dcstep
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| New speaker placement No one can tell you where to place you speakers by looking at a picture or drawing of your room. It's a waste of time and effort.Seriously consider a Sumiko speaker set. See this thread for more insight:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?rspk... | |
| performance vs. resale Buying used keeps the ratio reasonable. I tend to buy and hold, so it's not a big issue to me, so my equipment is a mix of new and used.To the extent that you're uncertain about a component you should lean toward buying used. It's not unusual for ... | |
| 5 tables one choice, opinions please 01-05-08: Bobgates said:"I've had experience with all the tables you listed and would choose the Pro-ject 9.1 hands down. The VPI Scout would be my second choice."I agree your comparison Bob, but this thread is two-years old. Anyone going with the... | |
| How Much Is TOO MUCH for a Analog front End? 01-03-08: Audiofeil said:"If one had a highly resolving system and good listening skills it would be apparent that the differences between $3000/$10,000 table/arm/cartridge are much greater than $500/$3000 table/arm/cartridge.That's a fact, not a ... | |
| On The Feeding And Care Of Vienna Mahlers Thanks Guido. I'll ask about Cardas, realizing that they may not have used those. Rod's raving about the Analysis-Plus. I'll give a report after I compare to my Kimber 8PR.Dave | |
| On The Feeding And Care Of Vienna Mahlers 01-03-08: Guidocorona said:"Yes, if possible I will obtain a Sumiko setup. No intention of changing wires at this time. I have own these Cardas Golden refs for more than 5 years and have used them for all this time on Maggie IIIAs. . by the way, C... | |
| Are modern speakers better than old speakers? All you can do is listen for yourself. Don't worry about things like diamondd coated tweeters or synthetic cone materials or new active vs. passive crossovers, since only the sound matters. Go listen to a few speakers in the $5000 to $10000 price ... | |
| How Much Is TOO MUCH for a Analog front End? Headsnappin, yes, I've heard a $10+k SME and some VPIs in the middle price range and, of course, several Linns (in the middle). Of that experience, I'd say my TT/arm/cartridge system gave better results than half of those and was slightly less res... | |
| On The Feeding And Care Of Vienna Mahlers 12-03-07: Tpy said:"When Rod from Soundings set up my Mahlers he told me that whether the woofers face in or out is very room dependent. He ended up setting mine up facing out, and doing a few things differently than the way I had set them up. The... | |
| How Much Is TOO MUCH for a Analog front End? A matter of opinion, clearly. | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations An easy way to check out some of these recommended singers is either with the samples at Amazon or the artists' sites.Dave | |
| How Much Is TOO MUCH for a Analog front End? Going from a quality $3000 front-end to a $10000 front-end is certain at the point of diminishing returns, IMHO. The gain from $500 to $3000 is relatively large and easy to appreciate. With the next step you must get everything perfect and then it... | |
| Modern day female jazz recommendations I'd like to second Stacey Kent. Her "Breakfast on the Morning Tram" is a great new album. "Collection" and "Collection II" would also be a great place to start. Evidently she's really big in the UK. I only just heard of her last week, but she's no... | |
| Music Servers VS Excellent Transports? Thanks for the offer Steve. I'll do some investigation and get back to you if I can make it work.DaveM, if you can get your hands on a Korg MR1000 HD recorder it'll give you some idea of the amazing potential. Straight out of the box this consumer... | |
| Music Servers VS Excellent Transports? Steve, that is interesting to consider. I can fly Denver-Vegas-Denver really easily and conceivably make it a day-trip if I leave early enough. I may do that. Thanks for mentioning it.THE Show is open to the public, for a price, right?Dave |