ekobesky
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| Herbie's mat with NAD 533 Adam, mats are kind of a personal preference. And they really don't make or break a turntable. The problem is, you could end up spending $300 or $400 trying different mats and that's money you could have spent on a cartridge.Step 1: Get the glass ... | |
| Herbie's mat with NAD 533 Does the 533 still have the stock platter? If so, your best bet would be to upgrade to Rega glass for about $60 before swapping mats. | |
| Playstation3 's Blue-Ray vs Stand Alone Units Thanks, Mekong. I wish I had known that was going to be the case a few months ago. I would have gone with the PS3 instead. I don't think I'll be buying any audio-only Blu-Ray discs, though. I have a few too many DVD-As laying around collecting dus... | |
| Playstation3 's Blue-Ray vs Stand Alone Units Oh, and to answer the question you actually asked...using the HDMI output to an Onkyo receiver and Infinity speakers, I couldn't tell much difference in the audio tracks on movies and music videos but the store did not have any audio-only discs so... | |
| Playstation3 's Blue-Ray vs Stand Alone Units I found the Blu-Ray image quality on the discs I tried similar with both the PS3 and standalone units.The problem is, the PS3 only outputs 480p with standard definition DVDs and does not upscale.Since 98% of my collection is standard DVDs, it made... | |
| Monster CX-2 spk cable, worth the bother ?? Unlike a lot of cable manufacturers, MonsterCable is still around because they make a good product and know how to market it successfully. They'd be foolish not to expand their product offerings to the home theater/iPod crowd. It's called smart bu... | |
| Adcom GTP-450 w/B&K REF 4430 w/Klipsch RF-63's The main problem with using a receiver as a preamp is that it is really three components in one box sharing a common transformer and power supply: a tuner, a preamp and an amp. There's just a lot of STUFF in there and a lot of opportunity for nois... | |
| Monster CX-2 spk cable, worth the bother ?? Why waste time asking when you can simply hook it up and listen? I've always been of the opinion that a good system will sound good with good old-fashioned lamp cord...but it will sound better with well-matched, sensibly designed cables. I'm also ... | |
| Systemdek IIX possible upgrades help needed. Pending your answer to Viridian's question, I would say that the Rega cartridge line in general doesn't offer the best value. You could probably find a better cartridge in the same price range from Benz Micro, Denon, Clearaudio, etc. -- again, dep... | |
| power conditioner with off switch I use tube amplification so having a power conditioner that (a) cuts the mains power completely and (b) offers sequenced on/off cycles is a must. I've had a simple, cheap Rotel RLC-900 (about $200) for years and though I'm sure there's better out ... | |
| Down-firing subs and downstairs neighbors Your neighbors will want to kill you. I've been down that road. In fact, even with a slab of granite under a front-firing sub that I bought to replace the down-firing sub that nearly got me evicted, the sound traveled down the corner of the buildi... | |
| Record cleaner You know, Audio Advisor still sells the Record Doctor II manual record cleaning machine for about $200 I think. I have one and love it -- best money I ever spent on a vinyl accessory. The best part is, the resale is exceptionally good and they ver... | |
| Record cleaner I would use those only with a vacuum record cleaning machine. There are other cleaners that are designed to work without a machine so if you're not planning to buy one, you might want to look into Last Record Cleaner, Allsop's Orbitrac or Premier ... | |
| Warren Zevon I do. Apparently it's out of print -- I didn't realize that until I searched just now. Send me an email. | |
| Cambridge 640, 740 and 840 Audio Advisor should allow you a 30-day money-back guarantee. I've heard the 340, 540, 640 and 840. For me, the 640 is the sweet spot in terms of value. However, given that Cambridge products in a certain "series" (340, 540 and 640 being one and 7... |