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| What is the best DAC under $3000 Start with Rega's stand alone DAC.These can be had used for $650 or so. | |
| Happy music... You may enjoy: Stravinsky's Petrushka. | |
| Subwoofer for Beginner I bought a Sony SA-W3000 at Fry's for about $100 (open box).It's not Audiophile quality but has a powered 12-inchwoofer and will give you more than a taste of whatBass reinforcement will do for your sound.I use it for Home Theater.I use a B&W ... | |
| Which used preamp for Halo A21, under $1,000? You can drive your amp directly with the Oppo. | |
| Happy music... Don't forget Mexican Polka! | |
| Help designing a home theater/listening room Why would you go for an integrated?Because HT receivers and processors don't do very well making music!My Onkyo TX-SR876 is wonderful with Blu-Ray movies buttry to play SACD or Cds and the air comes right out of the balloon (no foolin').Using a qu... | |
| Midwest plains travelogue Lou Reed's "New York" helped me stay focused over the long haul. | |
| Survey:What Speakers Do You Want To Demo in Store? Dali, Magico, Egglestonworks, Bryston. | |
| Looking for integrated amp with phono for starter BAT VK-300SE integrated.While the (optional) phono section is not great,the tube front end (6H30) and solid state muscleamp (150 watts/ch @8 ohms, 300 @ 4 ohms) are very musical.I use one with an Ayre P5 and have no complaints. | |
| just an observation for comment My 2 cents:Purchased King Crimson album at T.H.E. show last Jan.It sounds like someone sneezed on it and let it dry.Just the worst record ever.I can't remember the table where purchased (NOT Music Direct or Acoustic Sounds).If I can find the recei... | |
| Any thoughts/recommendations on electronics Try to hear an Almarro A205A.This EL84 based integrated is very musical and the MK-II version has a headphone jack.There is currently a MK-I selling for $700.Good stuff. | |
| VPI Classic III force gauge Are you sure it's the gauge and not the cartridge causing the attraction?Either way, it would be pretty dang stupid to use ferrous metal in a device of this type.I don't recall any such problems dialing in the Blackbird on my Classic II. | |
| What happens when a tube amp fails? I had a tube circuit go bad in an ARC CL-60.I wasn't aware of it until I traded it in for a new VT-100 MK-I.The store owner said a resistor burned out but, again,it wasn't detectable sonically.I did play at very conservative volumes so maybe this ... | |
| Audio Research cd8 production date The part containing the "2008" may have been produced in 2008 and sat on a shelf until it was used in final assembly some years later.ARC will be able to tell you. | |
| Have you ever skinned a speaker cable? Mitch2: Man, you're aces!Timrhu: What do you think it means? |