jay_douglas_2879b79
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| Whick system is better for 70K retail? both of these systems are non-events at any price. | |
| Vandersteen's Low Spousal Acceptance Factor a castle harlech or howard- you're wife will think they are beautful and they have that 'natural' thing the vandys have. an incredible value, and the best sounding furniture at any price | |
| McIntosh - is it that great? you have a stereo for the ages... | |
| What type of preamp i would keep any upgrades in the nad family. you're doin' fine. | |
| Your opinion on the evolution of amps since 70s? the cost of manufacturing consumer electronics as a percentage of wholesale(this includes hi end audio)has dropped from about 35% to less than 10% in the last 35 years. the only two places to see increases have been cardboard and transportation. t... | |
| Has anyone compared WTT Classic to VPI Scout? the classic is 'the classic' between these two. on the vpi side go with the other series. | |
| Your opinion on the evolution of amps since 70s? i;m sorry justin, the hafler was indeed a mediocre studio grade amp, more than a hi-fi piece. i was never a fan of the ar3, but as for the large advent, i have a vintage pair that will go toe to toe with most of the speakers you've named, provided... | |
| Can HI FI components really make music? i've been in this hobby for 25 years and NOTHING makes better music than the vintage stuff. a pair of large advents, a marantz receiver, and a thorens turnable, held together by the cheapeat wire known to man, pretty much sound as much like live m... | |
| Your opinion on the evolution of amps since 70s? the answer is no....even the vintage ss amps from tandberg,revox,mac,sumo,marantz,sonographe(cj)naim,quad,kenwood,and dozens of others sound as refined as anything being made today at any price. i recently came across an advent speaker brochure fr... | |
| Nagra VPA tube amp weaknesses....sales...they are bailing out of the u.s. | |
| Boulder amps v,s Levinson amps generally components that impress initally, fall out of favor in time. neutrality is not dynamic and most essential recordings are not life-like. listen longer to the tone and weight of the music as a whole , and don't use so-called reference reco... | |
| New Midrange vs. Older High-End CD Transports i sound like a broken record, but the cd transport/dac or player is essentially the same as its always been. the cd however has been dramatically improved through a learning curve in recording, mixing, mastering, and manufacturing for this media. ... | |
| Spendor SP 2/3 Amplifier Load i would try the minis before you purchase.i have owned sp100's and ls3/5's and they always sounded better with ss equipment that had lots of power. | |
| Spendor S8e vs. Sonus Faber Grand Piano both are great speakers, but i've gotta say that for the money it doesn't get much better than the grand pianos for a very wide variety of music. tonally both are dead-on for jazz and folk, but the pianos can and do rock, as a well designed speake... | |
| Looking for non-boomy full range speakers i can't name any slender, high end tower that 'does' boom in the bass. |