kthomas
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| How do you decide on new music to buy? Radio is definitely not the venue of choice - there is way too many ways to listen to music (new or familiar) without putting up with commercials.I'm somewhat limited in that I have very few acquaintances who actually actively participate in music... | |
| What to expect: Revel Performa M20 from Mag. 1.6QR Given your stated goals, I think you're on the right track. I wouldn't be surprised if your Rogue drove the M20's better, but I also wouldn't be surprised if you ultimately upgraded the amp. You'll definitely get a livelier, more dynamic sound wit... | |
| Does it hurt when you sell at a loss? The pain of selling near-new that you paid retail for and getting approx. 50% of retail would be unbearable, IMO. If somebody paid $20K for the CD12 within the past couple years and is now taking a $9K loss to sell, I have to wonder what they're m... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? 1. 1997 BMW M32. 1997 BMW M33. A future M. | |
| LISTENER Magazine...What Do You Think? I really like it, but I'm just nearing the end of my first year of subscribing, so it may start striking me in a similar manner over the coming issues. I like the writing style a lot - it's written from the point of view that, while being a profes... | |
| Have CD Recorders changed your listening habits? They have for me - I make copies of many of my CDs and load them up into a set of Sony 555ES changers. Not the utmost in audiophile quality, but not horrible and perfect for hitting "Random" - very much like having your own radio station. It doesn... | |
| Dion's new CD crashing party for some users It's incredibly tough to get a genie back in the bottle.Is Dion's CD clearly marked on the outside as having this limitation? | |
| New TacT speaker system I haven't seen any reviews anywhere - are they even available yet or just announced? I know Tact sells their RCS direct - I wonder if they'll do the same for the speakers and amps. I would assume they will. I hope somebody does a review of full Ta... | |
| Best of "Dead Can Dance"? Check out www.allmusic.com for a lot of information on DCD and any other band you're interested in - it's a fabulous site. -Kirk | |
| Has anyone had trouble with stereophile magazine? The only time I had a problem with missing issues was when I moved and did a change of address - the rest of that subscription never did find it's way to me. As others said, "Contact Us" on their website was worthless. I finally got an explanation... | |
| Whats the deal with CD players? I have found there to be a huge range of opinion on the importance of a CD player - everything from "they all sound the same" to "they're the most important component". My own personal experience was similar to the ones you have described - I expe... | |
| Is there a better amp than this... No personal experience, but at that price I'd probably look at the Muse 160 used. -Kirk | |
| How many truly high-end speakers sold yearly? It seems that I read when the Dynaudio Evidence's came out that Dynaudio "considered them to be a production product" (I guess some manufacturers don't?) and were projecting sales of a couple (few) dozen pairs a year. I don't remember the model nu... | |
| Stereophile looses Jonathan Scull The big question (that can't be answered right now) is what was the real motivation for excusing J-10. This thread contains both condemnation as well as support for his contributions over the years - I find myself definitely on the condemnation si... | |
| Stereophile looses Jonathan Scull I'd be interested to know what happens to J-10's stockpile of mega-buck gear now that he's officially not a Stereophile employee. He's managed to keep seemingly everything that passes through his listening room, regularly using 3-4 different ultra... |