johnto
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| Which speaker among Dali, Dynaudio and Acoustic Energy should I choose? I don't know that you'll be able to hear the difference if your amp transmission's from A to A/B, I never could with my Parasound or Pass amps. | |
| Hmmmmm speaker cables Second the Canare recommendation. | |
| what system musicians prefer? Do they care? My friend who's a classical musician uses Philharmonic 3 speakers with Van Alstine amp and pre he also loves Maggie's for the clarity. | |
| Magnepan LRS- what amp should i consider? (sub $2,000) I had a Parasound Hint Halo with Maggie 1.7 and the sound of was magic. A used Hint 5 should be available for under $1600Happy listening | |
| Does the Audio Industry Have a Quality Problem? No problems here with Pass, Magnepan, Ayre, VPI or Parasound. Also have a much older Kenwood tuner and Pioneer tape deck still working fine. | |
| What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To? Elvis love me tenderBeatles somethingClapton wonderful tonightRaspberries go all the way | |
| Interesting thought Why don't audio stores have listening nights where music and equipment could be introduced. They may sell someone on a new lp or piece of audio gear. | |
| 16 years of the same system, time for change? Doesn't hurt to listen to other stuff but If you still enjoy your gear and it stands up sound wise stay with it. | |
| Do you have a "Music" Friend? I had a few musical friends stop over a few times a month for a few hours of listening and cappuccinos. We usually took a lunch break for nearby Indian, Chinese or Brazilian buffet and would return for more music. I would play different types of m... | |
| Best Speaker wire with Rogue Audio amp and preamp for $2K or less? Save yourself some money and try Canare 4s11, one of my audio buddies recommend it for my Pass, Maggie's combo and it sounds great. | |
| What Makes your System Special? Enjoying the sound of Pass and Maggie's. | |
| Classical Rock The Beach Boys, Elvis, and Roy Orbison were recut using symphonic backing.Lots of ELO songs are built on orchestration. | |
| Refrigerator noise My whirlpool was making noise until I cleaned the bottom find and opened the rear to clean the fan and other parts now it's quiet I do this every 6 months now.Be sure to unplug the refrig it you open the back. Lots of good info on youtube. | |
| transistor pre with the sound of tubes Usually Parasound and Pass come to mind as having warm almost tube like sound. I believe both are balanced but you need to try them for yourself. | |
| Half speed masters. Are they worth the extra scratch? Half speed mastered does not mean you play it at half speed the double Lp's are usually meant to be played at 45 rpm while single Lp's are usually played at 33 1/3 the album should specify the correct speed and your ears will verify this.I've foun... |