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| Top Ten "Reasons I Don't Like This Component" viridian,"...a quirk that dates back to their professional heritage."I found a picture of Naim (Supernait, or something like that) on the Internet and it really looks that speaker cables would cross. However, I am curious why is that linked to the... | |
| How do I get a speaker with the bass slam of my el cheapo ear buds...? mtrot,"I have heard some speakers that to some extent replicate the sort of bass attack that I am talking about."Wouldn’t those speakers be a good starting point to the answer you are looking for? Many manufacturers have their "house sound" so may... | |
| Machina Dynamica New Dark Matter CD and Blu Ray tray treatment? "Four days without a post anywhere by Geoff, what’s up with that?"Is that true? It is understandable he does not post here but does he post elsewhere? If not, has anyone heard from him over the last four days? I hope he is well. | |
| Machina Dynamica New Dark Matter CD and Blu Ray tray treatment? "So I say it does not matter what someone says about Geoff."Does it matter what he says to others?"...it should sink deeply into each of our minds before posting some of the harsh words I so regularly read here."geoffkait, are you paying attention? | |
| How do I get a speaker with the bass slam of my el cheapo ear buds...? mtrot,I added a bit about earphones because you seem to like yours and millercarbon nicely explained what could be causing the difference you notice.You seem to have decent home equipment but have you considered a possibility that you overall actu... | |
| Bookshelf speakers for near-field (desktop) use All of the above are good choices, you will have to go and listen to them yourself.On a different note, what do you guys consider "desktop use"? As good as, for example, KEF LS50 may be, that would have to be quite a large desk. I am imagining som... | |
| How do I get a speaker with the bass slam of my el cheapo ear buds...? I would say that millercarbon's post summarizes it.However, there are earbuds and then there are earbuds. You may be surprised how some of them sound. Some have quite a legitimate bass, too. Maybe not bass of an expensive voluminous speaker in a g... | |
| Why the facination with integrated amps? "Is the fact that every major manufacturer and their sister is offering an integrated a sell-job by the industry?"In fact, is the fact that every major manufacturer and their sister is offering separates a sell-job by the industry that tries to se... | |
| Why the facination with integrated amps? "Also wonder what people think of the Parsound Halo Integrated."I have never heard one, but I noticed people mentioning it many times on other threads. If I remember correctly, it was all in a positive way. | |
| Where to hear ATC speakers audiotroy,I understand now about consumer vs. pro dealers. When I looked dealers in the area up, I did not pay attention to that. I stand corrected. Unless OP is also interested in pro items. | |
| Why the facination with integrated amps? "Seems like the OP hasn’t much to say with so much positive being said about integrated amps."I think that OP got the answer he was looking for. Integrated amps seem to be liked by many and not only as a recent marketing plot by manufacturers. So ... | |
| Why the facination with integrated amps? elizabeth,You always impress me with your numbers. First it was number of records, now 7 meter interconnects. You really play big numbers only. | |
| Why the facination with integrated amps? willland,I had Denon PMA-250 and it is still running strong with a friend I gave it to. It might have been the smallest and cheapest, but it was as good as they got. | |
| Why the facination with integrated amps? elizabeth,"And I just could not see having 27 ft long speaker cables..."That is some big room. How long is the cable between pre-amplifier and amplifier? | |
| Why the facination with integrated amps? david_ten,I completely forgot receivers as an even more integrated option. It would be interesting to know those numbers. They must be huge.As an excuse for my forgetting receivers altogether, they were not that popular in Europe. That is where th... |