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TurnTable Quest
"I have owned a lot of turntables including VPI, Basis, Rega, Thorens, Linn etc; and to me the classic Garrard 301 and 401 tables, restored with a high quality base sound better than any turntable I have owned. Unfortunately, $1,000 will only get ... 
TurnTable Quest
I think budget is a good place, seems money is always the bottom line, and $1K seems a good place to start........ 
TurnTable Quest
Save your money and get a Garrard 301 or 401Go on........ 
Need your inputs - Leaving HT to 2ch
They are two different animals. While I couldn't imagine watching my favorite DVD Peter Gabriel "Growing Up" and not having the 7.1 to enjoy it.There are some really great two channel audio's like AudioQuest' Doug McLeod.There's no reason to leave... 
Can you identify this cable
I thought you guys were the best of the best. Come on , skinny green wire haha isn't that enough. Lampcord, you should be ashamed of yourself. I've bought enough snake oil to know lampcord lol. I give up. How about black pucks of ebony that help ... 
Can you identify this cable
Oh, pish-posh . I got it while at a very elite audio store I worked at. Lamp cord.... thats pretty funny. I wish we could post pics... 
Is 7.1 better than 5.1
Yes, your processor will matrix and fill in the back two channels. This reminds me of the purist two channel crowd. Break out and join the 7.1 crowd!!KG 
Outlaw M-200 sv. Hafler XL-280 bridged
the speakers are the WTMW HT Guide DIY. They are 4ohms. I get to 0db MV at times.I built three for a LCR combination.I Will need three amps 
Creek OBH-11......a couple questions
thank you.I thought a passive unit wouls operate like that.I think i would be better off using a remote preamp 
Outlaw Audio 990 pre/pro - any experiences?
I upgraded to the 990 from an EAD Ovation-8.I like the bass management.What really did it for my was the cinema re-eq.it is quite a circuit.I built a 7.1 speaker system that is capable of reference level playback.With the re-eq engaged it was the ... 
A musical subwoofer
Good to hear what the competition is.Geoffmslater, What mains do you use?It's so easy to spot a bad sub using music.I couldn't imagine watching movies without my subs.I couldn't imagine listening to music through my system ! 
A musical subwoofer
Looks like a tough road...but one worth traveling.My first step is a quick sweep of a speakers response.I can do that on a laptop using truerta.That will give me an idea where the speakers natural rolloff is at the listening position.Then dial in ... 
A musical subwoofer
04-19-07: AudiokinesisWell KG - you have company! I haven't posted any Audiogon subwoofer ads yet, but not long ago sent out my subwoofer system to be beta-tested by some planar owners. I take it you've looked over what's available in the subwoofe... 
A musical subwoofer
I'm in the Rochester NY area.Panel guys are what I want to find.I found that music is the biggest critic in my system.I'm tired of trying to get the music right.So,I'm building a subwoofer system that will do it right (music, that is).This isn't e... 
Five Monoblocks vs. One 5-Channel Amp
I use three M-200's for the main LCR.I use to use B&K ST-140's.I find the M-200's sound great on music and movies.They are smooth and very clear.I think the big difference is the power reserve they have over my 105 watt per channel B&K's.I...