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| SVS Speakers or Something Else? Absolutely Newbie. Since you are on Agon, I think you are aware that buying used will save you lots of money through depreciation- kind of like buying a new car vs. a used one.That being said, a pair of Vandersteen VSM or bookshelf speakers or even a pair of Vandy 1... | |
| SVS Speakers or Something Else? Absolutely Newbie. I have never heard the SVS, so I can't comment on their sound quality.But, I would consider some of the Vandersteen bookshelf or on wall speakers. It would be hard to go wrong with them, though anything in the bookshelf/small form speaker would be... | |
| Clean away old CD treatments Dawn is used to remove oil/grease from roadways after accidents. It really does its' job. Even animal rescue organizations use it to clean off animals caught in oil slicks.In fact, if you do use it, be sure to apply some skin moisturizer to your h... | |
| Magnepans I think the best person to answer this is Ralph (atmaspere).Though if I remember correctly, some of the Maggies operate at low impedances which might tax a tube amp. In which case, you could get one of the Zero transformers.I am new to tubes, so I... | |
| Soft Start Circuits for Amplifiers Probably the best person to contact is the manufacturer. Though if I recall my conversations with Pat at McCormack, it seems that such devices tend to degrade sound and so they ended up removing them when doing upgrades. | |
| Amp suggestions for Zu Omen Def mk2. Atma-sphere M-60 for tubes or a McCormack Micro.I use the McCormack with a pair of Zu Omen Bookshelves.I'll probably send the amp and preamp in for upgrades.Even an old Adcom would be good with the Zu's. | |
| Need help from Vandy 3A owners..... I know Mr. V can be a bit abrupt, but as others have said, his word is probably the most accurate.There is another Vandy dealer on Agon, Johnny R.- Audioconnection, who knows a lot about Vandersteen. He has always been a good guy to contact for in... | |
| 15" is deep enough I would be a little more lenient, say 18 inches. Though I get the point you are making,.As far as being the benevolent despot goes, I would make it illegal for cable manufacturers to make a speaker or interconnect cable that cannot bend less than ... | |
| Wilson Sofia 2 vs marten dajango L Re: Georgelofi- do you think using a pair of Zero Transformers would make the Marten's easier to drive?Bob | |
| Heard the B&W N804d3s ... Mb1, I agree with your comments. For $9K, rlb61 has more options than the B&W’s. I have always liked the sound of their speakers(B&W), though I have never bought them. I also second the Vandy’s, but as mb1 pointed out, the OP needs to give... | |
| Looking for laptop Windows 10 for music only. John, I have to say those laptops Almarg recommended can not only be configured to your needs, but are a very good deal, IMHO. I spec out one with 16gb memory, a 1TB hybrid drive and 128gb M2 (C drive for under $1Khttp://www.eluktronics.com/w650rz... | |
| What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience? TheBalvenie 12 year. | |
| Vinyl at Bed Bath and Beyond? Yes, for real! I tossed mine out when CD's came out. I can't say I really miss it. Digital is so much more easy to work with and I don't have to cue up records nor pick up the tone arm when the record ends. I know some must have the analog sound, but having been... | |
| Now it's subs The Vandy 2w(q)'s have always been highly regarded. I own the 2w's myself. Though I think the reason they integrate so well is by using the m5-hp crossover.As Cedargrove recommended, the JL are pretty good, but expensive in my opinion.I also use H... | |
| On board or outboard DAC? Well, you are going to need a convertor to be able to connect the two together. Though they aren't that expensive, I wonder if there would be any sound degradation?As far as using the SimAudio DAC to process the signal instead of the UDP, you may ... |