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| Best Preamp/amp combo? Here is a solid combo :Modwright SWL9.0 SE LinestageLevinson 23.5, 336 or 20.5, 33H monoblocksPersonally I'd look for a 23.5 or an older set of 20.5 monoblocks. | |
| Building a Music Server. I have been working with computers professionally for 20 years and I have to agree with Kthomas in that RAID might be overkill. I would consider external USB or Firewire drives for a cost effective approach. Step up to the next level - there are s... | |
| optical or coaxial ? your thoughts on Monster I agree ... send Frank an email at signalcable.com and he will hook you up (no pun intended) OR better yet wait a couple of weeks and look for a used Silver Resolution here on Agon. I bought two so far and just love them ... The Analog one/two stu... | |
| Where are you from this Christmas.. I lift my Mirror Pond in honor to you all! Here's to another great year of music (clink).Merry Christmas from Vancouver Washington | |
| Jackson Browne's new CD Well I guess I know what I'm getting myself for Christmas! I saw him a few years back when he opened for Steely Dan. What a show ... I not only bought his new CD at the time but filled in the rest of my collection. Steely was outstanding but I was... | |
| Paradigm Seismic for music? I'm running a Seismic 12 with Signature S4's and it fills in quite nicely. I run it pretty hard in the 5.1 setup - it's incredible for movies but I turn the subwoofer level way down for 2 channel. Like most subs - if you push it too hard with musi... | |
| Used Preamp for $2000 to $3000 Modwright ... 9.0 SE http://www.modwright.com/products/index.php?product_id=21Dan is a great man.So many choices - you will get many opinions here. There probably will be many great combos.I will only chant that: "I LOVE A TUBED LINESTAGE" With or... | |
| Pondering a pair of Klipsch La Scalas Get em !!!Some things I have noticed about the La Scala ... Need a fair sized room Can be a tiny bit brightLow end can be a bit lacking (add a small sub)My brother and I at one point had three pairs running in one house. I loved my La Scalas - I m... | |
| XM radio no longer commercial free Thanks for your responses ... I was considering a subscription because commercial radio is so bad and I'm starting to get into classical with not much in my collection to choose from yet. I thought it would help me to select musical pieces I like ... | |
| Doug Henning disappearing act I cant say I've ever backed out on a confirmed deal ... I've asked about availability and then declined to purchase for various reasons but in order to secure a good deal - you have to :A. Watch like a hawk ... which I cant at work (7:30-5)B. Jum... | |
| suggestions on speakers for 5.1 setup $2500 range Ok,Beat me up again guys ... Paradigm Reference 20 v2's and a matched Paradigm CC center with a Seismic 10I just saw posted today - 20 v2's and matching center for $1300 find a used Seismic ($900) you might even have a few bucks for stands/cables.... | |
| Modwright SWL 9.0SE Pre ... your thoughts welcome Dan - Run for President...True craftsmanship has returned to audio equipment and at a price I can finally afford. Let me give you my thoughts on the Modwright SWL 9.0 Linestage: I’m going to back up a bit so please bear with me, but I want to go t... | |
| Risks in using my 2 channel speakers for 5.1 How about this:Run the low level out from the front channel of your HT processor/receiver into an input (Tuner/DVD/AUX) of your two channel pre amplifier. Run the output of the 2 channel pre amp to the power amp that feeds your front speakers. Whe... | |
| Tyler Acoustic vs. Paradigm As always I am in the ring for Paradigm ... I just love em. I'm actually running the Signature S4's but I was lead down that path by a friend with the Reference 40 v3. I think for the money they put out a great sound. Solid bass ... pretty easy to... | |
| I fell victim to a scam I dont know if you guys have ever read Slashdot but they posted a thread where an Ebay theif tried to ripoff a PC geek (I use that term because I am one) with an elaborate scam the geek saw right through it and posted to Slahdot.The crook had setu... |