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| what is the theory behind maple stands and racks? Mapleshade claims they have done comparison tests and have found that North American Maple "sounds the best". They are in the business of selling the stuff, so I take their claims about maple with a pinch of saw dust. Who knows - maybe a little bi... | |
| what is the theory behind maple stands and racks? Llyodc,Here is a very theoretical and probably not very satisfying explanation for what I have experienced first hand with my system. I think part of the appeal of hardwoods (not just maple) for this application is that in fact they are not so har... | |
| Stands for small floorstanders? "With this in mind, I need some sort of rigidly attaching the speaker to the base. Do you believe a screw-on heavy wood plate sitting on heavy brass cones would sound better than a similar arrangement using steel plate? From what I read at Maplesh... | |
| B&W 805 or Monitor Audio Silver for Creek 5350SE? I have listened carefully to all this gear, but none of it together.Here are my impressions.The Creek is a neutral to dry sounding SS amp. It does what you ask without fuss and has a surprising amount of power.The RS6 is a very nice speaker for th... | |
| Stands for small floorstanders? Rubber footers are not the best for coupling speakers to anything.Here is a budget alternative that I have found works very well on hard surfaces - a very thick/heavy chopping block or cutting board (Maple, bamboo or similar material), slightly la... | |
| Want to upgrade my Adcom GFP 565 preamplifier Here's another thought - PrimaLuna ProLogue three preamp - Smooth warm tube sound, but not syrupy. Also, the tubes are auto-biasing so you don't have to be a multimeter jocky to get it sounding right. Look for one used in your price range.Or, Modw... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rebbi,Thanks for the update. | |
| New Rega R1 - Recommend an Amp? Good choice. | |
| Jazz enthusiasts - A Joe Henderson find ..... Check out "The Real McCoy" by McCoy Tyner for the same quartet with ELVIN JONES - either the LP or the RVG remastered CD. | |
| Rega Apollo 35th anniversary edition I have not heard the Anniversary Apollo - but I have compared the Saturn and the standard Apollo. The Saturn is more polished than the Apollo - you might almost call it polite in comparison, but it didn't grab me. I almost preferred the sound of t... | |
| Seen the new Paradigm lineup? I heard the new Paradigm Monitor 9's playing Dave Mathews and Tim Reynolds live recently and was completely blown away - most musical sounding and balanced speaker I heard in the store that day hands down - for less than a grand! Had to think abou... | |
| Best speaker for vocals I concur on the Sonus Faber suggestions. Or the Naim Allae - I heard these recently with some better Naim electronics and WOW! | |
| Jazz enthusiasts - A Joe Henderson find ..... Newbee - That's great have to know. Have you heard Henderson's "Lush Life"? | |
| A question of bass... Several actually. The source? E.g. CDP, DVD, music server/computer, Turntable, Tuner, Tape Deck, etc. - to go with your new amp and new speakers. Or maybe you are just telling me you are all set in that department... | |
| A question of bass... Several actually. Rhanechak, that's great! If the amp you are expecting is a PrimaLuna ProLogue or similar, you should have a very musical system. Next up - the Source?!? |