mapman
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| Best Speaker for audiophile-grade small room rig Smaller OHM Microwalsh or 1000 floorstanders worth consideration in addition to all the good smaller monitors mentioned. Totem Arro floorstanders or slightly larger models worth a look also. Don't forget you need decent stands to go with monitors ... | |
| What does it take to qualify as a reviewer? "Look at a cross section of the "reviewers" we read (well you read, not me); bearded old fat men, failed college professors, preachers, and midgets are only some of the cast of characters."Midgets?Really? Really?I guess they use a taller chair whe... | |
| What does it take to qualify as a reviewer? 1) Good writer2) Good ears3) experience with audio4) desire to keep up with new developments5) a basic technical background to be able to distinguish a sound technical approach from gibberish6) be as unbiased as possibleAt least in theory, this is... | |
| 5+ years old $5k player vs. current $2k player There are always exceptions but in general with anything digital/computer based, you are almost always better of going with more recent technology than old at any particular price point.Why? Because digital computer technology continues to improve... | |
| Too Many Tubes? If you like them and you have a tube tester when needed, maybe not. | |
| best wood for speaker cabinets ? oak,cherry, balti I think Br3098 and I are on the same page with this.My question again would be has the OP heard the end product as a reference? Hearing them first would be the first pre-requisite I would think before making any valid decision about how to improve... | |
| If you could bring back one great artist that has Baka,I hear you. In answering the OPs question, I would not want to bring someone back into the same painful situation that resulted in their demise originally, that's all.I chose Lennon because he appeared to have conquered many of his demons pri... | |
| If you could bring back one great artist that has No doubt the talent of both.I am a Cobain fan despite all.But if they were to live on, and be "the one" no less, my hope for both would have been to take a more constructive path for applying their talents then they were on at the time of their de... | |
| best wood for speaker cabinets ? oak,cherry, balti Mat,Sounds like a fun project!Good luck!Just wondering, have you heard what the speakers sound like following the standard AN recipe?USually best to taste the soup before adding seasoning! | |
| If your whole system costs $40,000.... I'd estimate my main system (digital source included only) cost about 15-17K retail.The cost to me was about 8-9K.My main digital source is computer music server, DAC, + Squeezebox Touch, total cost ~ 1.6K with main and backup disk storage.That's ... | |
| If your whole system costs $40,000.... A system is only as good as the weakest link.Most modern CD players are pretty good. You have to have a very well tuned system in other more problematic aspects first, especially in regards to amp/speaker/room/listening position integration. Then ... | |
| best wood for speaker cabinets ? oak,cherry, balti The one that looks best?Seriously, you need to focus on what is best for that specific Audio Note kit.Audio Note is a line that seems to focus a lot on optimizing the design and performance of their products. Personally, I would not muck with the ... | |
| If your whole system costs $40,000.... If you have $40,000 to drop on a system, you have many choices for a good CD player. Try some well received ones and see. Buy used so you can sell and change without taking a loss. Start with the Cambridge Azur 840c (a very solid performer) and go... | |
| If you could bring back one great artist that has Armstrong, definitely. Davis, sure why not.Cobain and Joplin? Not the most uplifting performers, though talented, but whatever. Maybe they would have pulled themselves together and taken it to another level? OR if they ever straightened themselves... | |
| Celtic Thunder Horslips. Yes! have not thought about or listened to them in awhile.Need to go spin "The Book of Invasions" tonight.Good stuff! |