. My 'Timex' turntable sounds great and my bank account is fatter. Enjoy the music, buy more of it. | |
| esoteric products The consolidation means cutting costs, and usually the first step is to outsource R&D, then all manufacturing, mostly to China. That is what McIntosh, Denon and Marantz have done. You then find all the company lines being pretty much the same,... | |
| Room treatment Related to the ceiling, check into 'wave' treatment. What's that? Go to the Armstrong Acoustical site and you will see. However, no need to buy Armstrong, as you can make those panels up very inexpensively. I've been in some rooms where it has bee... | |
| First Turntable Advice Think outside the box. Go to the website 'U-Turn Audio', find out what the high end does not want you to know. Great sound, great value. Harry, end your heart out. | |
| Which Turntable?? You need to visit the 'U-Turn Audio" web site before making a choice. Great sound, great value. | |
| Headphones for Hearing Aids First, two facts about me: I've worn hearing aids for sixty years; I have been into audio for sixty years. Now, what to do. Find a good, patient audiologist, one who works with musicians. I stress patience. Choice of type of aid will make all the ... | |
| Review: Nakamichi RX202 Tape deck Long live the 'Dragon', best deck ever made. | |
| What are your favorite speaker finishes? BcgatorNone that I know of now. All my speakers are ProAc's, which I brought directly from the UK. About four years ago I purchased a rosewood pair of 140's from the UK. Can't really tell if it is truly 'Brazilian', but they are beautiful. For the... | |
| SACD & other Formats Oppo is the way to go. It does not get any better then the products they produce. Enjoy. | |
| Building a new room Power outlets can cost a fortune, but if you look for 'hospital grade' outlets they will be better, and often they cost about 20% of those in the audio trade. Also, you mentioned being stuck with current cables for the speakers. Please consider a ... | |
| What are your favorite speaker finishes? Brazilian Rosewood, which is a global banned wood for shipment to most countries, like US and UK, and has been for about fifteen years. Other countries claim to have rosewood but compared to Brazilian, they suck. All of my speakers and most of my ... |