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| Why did it take so long Sitting here listening to U2 streaming through the Quad VA-One and reading a thread where OP asks if there is any way to have quiet vinyl and thinking YES,it's called digital!!! | |
| Need some Speakers with sensitivity >90db I've been speaker shopping for low powered tube amp and here's the BIG problem.Manufacturers OUT AND OUT LIE regarding sensitivity specs.The Ref.3A for example was measured by some Canadian testing facilility at 87.5db.actual @1 watt input..The Ma... | |
| Integrateds: Why do they all SUCK? The plain and simple FACT is that we are living in an age of absolute reference quality sound coming from compact and fairly priced all in 1 solutions and anyone that either does not or can not recognize that fact is condenmed to a life of "everyt... | |
| Eric Clapton reveals this week of his declining health Yea I know all the way back to the Reverend..I still don't get the connection with Clapton... | |
| Eric Clapton reveals this week of his declining health ^^^^geoffkait,that is a Glen Fry/Jackson Brown tune,not Slowhand... jssmith,Hendrix was NOT revolutionary,Link Wray was using distortion and feedback in rock and roll before Hendrix ever started his first band.Evolutionary,maybe.Revolutionary NO... | |
| Apartment Dweller's Paradise - The Ideal 2 ch. system? I put my current system of Quad VA-One driving Dynaudio Excite X14’s up against anything out there in a small room...Even at lower listening levels it still has body and detail...I’ve experimented with plugging the port and putting them against th... | |
| peachtree amp vs. traditional amp Hi Dougmint...Stay away from Class D,IMO it just can’t compare with good tubes or Mosfet Class A/AB...Look at the older Peachtree Audio Nova and Decco...Also if you have the budget look at the WONDERFUL Quad VA-One,the highly musical iFi Audio Ste... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium Yea taking that red pill really opens a whole new world...IMO we are truly living in a golden age of absolute reference level sound at beer budget prices... | |
| Budget American made speakers? Decware DM-945!!! | |
| Looking for docking station with hi-rez digital output. Hi.I have 2 of the Pure i-20 Docking Stand/DACs for iPhone mint condition and complete in the boxes...I have no way to check them out but if your interested let me know and we'll work out a deal... | |
| Tube or Trasistor ^ and yet EVERY great guitarist today,from Jazz Standards to Metal continue to play through TUBES!!!SRV in concert,TUBES...Carlos Santanna,TUBES...Clapton,TUBES...Peter Frampton TUBES...BB King-Buddy Guy and Albert King,TUBES...I could go on and o... | |
| Coming out of the blackhole called work...retirement You might want to spend time going through the Virtual Systems by room size and get an idea how we here on Audiogon have set up different rooms/systems... | |
| Room color opinions OP yes it does matter!!! I have found the best balanced sound in my room uses black walls behind and on the sides(absorbs early reflections and super deep bass)with a mix of gold/orange and cream alternating across the walls behind my listening ch... | |
| Is That A Violin I'm Hearing? So I dug out my SACD copy (is it really worth 100.00?)and fired up the Yamaha UDP,running digital out to the Quad VA-One and plugged in the HiFiMan HE-400i Planar headphones...Yes indeed you do hear violins.It sounds like a small table radio playi... | |
| Amp match for a paradigm signature s2 system In your budget range I would look at a Marantz,NAD or Harman Kardon AV Receiver,all offering the perfect blend of warmth and detail for Paradigms...Also I remember reading that all Paradigm speakers are voiced in an Anochoic Chamber and most liste... |