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| External Hard Drive Search Frustration. Help I've used affordable 1.5 and 2 Tb Seagate USB drives from Best Buy for a couple of years now. No problems whatsoever. Not sure why I would want to make this any more complicated. Plus the backup software provided with these drives works well also. | |
| Efficient speakers with high powered ss amp? In general you do not need a lot of watts with more efficient speakers.I have not heard any high efficiency speakers that I could afford or even want to yet that equals the best I have heard in general. For me, the key is find the right speakers t... | |
| Speakers suggestion that can be driven hard The right sized newer OHM Walshes that you can find to fit your room size and the juiciest good amp you can find to throw at them. A clear cut slam dunk for me for this application. You;d be hard pressed to do better at any price. Plus, the room f... | |
| Your perfectly produced/performed studio rock song Collective Soul is surprisingly consistent in these regards throughout their catalog.How about "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay? | |
| Classe move to China Lower Classe now? | |
| Current Delivery for Magnepans My experience has been they do like power in order to go loud and strong but higher power SS amps with lower current delivery capabilities and tube amps in particular work just fine, unlike as may be the case with many similarly inefficient dynami... | |
| Do You Love Music or Do You Love Hi-Fi? John Lennon said it best:"All You Need Is Love"It doesn't matter which you love most or not. What's the point?The two go together. That's where it's at.Some can enjoy music without hifi. Good for them!Others might care more about the technology th... | |
| Rock n Roll w/Strings Yes, ELO and El Dorado specifically is seldom mentioned.ELO I think broke new ground early on regarding use of string instruments in a rock band.On teh Beatles front "Yesterday" of course was groundbreaking and most influential. Also "Martha My De... | |
| Ugh, what to do, what to do... DAC In lieu of more info on your goals, I might recommend any of the mhdt DACs I am familiar with. If your goal is more of a tubelike sound, then a Paradisea or Havana would fit the bill. If you are looking for more SS like noise floor, tightness and ... | |
| What is the function/pupose of music plyr/streamer My understanding is 24/96 is the devices inherent streaming limit, but I could be wrong.That's pretty good for the | |
| What is the function/pupose of music plyr/streamer The music player/streamer, like say Squeezebox Touch, is a specialized computer designed specifically for streaming audio. As such it is a special kind of digital audio source component designed to deliver good audio performance that can also be e... | |
| Ugh, what to do, what to do... DAC "it seems as if everyone and there brother agree that adding a DAC will improve things greatly."That depends and may not always be the case.An external DAC will likely change the sound but that does not assure any improvement, only a different sou... | |
| Vintage speakers from the 70's and 80's Refurbished OHM Ls, C2s, or Hs. OHm Acoustics in Brooklyn offers these vintage models with modern drivers and electronic components. These were my favorites back in those days. HAving them still available and supported by the original company plus... | |
| Has LED caught up to Plasma? I have a 6 year old 50" Pioneer plasma and a 1 year old LG LED. Also a 2 year old Sharp LCD.The LED and LCD are OK but I would not even attempt to make a comparison to the plasma, at least in terms of natural color saturation. The plasma is worlds... | |
| Best new tube amp under $1500? I read those are ~ 87db efficient and the load can go down to 4 ohms.Off the cuff, that sounds like a challenge that might require a larger more pricy tube amp to truly conquer. Could alow wattage SET for example get much out of the Alons?Rogue is... |