chayro
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| What do I need for customs if purchased in Canada & ship to US? I recall when I bought a pair of Coincident speakers from Canada, UPS called and needed my SS#. At first I thought it was a scam call, but I was told when anything over a certain value was shipped to the US the Patriot Act, or something like that... | |
| Floor Protection Discs I would buy the Herbies gliders so you can easily reposition the speaker until you get it dialed in. Not cheap, but very good. In fact, Jim Smith recommends them for sonic reasons in Get Better Sound. | |
| Speaker cable recommendation for Marten Django XL I recall reading that Jorma cables were a good match for Martens. I have never heard them, but I thought I would pass this along. | |
| Evaluating a system - what do you listen for? I think it's too difficult to quantify in hifi terms. I want a system that makes me want to sit and listen, as opposed to a system where I get up after 10 minutes and wash dishes or some other chore. While I have a few bucks invested in my syste... | |
| Recommendations for used CD player Honestly, I don't think anything for $500 is going to be better than what you have now. Maybe stretch to a grand and buy a used Cambridge 840c or something like that. I happen to think the Cambridge players are very good for the money. | |
| Wilson audio MAXX 1 VS Wilson Audio Alexandria X2-1 Don't those speakers have resistors you can swap out to tilt the tonal balance to some degree? | |
| Question on hearing There are a lot of factors that go into something like this, but I really think it’s natural for anyone involved in the high-end realm to focus too much on the audio quality, whether intentionally or not. Also, some of us have put together systems... | |
| Digital Disorientation You have to define your goals as to what you want out of your system - do you want to play physical media? Do you want a wireless system? Do you just want to copy CDs that you have onto a disc, or do you want to "stream" from outside services? ... | |
| So you want to buy a turntable? Actually, it's quite realistic in some respects. If I didn't recognize Rowan Atkinson, I would have thought he worked in a real hifi shop. Rowan is an incredible actor, BTW. | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? I haven't read every post here, but one thing I've learned after spending the first half of my life as a musician and being conservatory trained is to never assume someone else cannot hear something just because you can't. OTOH, I congratulate yo... | |
| Securing Monitors to a stand I have found that the interface between the speaker and stand may have a profound influence on the sound. Sometimes not and you need to experiment. With my Harbeth SHL5s on Skylan stands, I preferred a hard interface such as Herbies Ebony Domes,... | |
| Confessions from a VPI owner of some 30 years Selling direct will not necessarily lower prices, as the company has to take on additional service responsibilities. If you bought new from a dealer, they should be helping you with this. That's part of what you pay for and you should expect it. | |
| Store sound v/s Home sound IMO, in the normal home environment, where you do not have unlimited positioning options, speaker selection is a total crapshoot without a home audition. I have owned several really good speakers, such as the Harbeth SHL5s and Montor 30s, Totem F... | |
| Looking for any speaker recomendations for a sub flea watt amp I'm not sure anything will run on under a watt, but you might talk to Fritz from Fritzspeakers about building you something with a 4" Fostex driver. I have a pair and they are excellent, although I've never tried with that much of a fleawatt. Bu... | |
| Add an XPS-DR to Naim 272 or ...? I have no experience with the 272, but I can tell you that adding the XPS to my CDX2 was absolutely night and day. I was at my dealer contemplating purchasing a Linn tt, when he suggested that I maximize my CD player before venturing into analog.... |