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| Magico Mini 2 vs Kharma Midi Exquisit vs MBL 101s i hope everyone realizes the obvious fact that kharma midi exquisite speakers retail for about $80k (maybe more). i believe that the MBL speakers are over $40k (retail of course). at one time i would "kill" for a used pair of the kharmas, but afte... | |
| Magico Mini 2 vs Kharma Midi Exquisit vs MBL 101s with all due respect this is the most bizarre and inconsistent choice of speakers i have seen both design wise, sound wise, and price wise. personally i think the sonus fabers produce the most room friendly and un-fussy results of the speakers on ... | |
| Next upgrade, DartZeel or Ayre at some risk of ruffling feathers here, plus i haven't heard either combination, but dartzeel makes one amp and one preamp and that is all. assuming they have made a few sales by now, you would think the company would comtemplate building some mon... | |
| Goldmund Meta Laser One Transport i had one for about 2 days before i returned it. admittedly it was traded-in to a local dealer. but it was very "sensitive" from what i remember and skipped among other things. it is true however that at the time it was a top-rated transport. as a... | |
| Does a Postal Money order need to "clear"? if you send someone a regular old personal check and it bounces, they have to pay a TWO buck penalty to the bank.wow, that's really a tough situation alright! my payment and my word of honor is enough. i am a certifiedfanatical kook with TWO syste... | |
| Has the internet been good for audio? i too have spent extra bucks for the privilege of auditioning components locally. am i to know how B&W-801's sound by reading someone's opinion in stereophile or over the internet? what about theils? mark levinson amplifiers? the 4-piece wilso... | |
| Opinions of the EMM DCC2 SE the DCC2SE has TWO ANALOG INPUTS- one rca and the other xlr.i bought a pair of cardas xlr-male to rca female ($65) so i could use both. the preamp is crystal clear but it lacks the last bit of musicality- my terms in this case would be "body" or "... | |
| Tape Project Tapes DUMB POINT #4- I have 4 (out of five) decks that run at 7/15 ips, with half-track heads (two with a fourth head that plays quarter-track tapes as well). i could definitely even go for a 15ips tape SANS fancy packaging, serial-numbered, etc. (i wan... | |
| Tape Project Tapes i am not trying to fuel a debate or an argument here (well, not intentionally anyway). what i AM trying to say, probably not very effectively, is that a tape project tape for $300 of some music i don't like that much is just not my cup of tea, jus... | |
| Tape Project Tapes i still have to wonder if i was misunderstood- if they want to make some $Money$ they could offer 7.5ips dubs of their premium tapes that could be played on a teac, revox, akai, pioneer, sony, etc. which are far more affordable to alot more people... | |
| Levinson DAC needs kidney may i ask a dumb question, like what's wrong with substituting the dacs from a 390S, 36, 36S, 360, or a 360S? aren't they as good or better? plus there's alot of them for sale on audiogon all of the time. plus i will trade you for a complete check... | |
| Tape Project Tapes heck, i wouldn't mind a 7.5ips dubbed copy of one of their tapes sans packaging, etc. for, let's say, $75? the audiophile lp 180gm would cost about $30; so add the cost of a nice reel of tape ($20) and the time and effort ($25). play it on a regul... | |
| Who likes LATIN JAZZ? there's some great information here- thanks! the station of interest is WDNA.ORG - latin jazz from 8pm to midnite (EASTERN TIME) on the internet with playlists as well. i'm really getting into the music more and more all the time. | |
| Most pleasing sound vs most hifi sound my tivoli bedroom radio/sub system attenuates treble freqencies in a smooth roll-off which seems to benefit the music coming over most stations. i can even listen to classical music as long as it's not a large scale piece of music with everyone jo... | |
| has anyone heard the new levinson 53? article states the 33h holds its own against the newer amp,but doesn't "look sleek and modern". so what does "holds its own" mean exactly? the newer amp is much more powerful, so in that respect alone there is little basis for comparison. better t... |