hueske
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| Recommended integrated for B&W 802? Plinius is DEFINITELY a good choice. Have heard it extensively (in my dad's system) with B&W 803's. Taut bass, tubey mids. Very, very detailed. Audition first, but you won't be disappointed. | |
| Newbie question.. Preamp and Sub A sub output is a purely Home Theater feature. It has a fixed bandwith (the LFE channel of 5.1) of app. 20-120, and has no care of integration with your speakers.In the two channel world, however, sub integration is a HUGE part of putting together... | |
| Your Advice on a good HT receiver Any of the Denons. The 4800 is really a great, great receiver. It's not a real winner in the two channel category, but for HT, it's a stunner. Cheers! | |
| Krell vs. Plinius I've listened to both the aforementioned integrateds extensively with a pair of B&W 803's. I never did get very involved in the Krell's sound...way too bright for the setup it was in, and it didn't seem to have either the bass slam or the PRaT... | |
| Which tube Integrated? I don't know about balanced inputs, but a GREAT tubed integrated in that price range is the Audiomat. AMAZING stuff. I love it. Cheers! | |
| Analysis plus oval silver or oval 9 ? Ian, don't you live in a dorm? Why do you need such a long run of cables? And I'd stick with the Oval 9's...the Silver might sound a little (or a lot) tipped up, especially with your Quattro Fil's. Cheers! | |
| Celebrities A/V systems - any interest? I love watching MTV's "Cribs" for this reason. Most "musicians" that are on MTV have poor, poor systems. One of the backstreet boys showed off his "over the top" Onkyo/Pioneer system...it was a joke. One of the other boys from that band did have a... | |
| The best 5 disc CD Changer. There are currently no Transports whatsoever that output an SACD signal (save accuphase). And even accuphase requires two cables. The signal now is so proprietary, that decoding has been purely per manufacturer. So don't look for that, because you... | |
| Laid back sound-ML336...is that good or bad? I've listened to that combination on many occasions, and would definitely describe the sound of the ML and N802 together as "laid-back." While not a bad thing, it is definitely a preference thing. When I listen to rock, I prefer a bit more PRaT (P... | |
| Is there a way to go from PC to receiver/MP3 play? Easy. MP3 quality is crap anyways, so just mosey on down to the Rat Shack and get an 1/8 mini-plug to RCA adapter. Also buy an 1/8 headphone extention cable. Plug the extension cable into the back of your soundcard, and the adapter into the extent... | |
| Any descent keyboard for my wife. Pick up a used Kurzweil PC88. The sound is GREAT, but it really the feel that sets this keyboard apart from all others. A used model in decent condition can be had for under 1000 bucks. Cheers! | |
| Anyone made the "Bob Crump" home-made powercord? Yep. Have two of 'em for my 300B monoblocks. Love 'em to death...MUCH better than stock. Haven't tried any other cords but my Dad tried 'em against his Black Mamba and said that while the Black Mamba was better, it wasn't by much. Now that your in... | |
| Can CD Players be altered to play CD-Rs The reason CD players cannot read CD-R's is that their lasers are not tuned to the wavelengths of the light that CD-R's reflect, or that the laser pickup isn't sensitive enough (CD-R's don't reflect very much). So without changing out the transpor... | |
| TOP TEN replies you don't want from your spouse .. Honey, I tried to use those old "KT77" lightbulbs you had in your closet...in the safe I might add!...for the lamp in the living room. I think they were all broken, so I threw all 20 out. Thank me later. | |
| DIY Power Cords Check out www.diycable.com. Kevin is a class act, and he sells all the parts nessecary to make Bob Crump's "Asylum" cord. Pass & Seymour, Belden parts. Great, great cords, especially for forty bucks. Cheers! |