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| 1st time buyer: Paradigm vs Revel vs B&W vs ? I've heard Revels, not the F12 mind you, but others in their line..."muffled highs and voices" is certainly not an accurate description of their sound IMHO. It sounds like the standard salesman-speak where they put down any speakers that they don'... | |
| 1st time buyer: Paradigm vs Revel vs B&W vs ? Agreed about PSB's - listen to those you've mentioned, but add PSB to the list. They won't necessarily be your choice in this price range, but they are mine. | |
| Go for sub or larger speakers? For 2-channel audio, I prefer to avoid a sub. I'd rather that a top-rung speaker designer design my crossovers, than me. | |
| Verity Audio midrange drivers? I've listened to the Finn, Rienzi and Parsifal Encore all on the same modest system. The Parsifal Encore is clearly the best of the 3, but the Rienzi is very very good and not too far off IMHO. The Finn, on the other hand, doesn't seem to have the... | |
| Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use? Ayre CX-7e. Have had it for a few years and love it (should really go for the MP upgrade soon!). Some CD's are better, some records are better - my vinyl rig is a bit higher end than the CDP, but it's close. One thing the CDP can't do is fill the ... | |
| Are tone controls worth a second look ? The thing with tone controls though is that when I had them, I'd experiment with them when the receiver was new, but would eventually find a spot that I liked and leave them set where they are for every recording.Now given that high-end equalizers... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Vampire Weekend - Contra. Simply a fantastic album with sonics to match. | |
| Van Halen or Van Hagar Van Halen = In my collection.Van Hagar = Bland. | |
| What's your favorite MFSL Pixies - Doolittle | |
| Are there any albums you consider perfect? Surfer Rosa - Pixies | |
| How organized are you with your music 1. Alphabetical. "The Beatles" filed under B; "50 Foot Wave" filed prior to the A's; "Bob Dylan" filed under D.2. Date of album's original release3. Date of that copy of the album's pressing (ie original first, reissues after)I don't classify by s... | |
| Well recorded records ... what are your picks? Some recent releases (well, most are recent), all with excellent music and sound:White Stripes - Icky ThumpRaconteurs - Consolers of the LonelyYeah Yeah Yeahs - It's BlitzRadiohead - In Rainbows (Discbox version, haven't heard the regular one)Spoo... | |
| Upgrading wall outlets Agreed that wall plugs are not filters - the water filtration argument is more accurately ascribed to the idea of using after-market power cords and conditioners. I just get bothered by the logic of the argument: "if there's 8 miles of crappy elec... | |
| Upgrading wall outlets If water travels dozens of miles through dirty pipes, why does putting a filter at the end of my spout make it taste better?While it's better to have the pure filtered spring water to start with, that isn't always an option. So I try to clean up t... | |
| Nordost Blue Heaven Thanks for the info - I called up Music Direct and they still have the Blue Heavens available at the sale price (even if it isn't indicated on their web site). I ordered a couple of pairs and will see how I like them in my system (compared to my v... |