lou_setriodes
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| Best CDP under $500?..... Used market If it were me, I'd keep the PD-65, sell the NAD preamp and with the proceeds + the $500, I'd buy a nice tube preamp. The NAD pre is the weakest link in your system, IMO...good luck. | |
| Best Neil Young Album? Tonight's the Night, Gold Rush, Harvest...My next door neighbor in school had to blast "Last Dance" every morning about 7 AM so the whold dorm could hear it."Wake Up its a Monday morning" - I'll never forget that song | |
| Jethro Tull...any cd's to stay away from? After reading this thread, will have to get out my Heavy Horses LP for a listen...have Aqualung on cassette that was recorded off the radio and it sounds pretty good, probably recorded from a cd... | |
| My favorite Steely Dan song has to be... Your gold teeth IIRoyal ScamPretzel LogicThe Fez...just too many good ones | |
| Stewart Copeland, Incredible gonna have to break out my Police vinyl after reading this thread...Question though...there was an 80's movie with Mickey Rourke (as Motorcycle Boy), Matt Dillon as his brother and another popular actor of the day and the song at the end definitel... | |
| mixing and matching..... I have Straightwire LSI, Straightwire Encore, Monster M1000, SilverAudio 4.0 bullets, and some custom silver cable...I often wonder about that too especially because I have a switchbox so the cable coming from the component to the switchbox is dif... | |
| Preamp w/mm Phono Stage for under $300? If I may offer you some good advice. For $300, you have several choices on ebay and a'gon. If it were me, my first choice would be a dyna PAS 2 or PAS 3. With this updated, I think this is easily the best sounding thing you'll find. I had a Music ... | |
| Personal speaker evolution Sound ResearchSmaller Advent LoudspeakerJamo Compact 50's & 70's & Triad SubwooferMirage 660'sProAc Studio 1Celestion C7Celestion C3ADS CM6Chateau Research 1.5Vandersteen 1BKlipsch KG 3.5Tannoy D90Omega Grande 8I seem to keep speakers long... | |
| Personal Preamp Evolution. 1. Luxman - full featured one w/pretty rosewood case2. Acoustat TNP3. Dyna PAS 3 4. Dyna PAS 25. Music Reference RM5 mkII6. Hegeman Hapi 27. Superphon Rev Basic DMMany years spent with tube amp w/volume control and passive switch box and also tube... | |
| Which is the most tubelike solid state amp around If you really want a SS amp that won't break the bank and sounds like tubes, try B&K Components. I had an ST-140 for many years and later upgraded to the B&K EX442 Sonata. When I sold the EX442, I quickly hooked up a pr of Paoli M60 monobl... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE Speakers to hang onto for life is impossible...but a couple that got away or will get away soon:1. Mission 70's mkII2. ProAc Studio 1 (orig. version)3. Tannoy D904. Omega Grande 8No matter how good they are, you have to try different things - that... | |
| Best and Worst Rock Concert Moments Hey Mapman,I was at the Moody Blues a few mos ago. Thought that was the best sound I've heard so far at The Tower. Everything else I saw there was hard rock and sounded awful...think I was at the Troc once and didn't sound that great. The Mann was... | |
| What is the best tube pre for $350 used? HF detail Can't speak for the Bottlehead Foreplays never heard one, but check out a nicely updated Dyna Pas 2 or 3. Pretty amazing sounding.I had a Music Reference RM5 mkII (Stereophile Recommended Class B) many years ago. I sent it back to Roger Modjeski t... | |
| Best and Worst Rock Concert Moments Hi Rootman,Good to hear from another local audio guy...the Hawk will Never Die...meanwhile, how bout those Fightin' Phils !!!Unfortunately, I never got to go to the Main Pt but heard it was a great venue for concerts. | |
| Your three favorite audio dealerships? Current Audio Stores - The Stereo Trading Outlet although I haven't bought anything there in several years. Used to be an absolute museum for used audio gear in the early 90's. Community Audio in Chestnut Hill is also a great store. Former Audio S... |