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| Anyone know much about "BG" brand speakers? I had heard their Z-series monitors, not bad at all. Planar technolgoy for mids and tweets. Bass was a little shy, but it was a small monitor, so to be expected.Looks like the same or similar planar drivers for the in-walls, but not 100% sure.Chec... | |
| USB-SPDIF Cable You do need a converter. Cryotweaks has a decent Chinese import they occasional advertise here. Works pretty well, I tried it out of my laptop..... | |
| Best CHEAP long under-carpet speaker cable Check out River Cable Flexygy (sp?). They make some flat cable with supposedly great sonics, and not too pricey at all. I'm sure an e-search will bring back some good info. | |
| Headphone amps Head-Fi is indeed the place to go, lots to browse through. There have been reports of some issues with some LD2+'s, and the manufacturer has changed the design. It MAY have been the tubes amd not the amp, but the bottom line is the newest design u... | |
| Amp recommendation for AKG K1000's headphones? Pop on over to www.head-fi.org and do a search. Plenty of info there, and recommendations can come by the dozen. Everything frm TriPath Sonic Impact T-amps to tube amps, DIY amps, etc etc etc.I have personally owned an Audio Valve RKV Mk II with t... | |
| Anyone heard the Belles Power Modules 250i hybrid? I bought Streetdaddy's unit (hope all is well with you!). Came close to selling, glad I didn't. It has to my ears a great combination of the best of SS and tube. It has great midrange neutrality, with just a hint of bloom; a real winner with voice... | |
| Is There any Truly "High End" Integrated Amp? I used to own the Pathos Twin Towers, it was the best thing I had. Loved it over tube or solid state. It needs a simpler load, and only pushes 35 watts, so it may not be enough. In that case, the Inpol 2 may be miuch better (though I've never hear... | |
| Best CDP w/ headphone jack for under $1,000 Touch base with Bill @ Morningstar, William7 I believe here on A'gon. He may be able to get you a demo model Minimax. He is a GREAT guy, a true gentleman!But even if not, I think the Minimax is still well worth the $1100. | |
| Best CDP w/ headphone jack for under $1,000 I third the Minimax. Used to own it, only sold it because I got two VERY nice separates (Eastsound CD-E5 player, and DIY Kevin Gilmore design Dynai headphone amp) to replace it; at over twice the price!A tube swap to put NOS in there, and this pla... | |
| Sennheiser HD650 - Cardas or Equinox cable? Hey Ross,Many a folk prefer the Equinox (or even others) to the Cardas. Take a look at www.head-fi.com, and search there. A thread similar was just created a couple days ago IIRC.Good luck,Todd - chams_uk | |
| Bob Crump passes away over holiday. Veyr sorry to hear this. I spoke with him many years back regarding some power cords and possible upgrades. What a pleasure he was to talk with, and SO knowledgeable!He will be greatly missed, by the industry and also many consumers.RIP, and sympa... | |
| Sound Dynamics RTS-3 replacement tweeters? Thaks, Dave; tried this exact technique (heard of it before). I was able to physically pull the dome out a bit, but the distortion is there in spades. Some internal damage must have been done.I ended up grabbing a pair of tweets off ebay for $26US... | |
| Sound Dynamics RTS-3 replacement tweeters? Thanks, Slipknot1. I'll send a question. I also ended up finding a possible source on ebay as well. | |
| DVD/CD for Bedroom I have heard that the newer NAD all-in-one is a fair bit better than the old. Even the Panasonic's (Tripath amps) get pretty good words, though, as long as the speakers are not a hard load (6-8 ohms best). I have their DVD-S47 DVD player feeding a... | |
| Audiogon "SACD's TO DIE FOR" list Eleanor McEvoy "Yola" recommended highly. Folky/pop/ballad, very nice songwriting, and recording is straight DSD. |