celtic66

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small amp
For a kitchen just do an Onkyo or Denon all-in-one. Certainly sound as good as the Nikko. 
Speaker cable made in USA?
Believe Signal Cable may be added to the list. 
Big Blue Tenor Sax
Gene Ammons, Stanley Turrentine, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Weber, Lester Young. As far as the recordings quality, sometimes it's the music that reigns supreme. Illinois has recorded some on Analogue Audio and that sounds great. Old CTI for Stanley. Be... 
Going down Need help with cheap integrated amp
Investigate the Arcam Alpha 8r and the Cambridge 340A. The Arcam is definitely better and there is one listed for $350 obo here on A'gon. I've owned the Cambridge and it is great for the money but will not have that Arcam sound which will be stron... 
What amp to improve upon a Sugden?
Why not consider the Sugden A21SE used? I've owned one for a couple of years and it's great. Fewer watts....but it's continuous Class A. I've owned Epos 11 and listened extensively to Epos 14s so I know the sound. I've taken my Sugden to various s... 
Tube audio under $900?
Bottlehead and Decware. So overlooked small manufacturers with no advertising budget and stellar product. 
Bah Humbug-Bad Christmas Music
Added yet another great Christmas album, Etta James "The 12 Songs of Christmas". There is great Christmas music out there if you avoid mainstream. I own "Jazzy Christmas" with Dexter Gordon, Branford Marsalis and others each doing their own tracks... 
Receiver with no phono input: Solutions?
The inputs; tape, aux1, aux2, etc. or however they are labeled on the back should be all the same as far as impedence. A phono preamp does only two things differently than these imputs-RIAA curve correction which means it corrects for a very non f... 
El cheapo sleeper amps....
Luxman L-3,L-5. Low powered but sweet. 
Man between two eras
Receivers and small integrateds used to be my crack. I consumed them by the dozens during the 80s. I settled on favorites such as the Luxmans, Tandbergs and Yamahas. My fave remains the Luxman 1120A receiver. Owned one for years and had a tech byp... 
A 'First' System for my Son
Audioengine A5 powered speakers. Provide iPod and done. 
koss portapro vs grado iphones
Own the PortaPros and they are okay. A bit muddled in the mids, bass is sloppy, but hey for $50 it works. I've not listened to the Grado iPhones, must be better. I spent a lot of research on an iPod phone and settled on Sennheiser 238s. The real d... 
Single-wire biwire versus single-wire plus jumper
I run the single wire up through the bass terminals to treble. Hate jumpers and extra expense of shotgun. 
Need demo CD's for RMAF
Ollabelle "Ollabelle", Tito Puente "Mambo Birdland" Luciana Souza "The New Bossa Nova" Martin Taylor "Double Standards" Lizz Wright "Dreaming Wide Awake"Trio de Paz "Somewhere"McLaughlin/Ponty/Clarke "Rite of Strings"Marcelo Zarvos "Music Journal"... 
Need amplifier advice for my setup
Exposure 2010S integrated, Signal Cable copper speaker cables.