jrb25
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| Tinnitus I agree you will get used to it. I developed a constant high pitched whine in my right ear about 15 years ago resulting from a car accident, along with some high-frequency loss. Try to be patient and realize that like most you will probably learn ... | |
| Inexpensive pair of bookshelf speakers. Silverline Minuets. I've had mine in my living room for years and probably would only get rid of them to get more Silverlines. The new Minuet Supremes retail for $700 I believe and you can buy direct from the company. | |
| Small Monitors and Book shelves for Rock Music? I was going to suggest Silverline Minuets but then I saw your budget (they currently retail for only $800 I think). Excellent little speakers that can fill a medium sized room. They are rear ported and if you put them near a wall you can get a sur... | |
| To Vandersteen or not to Vandersteen I owned the IICE signatures for a few years and loved the sound. Got sick of looking at them, though. | |
| Sleeper Debut Lps...70s classic rock I always liked Van Halen's first album. Not classic rock, but later in the 70s: REM, U2, Elvis Costello, B-52s. Seems like a lot of New Wave bands came out with good debut Lps around that time. | |
| Why does most new music suck? Have to disagree. I remember back in the 1970s when the same question was being asked. Now people generally look back on the 1970s and recognize that a lot of great (rock, R&B, fusion, reggae) music was produced. Maybe in another 20 years most... | |
| small speakers for small room I haven't heard many small speakers...but I own Silverline Minuets and really enjoy listening to them | |
| Top 10 Alt-country bands We are big Ryan Adams fans. Easy Tiger gets a lot of play. | |
| Moving from CD to analog Personally I would not be too hasty getting rid of the CD setup. I recently added a TT and it is fun but also quite a bit of work. Putting aside the whole nontrivial issue of getting things dialed in, you have to jump up every 20 minutes to flip/c... | |
| Made in America A little OT, but here is an interesting article about insourcing. I grew up in a blue-collar town in the midwest and this made me feel good. I recently purchased one of the high-efficiency heat pump hot water heaters described in the article (made... | |
| Made in America Right now I have a nearly All American system, but not because I'm particularly nationalistic about such things. I just seem to gravitate toward small companies that are accessible to me, for example I like being able to speak to the owner if nece... | |
| Table/Cart Set Up - By Ear or Test Record? I listen to records I am really familiar with for the final tweaking. In my case, I don't have very expensive tools or a sophisticated arm that can be adjusted accurately (Audioquest PT-6), so it seems pointless to completely rely on measurements.... | |
| Audible Illusions vs CJ preamps: sonic difference? Audiofeil, I noticed that as well.On the AI issue, I've been running a 2B for close to two years now with no tube issues. Probably not the best preamp if you like to roll tubes but sounds great with the recommended tubes provided by AI. For me if ... | |
| Best Two-Way Monitor Speakers under $700 New/Used Silverline Minuets. I will never sell mine, but I might give them to someone I like as a gift. I really enjoy these amazing little speakers. | |
| Best speakers to "abuse" for around $2k ? You could try vintage JBLs, Klipsch, Altec. If patient you'll find something on your local Craigslist and for much less than $2000. High-efficiency horn speakers are fun to crank. |