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| Need Rec--Affordable Proac D25-esque speaker Agree with Rdavwhitaker's suggestions, and I have found several Totem speakers to be a very good match with MF amps of the A5 generation. A pair of used Devore 8's may also fill the bill. A small floor stander from Naim may also be a good choice. ... | |
| Vibration Theory - Isolate or Drain? Some may find this discussion draining and isolating at the same time;-) This is not just an attempt at a little dark holiday humor, but actually a preview of my experience described below.I have tried both approaches with my CDP and find: 1. ther... | |
| Best Towers Under $1500 for beginner system Agree with Johnnyb53. Effective execution of multiple crossover networks adds challenges and cost. All things being equal, easier to achieve a coherent sound with a good two-way design - and I generally like small two-way towers from the likes of ... | |
| Best Hobby related purchase of 2010 Hardware: No question, for me it's the Grado RA-1 Headphone amplifier - the AC version. Absolutely stunning performance with Grado headphones using either analog or digital sources.On the software side, it has to be the discovery of the "Royal Phi... | |
| Best Towers Under $1500 for beginner system Assuming the offer is legite, I would seriously consider the Totem Forests - huge system growth potential with these marvelous speakers. | |
| Best Towers Under $1500 for beginner system I have lsitened to most of the speakers you list above. For Home Theater, Rock and Electronic, the Pardigms are a very good choice. They are fairly efficient and should present a resonable load for your receiver. Also, they sound nice without bein... | |
| Buy new integrated or vintage? I do a lot of research and then impulse buy when good deals and finances align. | |
| Buy new integrated or vintage? There is an NAD C375BEE on Agon right now for under a grand. This is plenty "beefy" with a conservative 150W per channel into 8ohms. A very nice sounding amp at this price. Sophistication of design far exceeds most of the big name solid state stuf... | |
| Rotel rcd-1072 vs Cambridge 640c v2? There you have it. How a piece of equipment sounds depends on a lot, including accompanying gear, room and ears. One person's "neutral" can be another person's "uninvolving". The Cambridge frequency response is almost dead flat - measures favorabl... | |
| Rotel rcd-1072 vs Cambridge 640c v2? I think the Cambridge is both more detailed and more musical, and can stand up to greater scrutiny when connected to higher end gear. MHO. | |
| Integrated Amplifier for Fritzspeakers Carbon 7 While I like the amp, my feeling is the NAD is the weak link here. Try replacing with an Odyssey Khartago amp. | |
| Buy new integrated or vintage? Smitty,What sound are you looking for, fast, clean and airy, warm, sweet and dimensional, lots of Pace Rhythm and timing, etc?This should be more important than new versus old. One comment, I find many of the vintage Japanese amps from the seventi... | |
| Best audio time b4 even hearing of the sweet spot? Small dorm room, two pairs of Speakerlab sevens inverted, biggest Pioneer receiver available, ZZ Top on the Techniques, volume at two o'clock+. The sweet spot was clear across the boarder in Vancouver... | |
| Find the weak link to help me spend $800 or so Rogerroger,Is there a power conditioner available for $800 or less that you could recommend? All the ones I would suggest cost several thousand and up, why I didn't mention it. | |
| Most musical integrated amp you have heard? The Naim XS has something special going, but the "Most musical integrated amp" I have heard has to be the Audio Research DSi200 (with the VSi60 close behind). |