jrosemd
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| Magnepan, Ohm, Spatial or ?? I gave my son a pair of Magnepan MMG's which he uses in a small room in his apartment in NYC. They sound fine. Go with the Maggies. | |
| Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos? People I speak to are always in awe at the amount I spend on equipment, vinyl and SACDs. I have a two systems with excellent equipment - and I've given a ton of equipment to my three sons. I have roughly 2000 CDs/SACDs and 1000 LPs. If you figur... | |
| Why are audiophiles perceived as being wackos? People I speak to are always in awe at the amount I spend on equipment, vinyl and SACDs. I have a two systems with excellent equipment - and I've given a ton of equipment to my three sons. I have roughly 2000 CDs/SACDs and 1000 LPs. If you figur... | |
| Big source improvement using CD player The Marantz CD players (especially the ones that play Blu-rays and DVDs) are not that expensive and have excellent sound. | |
| Best debut album Crosby Stills & Nash - who spawned a bunch of groups who tried to sound like them - most notably. the Eagles | |
| Best debut album Crosby Stills & Nash - who spawned a bunch of groups who tried to sound like them - most notably. the Eagles | |
| old high end preamps.. The original Halfler pre-amp. Worth its weight in gold. | |
| Does anyone collect something else other than music. Automobiles: Triumoh TR6, Studebaker Avanti, 2 BMW 3 series, 1 BMW 5 Series, Audi S5, 6 Saabs and 4 Volvos. | |
| What Have I Bought? Henry Kloss, who was with AR, KLH (he was the "K") and Advent, later co-founded Cambridge Soundworks. I used to frequent its factory store in Newton, MA. I acquired a dozen Cambridge Soundworkds speakers two 12" amplified subwoofers and 3 of the... | |
| Wow an old album that rocked your world Todd Rundgren: Something/Anything?Cheap Trick: All Shook Up - produced by George Martin | |
| Jazz for someone who doesn't like jazz. Sounds like you would like progressive jazz more than traditional jazz.Surprised that no one has mentioned Pat Metheny Group.Many have mentioned Weather Report. Also Carla Bley - especially the earlier albums with large groups. | |
| New Speaker / System Suggestions Magnepan 1.7i's, which start at a$1,995. Your Yamaha integrated with160 watts per channel at 4 ohms is more than enough to make the speakers sing. With over 50 years as an audiophile, and having bought more than one dozen brands of speakers, the... | |
| How do you sort your LPs? Here's one I haven't heard yet: due to the size of my record cabinets (IKEA makes some great ones, I have different configurations ranging from one cube to 2 x 3 cubes that can put placed either way), I separate rock by American artists/groups ve... | |
| How far away from your speakers are you? Magnepans: 4' from back wall, 3' from side walls, 5' from each other, toed in 15 degrees, 20' from my listening position. Thinking of adding a Magnepan DWM bass panel, separately amped (the bass panel has stereo inputs). Does anyone use the DWM? ... | |
| what's your opinion on the magazine 'stereo review'?? I liked Stereo Review because they wrote about affordable equipment. I subscribe to Stereophile and the Absolute Sound but can't afford 90% of the equipment they review! |