loomisjohnson
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| Passive sub for Magnepan 3.6r? thanks for the feedback. i auditioned the maggies in optimal conditions--acoustically treated room, speakers seemingly well placed at least five feet from the wall, driven by a big old boulder amp (certainly more than 500w + @4ohms)-- so i don't t... | |
| grilles on or off the speakers?? you're spot on--having the grills off does almost always make an audible difference. my own experience is that most speakers sound better with the grills off, and i note that a number of high-end manufacturers (e.g totem, revel) don't include gril... | |
| Expanding a 2-channel system to surround marantz avrs are a good bet for your application--you can configure to use your krell to power the fronts and use the avr for center and rear. | |
| Tube pre/SS amp to replace Plinius 8200 integrated YOU MIGHT LOOK AT A VINCENT HYBRID INTEGRATED, WHICH SOUNDS FANTASTIC AND MELDS THE WARMTH OF TUBES WITH SS OOMPH. VERY GOOD VALUE. | |
| Rat speakers for Deck - $200 budget - Need Suggest the problem with most dedicated outdoor speakers is that they don't have much low end, probably becuase of limitations inherent in their size/plastic cabinetry. i have a big, weather-protected deck as well, so i've been using some big old 70s kenw... | |
| best cd player for 300-500 bux i concur with cleaneduphippy--use your $300 on a used dac like the cambridge. your nad isn't a great player, but it'll do just fine as a transport. | |
| good used speaker i like the kefs, too, but i'm not blown away by 'em--within your price target i personally prefer used monitor audio rs6, meadowlark or focal/jmlab for floorstanders and von schweikert vr1 as a a great full-range monitor. | |
| NAD 320BEE with PSB Imagine B the nad is a very good match for the psbs--the nad has ample power and a lot of dynamic headroom. i believe psb is actually under common ownership with nad and the pairing is, understandably, touted by the manufacturers. | |
| Anyone tried out Vincent Audio Intergrated? I've auditioned their hybrid 150w integrated (I assume we're talking about the same model--cost around $1200) and it was exceptional, as was their cd player. Very warm, tube-like sound and lots of low-end grunt. | |
| Amp for AAD 2001s 86 dB ; Do I need more power? I had the Platinum Audi0 Solos, which were also designed by Phil Jones and had similar sensitivity and specs. They were power hungry as hell and needed at least 130w/ch of good amplification-even my high quality 105w B&K AVR fell short. | |
| Bedroom system for my 10 year old son the older (90s era) integra integrateds or a garden variety rotel would be a good match for the nhts and make for a nice system for your son | |
| Miss my Dunlavy Speakers, Were to go... i also had some dunlavy i (av model), which i stupidly and impulsively sold. my hangup at the time was the absence of any low end, although i recognized that the dunlavys image and detail like nothing else on earth. i've tried various well-regarde... | |
| 1 piece of audio gear I really regret selling is.. two pieces come to mind--first is my b&k avr-202, which had fantastic build quality, sounded great and had the best learning remote i've ever used. i "upgraded" to a more heavily featured denon, which sounds like shit in comparison.the second ... | |
| What budget integrated for 2-channel A/V gear? the onkyo a955 IS THE CURRENT RAVE--EASILY available for 400 | |
| Music player recommendations? among the many mp3 players i've owned (ipod, creative zen, sandisk e280, samsung t-9, rio), i can't honestly discern substantial differences in sound quality, at least with compressed mp3 files--all of them served their purpose. of the above, my s... |