c123666
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| Low watt system for rock,electronica? My Hendrix, Mothers of Invention, and Van Halen albums sound damn good with the 7 watt 300b amp and the galante rhapsody speakers w/rel strata II sub. The thing plays plenty loud with great bass. A good system can play anything. | |
| What items do you rarely ever see offered for sale Audio Note (Kondo) Shinri and Kassai amplifiers. | |
| Dat to CDR? A quality sound card is a must for audiophile digital transfers. Check out a company called RME; think it is German. Stereophile reviewed their card a couple of years back and simply adored it (well, they adore lots of stuff). The Midiman/M-Audio ... | |
| Times Must Be Good Peter Qvortrup of Audio Note has always responded to emails and is quite engaging. | |
| Vintage audio gear repair shops in Bay Area? Nick's email is gowan@tsound.com408-370-7578Been working with Nick since around 1980; he is quite reliable and if he recommends something it is the Right Thing. | |
| Best Small Speakers Spendor makes some speakers based on the 3/5 designed specifically for mounting directly on the wall; ie, no clearance behind the speaker and the wall. They are out of the budget; B & W makes some very nice wall mount speakers that are very sh... | |
| Small tube amp for office suggestions? The Sophia Baby does not have a balance but it does have a preamp section and a volume control. It sounds very nice for about 500 used and is quite attractive with a very modest footprint; does not run too hot, either. Nice amp for the money with ... | |
| How much have sub-woofers changed over the years? I use a REL Strata II for a SET tube system and also have used it with a dedicated home theatre system. It works at least as well as the Energy subwoofer (like the top of the line Sunfire 1000 watt sub; small things with big performance) on home t... | |
| Acrylic Source for TT mod? Adding up all the various costs makes the entry level Teres turntable more attractive. By the time you buy the motor and bearing and the platters (from TAP) it is about a grand and that is without plinth or an armboard.hmmmmm | |
| Acrylic Source for TT mod? TAP Plastics will make a 1.5" thick platter that is 12" in diamter. I asked for the price to make two of them which, when attached together, will make a 3" thick platter like the Teres platter so that the Teres bearing can be used. The cost for bo... | |
| Recommendations for 93+ DB efficient moniters Purchased the Rhapsody speakers and hung them from the ceiling; 20" from rear wall and 20" from side wall and angled down to listening position. sounds great..the increased dynamics are quite obvious over the prior speakers which were 90db vs the ... | |
| "Jesus Christ Superstar?" I have a Japanese pressing from the original cast; sounds fantastic even with the accumulate scratches of over 30 years. | |
| Best Small Speakers We are using three Gallo Due speakers for L/C/R channel and the Micro speakers for the rear channels. A JM Lab/Focal subwoofer completes the system. The Gallo speakers sound very, very good and are quite flexible for mounting purposes. They sound ... | |
| Single-ended integrated amp for $1k or under? Used Audio Note OTO for 750; at least, it was there yesterday. I very, very good integrated amplifier with an excellent phono section. | |
| What sub do "U" use ? rel strata II in stereo SET system and jm lab 11" sub for home theatre system |