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| Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit Slawney, that's beautiful writing, if I may say so. BTW, another one (me) ready to take the 47 trip -- although I have "officially" put cables behind me... (with a set of modestly priced Bearlabs). | |
| TOP TEN replies you don't want from your spouse .. 18) What tubes dear? Oh! the art deco lamp bulbs with the funny prongs! I put them in the pot plants -- don't they look nice on top of the sound boxes?Audiotomb, your last is a nightmare (shudder)... | |
| Girlfriend's mom threw my Cardas out with trash G -- you're lucky! Boxes take up space. Cardas ain't all that good anyway :^). The upper midrange is restricted -- not to speak of the +20kHz range... disastrous! You'd have installed the cables and then spent mega$ upgrading yr pre, pronto, to co... | |
| Where to start? sonically balanced system ..??? BTW, quite a few good responses to yr CDP thread already! | |
| Where to start? sonically balanced system ..??? Hi Jinmtvt.Choose 1-2 CDs (since that's yr s/w) that you know well and like. Use these for auditioning equip with YOUR speakers.*1st, amplifier-speaker matching: a)qualitative: good quality tunes emanating fm the speakers AND you should LIKE that ... | |
| Wadia 850 and Spectral DMA 150 matching without pre-amp Vtin, that's interesting. Maybe the Spectral, being wide-bandwidth, presents an uncontrollable load for the Wadia... but why?The only difference b/ween yr Spectral & other amps is that the former easily goes up to 8Mhz vs. the latters' usual 2... | |
| Odyssey Amp Overkill ? I second all of the above, esp. Kelly (aka cfb). My personal experience with amps is that "overkill" sounds MUCH better than "under" or "normal kill".Enjoy! | |
| compare and contrast Ditto, Subaru above. Revel sounds like a good alternative -- but don't know the F30. Small Avalons are nice, too.Cheers! | |
| Homemade floor protectors -- advice needed Doug, I like the hi-density foam trick! Thanks, I'll try that out.Cheers! | |
| How can I tell if I need more power? Great offer Jvia, & good for you! Dwpc: rule of the thumb, you should try around 100 good ss watts, some 60+ tube -- just to get an *idea* of what your speaker can do for you. Connect with Jvia, I say (I live half-way round the globe) ! | |
| SME,respect for the customer Doug, it's not the case with all hi-end manufacturers, unfortunately! My own customer-service experience with SME has been superlative too; in the old days, I had sent them a check in advance for an extra part for the V (i.e., nothing was missing ... | |
| Is the Adcom GTP-750 any good? Trusted source + GTP 750 + $550 = purchase IMHO. Good sound, excellent value. You may even keep it after upgrading, as Abecollins!Cheers! | |
| Speaker cable for 25' run flat/small for under carpet ?? I second the Nordost. They offer wide cable for bi-wire applications, too. | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music re, Mahler: Hello Frap & Detlof, my personal conclusions:1st-- Walter/ N.Y.Phil. (Sony)2nd-- Klemperer/ Philharmonia (EMI-Great Recordings...etc NOT the Concertgebouw-Decca)3rd-- Adler/ Vienna S O (ORF)4th-- Walter/ Vienna Philharmonic (Urania... | |
| Is Genesis out of business? Either that or the protection device is shorting (happened to mine). As Kirk suggests, if you can fix it locally, you have some chances of listening to music... |