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| Receiver as pre-amp for outboard amplification? I don't know your receiver, so take this with a grain of salt. Receivers don't generally have great pre-amps lurking in them, awaiting a separate amp to be liberated and perform great (I have tried this with a number of receivers). So the limitati... | |
| Preamp is an amplifier too, right??? Sogood: jealousy is a bad thing. If a guy wants to experiment with different combinations of equipment, what's the harm? | |
| Anyone have any experience with in-wall speakers? I have listened to the B&W in-walls, and they don't sound nearly as good as a nicely setup pair of 805s. I have not listened to any other in-walls.The technical limitations on an in-wall seem almost insurmountable (by definition must be placed... | |
| Options for Integrated amp? Not a bad plan. At one time, I compared Rotel separates directly with a Rotel receiver. The separates sounded better, in fact, I bought them (for a week, then upgraded to a Classe preamp, continuing to use the Rotel amp). The salesperson I worked ... | |
| Martin Logan - wow Thanks for all the great responses!I should clarify that I'm not a real bass-hound. I listen mainly to blues, folk, vocal music (allison Kraus) some rock (Dire Straits), and the like. Not a heavy rock-and-roller. I want bass to be well-defined and... | |
| B&W vs Martin Logan I just compared the 802s and the ML Ascents head-to-head today. Troutki's comments here are right on. I preferred the ML myself for two-channel listening, especially for female vocals. Really mind-blowing presence and soundstage. An "oh wow" exper... | |
| Jazz/blues guitarist suggestions for SRV fan. Buddy Guy.NPR had a review of the Delmark album "Hoodoo Man" (Junior Wells with Buddy Guy on guitar) that reminded me how much I love that album (I have it on vinyl somewhere). It's been reissued recently. These two also have a great "live at Mont... | |
| Any audio shops in Vegas that shouldn't be missed? Another vote for Premiere entertainment! I am in Las Vegas on business this week and found them from this thread. I called and made an appointment for 8:00 am(!) and let them know what I was interested in. I had to call back and reschedule for ano... | |
| Las Vegas Whoops, Paul, I meant Premiere Home Entertainment. Great place. | |
| Las Vegas Paul,Are you getting your Vandersteens from Paradise home theatre? I was there today, and they had a pair waiting to go to their "new home"!- Ericp.s. Sorry I can't join the "club", I am just an out-of-towner here on business. | |
| APS-13 antenna owners? Hi guys, thank you for the responses! To answer your questions:1. APS suggested that I use the APS-13 because Ed believes I need a very directional antenna to fight multipath to a particular station. I tried a 70" 6-element Radio Shack FM antenna,... | |
| APS-13 antenna owners? It is most assuredly still sold. See their website at http://www.antennaperformance.com/. Click "FM Antennas" then "Outdoor" then "APS-13". I just emailed the owner last week asking about the APS-9 vs. the APS-13 and he encouraged me to go with th... | |
| What to do? When I was in college, just having a room to yourself was a gift. Count your blessings and enjoy the headphones! | |
| Starting out Phono stages vary quite a bit in sound "character". I narrowed my pre-amp search to units that could accept internal optional phono boards, to reduce clutter (I have a Classe solid-state pre-amp). I don't know which tube integrateds or pre-amps of... | |
| Recommend upgrade for NAD C541 I like the NAD CD player for the money. I am not a fan of this integrated amp, which doesn't provide much detail to my ears. I think you would see more improvment with separate amp/pre-amp from another vendor than you would with a new CD player. I... |