joe_b
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| Design an entire system for $800? ? Sony DVP-NS500v for $150.Refurbished NAD C350 amp from Spearit Sound for $330.Sound Dynamics speakers for $150 from Stereo Trading Post.Entry level Monster cables from wherever. | |
| 40 watt tube integrated enough for vandy 2's? I have used a 30 watt tube amp, but it only worked in a small room. In a larger room, the 30 watter would run out of gas and clip when I cranked it up. I found that the 60 watt Quicksilver Mono's worked great. I have also used an AMC CVT 2100as, w... | |
| Will I be a jaw dropping Wow for an upgraded CDP? Try a Sony DVP-NS500V DVD player. It has a 2 channel output so you can use it as a 2 channel only cd player. If you shop a little you should be able to get it for around $150, including a rite of return if you don't like it. I think you will be pl... | |
| Does your system sound better in the winter? Summer is not a good time for critical listening. Between the air conditioner noise, brownouts, cricket and cicada noise, eating outside, etc,-why bother. Who wants to heat up the tube amps with the a/c blasting away? Most of what little summer li... | |
| Review: Spendor SP-2.3 Speaker Thanks for a very informative review.While I have not heard them in a while I have always liked the sound of every Spendor speaker I have heard. They are not exactly sold at bargain basement prices and their prices have escalated a lot over the ye... | |
| Which has a greater effect on music,int.amp or CD? I am pressed for time so will have to make my comments brief.I think both the cd player and amp will have equal influence on the sound, but the sound of each should be balanced for optimum voicing. I am a former owner of an ARC Complete Int Amp. I... | |
| Review: Sound Dynamics RTS-3 Monitor Thanks for an informative and detailed review.Not sure what you mean by the Cardas ratios for placement.These speakers have a rear firing port. Have you tried placing them close to a rear wall? If you have tried this, did the bass get boomy? If th... | |
| right integrated for my system? If you want to hear acoustic music reproduced well, then no solid state integrated amp in your price range will probably work. During the past year, I have owned both an Audio Refinement Complete and an NAD C350 and have recently gone back to tube... | |
| Home theater setup, 2nd room When I found myself in your situation over a yr ago, I bought a Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble HT speaker system, a Technics receiver (tried an Onkyo, but not enough power) and a Sony hi fi vcr. TV is a 27" Sony. I haven't bought a DVD player yet, ... | |
| how much should you spend on cable? My opininon is that you need cables with an acceptable level of clarity and a tonal balance that compliments the equipment being connected (and your musical taste). Speaker cables should be a minimum of 12 gauge (no higher, unless the length is ve... | |
| Downsizing advice My own experience (for what it's worth) is that I downsized from a combination of a rich sounding ss preamp and mono tube amps to a ss int amp. I could not live with the sound. I tried ss separates and another ss int amp. I could not live with the... | |
| Power cable question. I have, admittedly, little experience with power cords. However, I have purchased 2 Volex power cords for a total of $35 (eg $17.50 ea) and found them to be well made, well shielded and sonically neutral. These are the cords that people replace th... | |
| Good Value Component Video Cable? Suggest you go to ebay and do a search for Canare cable. | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? I thought I would be remiss if I did not update my comments above. I only lasted about 6 months after I downsized. I found I could not live with the sound and had to go back from an integrated ss amp to tube separates. I now have sound that is "mu... | |
| Audio Refinement with Magnepan MMG Coincidently, I sold Quicksilver 90w Monos to downsize to the Audio Refinement, which is a SS amp. I found the sound of the Audio Refinement to be inferior to the Quicksilvers, but I prefer a warm, lush, airy sound. However, the Audio Refinement d... |