madrac
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| Good Speakers for Rock and Roll Under 15K Ascend Acoustics Sierra Tower ELX with either the Titan dome or RAAL ribbon tweeter. If interested in a bookshelf, their Sierra LX | |
| Full range speakers, 40"-44" max height Ascend Acoustics Sierra Tower ELX V2 with your choice of tweeter (RAAL ribbon or TITAN dome) or if you want to save some money, the non-ELX tower or the Sierra LX bookshelf. | |
| Are Their any Tube Preamp with Home Theater Bypass? I use a Rogue RP5 - has HT bypass. | |
| What cable companies make the best cables and sell them directly? As mentioned, Blue Jeans Cables are extremely good and reasonably priced. A little more expensive, but also very good, AudioSensibility. The latter typically have sales of 10-13% off. | |
| Up to $4000US tower speakers for Jazz and Classical Music +1 on the Ascend Acoustics Sierra Towers with RAAL. | |
| Help…looking to buy turntable VPI Cliffwood or Player - entry level VPI tables, both with cartridge pre-installed. The Player lists at $2000 (over your budget, but does also have a built in phono preamp and headphone jack). The Cliffwood is $1500, but you'll most likely need ... | |
| Is There A Device For Home Use That Can Measure How Low The Bass In My Speakers Is? REW and a UMIK-1 mic. Software is free, mic is around $100. Or the Dayton mic mentioned above should work. | |
| Best double live vinyl? As others have noted, UFO - Strangers in the Night and Allman Brothers - Live at Fillmore East. I also think Thin Lizzy Live & Dangerous is an awesome live album. As is Black Sabbath - The End (but that's 3 lps, not a double) | |
| High end cartridge I'm currently running a VAS NOVA HW special MC cartridge on my upgraded VPI Classic 1 with Fatboy Gimbal. It's a very nice sounding cartridge. Previously, was running a Soundmith Carmen which I thought was also very good. I do have a Soundsmit... | |
| Poor Customer Service Like others above have noted, poor customer service makes me vote with my wallet and buy from others. In my experience, I've received excellent customer service from the following to name a few, in no particular order: Ascend Acoustics, Rythmik,... | |
| Full range speaker for rogue 90 or 100 wpc amp. I have the same Rogue RP5 and the ST100. Front speakers are Ascend Towers with RAAL. Sound is outstanding. That said, the Towers with RAAL new are beyond your budget. Sometimes they come available on the used market (I've seen them on usaudiom... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines I went from a VPI 16.5 (still have) only to a Vinyl Stack/Generic 40 khz Ultrasonic set-up to the Degritter (have had it now for a few weeks). IMO, each change was an improvement. I've done over 400 lp's on the Degritter in that time (heavy cycl... | |
| Beginner looking for guidance into tube sound. Take a look at Rogue RP1 preamp or the RP5 - the latter is over your budget but more features (if needed)for integrated, Rogue Cronus - used , although probably still a bit over budget |