honest1
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| bedroom system need quality at low volume I am using Spica TC-50s in my bedroom, and couldn't be happier. They excel at sounding great at low volume; on the other hand, they don't get very loud. As you crank the volume knob past a certain point, they stubbornly refuse to get any louder. I... | |
| Speakers for $600. I second the Spica TC50s, if you understand and can live with their limitations. They don't dig too deep into the bass, they odn't get really loud (although I'd say loud enough), and transient attack may not have the greatest jump factor. But you ... | |
| Any suggestions for good obscure music? Jesse Cook - Plays acoustic guitar, with much Spanish and Middle Eastern influence. In addition to the guitar, there is often doumbek (middle eastern drum), violin, electronic instruments, occasional singing. Fabulously well recorded, and beautifu... | |
| Ia a good amp more important than a good DAC? Tanglewood, clearly your ears are not golden!!! | |
| Ia a good amp more important than a good DAC? Jax' joke (the link to a child's record player) actually brings up a very good point. In the old days, there was a huge difference between a poor record player, a good record player, and an excellent record player. That is when the source-first ar... | |
| Speakers that like corners OK, I just found the article I was looking for. It was Allison, not AR, the Model 3 reviewed in October/November 2004 issue of The Absolute Sound. Very positive review. | |
| Speakers that like corners I remember reading about an AR speaker designed for corner placement. I had the reveiw from Sphile or TAS, but I just checked all my back issues and couldn't find it. But it did get a good review (FWIW). | |
| Ia a good amp more important than a good DAC? Or another example - I have a friend who is a dance instructor. Every so often she has a recital in the high school auditorium. THe auditorium has a sophisticated PA system that has been calibrated (for frequency and tme delay) to the auditorium. ... | |
| Ia a good amp more important than a good DAC? Pubul - That was my point exactly. Thomas - one thing I've found to make a huge difference is placement of the speakers in the room, even more so than putting acoustically absorbent materials around the room (although my room is fairly dead already). | |
| Ia a good amp more important than a good DAC? The sushi analogy isn't lame if you're not too illiterate to understand it. The point is it doesn't matter how good the fish starts out if the trip to your mouth destroys it, just like the signal's trip through your stereo system to your ears. Odd... | |
| Ia a good amp more important than a good DAC? Regarding source first, would you rather have sushi from the best independant Japanese chef in the big city if it had to be delivered to your house in a biker's back pack on a hot August day, or would you rather go to a Legal Seafood, where your f... | |
| Ia a good amp more important than a good DAC? Unsound said it best, in response to the source first camp. I have found the system sounds no better than the weakest link. It doesn't matter how much beautiful music your source is putting out if your amp mangles it on the way to the speakers. An... | |
| Berkeley Alpha DAC vs Theta Gen VIII and stuff... Are you saying the PS Audio is better than / in the same league as the Gen VIII and BADA, or just good value for the money? | |
| no excitement from my Cambridge 840 cd I had a similar experience years ago. I had a Sony 707ES. It was getting old, I kept reading reviews about the latest digital leapfrogging last months best. I took the Sony into a shop that was selling the latest $1400 Rotel that got rave review i... | |
| Power Strip Question - PLEASE HELP If he can't move furniture, what makes you think the owner of the place will let him hire an electrician to rewire the house? And what electrician will run new cables for less than $100?I would say if it sounds OK, leave it alone. Try a conditione... |