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| Avalon Ascendant or Vandersteen Quatros? Wig,I was using the Mini Utopia with a Rel Stadium III sub. The Avalons are more open sounding with better depth in the soundstage. The Utopia's can sound a little etched on the top end. My wife who is not an "audiophile" also commented that the A... | |
| Avalon Ascendant or Vandersteen Quatros? Wig,Good luck on your search. I have Avalon Ascendants and really enjoy them. I am using Herron electronics with them and to me they are very musical. The thing that impresses me about them is that the are "boring" but in a good way. After you rea... | |
| Great speakers for a small room I listened to the Harbeth 7ES-3's at the dealer the other day. For a smaller room I could live with these speakers. They had a similar texture as my Avalons. They were very musical and they sounded more "analog" than some others with more analytic... | |
| How organized are you with your music Mine is organized in a simple fashion by name or last name of an individual artist by category:RockJazzClassicalShow Country/folk/bluegrassDoes anyone have a good electronic cataloging system. I was using "cardfile" but the software was discontinued. | |
| Speaker audition: a novice’s journey I'm sure there are a lot of opinions out there. This is my short list of advise:1) Start with the room. Make sure the room is well prepared including the appropriate acoustic treatments2) Ensure that you have an idea of balance of the whole system... | |
| Can even a Novice hear differences in Sound Qualit It comes down to most people don't care. They have grown up in a MP3 compressed digital world and don't know what good sound is all about. I have "experienced" ears and can pick out the details and "little" things that makes this hobby so engaging... | |
| SPEAKER HUM One other potential cause of hum would be a cable TV that shares a common outlet. I had this problem until I disconnect the cable from the TV and bought an isolation transformer. | |
| The Better My System Gets.... (Big Sigh)....I'm afraid that I'm getting old. My system sounds better than most live indoor events. I still seek out the live outdoor events which can sound very good. I went to all the big rock shows when I was younger, Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Wh... | |
| Best Diana Krall album...........is??? My vote is also for "The Girl in the other room". It is very well recorded and for me it makes her reach more than the "standards" she has recorded. The texture in her voice explores many variations which I really like and the songs themselves are... | |
| Bryston BCD-1 impressions? I listened to the BCD-1 in direct comparison to the Levinson 390s on a pair of higher end Aerial Acoustics speakers. I consider myself a pretty critical listener. If I was makeing a purchase that day I would have picked the Bryston. I was really t... | |
| Improvements of Modwright Sony 9100ES over 999ES? I was wondering the same thing. I also have a modwright 999ES. Did others upgrade to the 9100ES or go a different route? | |
| Ayre CX-7e vs. Bryston BCD-1 Thanks for the input. Another player I forgot to mention was the Cary 303/300 any thoughts on that one capared to the Ayre or Bryston? Thanks. | |
| Best way to clean Piano Gloss Well I have the same type of finish on my JM Labs utopia speakers. The best that I have found is Zaino Bros. show car polish (for clear coated finishes). It is available by mail order only to the best of my knowledge. An 8 oz. bottle will last for... | |
| Which cd player: New /w Mod or just plain new? Phaelon,I didn't have an opportunity to listen to the Musical Fidelity A5. I did listen to the Denon 2900 Exemplar modded player and the Esoteric player. I had to trust the reviews on the 999ES and paid particular attention to the type of sound (w... | |
| Which cd player: New /w Mod or just plain new? Lkdog - PhaelonI have the full reference Modwright 999ES mod with cryo tubes. Is it the ultimate? At a total of $2,600 including the player probably not but I don't know how much you would have to spend to better it. Regarding the sub integration ... |