celtic66

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It's a "space thing"...need help
Craig,Share your love of classic English monitors and have owned several pairs. For this application though, I run the Gallo Micros with powered amp and am amazed at how well it does 2 channel with female vocal being my criteria for selection. Ver... 
Mandolin music
Don Stiernberg is a real sleeper. He's worked with many of the big names and his album can be found on amazon.com. 
Quality Bookshelf Speakers
ATC SCM 7 at $1100/pr. are great. More open than the Thiels and I feel more musical. 
Help with $600 to $800 integrated amp
Surprised no one mentioned the 60wpc ONIX which is quite respectable and very solid in the bottom end. 
Need suggestions for small room speakers
Which federal facility are you at? Just kidding. The Spendors really are that good for your application. 
Looking for a 78 rpm cartridge...
Needledoctor.com would know. 
Has anyone tried using a marine AM/FM antenna?
I run both the Fanfare omnidirectional and Reflect unidirectional from ccrane.com. Both very good, but the Reflect at $25 will outperform the Fanfare ($90) if used directionally. Just ordered another Reflect from ccrane.com and they have several o... 
Help me tame the brightness of my Triangles
Straight Wire imparts detail and imaging but can often be bright and the combination with these speakers fatal. Try some Wire World, LAT International or something less bright. 
Your Favorite Holiday Recordings Are?
Grisman Acoustic Christmas. 
Speakers to pair with Arcam A65 plus under $600?
Used Totem Arros, Axiom, Spendor. 
I finally got a Mcintosh amp
"But I tell you, the Emperor has no clothes". 
How to Judge an LP
You've all missed !!!! It's the music which is so often unavailable on CD, DAD, hybrids and especially SACD. The literally millions of titles only found on old stock vinyl. As a friend and I always banter back and forth "It's the music stupid"! 
Affordable intergrated with phono stage..new/used?
Owned the Brio and it is nice for a new piece of gear at the price point. Phono sections in older Luxman gear are clearly superior. L-450 integrated, R-1070, R-1120. Tandberg also had nice sounding stuff, although reliability issues with some mode... 
How to upgrade my Rega Planet based system
Isobearings under the Planet with tighten and/or extend bass reach and generally clean up the attack. Agree with all the other responses. 
Any small monitors that dont sound thin and bright
Axioms really are that good. Very cheap, especially used and quite rich in sound.