chadlesko
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| Spendor s8e or Devoe Super 8 I had the s5e's and moved up to the s8e's...big improvement in soundstage! Personally i was always a little dissapointed with the 5's as they were just too closed in and small sounding (even though they can play loud). One caviat...I have run the ... | |
| Will this work??? The only difference between what you getting and what I have is that I am using an Arcam receiver...otherwise I have a 46 Sony Bravia, Comcast cable box and a 60 gig PS3. I do what you are proposing...the PS3 and the cable box run HDMI direct to T... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Bon Iver "For Emma, Forever Ago"Jagjaguwar recordsThe LP is great front to back...I especially like "Skinny Love" and "Blindsided"The songs were recoreded in the North Woods of Wisconsin by a guy that had no intention of making a record...it is ge... | |
| grounding issue Two thoughts 1. Try plugging into a different outlet if possible...especially one not on the same run to your elctrical pannel.2. I had to remove the ground plug on my CD player in order to eliminate hum...I ended up buying PS Audio power cables a... | |
| Best rock song of all times Correct..sorry...Willie Dixon wrote, Howlin Wolf first performed. | |
| Best rock song of all times Howlin Wolf wrote "Little Red Rooster"...great song...I'll chime in and pick a Led Zep song...not sure of title but it kind of goes..."I got a woman stays drunk all the time"..."in the bars where the men play guitars"...just can't recall the title... | |
| Tube pre with H/T Passthrough and Sub Out I moved from the PV15 to the Aesthetix Calypso...the Janus model has a phono stage built in...the Calypso would require adding an outboard phono stage such as the Rhea. In any event, the Aesthetix line has an HT bypass and has several sets of Outp... | |
| Integrated Amps with HT bypass? 2 years ago I was on the same quest...at that time the following had HT bypass: Musical Fidelity A5 - I bought this one and loved itMusical Fidelity A3.5Musical Fidelity older models as wellKrell 300xi & 400xi (Various Integrated Models) Plinu... | |
| Does an integrated DAC/Headphone amp exist? In your budget I would visit Headroom's website www.headphone.com they have many amps with DAC's integrated or in combination at various price points. Benchmark and Grace are others...but they are not within your stated budget. But if you can stre... | |
| $1500 bookshelf speakers with laid-back highs? GregbeAs a fellow HD650 listener and a Spender owner...I'd have to caution that it will be difficult to get the degree of accuracy the HD650's present in the $1500 bracket. That said I love the Spendor sound...I recommend to you any bookshelf that... | |
| calling all headphone gurus As an avid headphone listener and previous owner of 2 integrateds...I whole heartedly agree with Peter S...the best idea is a Tape Out or Record Out. But, if neither exists try a Y fitting out of your CD player. Audioquest and others make Y fittin... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks1974 Columbia RecordsReally getting back into Dylan now that I have him on record...his CD's are a tough listen until Time Out of Mind, Love and Theft or his latest Modern Times.There is something about Dylan on a Rec... | |
| Power Conditioner Suggestions Thanks to all...does anyone have experience with Quantums Symphony Pro? I do not have voltage issues, but I do have a louder noise floor than I wish for. I'm considering the Symphony and either a high grade power strip or a BPT for voltage protect... | |
| Power Conditioner Suggestions Thanks for your opinions guys. I haven't heard of RSA and will definitely look into them. As for BPT, this is the second recommendation and will start to investigate. All other opinions are welcome... | |
| BLUE CIRCLE NSCS+SPENDOR S5E OR S8E? unfortunately, no experience with Blue Circle amps...let me know if you go that way. |