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2 way vs 3 way / Monitors vs. Floorstanding
hosehead....omega offers some fine speakers with 6" and 8" drivers that provide excellent bass for a moniter..these are not tiny speakers but the real thing..most expensive one is 1500, too. A nice pair can be had for 799 (Grande 6).Be warned ther... 
Simple guitar songs for beginning musician
go towww.rukind.comyou will find many, many songs; dead, neil young, zappa, dylan, others.....also links to chord instruction and other neat thingsfor neil young start with sugar mountain and tell me why; easy stuff 
looking for quality passive sub with 8" drivers
tyler will custom make a dual 8" passive sub in a vertical array in a black cabinet for 450...seems a fair deal.... 
300b tube amp question and recommedations
I've auditioned the DRD amps and found them wanting; stick with amps that have tube rectified power supplies. A well designed 300b amp will have no bass issues with appropriate speakes. 300b amps with rolled off bass and highs are 300b amps with i... 
Is it advisable to have an all tube system?
Depends on the equipment. Cheap tube equipment will sound..well...cheap. Good tube stuff will sound natural. System synergy, of course, has a lot to do with it. Use tube gear that does not use a lot of tubes and that helps with maintenance cost. F... 
2 way vs 3 way / Monitors vs. Floorstanding
the fewer the crossovers the better so go with a two way or a no crossover system. Book shelf speakers have the advantage of easier placement (ceiling, wall) assuming they are not too large/heavy. Having to acquire correct speaker stands runs up t... 
300b tube amp question and recommedations
Main thing to worry about with a single ended design is noise in the form of hum. Push/pull amplifiers, typically, do not have this sort of problem. A quality push/pull 2a3 or el84 would work well and s/b available used in your price range.Take a ... 
A/V Receiver Recommendations Under 800.00
find a used arcam avr200 which is a very good sounding unit and unobtrusive with a nice clean front panel 
What is a small quality rear speaker that doesn't
forget bose....take a look at the Gallo Micro speakers. They are efficient, available in diff colours, and sound very good. They are a single driver speaker. Excellent product. 
I want to upgrade my TT for about $2K.
rega p5 and p7 are very nice turntables around that price point...sheu has several models, too, in that range factory direct from Germanya SOTA refurbished table, several models, in that price range 
More output from Analog set up, MC Transformer?
Or, if you can afford the price check out a used Kondo transformer which has all the various loadings/capacitance setting built into the transformer. You can dial in various settings to test with your cartridge. Not cheap, though, at around 2500 a... 
Upgrade the speakers or upgrade the receiver?
dump the denon while you can still get a few hundred bux for it and get the arcam avr200 or avr300....it will be like night and day 
Review: Arcam AVR 300 Surround Pre
AVR200 is a steal on the used market as everybody wants the more powerful AVR300... 
Vinatge Analog Audio Cheapskate Survey ...
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Which high-end receiver?
How about a McIntosh MHT200? Has everything including a phono (optional) and am/fm tuner. Should outlast you.....no comparison between this and stuff like denon, sony, yamaha....,A much less expensive alternative is a new Arcam AVR300 which has pl...