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| How to make a 20th Century Nakamichi rig sing...? The amp to buy will depend on what speakers you decide to go with. I'd decide on speakers first and then look for the best amp to match. The Parasound is probably a very good choice. Might be just a bit short on power though to really drive some s... | |
| How to make a 20th Century Nakamichi rig sing...? Those Nakamichis are very cool and unique pieces! I have never heard those but most Nakamichi gear through the 1980's or so at least was very good indeed and worth holding on to if in good working order. One of teh best value lines ever!FOr the sp... | |
| Where should I spend my $2000? YEs, I have heard Nola Boxers run off low power tube amp (Jolida FX 10) and they shocked me how well they performed with just a few tube watts even. | |
| Nocturnal listening faves Everything and anything. | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report UP NEXT: Someone to Watch Over Me, song (from Oh, Kay!, musical)Frederick Fennell - Frederick Fennell Conducts Cole Porter & George Gershwin Isn't She LovelyStevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life (disc 2) Coda from Larks' Tongues in Aspic, ... | |
| Maggie Disappointment Clio,Do you have both the Jazz Modules and QUADS now?What is your assessment of each? | |
| Importance of Amplifier versus Preamp? SAE's used to be the dealer's amp of preference for OHM speakers.You can buy vintage OHMs used for not much, buy upgrades for any model still from OHM, or buy new refurbs or totally new speakers from OHM as well.Just one option. Many others as wel... | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz Marq,Your logic is impeccable!Remember though that logic is fairly useless without the facts. Once you have the facts, a little logic can go a long way. | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz It might not. If its as good as DD describes, it could be the rest of the system that is the bottleneck. | |
| Is revealing always good? Revealing systems have teh most up side.But they reveal noise and distortion as well as the source material. Do what you can to minimize noise and distortion and only then can one judge the merit of a highly revealing system | |
| Is revealing always good? "With these CDs the revealing player sounds biting, harsh and "lets through everything."From my recent experience, if this happens regularly with many recordings, there is a good chance it is noise and distortion sneaking into your system somewher... | |
| Is revealing always good? "01-28-15: DopogueSince I've never experienced your "too revealing" problem and have had a ton of CD/SACD players -- from $60 Toshibas to my current $3600 Oppo/Modwright -- I have to believe the problem lies elsewhere in your system. Without knowi... | |
| Is revealing always good? I'm with Maplegrovemusic 100% on this. :^) | |
| Fake Audiophiles "True Audiophile - Sound is magic"if true, then it would seem all Audiophiles are delusional. Maybe to some degree, but I think I can identify a knowledgeable audiophile for every one that relies mainly on "magic".I will admit that I was more that... | |
| Where should I spend my $2000? I'd try out some other more tube amp friendly speakers first and compare in-house to what you have. Selling what you have + $2000 opens up a lot of possibilities, especially if acquired used.Some suggestions I can offer would be Triangle, Ref3A, T... |