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| Versatile, non-fatiguing speakers for a small room under $1500 used or new: advice needed! Vandersteen VLR's would be my rec.-Especially if you can put them near the corners of the room.Don't let the size and simple design fool you, these speakers can rock with the right equipment, like a Belles Aria integrated. Add a Sub 3, and AQ cabl... | |
| How to physically move large heavy 100lb amplifiers easily (up and downstairs) @auxininput,Great Post!It looks like those 6 wheel carts aren't up to the job.I'll look for one with the skids.Bob | |
| How to physically move large heavy 100lb amplifiers easily (up and downstairs) I like that hand cart on Northern Tool, but the video shows it going up the stairs without a load. Why wouldn't they show the guy with the boxes try to use it going up the stairs with the boxes? (even if the boxes are empty).Hmmm...B | |
| Earl Wild Chopin Etudes Earl Wild was a very accomplished pianist.I think he did some Gershwin adaptations that I thought extremely inventive.B | |
| Anybody have both Herbie's Cone/Spike Pucks and isoacoustics gaia's @bdp24 ,Thanks, that was the seller I bought my stuff from, too.@OP, I would check out the Townshend website to see all their products, then contact Select Hifi.I am using some platforms that I bought for my speakers, but the outrigger feet made t... | |
| Help me understand "the swarm" in the broader audiophile world @stringreen ,Yes, Vandy subs are expensive, but how many subs can last 30 years or more?My pair of 2w's worked as they should and were over 30 years old.My pair of 2wq's are over 10 years old and work as they should, as well.I'll be buying a pair ... | |
| Vandersteen updates and amplifiers @tomic601 ,I use the KX-R (non Twenty), and find it to be a fine preamp. It even bests my Atma MP-1, which is no slouch either, though if I played around with tubes and made some additional upgrades, I bet it would get even closer to the Ayre.Funn... | |
| Audioquest Firebird Zero @ctsooner ,Any way to incorporate an Ayre volume control? Now that would be a sweet combo.😋@earthones,Great post! And, spot on.Bob | |
| Anybody have both Herbie's Cone/Spike Pucks and isoacoustics gaia's @mitch2 .+1I own Townshend products, too.I would have mentioned it, but they are considerably more expensive than Herbies and Isoacoustics, so I didn't think they would be something the OP would consider as the two aforementioned companies are gea... | |
| Poor Fritz 🙄B | |
| Anybody have both Herbie's Cone/Spike Pucks and isoacoustics gaia's @nyaudio98 ,Gee, thanks for posting.NOT.If you can't answer a question without snarkiness, perhaps you should keep it to yourself. There many posters who don't have the knowledge that members, such as yourself, have.@OP, Using granite underneath s... | |
| Belles Aria Integrated burn in time Burn in is one of those strange things that is hard to put a finger on.For me, I just turn on the stereo and listen like I always do.After a number of hours, I realize something changed-usually for the better.Hardly scientific, but it seems to hav... | |
| Hi-res streaming on Qobuz @OP, Any Bluesound Node will perform equally after upgrades.I asked BS about this, and they confirmed it.So, you can save some coin by getting an earlier iteration.I still use the original Node-though the last major upgrade had to be re-upgraded, ... | |
| I really wanted to dislike D'Agostino I always like your posts.This one is nice, as it shows an open mind. It can be easy to fall into a negative rut, so I say 'Bravo'.Bob | |
| 4 ohm or 8 ohm - Sabrinas with McIntosh 462 @jjss49 ,+1Bob |