hifibear
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| Old NAD or newer high powered Denon? Thanks all. You have all been a great help. I'm gonna look for a garage sale st70. Wish me luck. | |
| Old NAD or newer high powered Denon? I found a used Hafler SE120 and SE240.Do those sound any good? | |
| Old NAD or newer high powered Denon? Thx all! I would love to have a tubed amp but I am thinking it's not practical for me. I have small kids and I can imagine missing tubes. Any recommendations on a solid state amp?Regarding budget: $500 max | |
| Old NAD or newer high powered Denon? @Ths364 - so how did the sound change when you changed amps?I am toying with the idea of using the preamp of the NAD and just getting a quality 100 WPC amp of some type. | |
| Old NAD or newer high powered Denon? Thanks for all of your comments.@Tmsorosk - What do you think I need to drive the 1c's properly?It's clear that I don't have the equipment do drive them properly now. Do I need to put in another $1000 or so? | |
| Old NAD or newer high powered Denon? Hi Celtic66. Thanks so much for the response.I listen mostly to streamed digital.Pandora and iTunes and ripped cd's on a media server.I listen to all types of music but my favorites arejazz. My favorites are Nora Jones and Linda Ronstadt.My budget... | |
| Help me choose a CL special - $200 @Timrhu, I will give that a try. The manual that comes with the speakers are amazingly detailed as to how to set them up. It is obvious that these people acknowledge how important the room is to the whole equation. | |
| Old Integrated Amp / Digital sources? Great, thanks so much! I will check it out. | |
| Help me choose a CL special - $200 Quick update. I have played with various settings and I think I have the Vandy's properly set up now. The Met 7's still image better and are more dynamic while the Vandy's project a large warm sound that is really enjoyable. These are 2 very diffe... | |
| Help me choose a CL special - $200 Quick update. I have both the Met7's and the Vandy 1C's in house. They are both very good considering their price points. Bottom line, between the 2 with my equipment, the Met7's are the clear winner. Amazing little speakers. They virtually disapp... | |
| Help me choose a CL special - $200 I live in the SF bay area. For $200 and under there are a lot of choices. The DCM TF350's were going for $80, the Klipschs were $125 and I saw a bunch of Polk and Infinity tower speakers (large ones) for a bit over $200/pair. Even this sounds like... | |
| Help me choose a CL special - $200 Hi all, thanks again for your comments, I really appreciate them. The speakers that I am looking at are the original Vandy 1' $200I have also found a pair of 2c's for $400. Are the 2c's worth another $200? | |
| Help me choose a CL special - $200 Thanks all! I think I will audition the MET-7's and the Vandersteens. | |
| Help me choose a CL special - $200 How do these compare to the Vanersteens?Klipsch KG5.5 -$200/pair | |
| Help me choose a CL special - $200 @Tbromgard - thanks for the note. I will keep this in mind. Right now the Vandersteen's are on the top of my list. I am also seeing tower polks and infinity's for the same price. Would you recommend those over the Vanersteens? |