celtic66
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| TUNERS..anyone? Luxman tuners of late 70s early 80s vintage still outperform the venerable Yamahas. Smoother, better selectivity. | |
| Inexpensive Amp and Speakers JC, I would go in a completely different direction. The powered Swans might be found used for under $200 and unless you MUST have a tuner you would solve a lot of problems simply. | |
| Linn Classic--Any Alternatives? For your kitchen, why wouldn't the NAD L-40 work? I've owned the Linn, it's sweet and I own the NAD, it's also very listenable at a fraction of the price. | |
| What is the rating of KEF LS3/5A? Keep the KEFs. They are wonderful. Avoid the several mistakes people make with this speaker. Don't overdrive it by placing it in too large of a room as it is a near field monitor and pair it with very decent equipment. | |
| Integrated amps, need some help Love the Arcam and Cyrus amps. He's right about build quality and sound. Beats the new stuff hands down. An old ONIX would also be right. | |
| Parts connection closing. partsexpress.com also has excellent stock of this genre of items. | |
| Speaker suggestions wanted I like the Gallo Micro powered sub/sat. This is a very musical and flexible system. You can contour bass for this situation and the sats are quite good. The Harbeth suggestion is also quite good. Cheers. | |
| 1000 budget for speakers and integrated - HELP Second the Audio Refinement as it really is the champion in this league. Vote Totem Arros used for speakers. Bit bass shy, but oh the imaging and and voicing, particularly for the genres of music you listen to. Kestrels are a bit distant and non-i... | |
| NAD takes on the Krell Beast 1800 vs 6700?? The Emperor has not clothes. I've listened to Krell over the past 5 years, but only occassionally as I find it to truly be some of the most unmusical equipment available. It is quick, solid and extremely harsh. NAD has over its history at least al... | |
| Interconnects at modest cost? Wireworld and LAT International make great inexpensive interconnects which are quite musical. | |
| Why are AM/FM Tuners So Expensive? Older analog tuners (Luxman, Yamaha, etc.) with all discrete components sound much better than most of today's tuners. Their selectivity is great rejecting reflecting signals far better. | |
| Do power conditioners really help? Yes, they do help. Start with cheaper ones like the LAT International AC-2 or Absolute Audio. They will make a difference and then investigate conditioners. | |
| Budget DAC with Optical Digital input Assemblage 1.0 DACs have optical out and should be had for around $150 used. Very good and overlooked piece. | |
| Which FM antennae The Fanfare FM 2G is my pick as it works very well having great sensitivity and selectivity. Not familiar with the FM Reflect but can positively say all of my experiences with TERK have been bad. Poor product with great hype. | |
| Portable CD Player with Digital out Buckingham,Seems like a lot for traveling. I live on the road as a medical contractor and have had several combinations and permutations. I've found either an NAD L-40 or Linn Classik paired with NHT SuperZeros or Rogers LS3/5As on VERY light (non... |