hbarrel
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| CD upgrade Look on audiogon for a Perpetual Technologies P.1A digital engine, hook it up balanced between your Marantz and MSB, and enjoy the music.You won't be sorry.Go to Perpetual's website and download the PDF intruction sheet. The sheet originally sent ... | |
| Best bi-wire speaker cables under $1000 Naim makes some inexpensive cables I'm real pleased with. | |
| Advice wanted I'll second the consider skipping the pre-amp suggestion.For one reason or another my pre-amp needed some TLC. While it was at the "spa" I borrowed a friends Canary Island Audio VPC.1 volume control.The pre-amp has since been sold and I bought the... | |
| Review: Spendor S-100 Speaker I've a set of SP-100's. (One year old)They take a lonnggg time to break in and just now are reaching their potential. I'm so pleased with what I'm hearing I doubt they will ever be replaced. Amp: Threshold T-100Digitals: Perpetual Technologies P-1... | |
| Top Ten Speakers of All Time? Spendor 1/2's. These speakers have with stood the test of time.Way too many positive reviews (and sales) for the Spendor 1/2's not to be considered an all time great. | |
| What's your profession? Age? Retired - 48. Did thirty years in the USN. I'm now an assistant football coach and spend the rest of my time golfing. | |
| Best live album you've ever heard? Heart - "The Road Home" It might suprise you. Produced by John Paul Jones | |
| CD re-issue: "Basic Library" Another Nitty Gritty album is "Dirt Silver and Gold". In 1977 I picked the album up in Europe. It's been played sparingly just because I feared wearing it out. Whenever it was played the tape deck was in record. I happen to like this album better ... | |
| Your Best System? The system currently residing in my living room hands down wins when it comes to being my best system.Threshold T-100 ampAudio Research LS-15 preampAH! Njoe Toebs 4000 CD playerMSB Gold Link III DACPerpetual Technologies Digital Correction EngineS... | |
| Best live album you've ever heard? Hawkwind... oh my does that name bring back memories. Saw them in some small hall (Cleveland, Ohio) circa maybe 1973 | |
| Best live album you've ever heard? I'll second the Little Feat "Waiting of Columbus". I doubt it's the best but it sure is fun listening. | |
| Best Audio Research Tube Amp for Proac 2.5's Threshold T-100 | |
| Best Audio Research Tube Amp for Proac 2.5's I too have Spendor 1/2's. I'm using a ARC LS15 picked up used for eleven hundred here on Audiogon. Most excellent. Read the reviews at www.audioreview.comI figure if half of them are liars and the next half over embellished the LS15's performance ... | |
| 2 channel Preamp or Pass on the PRE??? I started out going direct. Now have a ARC LS15 pre and could not be happier. The tube pre made my solid state amp. | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? ... forgot about choice 3one of them thar all wheel drive Porches and an AMG preped Mercedes. |