john_l
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| Romantic HiFi Getaway Weekend?!? Some SWMBO point-making activities in Bay Area: 1) Buy her a couple hours at one of the spas there - that way you can go out looking at stereos. 2) Go to the wine country as suggested above. Northern coastline is nice too. 3) A really nice breakfa... | |
| The best and worst Audiogon poster's Actually Carl, I'll add you to the list of favorites! Why ? Initially I thought about adding you to the 'bad' list as have others. My complaint being that you pick fights with people who are perfectly well intentioned and polite to you. Are you t... | |
| Kudos for dealer I've had good business dealings with audio-logic.com in Des Moines (actually I bought at the store and had them ship), Audible Difference, Galen Carol audio (gcaudio.com), getplugged.com, and echohifi.com. Echo is a local used equip store here in ... | |
| Hottest Wife or World's Best System?? Nothin but the (cheap) radio on! | |
| The best and worst Audiogon poster's By the way, I think some of my favorite posters are: Garfish Why? Because he is always constructive and never succumbs to negativity. I hope to learn this someday! Also has great opinions and taste in music. I've discovered some new music because ... | |
| The best and worst Audiogon poster's Time to forgive and forget! At least one if not the other ! | |
| proac vs vandersteen I vote for the vandersteens. That's just my taste though. It is the most general purpose hi-end loudspeaker I have heard. They have wonderful bass with good detail and wonderful 'musicality'. I think the 2ce Signature is also less snotty about it'... | |
| Vandersteen 3A sigs amp advice please I had the 3asigs and thought the mccormack dna1/revaGold was the best for them. I also had a vt100m2 I tried with them. I thought that sounded very musical, great midrange, but did not bring out the speakers awesome bass capability like the dna co... | |
| The best CD Player for the money Rega (500), adcom 750 ($700), sony xa7es(1100). Never a/b'd the rega and adcom. Think the sony is definitely worth the money over the adcom. | |
| Best Phono stage under $1200? Audiomat? I bought a used PH-3(900ish) and I think it sounds wonderful. Just the right mix of accuracy and tube warmth. I also heard the Lehman Black Cube ($500used - $700 new). Heard it. It's excellent but doesn't have any tube euphony like the AR. Small e... | |
| What aspect ratio screen I should buy? One nice compromise TV you should consider is the Sony Wega (Vay-Guh) XBR. Those have circuitry that can vertically stretch a DVD movie should you choose. This slightly distorts the images, but does use more of your screen. I have one and find thi... | |
| Help learn diff.between SS and Tube I have a pass amp and the vt100. You can tell it is slower and less clear than the pass labs. It does liven the music up more though. You will never find the sheer clarity and speed of the alephs. The vt100 is one of the more accurate tube amps ou... | |
| best used system for 10k$ I don't think you have to spend 10K to get a great system. Below are systems with almost all components that I've owned, usually for a few months. I've paired the synergistic matches. I've only had red dawn cables in my system so cannot comment on... | |
| Do Dealers think it is sinful.......... Jtinn, Echo Hifi is indeed the used equip great store in Portland that I deal with regularly. Great people with great service. Go Kurt & Jim ! | |
| Widening my soundstage I have different speakers of course, but I have found the most profound effect on soundstage is to set up the speakers according to the manufacturers recommendation. You should follow the manufacturers setup guide to a T, using a measuring tape an... |