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| Maggies with no Sub: Fantastic surprise I am getting plenty of slam right now in my room. Be it Mettalica, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Pink Floyd. All that sans subwoofer for the first time ever. My new sub should be here, this week, we'll see how much it actually helps. | |
| Cary pre-amp with McIntosh amp I second the Cary CAD 120s with the preamp! | |
| Maggies with no Sub: Fantastic surprise I've actually had many different amps, including Innersounds and Brystons (14 sst) and he Cary has been the clear winner, especially for sheer power. It seems to really have 1000 W into 4 ohms, with huge headroom. There is literally no distortion.... | |
| How do you determine how much to spend on speakers make up a budget, then only spend $1000 more than you budgeted on the speakers.that's a plan | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? My sister in laws neighbor just gave me her old record collection. Many seem to never have been played:The Eagles Greatest Hits 71 -75The Judds (great recording)Journey - EscapeThe Police - Ghost in the MachineThere's a lot more, and a lot of it i... | |
| Preamp for my system...Please ARC Ref 3, McIntosh c2300 or Cary Audio SLP053 great choices in your price range, the ARC is prob the best of those, the Cary my favorite, and the Mac the best value (comes with and excellent MC/MM phono stage)can't go wrong with any of those | |
| B+W 801D Great speakers!! A buddy has them in an all Mac system and they are stellar, huge bottom end and great coherency (sp?). | |
| USPS Priority Mail Do you want it to get there? Then don't ever send anything USPS, sadly. | |
| Music player recommendations? your kidding right? Buy and iPod with good ear buds. | |
| Tubelike SS Power amp I have a Cary SLP98P (F1 version) and it sounds great with my Cary MB 500's. Very tube like, maybe more power than you want, but they sound great. I tend to believe matching components within a company gives you the sound you are looking for, espe... | |
| Fvorite pop/rock albums of all time Abbey RoadLed Zeppelin IICore - Stone Temple PilotsProimse - SadeDark Side of the MoonWho's NextGoodbye Yellow Brick RoadZenyota Mondata | |
| Killing BluRay, new Oppo BR 83 redbook with the oppo was very partisan to say the least. I have not tried it yet as a transport with a stand alone DAC since I have a new tube DAC on the way from Paul G at Tube Audio Design, and I am assuming that will be a huge upgrade.I though... | |
| Which female artist Shelby Lynne "just a little lovin" absolutely sublimeTierney Sutton "Dancing in the Dark" why never mentioned anymore???Oleta Adams "Circle of One" no one remebers this great albumNora Jones "Come Away with Me" just because it sold 15 million copi... | |
| PS Audio Digital Link III vs MHDT Paradisea MHDT Havana was much better than the PS Audio I had, and I think the Paradisea sounds very similar. | |
| What is overkill for Vandersteens? sell the extra one. Of course, try them as mono blocks first, but then sell the extra one and buy something else you don't need but want.That's a very nice match, BTW, the Vandy's and Mac. I buddy sole his B & W's and bought some 5a's that he ... |