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| How does music "move" down a wire? That was a very helpful explaination(s)."But the signal all gets to the end of the wire at basically the same time"This makes me think, how different would wire lengths have to be for the acute listener to notice a difference in the arrival time i... | |
| Best Hobby related purchase of 2010 Bongfury, did The Dude finally get an Internet account? | |
| help me remove noise from my vinyl setup How did the high output Sonata work for you? I have a Grado PH-1 and a Reference Platinum 1 running on an older Thorens TD 150 MKII turntable, and even with the high output Platinum I notice the preamp hums (a lot) if placed too close to my integr... | |
| Going down Need help with cheap integrated amp "ridiculous" as in ridiculously good, in case that wasn't clear. Sorry. | |
| Going down Need help with cheap integrated amp The smaller recent NAD 32Xs are very good. The new 315 is ridiculous. Cambridge 340A and used 540A are also very good. | |
| Rega Apollo Vs. Saturn? Yes, if your speakers are highly resolving. | |
| 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... |