hank
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| to base or not to base. OK Bigjoe..........here's my opinion. I admit it. I like bass. Regarding your question, "how they prefer it to be presented in their rigs", this is my preference. Whereever the music goes (regarding bass) I want my speakers and electronics to trac... | |
| College budget reveiver help I second the HSU sub recommendation. Excellent for the money. | |
| Irreplacable treasures? A great old folk music LP from the 60s. The title is "Bob Gibson & Bob Camp at the Gate of Horn". | |
| What was you most expensive accidental damage? Well...........I do have a story. Way back in the late 60s when I was in college my buddies and I would set up a couple of mics and tape record our group playing folk music. One day, at a family party my little cousin came into the room where we h... | |
| which power amp for KEF and Bryston preamp Hi Edliu,I recently purchased a used pair of KEF 104.2 speakers for my son. I loaned him my Bryston 5BST and the pair sounded wonderful together. The Bryston amp provided plenty of power (the KEFs like that) and the sound was very good to excellen... | |
| Any risk in refinishing the speakers? I have made custom furniture for over 30 years and I concur with Sdcampbell. Just be sure to protect all the speakers and contact points in the rear and you will be fine. | |
| Rotel RSP-1066 vs. 1068 -- Video Throughput Snooper,Go to Google search and type in Club Rotel. The Rotel fans there can probably answer any Rotel questions. | |
| Looking at upgrading current speakers My speakers are Vienna Acoustics Mahlers (in rosewood)and I am delighted with the way they sound and look, however the MSRP is $10,000. Vienna Acoustics makes a model called the Strauss MSRP $6500 and it is just a smaller version of the Mahler spe... | |
| Splicing on a HT to 2channel system, best approach Thank you all for the excellent input. I especially appreciate the Vienna Acoustics spin some of you included. This really helps me think through the upcoming purchases. | |
| Splicing on a HT to 2channel system, best approach Well Cinematic, I have not heard the Meridian G68 so I cannot say how it compares to my JR Synergy with the Meridian 588. You do offer an interesting option however. And your right about it being hard to give up the Rowland piece. | |
| Home theater center channel decision to make. Thank you all for the quick response. I now better understand the importance of a quality center channel. With this knowledge I now started a new thread asking "in what order should I begin purchasing the HT equipment". | |
| looking to go from seperates to intergrated I heard the Jeff Rowland Concentra 1 Integrated driving a pair of Vienna Acoustics Mahler speakers and was very impressed. It's an excellent sounding amp with plenty of power to drive most systems. Looks great also. I have the JR Synergy IIi pream... | |
| Keep equipement or trade? I was a 1 for over 25 years! I bought good stuff and kept it that long. Now I gave it all to my two sons and they continue to use it every day. The good old stuff still holds up even by todays standards.Then I became a 2. I bought all new stuff (b... | |
| Upgrading what? Every audiophile has their own purchase sequence in the upgrade cycle. This is how I did it and it worked just fine.SpeakersPower ampPreampSource (CD player)InterconnectsSpeaker wireSave your money to buy better equipment so as to avoid frequent r... | |
| Preamp to use with Rowland mono amps I currently have the Rowland Synergy IIi and it sounds wonderful. My power amps are Classe' CAM 350 monoblocs and this combination has a similiar sound to the Rowland power amps but with better dynamics. My speakers are the Vienna Acoustics Mahler... |