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| Pass Aleph vs. McCormack: What to Expect? Sorry Sean, the Aleph 3 is significantly better sounding than the Aleph 30, and it's built a heckuva lot better too. You get what you pay for. I would second the experience that a proper power cord is a must with any Pass amp, whether an Aleph ser... | |
| Weirdest Question asked when selling gear? I sold my VPI Aries setup here on agon, and had one intrepid inquirer ask if he could pay for the table in monthly installments over the next 12 months. Hello? Am I a bank now, or maybe you should just get a friggin' job....I told him sure, I'll t... | |
| What happened to list prices? I would like to see the list price column added back to "new today" page myself. Thanks. | |
| Krell FBP200C/Rowland 112/ ?? If you can afford it in your budget, the Rowland 10 is SIGNIFICANTLY better sounding than the 112. IMO of course. | |
| Goldmund 29 vs. 28.4 for Eidolons Goldmund, Accuphase, Rowland--any of these three brands are so musical sounding, best solid state. I have heard all three mentioned favorably on Avalons by owners. Surprisingly, the amps Avalon seems to prefer--Spectral--these I have heard on Eido... | |
| Speakers for Atma-Sphere S-30 Meadowlark Shearwater Hot RodsReference 3A MM DeCapoAlon Lotus SECoincident Super EclipseSoliloquy 5.3I recommend the Meadowlarks myself. | |
| What are the BEST FM Antennas HELP While there is no substitute for a quality roof-mount Yagi with rotor and quad-shielded RG/6 coax lead-in....You don't necessarily need to have an outdoor antenna as someone above suggested, particularly if you few of your desired stations are dis... | |
| As-Is, What does it mean? Standard ripoff language, w/tubes in particular. If seller describes "as-is", assume the worst. | |
| Can’t believe anyone Does your integrated have preouts? If it does, my first choice would be to get a separate and better quality power amp for your system, the Dynaudios are inefficient and can use the juice. Something like a McCormack DNA series amp, or one of the n... | |
| CJ ART vs. ML Ref 32 vs. Boulder 1012 until you've heard a Lamm linestage, you're wasting your time. my experience after spending too many $$ chasing overhyped alternatives. expensive yes, but they are the best... | |
| Favorite Audio Ad I like the speaker ad from a year or two ago for some modest Brit speakers, AR I think? But the sexy naked profile of the female model walking past the speakers, that was NOT modest--very cool! To hell with the speakers, I want to meet the woman. ... | |
| Finally gonna buy new speakers, ideas? if you value vocals, female in particular, you should focus on kharma ceramiques, avalon eidolon, meadowlark heron or blue heron, proac response 3.8 as mentioned, and quad (or maybe logan) 'stats. i listen to female jazz and torch song singers all... | |
| Cones vs. factory spikes? Try the BDR or Polycrystal speaker cones, thread them almost, but not completely, against the speaker bottom face. These two work the best for me on carpeting. If you're lucky enough to have hardwood floors, or VERY low pile carpet, try the Audios... | |
| Point of Diminishing Returns? Get better speakers..... | |
| UPS or should I Say Oooops Sean is right, ship heavy items with someone other than UPS, ALWAYS. UPS union workers are the ultimate poster kids for what's wrong with unions. You are correct Sean--they INTENTIONALLY damage items at the dock, I've seen this first-hand. Big hea... |