lazarus28

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An unscientific poll: How often are you happy?
does this mean that i should shoot up copious amounts of smack the next time i listen to any of my velvet undergroung/lou reed lps? maybe there *is* a hidden meaning in metal machine music! 
An unscientific poll: How often are you happy?
detlof - that was one of the better things i've ever read in life. 
What's the best mid-range driver available?
and they're not too expensive, especially when you consider that they come with multiple top-notch amps as well. if you work it all out, they are really quite a bargain.15k for a three-way speaker, with the best mid-range in the world, a 50 liter ... 
What's the best mid-range driver available?
yes you *can* buy it seperatley. and you can buy the speakers as a kit. they aren't as good, but they're still good. 
An unscientific poll: How often are you happy?
90-95% of the time. i'm only ever not happy when the recording is subpar, which doesn't happen too terribly often. if it were all new, it'd run about 40k. 
Lightning Protection
unplug your system. it's the only real safeguard. 
Recommendations for a phono preamp for MMF5
i disagree entirely. i feel that you can't do better for the money that a music hall. please take p/a's message with a grain of salt as he's *very* biased towards his dd (technics, i think) setup, and always insists its superiority over any other ... 
...there is an interesting record:
i really like metal machine music. :)and, the new 'super furry animals' album, 'rings around the world' has a cool feature: side 3 plays from the inside out! and, one of the singles from the album, i forgot which, plays forward from the outside, t... 
How do you get Good Sound from a PC ?
instead of reposting my suggestions, just read this thread, it should help.http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1017678271&read&3&4&good luck 
Which speaker for "bright" room? Brand A, B orC?
i'd look for one of the high-end single-driver based speakers, as they're efficient as hell, easy to amplify, and don't have a seperate tweeter to extend to the high extremes. plus, there are many who believe that the single-driver speaker is the ... 
Cartridge suggestions for Rega 25
dynavector is the way to go if you have a rega table. had the p3/10x4 combo for a while and they love to be matched with one another. i wouldn't risk the grado. for the p25, i'd get the dynavector tha's one model up from the 10x4 (i hink it's call... 
ATC, the big boys
i can't imagine anything more than 100's. the 200/300's are ludicrous. soix nailed it by saying it's like putting bigger tires on a humvee.if *really* deep bass is a priority, i'd get an ATC sub w/ a pair of active 50's or 100's.the 50's roll off ... 
What's the best mid-range driver available?
ATC makes the finest midrange driver in the world, as Soix said. i know there is as least one site that sells them to the public, through ATC. 
Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?
1. a saturn sl22. a saturn sl23. a saturn sl2, or one of those new-model sporty lexuses. 
Raining on My Parade...
i would guess a bad cap as well.