loomisjohnson
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| Searching for better 2 channel performance? scoly, i'm surprised noone's recommended amping your front channels with a good 2ch amp--the amp section on most avrs is compromised and using a better quality amp can make a huge, night-and-day difference. | |
| Magnepan 3.6 or 3.7 - The smart choice? i'd opt for the 3.6--it's a helluva speaker at a great price. i personally didn't hear a huge difference between 3.6/3.7, though more informed folks advise that the 3.7 is better; it all comes down to how much more you'd spend for what measure of ... | |
| budget USB S/PDIF converter? for a cheap fix, behringer uca202/uca222 usb to spdif converter--works just fine. 30 bucks on amazon. | |
| Anyone tried out Vincent Audio Intergrated? rwineer, as best as i can ascertain vincent is the trademark of a german company, sintron, which outsources its production to the chinese company shengya. shengya also markets its own branded,lower-priced identically-spec'd products; it's not crys... | |
| Multi-Format players of yesteryear, vs. Now i know your ax1-as you observe it's a helluva well built piece and, to my recollection sounded great--the cd direct feature was a real bonus. i'd be really reluctant to replace it--at worst i'd keep it as a transport and experiment with dacs. like... | |
| best vintage stereo receiver i agree 100% with rlwainwright on the tandberg--excellent tuners. the slightly more recent kyocera (651/851 etc.) are also extremely well built and good sounding. my personal fave, however, remains the hk 730/930, which have a sweet, tube-like sou... | |
| Is it time to upgrade bobo, esp. in view of the rapid devaluation/devolution of the cd medium, i personally wouldn't drop a grand on a cdp--i'd invest in a separate dac and use your old denon (or equaivalent) as a transport. lots of good ones around $300-500--mf vdac, ... | |
| Interesting Ads jmcgrogan: "jon voight's car"=post of the week. my kudos. anyway, mr. travels-with-the-dead does have a long, legit (positive) sales record, so i maintain he's earned the right to be as weird as he chhoses in his ads, and i wish him well on his jo... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-1 speaker:quality sound or hype? i'm a little surprised by the contentious division of opinion on this weighty subject--for some reason von schweikert always seems to engender more heated debate than abortion or healthcare. in my unsolicited opinion, the vr-1s are still the go to... | |
| Source vs. DAC vs. Preamp Importance? i vote with marakanetz--get a good dac, which will give you a lot of flexibility in the future and likely be an improvement over the inboard dacon your avr. esp. in view of the rapid decline of cd as a media form, i wouldn't drop a ton on a cdp--y... | |
| Beware MSS Hifi, avoid Fraud ncarv, your link is too funny--i guess the guy really does hate parting with a buck. i've bought stuff from him over the years and never had a problem (he does have good prices), but i seem to be the only one--he's pissed off more people than most... | |
| In re: MOG, and Anne Briggs guys: i stand corrected on the "baby i'm gonna leave you" credit--per mr. hosehead et. al. it was anne bredon (who is the same person as anne johannsen, her married name). apparently she beefed after zeppellin recorded the song and the songwriting... | |
| Outstanding Service from Logitech ditto...i've spent more time with their service people than my kids and they've always been unfailingly patient and helpful | |
| Integra 9.8 video comes and goes? streetdaddy:i don't think it's correct that you'll lose all the audio processing features if you use digital coax from your dvd, only the super-hd codecs (true hd, dts hd), which i believe require the higher bandwidth of hdmi. so a couple of ideas... | |
| Audiogon members poor packing and shipping damage in fairness, weird stuff does happen in shipping--i.e. meticulously packaged gear from reputable sellers which arrives mysteriously broken. been on the wrong side of that myself. however, it never ceases to amaze me how many dimwits will simply th... |