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| grainy sounding high end system Getting a musical sounding baseline is much more difficult with digital and SS gear.The pioneer transport (I once owned it), is vibration prone, even when you are spinning only the little platter in the middle. Are you confident in the quality of ... | |
| Why do we listen to music? For the same reason we make music. It engages the soul and and serves as a continual reminder that we are not solely or even principally intellectual creatures. | |
| What preamp for my Shahinians? The Shahinian website recommends solid state for these speakers and the Plinius in particular - Have you heard the Plinius 102 amp? It is 125 Watts but HIGH CURRENT, with some novel design characteristics that may make it more appealing than the b... | |
| 250 watts: why so much power? Headroom. | |
| tip on moving/positioning speakers Hey Ernie, when are you going to list that Steinway B on Audiogon? | |
| Expectations in upgrading the power amp or preamp Ad010685,Regarding your conclusions above: 1. In my own system detail, resolution, tonal sweetness, bloom and sound stage were improved by a preamp upgrade. Note I didn't say tonal character or voice as I believe this to be the province of the spe... | |
| Source vs Target: where is the weakness? I agree with Kinsekd - this is the path I followed for my own upgrade and it worked extremely well with very satisfying results. HOWEVER, it requires speakers that are sensistive enough to expose the strengths and weaknesses of upstream components... | |
| Should I Upgrade My Krells The guys at tweeter are pretty cooperative. Why don't you ask them if you can swap your Krells into their setup? Did you listen to your own CDs or new material?It is not uncommon to hear differences in imaging characteristics among different speak... | |
| HELP Electrocompaniet stole Christmas Brianmgrarcom,I couln't disagree with you more. I think you have overlooked the fact that Ernie is not a stranger here.However, if you think that EC has been misunderstood, you might be able to help Ernie out. Ernie loves his EMC-1 and would proba... | |
| HELP Electrocompaniet stole Christmas Ernie,I am speechless. Have you contacted Audiogon directly? We live in times when international trade is what makes the world go round. The electrocompaniet policy sounds like an issue for litigation under international trade law. How would someo... | |
| speaker cables recommendations Another site to check out is fatwyre.com and its used cable counterpart usedcable.com. These sites will give you a good survey of brands/prices. | |
| Backing Away from Stereophile Class A Mark hubbard, 1. For some time now, I have thought that detail and musical sweetness were natural audio opposites, as you imply. However, I recently listened to Quad electrostatic speakers and have changed my mind. There are some components that a... | |
| Hi end audio who cares The most difficult thing I encounter in my own family is the perception that my system sounded plenty fine to their ears several iterations ago, and that I should be spending my money on a Spa for the deck. | |
| Vandersteen high-pass filter with other Subs Maxgain,I am talking about a direct swap comparison of the 805s with the Vandersteens without the REL inserted at all. I have run both speakers with chesky set up disc to optimize placement and room treatment. The muddiness in the Vandersteen mids... | |
| Vandersteen high-pass filter with other Subs Maxgain: Regarding my complaint of midrange congestion ...I own both Vandersteen 3s (being upgraded to 3asigs) and B&W Nautilus 805s. The 805s are very detailed. Instruments are well resolved and easy to recognize. The Vandersteens are too hom... |