lou_setriodes
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| Personal speaker evolution Time to update:From beginning to present:78-81 Sound Research81-84 Smaller Advent Loudspeaker85-86 Jamo Compact 50's & 70's & Triad Subwoofer86-88 Mirage 660's.....(excellent)88-93 ProAc Studio 1 **1993 Celestion C7.....(excellent - gave t... | |
| Why is black so popular for components? That’s a great point! | |
| Why is black so popular for components? Yes, you guys are correct and I am colorblind. The NAD’s were brown. I have a later model an NAD 4300 tuner which turned gun metal gray I think and not as nice as the older brown.Funny how colors and cosmetics can be such a big thing!Anyone rememb... | |
| What are the best tuners each company has made, and how you started? +1 for the REL Precedent, it looks so awesome!grinnell, I have to take the fm tuner info site with a grain of sand sometimes. I use it for validation, but it’s not the end all / be all for tuners, IMHO.I say, if you like a tuner just get it and ch... | |
| Considering getting a CD player (again). Used? New? Criteria? I got a good deal from a friend on a Cambridge Audio Azur 840 CD player after my mint used $40 Rotel 855 went kaput. All I did was move the 855 into another room and then the laser stopped reading discs.The Azur 840 is very nice but seems very an... | |
| What are the best tuners each company has made, and how you started? Hi Ed,I too have owned a bunch of tuners over the years and it’s tough to compare one against the other when you don’t have the chance to a-b them, you can only go by your recollection of how you liked a certain tuner.However, for the past 2-3 yea... | |
| Why is black so popular for components? Black, silver, gold, brown or gray - certain audio manufacturers have their approved color and when they try a different color, it just looks wrong, while other manufacturers can get away with it.- cj in black is a violation, because their gold or... | |
| Are there any tube amps that don't give off any--- Here’s a great tweak that no one knows about.Place your tubes in the refrigerator overnight, preferably the vegetable crisper, for 8 hours before listening. The next listening session, your tube amp won’t produce any heat whatsoever!Ok, don’t do ... | |
| Speakers which always sound good I think most British two way monitors are generally very musical and consistently good sounding speakers. There’s a lot to choose from here but you can’t go wrong with ProAc, Spendor, Epos, Castle, Linn or KEF, IMHO. | |
| laid back stereo power amp 6119, I see that you are getting the AVA amp. I’m sure that will be an excellent choice. Keep us posted on how you like the AVA combination.Regarding laid back amp recommendations I second nypd26’s recommendation of B&K. The older ones are ... | |
| Update on Audiogon Member Almarg Wishing Al a Refuah Schleimah, which in Hebrew means a speedy and complete physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual healing. | |
| ls FM radio even listenable any more? Lou here, and in Philly, FM is alive and well, at least for me. The 2 college stations, Temple (WRTI 90.1) & UPenn (WXPN 88.5) are what I listen to most. 90.1 does classical all day & jazz at night. 88.5 does an eclectic mix of new music &... | |
| put tube amp on to shelf of a rack The link shown in your post is not enough space between shelves for all those tubes, IMHO. Even with fans I wouldn’t do it. Get yourself a separate amp stand if you want the amp down low, but heat rises, so I’d personally have the amp more at eye ... | |
| Concrete Audio Speakers...Speaker Enclosures made out of Concrete ?.. In addition to concrete transmission line speakers, Rauna of Sweden also made a small pair of bookshelf monitors with a front bass reflex port - Rauna Tyr II’s. Picture Vandersteens but only 13” tall weighing 30 Lbs each and going down to 40-45 Hz... | |
| - A Jazz Celebration of the Allman Brothers! Thanks! Just added this LP to one of my playlists. Love the ABB! |