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| Help with Martin Logan Aerius Speakers I owned ML Aerius speakers and they are limited in bass response; in my room, they only went down to 40-50 Hz, depending upon placement and the amplifier used. You can probably get deeper base response by moving them closer to the back wall (try 2... | |
| sub 500 turn table I second the suggestion of the VPI because of the upgrade path, not to mention two other facts -- VPI's are great turntables, no matter which model and VPI is an American company. In these days of troubling times, anything we can do to support our... | |
| Separate Phono Stage-Worth the $$ ? I believe all the above comments are valid and to the point; i.e., better unit, dedicated power supply and separation from other components versus another set of interconnects and those associated problems. Another point to consider in the "better... | |
| Opera recommendations on vinyl If you liked Madama Butterfly, and more specifically Puccini, you will love "Montserrat Caballe Puccini Arias" Angel S-36711. This is my all time favorite album of opera music. This LP, as far as I know, is not currently available; you will need t... | |
| Recommendation for guitar duo CD This recommendation is close to "hardcore" classical, but is classical music written, primarily, for the guitar (some has been transcribed from music written for other instruments); thus, even though it is classical music, it probably will be "dif... | |
| MERLIN OWNERS: Need Suggestions on Amps/Preamps Merlin and Joule Electra are probably the best combination assuming your VSM-M were designed for tubes. The Merlins ("tube" model) seem to optimized for OTLs, so I would focus, primarly, on that design for the power amp. The Joule OTL's are one of... | |
| The best amp or improvement for Dahlquist DQ-10's As a past owner of DQ10s, I can only second the other comments on power/current. I would recommend a minimum of 200 wpc. I used an SAE 2400 (long out of production) with great results, but I sold it and the DQ10's about 5 years ago. I would recomm... | |
| Where does your user name come from? Like Mike1diver, mine comes from the "other" hobby that consumes all my time and money, fishing. Also, I couldn't think of a "catchy" audio name! | |
| Kasey Chambers; "Barricades and Brickwalls" I first became acquainted with Kasey when I saw her on Austin City Limits with Steve Earle (2001 show). At that time, my impression was that she was an "Australian Iris Dement", one of my favorite country/folk/roots singers -- I'm really not sure ... | |
| What do you think of the new "Simply Vinyl" albums Simply Vinyl is no better or worse than Classic Records, Mobile Fidelity, and other 180 gram records; they all have some winners and losers. The most consistent audiophile label was DCC -- almost everyone of their LP's was great! As to Simply Viny... | |
| In Search of Beatles Rock but not Pop Ben campbell has it right when he suggests that the Beatles music must be put in context. I was 18 when the first Beatles album "Meet the Beatles" came out -- to me it was a revelation! I had nothing like it before, and it blew me away! And then, ... | |
| Best band never to release a truly great album? After reviewing the responses, I'm somewhat confused. I think we need some definitions. What defines a "truly great album"? Commerical success; i.e., a gold or platinum album? Artistic success, rather reconized by the "critics" or not? For example... | |
| phono preamp I like the Quicksilver tube phone preamp. In stock form, it only has 44db gain, so you cannot use low output moving coils without a step-up transformer. In my system, the Quicksilver "blew away" the EAR, but the EAR (as I recall) has more gain whi... | |
| Retail vs. List Price I have been told that dealers, on most hi-end products, pay 60-65% of list plus shipping -- that would mean your speakers cost a dealer $1200-1300 plus shipping from the factory to his location. Another way to judge cost is to investigate the deal... | |
| Cable suggestions for Martin Logan I had the Martin Logan Aerius i and used Goertz AG1 (silver) on the panel and their copper MI cable on the bass. This was an excellent and cost effective combination since silver cables, for whatever reason, work wonders with ML speakers. Since it... |