celtic66
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| Best speakers for Opera. Rogers LS3/5As are still one of the very best for voice reproduction. They were specifically designed and voiced for the human voice. And yes, I know they are not $3,000. | |
| luxman lv105u amp Try hifimanuals.com. This is a very decent amplifier and worth changing the tubes out. They come with I believe Chinese and the performance improves dramatically from openess of vocals to a much more solid bottom end. Enjoy. | |
| FM Antenna basic questions I own both the Fanfare and C. Crane Reflect. Omnidirectionally the Fanfare is best, but the Relect ($25) will outperform the Fanfare unidirectionally and by a fair margin. Any amplified antenna I've played with was terrible. Good luck. | |
| ipod/itunes problems iPOD, schmiPOD. People have lost their ears. I delight in loaning friends 25 year old pieces of gear, usually amplifiers but sometimes speakers and embarrassing their new toys. The iPOD has a place to be sure, it's just not for critical listening.... | |
| Amp suggestions for audiophile virgin Luxman 491 integrated (90wpc) with tube pre and SS amp. Phono included, this is a very good product for around $400 used. Replace the stock tubes if so inclined and improve dramatically the quickness, bass response and imaging. | |
| How do you know if a cable is neutral? It's from Sweden. | |
| Inexpensive Integrated for GMA Europas Luxman 491 integrated is oft overlooked. Tube preamp section with 90 wpc SS power section. This amp is quick, very musical and has the muscle to easily drive the Europas. About $350 used. Tubes will last for 5 years with normal use and should actu... | |
| Rega Brio, Enough Power? I would say no. I've owned the Brio and while very good for the money, not enough juice regardless of claimed efficiency. I've sold Snell E speakers in the past and they like more. | |
| How do you fix an ''out of print'' scratched CD ? LAT International C Diamond has cured this on some discs. About $12 and if it doesn't cure it you can use it for its original use of enhancing reproduction by stopping laser scatter. | |
| Portable Audiophile Been on the road for 6 years as a medical contractor living in different parts of the country and gone through several variations of portable systems (L-40, Classik). Settled on an Onkyo one piece Executive system for $250, C.Crane Reflect antenna... | |
| No posting from me for awhile Take some nice clothes for Milano. Best dressed city in the world. Check out Bergamo for food and lodging. | |
| CD's for auditioning The most difficult to reproduce correctly are female vocals and acoustic piano. Take good recordings of these along and find out how many pieces of equipment are embarrassed. Diana Krall recordings cover both of these aspects. | |
| best concert venue Sheldon Hall in St. Louis, MO. About 400 capacity and used also as a recording studio as the acoustics are that good. | |
| Not Enough Power??? I ran these at a dealer with my VTL Tiny Triodes and they were astonishing... and loud enough. Personally, I believe SS is all wrong for this speaker. I've heard them run with larger tube amps and they always sounded superior compared with SS. | |
| bought a linn axis with basic arm...good cart. Stay with high compliance carts such as Ortofon. Love Grados, but they won't work well in this application. |