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| Help with speaker upgrade first of all i would focus on 2 channel or focus on surround. the quality of rears in all but super demanding ht systems are not that important (they only pickup ambient sounds from the movie). the sound of foot steps or bullets whizzing by are wa... | |
| need a good 100 watt, 2 channel receiver you might want to look at the nad stuff. i think you will find it sounds better than the yamaha and is not to expensive. i would stick with the mac unless you really need a remote. may be try some long speaker wires and place the gear next to your... | |
| making our own custom cables/interconnects ... i have done a lot of this. try www.vacuumstate.com. they have a whole book on diy cables. i have made several of the cables and they are quite good....and very cheap. i have had 4$ speaker cables kill 1500$ ones. so can you build nordost vallahua?... | |
| Rogue m-120 monoblocs any opinions ? for the money i do not think you can go wrong. if you do not buy the magnums (i do not have them but wish i did) roll the tubes. it makes these amps sound much better. as for customer service. i have called rogue numerous times and always gotten a... | |
| Maplenoll Adriadne/Shelter 501/Audiomat Phono 1 not familiar with the tt. just did the same thing recently. went with vpi hw19m3 / fidelity research 64fx arm (came with the table) / shelter 501 / arc ph3. i would re-think the phono pre. arc is not the end all in phono pre's but it is not bad an... | |
| Five amps that you want to try at home? wytech labs topaz. i have heard rave reviews from tas and from audio critique (aurther salavatorie). supposed to be the benchmark in amps. someone here might have one...would like to know what they think. 9,000$ is a lot. but not in the ultra high... | |
| "Warm" CD player...on a budget. try a cal sigma II dac. it is in your budget and has a nice sound. you can also upgrade the tubes. cal icon would not be bad either.good luck | |
| Which HT Receiver would you buy? why dont you look at the denon 3801? it is in your budget and offers more features. it does a nice job for movies and background music. as with swampwalker. would not put it as 2 channel pre. | |
| Analog First Timer. i have to agree with albert. i had/have the analog bug. but here are some things to remember (or learn). 1).not all albums will sound better than your cd's. i picked up 400 albums (used) some are worse than cds. 2). you only get half a cd before t... | |
| Phono preamp design try audio asylum you might find your anwser there. | |
| Best Tube Amp for this setup? rogue 120 magnums will drive those solidly and have a good sound for their price point. | |
| Power Conditioner without grounding,does it work? i am currently using a richard grey powerstation ungrounded. it has quieted the front end. do not think being ungrounded is a problem. | |
| Can anyone help me to decide which pre-amp is better ? hovland if it is in your budget. | |
| what speakers do the best "disappearing act"?? i think redkiwi and timperry are on the money. placement is everything. i owned a pair of 2.5i's. very hard to place because of the side firing woofer. they never lived up to the audiophile rating (but that is another matter indeed). infact if you... | |
| Advice on how to get FedEx to pay up on damage fed x should be able to provide you with what they consider to be accepatable packaging (it should be a list of approved shipping and packing material). if this is what you have packed the sub with...you have a chance. if you have that; you should... |