markphd
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| Need Expert Help for a Gift The Wadia ia a great unit that will be met with an audiophile's approval. In fact, I think he will be very impressed that you sourced out such a brand for him. Don't let him forget it because unless he's a cad, there should be a nice gift for you ... | |
| Castle loudspeakers resurrected There are a number of older Castle models reviewed in UHF magazine. Issue number 39 has a review of the Howard. It can be purchased as a back issue through their website if you're interested. It's a pretty old review though. | |
| Stacking Linn Gear The following is a quote from page 5 of the Klout owner's manual:"Up to five KLOUTs can be stacked on top of each other without risk of overheating. We do not recommend stacking the KLOUT on any other product."The following is a quote from page 9:... | |
| Dumb Multiroom Question In addition to needing two five channel amps, in order to get "equal" sound, all five channels have to have the same power output. For example, some cheap HT receivers don't have as much power for the rear surrounds.If this is just a convenience t... | |
| Killing BluRay, new Oppo BR 83 Interesting points and reasonable conclusions. However, my crystal ball is a little foggier so maybe my predictions are a bit different.I agree with your first point that Blu-Ray is not hugely better, but it is demonstrably better. It is only the ... | |
| What do you think? I think it's a pretty poor thing to do. If you don't have a camera, say so and use a manufacturer's picture, identifying it as such. If the product is unopened, then do the same thing. If a person wants to use another person's picture, he could ha... | |
| How close was your starting budget to the final bu Adding everything up makes me feel a bit ill. I'd rather not think about it. I now think of budgets in relation to individual components rather than the total system. | |
| Wayman Tisdale RIP I saw an obit for him on a sports show last night. They talked more about his music career than his basketball. Even while an NBA player, he spent all his free time on music. | |
| I'm beginning to wonder... What's a DQ10 or an MC275? Are they American things? I'm one of those foreigners not in the U.S., although I did visit the U.S. once in 1983. The border guard asked me why I was entering the country. I said it was because the guy driving the car w... | |
| Anyone else in my shoes? Ears going......... You have discovered the cure for "audiophila nervosa" and can now spend time enjoying the music rather than searching for the unattainable. | |
| Serious Addiction to Gear There are obsessive, compulsive behavioural disorders of varying degrees. Your friend could have this. I'm afraid it can't be diagnosed from an Audiogon post though. If you think he has a problem to the point you feel you need to ask about it, it ... | |
| Linn Ekos for non-Linn Turntable? Many people talk about Linn synergy when their components are used together. However, Ivor Tiefenbrun himself has said on the Linn forums that Linn components are not made with the idea that they will only be used with other Linn gear. They are ma... | |
| How far away is your Nirvana I don't know where Nirvana is, so I don't know how far away I am from it. | |
| Dual 1229Q turntable vs new entry-level If I was doing the refurb myself, I would go for it. It would a fun project. If I wasn't handy or didn't have time and had to pay for the refurb, I would buy something new. The scraping noise makes me nervous. There could be bearing wear or damage... | |
| Airtunes dropouts with Mac mini to Airport Express Droputs are difficult because they are not always caused by things within your control, eg. neighbours. I suggest you use wired over wireless whenever possible if you have persisting problems. I've run ethernet cables through my house and all prob... |