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| Speaker recommendation for Rega Mira How about B&W CDM 1 nt or DM 602 series 3? | |
| Best small monitor speaker 4 small room acoustics? Revel puts a lot of effort designing out first wall reflections etc. So they tend to more design out speaker / room interactions that can happen with other speakers. But you may not like their sound. | |
| Nautilus owners upgrade to what? Hi, I heard the Revel F20 and Aerius 6's.I agree, the Aerials are smoother, "warmer" than B&W. They lacked detail and dynamics for my tastes.The Revels were much clearer than B&W. Their lit. says their drivers reduce 2nd and 3rd order harm... | |
| Mini-systems I found the Yamaha MCR-150 (smaller) piano mini system for $169.00 here:http://www.shop.store.yahoo.com/jeffminsky/hometheatre.htmlThis or the Denon are the best I'ver heard but they are typically $400-$700. So this is a real bargain.Since they li... | |
| Does anyone have any impressions of Montana Spkrs? Ehider, interesting link. But no prices. How do you know they are WAAAAAAAY underpriced?Are they even available in USA? | |
| Some thoughts about value in high-end audio You can buy a pretty nice appliance for $400. A really nice Neptune washer for $1,000 (?). A huge 3 ft x 6 ft TV at Tweeters Etc. for $2,000. A leather couch for $1,500.What does $400 get in audio? A VERY entry level floorstanding speaker. Just on... | |
| Class A/B switching cause sonic problems? Hi Bob. I guess I'm not totally clear on A/B amps. So you're saying the amp will switch even even I kept volume levels low so not to go above 1 watt output on the power amp? Aren't these amps supposed to put out class "A" for the first watt? Then ... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? I am FAR from being off the merry go round but anyhow..... * KNOW WHAT YOU WANT **If you aren't sure what you want how will know when you've found it? If there is something blantantly wrong in your current setup then there's an obvious fix.I want ... | |
| Best Inexpensive Tuner? I asked Don Scott exactly what he does when he mods tuners and / or for spec's (Sensitivty, Selectivity etc.).Never got a response. Maybe he's too busy.But I would want to know exactly what measured improvements to expect before paying out money. | |
| Best sound at Stereophile show. What was wrong with Thiel / Musical Fidelity??Not on anyone's list at all. I thought it was really good for the price. Von Schweikert was good but pricey and lacked weight - not noticeable in small room with 5 speakrs though.Joseph's $20K was good... | |
| Which worse- long I/C of speaker run Thanks for the responses. I have been out of town. It sounds like long I/C runs can't hurt. I would stay away from shielding speaker cable and have heard the higher capacitance can ruin a power amp.For other good speaker cables, Nordost and Analys... | |
| Nautilus owners upgrade to what? You are BAD Kthomas, bad I say. :-).I think I can resist the call of the 802 for now. At least while I keeping busy auditioning speakers.psjulian got me thinking about sound anchors. I've got some massive 30-40# 1" thick steel blocks. Maybe I coul... | |
| Nautilus owners upgrade to what? Thanks all for the input. That's interesting about the high markup on B&W. So overall it sounds like my 804's are a pretty good product.I will try some of your suggestions -Karma and Audio Physics, Revels, and ProAc Futures maybe. I also found... | |
| Your Perfect Office System? Another cheap solution is to get a portable CDP which also has a tuner. Walmart sells them for $80-150. I like Panasonic the best. Sony is not recommended. Many now have a tiny remote as well.Then get some self powered speakers like these Swan Div... | |
| Mini-systems That JVC above looks NICE. But every JVC I've heard in the stores lately sound awful.Yamaha sounded the best with the bigger piano black speakers. Panasonic for the cheaper models. Denon is okay with the bigger M30 or M50 speakers. |