drewfidelity
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| Subwoofer Options - REL, BagEnd, JMLab Electra Sub I have to agree with those who advocate REL Subwoofers. I own a Storm III that I use with my B&W N803's. It integrates like no other subwoofer that I have used in my system when hooked up through the power amplifier via the Neutrik connection.... | |
| Best way to organize 6000 albums? What a great collection!!!!I used to have a collection, but then again I used to own a Sota that made them sing. Anyway, I used to store my albums in shelving on wheels that was designed to store medical records. For some reason the shelves design... | |
| Matching components. Rotel & Audible Illusions. A comment on the CD player purchase. The best advise that I could give you is to bring CD's that you are very familiar with to an audio salon that carries your equipment or to work with an audio salon that will allow you to audition the component ... | |
| Velodyne Vs. Hsu I will agree with Tim in regard to REL ST subwoofers. I own a Storm III that I use with a pair of B&W N803's. This is a musical subwoofer that is able to provide tuneful bass that integrates better than any other subwoofer that I have had in m... | |
| Adcom - A Good Value?? Auctions risky?? My experience with Adcom is similar to Sdcampbell. I used to sell Adcom products in a few retail audio stores. I changed professions in 1995. They use to run many contests for retail salespeople and along the way I had picked up a number of their ... | |
| Best "Used" Audiophile speakers for 1000-1500 I must agree with those who choose Vandersteen in this price range. You cannot go wrong with a used pair of 3A's. Not the most refined speaker on the market, but one of the most musically enjoyable particularly at the $1500 price point. I do not t... | |
| Best Receiver Ever Made short of the MD-208 I would have to say that the Nakamichi RE series of receivers were the best that I had heard. They were limited in that their was only so much power that a limited supply could put out, but they had a very easy way about themselves. I sold them wh... | |
| Buy a hi-end CD player/transport now? I took the plunge and purchased a Cary 303/200 player with some of the same concerns that you seem to have. I listened to a few Sony SACD players and, IMHO, they did not come near the sonics of the Cary on standard red book CD's. There are many co... | |
| best digital cable The best digital cable that I tried between Classe DAC1 and CDT1 was the Illuminations Orchid. I tried many before coming to that conclusion. Huge presentation of detail without being analytical. An amazing soundstage. Often available on Audiogon ... | |
| I need to be wowed I agree with those who lean toward british monitor speakers for the type of music that you listen to and for the interesting room that you will be listening in. I have always found that B&W loudspeakers are the best to use for classical music ... | |
| Under 1k integrated recomendations As others have previously mentioned, the Bryston BP-60 is an excellent choice that will mate well with many speakers and comes with a 20 year transferrable warranty. I personally have always been impressed with Creek integrated amplifiers, their p... | |
| Magnum or Fanfare Tuner. Which Sounds the Best? They both sound great. I own the Fanfare and chose it over the Magnum because it came with the balanced outputs, remote control, and other ergonomics having little to do with sound quality. I wish that I could tell you that my tuner sounds way bet... | |
| Need help understanding signal to subwoofer If your use would be 75% music and 25 percent HT then I would suggest using a REL subwoofer as you mentioned. I have used the LFE connection for HT and the direct speaker output connection for music. My suggestion is to find the space to place a S... | |
| Component with most effect on soundstage/imaging? I agree with those who feel that the room itself bears a great responsibility for soundstaging and imaging. I feel that the most important aspect in this regard is where in the room you place your speakers. I have experienced amazing changes in de... | |
| B&W Speaker Selection Help-Maybe Amp help My advise would depend on how what percentage of your listening will be to two channel stereo and what percentage of your listening will be done to your home theatre. If the majority of your listening will be with music I would suggest selling the... |