johnnyb53
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| Legendary used amp, or economical new one? ^^^Yes, and $1150 in 1982 is equivlaent to about $2750 today. And you're right; I'm looking at a 30+ yr-old PMF-1150B vs. Emotiva XPA-200 (now on sale for $449). I'm looking for something with not just slam, but good musical involvement, low noise... | |
| Building an audio room - 12x22 - electrical plan? Might I suggest you consider building your listening room to the golden ratio, which is 1.618:1? This would require minimal physical, but acoustically significant changes to the proportions of the room to avoid standing waves and enhance the sound... | |
| Has anyone tried a "leather" turntable mat? Imagine putting your heart and soul into the music:)... or having some skin in the game. | |
| Has anyone tried a "leather" turntable mat? ^^^ The problem there is that he was using raw pigskin. Tanning is a messy business and he probably should have just bought some from Tandy Leather. | |
| 5.1 under 4k? I have had an Onkyo A-9555 integrated amp for five years. For the money it was a good amp, but no way can it approach a Marantz PM8004. | |
| 5.1 under 4k? Since you are used to Polk, you'd probably like GoldenEar, which is one of Polk's co-founder's current company. At your budget, you could get three SuperSat 60s for L-C-R ($2400), a pair of SuperSat 50s for the surrounds ($1K) and their Forcefield... | |
| Focus 160 w/2 JL f113s vs. Focus 380 or C2 II What are your room size and dimensions? Where are the subs located relative to the Focus 160s? What's the crossover frequency? Have you run the JL EQ program?Are you running the 160s full range or with a high-pass filter?When you say you've "tried... | |
| What speakers should I consider around $5000? 08-11-13: MwslA couple more things....I looked at the specs of the Dynaudio C1....and am concerned it wouldn't have enough bass energy for the types of music we most listen to.Before you categorically dismiss the Dynaudios as bass-weak or incapabl... | |
| Speaker for Yamaha AS2000 04-16-12: Honeybee2012Thank You - Thank You.I am going to try the OHM 5000. I am loving the AS 2000 and I also have the CDS 2000 (matching in silver). Good for you! It's tough to beat an omni when it comes to filling a large space uniformly. | |
| Totem Dreamcatchers integrated amp, under $1000. Bob: you're right about the tape loop. I've seen it in demo setups in audio stores, but in actual use you'd have to fiddle with the subwoofer's volume control every time you changed the master volume at the preanmp.As for your second comment, ulti... | |
| Totem Dreamcatchers integrated amp, under $1000. 08-11-13: Bob_reynoldsHi Johhny,I don't consider preamp outs or speaker level connections sufficient for properly connecting a subwoofer to the majority of speakers and definitely not ones as bass deficient as the Dreamcatchers.The Marantz PM8004 ... | |
| Totem Dreamcatchers integrated amp, under $1000. 08-09-13: Bob_reynoldsAs always with integrated amps, I suggest you look for units that allow complete separation of the preamp and amp sections. Most NAD models provide this functionality.Both the Marantz PM8004 and Peachtree Decco65 have preamp-... | |
| Totem Dreamcatchers integrated amp, under $1000. So are you saying you're looking for a $1K integrated, or an integrated plus DAC for $1K? What are you DACing--CDs, computer files, network streaming?The most astounding Marantz PM8004. It was in a demo powering a $10K pair of Sonus Faber Cremona ... | |
| Speakers that do pianos really well 08-06-13: JetrexproTo Marty's point--I have a ton of recorded piano music both jazz and classical and each recording sounds totally different. I have not felt it possible to come up with a standard reference recording. There are so many variables ... | |
| salesperson recomends what do you think 08-05-13: SchubertPersonally I think B& W are the most over rated speakers ever made.Sonus Fabers are great, especially for acoustic music.For me, there's something about most B&Ws I've heard that just don't quite bring it together. I'm al... |