kthomas
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| Reaching the end of a music collection Turnaround - I think you answered the question yourself when you mentioned curiosity. As long as you remain curios and open minded, you'll never run out of stuff to buy. I find groups I like and then go explore allmusic.com, a fabulous website, an... | |
| Dunlavy SC-IV vs. Aerial 10T characteristics Out of curiousity for those with experience in the lines being discussed, can you compare the Dynaudio Contour series? I like Rock, Blues, Jazz in that order, and also use the system for HT. I've always been intrigued by the Dunlavy's, I own the C... | |
| CDR Fidelity? It's very easy to prove to yourself that the copy you made is identical. If you believe that a copy sounds worse than the original and you haven't proven that you're making bit-perfect copies, you owe it to yourself to do so. Then, if you still be... | |
| Krell KAV 250 A The KAV250a will definitely be a nice upgrade. You should be able to find one for around $1500 used. If you could spring for a KRC3 to use as the preamp (probably about $1400 used) and sell the 300i you'll really have a nice upgrade going. I think... | |
| What qualifies a "low baller" It's a combination of things, as others have said. The most common form of low-baller is somebody who offers 60% of your asking price. I have no problem with somebody asking about getting it at 80% of a competitively priced piece if they explain t... | |
| 5 most overrated movies ever...... I loved Fargo and love (or at least respect) almost everything the Coen brothers have put out, before and since. The Big Lebowski and The Man Who Wasn't There - superb.Dances With Wolves is at the absolute top of my Overrated list. Made just befor... | |
| Tyler Ref Monitors vs. Dynaudio 1.3 MK11 The 1.3's will definitely have a much more refined sound and more bottom end, at least if the 1.1's are any indication. I had the Audience 50's in my office system and replaced them with the 1.1's to both of those positive effects. I think the key... | |
| Tyler Ref Monitors vs. Dynaudio 1.3 MK11 Do you like the 72's or are you looking for a different sound? Assuming you like them, and if you're interested in saving a bit of money, I can highly recommend the Contour 1.1's. They're a bit easier to drive than the 1.3's and a bit less placeme... | |
| What are the 5 most overrated rock albums? Heart - Dreamboat Annie - another one that didn't appeal when it was new, it doesn't appeal as a "classic", it doesn't get the juices going if you happen to hear it at "just the right time." I can't believe we're 30+ posts into this thread and nob... | |
| What are the 5 most overrated rock albums? I don't think "pretentious" is enough to seriously damage a record. I think it can keep an album off a "greatest" list, but not relegate it to "Most Overrated", especially since this is all for fun. Iron Maiden's "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" alb... | |
| What are the 5 most overrated rock albums? The Eagles - Hotel CaliforniaThe Doors - L.A. WomanGreen Day - Dookie | |
| Dynaudio C2 at the NYC hifi show Thanks for the update.....of course, you just cost me $4K more, but I appreciate the update nonetheless :-)What did you think of the way they looked "in person"? My initial reaction was that I didn't like the way they looked (though I like the C4 ... | |
| Best sound at Stereophile show. Thank goodness we have a real expert amongst us now :-)I find the differences of opinion not only refreshing, but insightful. The discussions of why there are such varied opinions has taught me a lot more than the show reports that show up in the ... | |
| Why do music DVD's sound so bad? I'm confused as to what you purchased - a "regular" DVD that is of concert/videos with associated music, or some of the special DVDs that were audio only but recording in 96/24 two-channel, or something else? I agree that it's probably just bad lu... | |
| Dynaudio C2 at the NYC hifi show Twilo - I read a couple other people's comments on the C4 - did you hear the C4 as well as the C2 and, if so, any comparisons? -Kirk |