danvignau
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| Sales or clearances happening now I suppose there are some people who have lost their jobs who own something we might want to try out, and who have a need for cash. Presumably, we would not be akin to ambulance chasing lawyers, but good Samaritans helping those in need. | |
| Power Conditioners---old electrics in my house. If, and only if, you have an old house with crappy wiring, or a non-dedicated circuit with other things cycl9ing on and off, AND have amps without something in the design to gradually fill the big filter caps, a power conditioner might do somethin... | |
| Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible? Someone noted that he was surprised by the fact one of us did not like a KEF LS50 speakers. After all, reviewer Steve Gutenberg uses them as a reference. In a YouTube video. Nelson Pass shows his reference speakers, stating that they are not his... | |
| Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible? Oh yeah: Any early CD player. | |
| Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible? The biggest issue with B&W's, other than price, is that they reveal just how mediocre most electronics and recordings are. I love the B&W's with diamond tweeters, and wish I has some. Most manufacturers try to mask anomalies, but this ... | |
| Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible? Someone mentioned the 1970's McIntosh triangular speakers. When I was a old enough to work summer jobs, my friend and I were shopping for stereos. We went to the Mac dealer in north Fort Lauderdale and heard them at only the second high e... | |
| Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible? Whoops, pardon the dyslexia. | |
| Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible? In fact, I sold a GAS Thoebe for the same buddy. It was really terrible. Iheard why he upgraded to Bryston, even for his Bose towers, which I could listen to, but I would have to drop some music, and probably add some more. As GAS designer Jam... | |
| Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible? Audioguy85: Not at all. In fact, I mentioned some true crap that I currently own (Marantz 125wpc surround receiver, Bose speakers). I also have friends who have far superior systems to mine. Additionally, my pal gave me a Bryston amp and preamp ... | |
| Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible? I will have to listen to those the next time I visit my dealer, who also carries B&W. Are Wilson's extra theatrical or something? Should I ask the hear them on transistors, or Audio Research's giant tube amps? You know, the ones that requir... | |
| How good is the Onkyo DX-7555? Recently, I seriously listened to the top Rotel player through a Rotel integrated amp powering current B&W 804's, with several types of music. I would not trade my old DX-755 for the Rotel amp and CD player. It sounded so harsh that the even... | |
| Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible? Jump on Bose asap? I was given what is probably Bose best speakers. They are towers with powered subs and do spread out acoustic piano well. In fact, they even spread out triangles, making them sound the size of a tuba. Well, maybe not quite. ... | |
| Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible? Thanks, I feel much better. I had shorted a preamp to the A/C outlet wiring trying to test a transformer, because the preamp was coming on slowly. I sent 110 volts through the other preamp inputs, two amps, a CD player. I shulld have just left ... | |
| Has anyone else auditioned something that really was terrible? Some dealers are customer friendly, but they seem to be getting scarcer. Decades ago, when I ran one pair of B&W DM14's, I went to a well-regarded store in Miami, Audio by Caruso. The owner, a frail little man, told me that he had a really g... | |
| Charity store bin diving? Am I the only one that suffers this addiction? I am Jonesing for a return to normalcy by searching for CD's, and an occasional LP, e.g. Al Hirt at Carnegie Hall. One place has them for 25 cents or 10 for a dollar. Some really unusual things, and some pleasant surprises have gotten total to 1... |