cwlondon
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| Magneplanar Tympani Obsession Martin -- thanks for the feedback. I have heard arguments that any of the Tympanis might be shamed by the later Magnepans and the 20s, but I agree that there is something very special about them. I don't know but I am imagining that the newer mode... | |
| Snake oil and tweaks that work! I'm a little skeptical about tweaks, but I get great results and can enthusiastically recommend the following: 1) wrap any remote control devices in black Pashmina (cream, acqua and turquoise will NOT work for some reason), and while keeping them ... | |
| How many seats in home screening room? I have not listened to any of your audio components and cannot comment on their potential. But if you really want good audio, I would make sure that the entire HT system could be switched out, turned completely, 100% off leaving you with a discree... | |
| Nakamichi Dragons worth the fix? Dayton -- No offense, but it's not the REAL Dragon. Like 914s, 924s, 944s and 968s aren't real Porsches. | |
| I'm very upset. Let me tell you why. My pet peeve? The ridiculous price of plastic fairings and replacement parts for motorcycles that the manufacturers know you will probably need. It does cost money to run a business and you should consider the points above, but companies do take a... | |
| Open Call To Arms With respect to the Tango, did you mean entertain vertically in order to entice folks to partake horizontally? Or am I doing both the wrong way? Patricia Barber has been mentioned on this forum already. Not unnoticed, but certainly below the radar... | |
| MP3 players Grumpybb -- You seem to be the MP-3 guru. As mentioned in other posts, do you have any idea what portables might sound better than others? Thank you. | |
| Weight Loss and MP-3 The Nomad sounding like crap is a very interesting point. I have a somewhat pricey, $600 ish ? portable head phone amp purchased from Head Room. In my dealings with Headroom, they have been very helpful, suitably obsessive, and seemingly unbiased ... | |
| What time do you wear? Dearest Khrys -- For performance, I recommend a 1957 NIST cesium atomic beam device. (+/- 1 second every 20 million years or so) although it is a bit unwieldy for my favourite alligator strap in olive. For just hanging out in a pair of jeans and s... | |
| Best Turntable: Rockport or Goldmund? Khrys-- Don't know the Shun Mook line for bikes but thanks for the feedback. I have been hoping to get our relationship back on track after you trashed me in a previous post. | |
| More power "better" You can never have too much (amplifier) power, RAM, wit, compassion, intelligence or horsepower. Contrary to popular belief, however, it is quite possible to be too rich and/or too thin. | |
| Best Turntable: Rockport or Goldmund? Khrys -- thanks for the sensible advice, which I am sure is very helpful to other readers as well. But I have had better results with the cassette adaptor, purchased from Brookstone I think in 1987. A cassette shaped device slides into my Kraco un... | |
| Horrific Confession and Question It's not the fact that the speakers are well marketed. Rolexes, Mercedes, and Absolut vodka are well marketed but I have no problem with that. What's offensive is that the aggressive marketing of BOSE speakers is disguised with pseudo scientific b... | |
| help with speaker selection! Don'r know if you are attached to the Rotel, but I'm with Dekay. I am, by no means, a Linn disciple, but I once heard a pair of Linn Kans pushed up against a wall and driven by a Naim Nait integrated amp sound wonderful. | |
| Horrific Confession and Question I, too, have suffered from this disease in the Tower Records classical system, and felt deeply ashamed to look up and spot Bose mini speakers in the ceiling!! (Compare with Mark Levinson, Jadis and Martin Logans at home!) Can some of our more tech... |