kbarkamian
Responses from kbarkamian
| REGA RS5... any owner? I think they're not too popular because the majority of Rega speaker owners use Rega amplification and sources too. Most people want speakers from a speaker-only manufacturer.McIntosh, Naim and Linn are in the same boat IMO. They make very good sp... | |
| Reasonable price for 4-5 year old Totem Arro? Depends on the condition - 7/10 doesn't mean much to me, as maybe the cosmetic damage is in the back or somewhere else it can't be seen. Maybe 7/10 because it has a dented tweeter, but otherwise flawless. Maybe the seller is being very conservativ... | |
| What makes a speaker too big for a given room? Chadnliz,What you're saying makes just about perfect sense on paper...With a sub, you can adjust the crossover and volume output to balance out the amount of bass in the room. With a tower, you can't. Maybe if you had an equalizer, you could decre... | |
| Reciver/Integrated same sound? I've heard a couple of receivers sound identical to the company's integrateds. Every time, the receiver cost a good bit more than the integrated...NAD 720BEE and 320BEE sounded identical in a demo. The 720BEE cost about twice as much (or more). It... | |
| Is an amp the next upgrade path for me? Advice... I would say the bare Squeezebox is the weakest link, as it's not up to the level of the rest of the gear IMO (I'm sure many would disagree), but your speakers are most likely being underpowered. While its pretty much impossible to diagnose clippin... | |
| Don't Feel Guilty Spending $$$ People are at different points in their lives. Chronologically, family (or lack thereof)-wise, and career-wise. Everyone's gotta do what they've got to do. If I was single with no children and I could make 6 figures working 70-80 hours a week, I'd... | |
| Time to Upgrade?? Have you considered getting a dedicated CD player, DAC, or turntable? In other words, a new source? People rave about Oppo's sound quality, but I don't hear it with CDs. It does a lot of things right, I just don't find it musically satisfying. Jus... | |
| Apple TV gen 1 question I couldn't get mine to synch going directly from my laptop (PC) to ATV1 using an ethernet cable. Not saying I didn't do something wrong, just saying it didn't work for me.I have connected my ATV to my wireless router through an ethernet cable and ... | |
| Any word from anyone on AudiogoN about the new Rega Apollo R CDP? I haven't heard the Apollo-R, but I owned the Apollo and now own the Rega DAC. The DAC is better than the Apollo in every way. Haven't heard the Cary Xciter to compare, but if you're looking for the Rega sound, the DAC sounds great being fed by my... | |
| Changer If she has an iPod or any other i-device, have you/she considered the HRT iStreamer?I've got one scheduled for delivery tomorrow. | |
| Speakers suggestion that can be driven hard Jimbones,I'm not sure any speaker will handle what accidentally happened to your B&Ws. Well, at least not any good speaker anyway. | |
| A few new questions for me That amp will power speakers better than any receiver that I know of. Most receivers' spec sheets are a bunch of BS when it comes to ratings. They'll take one channel at the easiest to reproduce frequency for a millisecond, and measure it for a na... | |
| Classe move to China I guess the hardworking Canadians at Classe aren't worth their salary anymore. Gotta love when a company moves production, yet the prices don't go down. | |
| Which Cables Are of Most Importance? Everyone's system and ears are different. Here's my hierarchy...InterconnectsPower CablesSpeaker CablesNot much experience with HDMI, so no comments either way.I've found the biggest difference maker in speaker cables is the length. I had to have ... | |
| Ghetto A/B Comparison Idea I find the best way to compare cables is having them in your system for at least a week or so. After you've got a firm grasp on what the differences are, put the old ones back in. Listen to them for a few albums. Any differences should make themse... |