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| Magnum Dynalab Etude vs Fanfare FT-1A Hi Gary, I just went through this last week. I went to a dealer who carried both product lines. This particular dealer felt that the Fanfare was the better tuner by far. I would up purchasing the Fanfare because of the reasons that Brian listed as... | |
| Speaker Advice -- Which to Buy I would agree with Rjones about the Vandersteen 2CE Signature loudspeakers. I have seen them on Audiogon for around $1000 with stands. I have found the Vandersteens to be a simple loudspeaker to drive. They sound better with bettter equipment, but... | |
| Roger Waters... I assume that you are referring to the, "Amused to Death", CD. There are numerous audiophile pressings made of this disk. I have seen a DCC gold plated disk and I know that there are some high quality Japanese pressings floating around. I used to ... | |
| Dynaudio vs B&W for classical? I have been told that the majority of modern classical recordings are mastered on B&W loudspeakers. I own a pair of Nautilus 803's and they sound wonderful with all types of music. They have the most natural midrange that I have experienced. I... | |
| Which DAC? Levinson, Theta, Sonic Frontiers Here is another opinion for you. The Classe Dac 1 is available on Audiogon for less than $1500. I thought that it was the by far the best value when it was new at $4000 three years ago. Excellent dynamics, not bright, strong bass response, and rea... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE I owned a pair of Spica TC-50's for six years. They were wonderful speakers. I sold them to a friend when I moved from Minnesota in 94. He still has them. | |
| Hidden GEMS I think that Vandersteen Audio puts out a superior product for the money. I have owned 2CE's and 3A's in the past. I am sure that many of us have owned Vandersteens at some point. While better speakers certainly exist, I do not think that many off... | |
| are we are own worst enemies? You pose an interesting question. Audiogon is a market that consists of buyers and sellers. Economic theory on free markets states that at some point price equilibrium is met. It is set at point where supply and demand meet. When there is a greate... | |
| Sellers that don't respond I have had similar experiences. As had been previously mentioned, we are interacting with people that we do not know and they may or may not have the same ideas of acceptable behavior. I am suprised that we do not have more posts regarding bad dea... | |
| Which power amp Bryston 3Bst, 4Bst or Musical Fidelity A3cr? I agree with Rgd. The Bryston 4B-ST is a very good match with Magnepan speakers. When Magnepan displayed their new 20.1 speakers at the Stereophile Home Entertainment Show they did so with Bryston equipment. They obviously think that Bryston is a ... | |
| Leave it on or turn it off? Some very interesting viewpoints. I never turn my equipment off. I would be willing to bet that 95 percent of equipment problems occur within 5 minutes of turn on. I know that is true for me. One of the reasons why I am able to leave my equipment ... | |
| What Speakers ?? I agree with John. A used pair of Vandersteen 2ce signatures would be a very good investment. They are easy to drive and have excellent bass. You should not have to add a subwoofer to get the bass that you are looking for. I owned a pair of Vander... | |
| Help with speaker selection, please I have owned the ProAc 308's and enjoyed them in my system. At that time I ran them with a Bryston 4B ST and a Bryston BP 25. They were not at all difficult to run. I know of people who use relatively low powered tube amps to run their ProAc speak... | |
| looking for the right integrated I would agree with Camdeco about the Classe integrated amplifiers. The entire Classe line is rather lively. I use a Classe CA-150 to amplify a pair of Magnepan 1.6 QR loudspeakers. They certainly benefit from the Classe excitement. I am sure that ... | |
| Anybody into Ben Harper? Mapleleaf,Excellent musical choice. Ben Harper's second album, "Fight For Your Mind", is a classic album. It is harder and harder to find great albums. I can tell you that I am now listening to Aimee Mann's "Bachelor Number Two", Willie Nelson's "... |