kthomas
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| DIGITAL UPGRADE DILEMMA I'd start with the amp - those are nice speakers and deserve a really nice amp. If you'd have the same $1000 budget for a used amp, I'd throw out a Muse 160 as a possibility - they seem to go for around that price used. -Kirk | |
| Convert Me Thanks for all the excellent advice - exactly what I was looking for. The Lexicon does have true analog bypass and while I'm sure that the suggestions of buying a separate analog pre-amp has a great deal of merit, I probably would at least start w... | |
| Home Theater PC? There's a good series of HTPC articles in SGHT - lots of good references, equipment ideas, etc. -Kirk | |
| Movie Software make HT a Waste of Resources? Not sure I understand the point of this thread - you don't like movies, don't understand why people would spend a lot of money on recreating them in their own homes, and ????If you're telling us that a lot of movies are stupid or bad today, just r... | |
| Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope? Not bad advice, but not a cure-all either. If you're used to buying toys, you're not going to stop being interested once you get married or just because you've finally got your dream system. Plus, you'll find that your "needs" change - I've got mo... | |
| Speakers for small listening room If you end up looking at buying something different, I'd suggest looking at a pair of Dunlavy's, probably the SM-1 monitor. I'd call Audio-Video Logic in Des Moines if you don't have a local dealer - they're very helpful and will be able to help y... | |
| Movies with... No idea what gear was being used or if it was ever shown, but the scene in Boogie Nights where they go to the drug dealer's house to rip him off - the guy has music cranked up in a heckuva nice place, and it really grabbed my attention. Made me wo... | |
| I need to be wowed I see references to a budget, but I must be overlooking what the stated budget is. Two reasonably prices possibilities would be the Revel Performa F30 (not absolutely sure of the model, retail price is $3500). It has received excellent reviews all... | |
| TAS new look-the end is near? As long as I can subscribe for a buck an issue, I'll read them all, whatever direction they take. Pure entertainment, very little buying guidance for me.It's not HP's attitude or ego that get to me, it's his ridiculous writing style that gets me b... | |
| Under 1k integrated recomendations Linn Majik integrated amp or Linn Classik integrated amp with integrated CD player. $550 used for the Majik, $1000-ish for the Classik with tuner (older models are sans tuner). -Kirk | |
| What are we listening to...for...with? Great thread, and I think the best sentence was the last one - that "a greater appreciation of each enhances the appreciation of both". I'm not a musician - never have been, probably never will be. I've always loved music (that's my second favorit... | |
| Scratched movie software vs. music CDs If you want first hand experience with scratched DVDs, get a membership to Netflix - almost every DVD they send me is scratched up something fierce. Almost all of them play flawlessly, so I think they can be pretty abused and still work fine. -Kirk | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? I think that sometimes people are also intimidated by the good systems they hear / see. They recognize the quality of what they're listening to, but believe that to get much better sound that the boom box they have, they're going to fall prey to s... | |
| Best tiny speakers up to 1000 ? Linn Kan Mk II - tiny speakers, not ported (so they're made to go right up against a wall), and VERY musical. Hard to find. -Kirk | |
| Are more expensive speakers better? Doesn't the baseball analogy fall apart by looking at the Yankees? I know they didn't quite win this year, but they were darn good and basically win every year by spending a lot more than everybody else.I once read that beyond $4k for speakers, yo... |