kixo
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| Pet Peeve -- why do headphone companies make the LEFT and RIGHT symbols so hard to locate I am fully behind your idea. Next time I am at the grocer, I will buy a Lemon and a Rambutan and use the stickers to identify the L and R sides of my headphone. Thanks! | |
| Pet Peeve -- why do headphone companies make the LEFT and RIGHT symbols so hard to locate The point is I shouldn't have to mark up a product because the manufacturer didn't consider usability and affordance when designing it. Or age or bad eyesight...Bright LEDs are not a usability issue, they are an aesthetics issue.Audio equipment in... | |
| Shopping at Goodwill anyone? Mofojo - please check your facts before circulating completely incorrect information. The Goodwill CEO made $729k in the last financial report filed with the IRS. The Salvation Army CEO did not make $13k. The last reported income of its CEO was $1... | |
| Apartment Dweller's Paradise - The Ideal 2 ch. system? I agree that unit size is an important factor for most apartment dwellers. As is combining functions into an integrated plus sources or an all-in-one unit to save space and wiring. Perhaps half size units from Cyrus, Bel Canto, or TEAC would work.... | |
| Recommendation for Good Quality Desktop Speakers Hi -- I am thrilled by the desktop speakers I have been using for about three years. They are Audience Clairaudient "The One" speakers, and are only about 7" high x 7" deep x 5.5" width. They are single drivers so throw a great soundstage at a sho... | |
| Olive customer service Mofi - Hope your problems are not continuing. One idea is to ship the unit and your personal hard drive to Olive and have THEM do the back up for you. After all, they recommended certain back up drives to you and told you they were certified to wo... | |
| Speaker recommendations for new venture A retail space with ambient, background music is a much different environment than a dedicated listening space. I would go with companies that specialize in directional loudspeakers for those types of spaces, e.g., Meyer Sound, Holosonics, etc. | |
| Speaker for nearfield listening? You might audition speakers that have a single driver, like the Audience The One. They resolve beautifully at close distances.Speakers from Harbeth and Spendor that are designed as nearfield monitors are also a good choice.Finally, I had a pair of... | |
| Why do McIntosh come with cheap plastic remotes? I think manufacturers are in a quandary about how high a quality remote to provide, and how closely the remote should match the look and feel of the host unit.They take away design and engineering focus from the unit itself, where most of the qual... | |
| Need more volume control for desktop system Any suggestions? Or is this just an unfortunate mismatch of amp and speakers?With more of us listening to desktop systems, I am interested to hear how others have set up their systems for best sound. | |
| Preamps with balanced ins/outs and remote Electrocompaniet makes a couple of preamps that are fully balanced and have standard or optional (fancy) remote controls.I have always loved the EC sound - the punch of SS combined with the smoothness of tube. For some, the looks (perspex and gold... | |
| Recommendations for inexpensive Integrated You might want to look at the new TEAC reference series integrated, the AI-501DA. It's 30w at 8 ohm of Class D power. Very musical with USB, coax and TosLink inputs and a high-quality DAC. About $750 street. Also, for a bookshelf or desktop system... | |
| Remote volume control = unacceptable compromise? When listening to music with a wide dynamic range (e.g., operas) I find myself reaching to the remote to adjust the volume.A remote is must-have for me, and I agree with the above posters, the attenuator's effect on sound quality is more due to en... | |
| Good speaker match for the Devialet, Magico ? At an audio store in SF last night, there was a presentation of a Devialet paired to Triangle's new Signature speakers. Very musical even at high levels. Not sure how much the Nordost Valhalla cables played a part.I would say matching with French ... | |
| Best Class A amp with SLAM You should add to your audition list the Electrocompaniet AW series monoblocks: AW180, AW400 and AW600 (Nemo)Smooth sound and can handle loads down to .5 ohms. |