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| Should Manufacturers Post Prices In Ads Not all ads are "retail" oriented, whatever the medium or product category may be. Some advertising is designed to build image and awareness. This is just a fact of life, or at least, advertising and marketing. This is just about the lamest nit-pi... | |
| Best Value Speakers?? Agree with the above recommendation of the TC50's. Get a SET amp, put them in a small room and you are good to go. | |
| Corner hanging speakers - okay? Weird? The same effect as passing out and taking in the rest of the concert laying on the floor? :-) | |
| Upgrading to Tube; Amp or Preamp In revisiting this, for $500 more than your budget you can do exponentially better than my original recommedation of adding a good pre-amp to your current power amp...Check out VTL's 85 watt per side integrated amp (think it's called the IA 85). I... | |
| Is it possible to remote on a tube amp Aside from the issue of limiting current, you would lose any power up standby capabilities that your amp might have. Let's see, you get up and turn the amp on to listen. Get up and turn the amp off when you are done. I can understand people wantin... | |
| Upgrading to Tube; Amp or Preamp Conceptually agree witha the previous posts regarding a tube pre, but include the Audible Illusions Modulus 3A in your comparisons. Good luck. | |
| The top ten reasons why..... Can I get two and go Quadraphonic? Elizabeth, it's Carbona not glue. | |
| I am nuts to use these speakers? Yeah, you'd probably be opening up a can of worms, but your speakers are so far below the capabilities of your other equiment that at least not trying something else doesn't make much sense to me. It's probably going to take some time and effort. ... | |
| Best CD player under 5000 While some folks are on the subject of Resolution Audio... I know I'm marching to the beat of a drummer's beat that most people won't hear but here's my next digital upgrade, nonetheless. I have a Quantum DAC which gives the current Resolution pro... | |
| sub power amp and crossover,which one? There are so many ways to go on this. Budget-wise, the Adcom GFA555 (or later versions of the same 200 watt amp) work well. I am using one with my Kinergetics SW800 subs and it works fine. Also, the larger Parasound's are good sub amps for the mon... | |
| Audio Research comparison One positive aspect of ARC upgrades, at least for those in the mood to buy, is the way the bottom dropped out of the market on VT100 MkII's. This is an *insane* value purchased used. Contrary to a previous post, a dealer in my area told me that th... | |
| new system for beginner Masdm: My advice is to visit higher end dealers in your area and listen as much as you can. There is lots of good advice here, but only you know what type of sound best suits you. If you can dial in a preference, this will help you to reach your a... | |
| HAPA--from hawaii...anyone know it? "Country roads, take me home to the place I belong, West Makaha, take me home"... | |
| HAPA--from hawaii...anyone know it? I'm obviously from the Dan Quail school of spelling... ;-)potatoe??? It's the flavor that counts, not the spelling. Hey, good fun -- made myself laugh. | |
| HAPA--from hawaii...anyone know it? Howzit, bruddahs? Hapa is good. Something else (da local kine) for you to check out is Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. His "Facing Future" is really good. This is a 1993 release that I just picked up on now. Good thread -- inspires me to make local style p... |