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| Does the WATT/Puppy 8 image as well as the 7? after hearing sonus fabers and eggleston andra's, i personally lost interest in wilson audio's quest to make "the best speakers in the world". one of the absolutely best MADE, no question. but sound-wise, while they are incredibly resolving,they a... | |
| At a Levinson crossroads .... need advice. the levinson 23.5 is no longer "the last word" in stereo amps, but it can still bring music to life WAY better than nad ordenon, hafler, etc. something i had to experience for myself through my demo B&W 801's. and the BASS coming out of those ... | |
| At a Levinson crossroads .... need advice. i had a #37 that made a scraping sound and also did some skipping (after about 4 years from brand new). there is a kit that costs under $50 that replaces the lift-mechanism that puts the cd in the "play" position. you have to open the unit (remove... | |
| Reel to Reel for play back playback only must mean you already can get tapes? the nice thing about a r-to-r is IF you can get some good vinyl to record, the results are very good even with a teac. or you can have some fun with microphones and a guitar et.al. teacs are not t... | |
| Any Derek Trucks Band fans? the 2007 crossroad video is totally amazing. each musician tops the one before. jeff beck puts in an unbelievableperformance. derek trucks plays great yet "effortlessly".j.mayor really shows what he can do as well. now i love the guitar more than ... | |
| What do you look for in a pair of speakers? revision of my previous comment- they're $89,500.00whew, that's alot cheaper...! | |
| What do you look for in a pair of speakers? they simply disappear from the room they're in. except when you go over to inspect their flawless fit and finish...i like the reviews of the new #2 rockport speaker for example-only $98K. in my dreams... | |
| Eggleston Andra IIIs at CES as an owner of the andra-2's, and having heard even better sound (albeit from MUCH more expensive speakers), i believe strongly in the midrange update. the original mid's could be and are used as woofers as well as midrange drivers, so something b... | |
| Guitar's...what do the audionuts play? there are alot of luthiers out there that can make a guitarany way you like for about 1.5X the price of a martin or a taylor (blanchard, applegate, ryan's). as for electrics, a mcnaught is as nice (or nicer) than a PRS for about the same money. or... | |
| How would you run an audio salon? i wish i was more knowlegeable about business models but i'm not. but the ONE thing i believe is that you need to find out what kind of loudspeakers the customer wants (size, style, how much air they want to "push", and how much refinement they ar... | |
| In Whose Ears Do You Trust Most? anyone who grew up in the golden age of "mid-fi" should be pretty capable, providing they listen to a broad range of music (as in "beyond rock and roll") to understand what "balanced sound" is. whether it was JBL century speakers or Advents (for m... | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre i can literally guarantee one thing regarding this new preamp.the system you insert it into will have to resolve extremely fine detail, as in speakers that take no prisoners through the midrange, not to mention other components and some really dec... | |
| If money is not a problem getting back to "speakers", many years ago i heard a superb recording of "carmina burana" (the original early music) on harmonia mundi playing on watt/puppy 3/2's. the voices floated around the room with a purity and a "there-ness" i'd never heard... | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre i take it all back! that is to say, i will wait for a Criterion to appear on audiogon for 33% (or more?) off- some flavor-of-the-month guy will want to try tubes- and then, THEN i will POUNCE, like the audiophilic demento that i am, upon the 6 mon... | |
| Adcom GFP 750: why spend more? better preamps short-out unused inputs, provide SE and BAL inputs and outputs, use much-higher quality connectors, detachable power cords, resonant-free cabinets, longer lasting and quieter switching devices... another thing is the box needs to be... |