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| Which companies deserve a star for Christmas Victor at BAT and Richard at Vandersteen. | |
| Is a DAC still needed? Plus, the lines are getting blurrier. Enter the Peachtree Grand Pre, the new Audio Research and Classe preamp/DAC combos among others. Had the chance to see/hear all three recently and all were impressive driving serious downstream gear (ARCs new ... | |
| receiver preouts help Your speakers have biwiring terminals if I'm not mistaken, so you could bi-amp to get more power to any of them. To get it right you'd want an amp that has the same power and tonal characteristics as your Pioneer--ideally a power amp from them tha... | |
| Help Me Build a Vinyl System Nice system! How about staying with "Made in the USA" precedent of your other gear and picking up a VPI Classic and the new Parasound phono pre-amp? | |
| Why We Need Audiophiles ? Thanks for sharing that. Really terrific piece of journalism--illuminating and not snarky. Refreshing! | |
| If you could bring back one great artist that has Freddie Mercury--a voice like no other. | |
| Great films where music is a central theme. Great movies? Well, certainly entertaining:The Legend of 1900Mr. Holland's OpusSchool of Rock (Jack Black)The Country Bears (don't laugh--lots of great cameos and performances)The RockerRockstar | |
| Vandersteen and NOT BI WIRE---Your thoughts I have Vandersteen 5s and use what is commonly referred to as Double Bi-Wire (DBW). To be honest, I've never considered anything else, because as Stringreen says, it's what Vandersteen recommends. I've spoken with Richard V (once) and in that conv... | |
| What is your favorite 1 hit wonder from the 70's? "Smoke from a Distant Fire" by The Sanford Townsend Band. Quintessential late 70s pop ballad. | |
| Help setting up Airport Exposes Glad my answer was on point! As far as the PC goes, you can get away with a really basic low end machine--all you need to be able to run is the OS (windows) and iTunes. iTunes isn't very intensive at all and I think you could probably get the netb... | |
| Help setting up Airport Exposes I'm not 100% sure I have understood your question, so forgive me if this answer misses the mark. You will need an operating computer in the process. The external drive can be the storage container but it will not run an operating system (OS). I ha... | |
| Sound blead through on LP I'd actually always heard it was from the original lacquer cutting process. On a loud passage the cutter head would have more modulation and this would actually deform the adjacent/previously cut groove from the prior rotation. Sine the dead wax i... | |
| Tube CD Player Problem - Any advice? I think Ncarv is onto it. In this machine there are separate power supplies for the transport, tube buffers and DAC/audio circuits. If not a fuse, then I suspect the power supply to the tubes since they are not glowing. Could be a loose or broken ... | |
| Need help with Jazz Try Holly Cole's "Don't Smoke in Bed" and "Shade". I second the Diane Schuur recommendation--try the "Deedles" album. | |
| BAT VK200 amp w/ McIntosh C220 tube preamp I have a VK-200 and have been very pleased with it for the last 14 years. I've driven Magnepan 1.6s and am now using with Vandersteen 5s--I really couldn't be happier. It is true that it runs hot but I don't find this to be any issue. I did return... |