knownothing
Responses from knownothing
| Anyone successful in dealing with Tinnitus? I didn't notice my ears were ringing until I read this thread. No, actually, I notice my problem is directly related to exposure to loud noises: city sounds, loud music, other things. If I try to avoid these for a few days, I notice the ringing su... | |
| Integrated to Separates Advice You are going to take a hit - how big a one and how much you notice depends on how loud you typically listen to the front channels and the size of your room. There is no way the Marantz is going to match the KW500 for lack of compression at volume... | |
| Primare I30 and B&W 803D, enough power?? Hmmmm... Primare I30 will be very nice with the 803D at moderate to low listening levels for Jazz, chamber music and vocals, and will suffice for louder listening if not completely capable of convincing recreation of a full orchestra or the Who li... | |
| What pre amp to use in my system? So maybe try an NAD preamp. C-16"X" series from the last 10 years or older. $400 budget is fairly limiting. Or perhaps an old Carver, Hafler or Phaselinear preamp - but not really sure any of these are a step up from the Adcom or Rotel, just diffe... | |
| Power cord..CDP or AMPLIFIER? Tpreaves, Elizabeth and Lostbears all have good advice. As to whether you replace the CD cable or the amp cable first, I would think the amp cable, but the suggestion to try both is important because the outcome is going to depend on both your gea... | |
| Sterophile's not so nice review of Bryston Mitch2 hit it on the head. Want a bad reveiw? Just look at what pieces of gear from well-known manufacturer's don't ever get reveiwed by any of the big magazines. Probably a reason that they don't, since most reviewers attend the big electronics s... | |
| Recommend a cd player my first suggestion was going to be a used MF A3.5 as well, or a used MF A5 even better. Other players described above are good choices in general, but synergy outside MF line up will be trial and error. | |
| A little help with my first system Just to make sure we are on the same page, all the new integrateds I suggested above can meet your requirements to handle two sets of speakers. I am not sure that a separate pre and two separate amps is the most elegant or highest performing solut... | |
| A little help with my first system First, let me say that the Forest's are wonderful speakers - give them enough room away from walls to breath and enjoy. Second, I love Totem speakers with old Musical Fidelity and Naim integrated amplifiers. Not sure if any of these are in your pr... | |
| creek classic 5350se I would add the Exposure 2010s and Simaudio Moon i-1 to the list. | |
| Opinions on the Dynaudio DM 2/8 I think the Exposure would be fine with the Dyns, either the DM 2/8 or small Excites. The Dyns you are considering aren't better or worse than the Quads, just different. And probably different in a way you will appreciate, especially the DM's - I ... | |
| Your Thoughts on the Best Bookshelf Speaker Kind of "Sophia's" frumpy English sister "Emma", but the newer Harbeth Compact 7ES-3 sounds awfully nice. The Harbeth P3ESR also sounds great in a smaller package. I find these have a similar balance and presence to what I remember about the older... | |
| A little help with my first system Just a qualifier, are you trying to run everything off one receiver? I might recommend starting there if you must, but multichannel receivers are never going to do for you what even a modest dedicated two-channel system can. With that said, here a... | |
| Small integrated for Silverline Minuets In addition to others above:Portal Audio Panache integrated amplifierVan Alstine Insight Integrated Control AmplifierPS Audio Trio C100 Control Amplifier Jolida JD 1701RC Integrated Hybrid Amplifier with Remote Control | |
| Turntable Recommendation "the better table and arm will make even cheaper cartridges sound much better." Here, here.Some of my suggestions for new. You can do better used, but options vary.VPI Classic and Sumiko would be a nice combination - a little over $3,000.VPI Scout... |