mitch4t
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| No Audiophiles in Hollywood .Saw 'The Mechanic' last night starring Jason Statham. He had what appeared to be a ClearAudio turntable and tube preamp or tube integrated in his killer bachelor pad. Of course he went through the record cleaning ritual before he put the LP on th... | |
| Carver equipement good?? .The Carver Silver 9t solid state monoblocs are excellent amps if you put a good preamp in front of them. I ran them with an Audio Research Ref3 and they kicked ass. 575 wpc @ 8 ohms, 900 wpc @ 4 ohms. I used them to drive the amp-killing Infinity... | |
| AT&T to cap broadband usage. Streamers beware .I have never checked my usage because I had unlimited. I pretty much exclusively listen to my SqueezeBox as an audio source via streaming. I rarely play an LP or a cd any more. I view a lot of movies streamed via NetFlix. If I find out that it's ... | |
| audio research REF 150 .It looks like it's about time for all of the reference series amps from ARC to be replaced by a new model if they keep to their 5-6 year new model intro as they have in the past.. | |
| advice on projectors and screens Herman,20 feet is not too far if your projector has enough light. My throw is 30 feet and I get a stunning picture. My projector's brightness is 3,000 lumens. You will probably need about 2,000 lumens to throw a good picture 20 feet.. | |
| Sunfire TGR-401, Onkyo TX NR5008, of NAD T 785HD .The Sunfire does not have hi-def surround.. | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? .If they still visit Audiogon and read your thread, they are still on the merry-go-round. Those that have gotten off the merry-go-round no longer come to this forum. Asking that question on this forum is like going to a crack house for advice on h... | |
| Your First Concert was..... .I went to see Elvin Bishop and Lee Michaels in Fresno at Selland Arena in 1972. Great show.. | |
| What is your source for discovering new music? .I've never had much luck buying records without ever hearing any songs on the LP or cd. So, I stay away from cd and LP bargain bins unless I'm familiar with the title, no matter how much I'm familiar with the artist. That's why Pandora and intern... | |
| ARC Reference Anniversary preamp in 2011 .There has to be a successor. Technology marches on. If this is the last one, that would be tantamount to saying that it can never get any better. The Ref 6, Ref 7, then they will march out the Ref 8 stating that it surpasses the Ref Anniversary 4... | |
| Infinity Renaissance 90 questions .The black ash was the same cost as the blonde ash. It was the piano black finish that added an additional $3k to the cost. The piano black is extremely rare.. | |
| Song covers that are better than the originals . Aretha Franklin covers Bread's "Make It With You"Aretha Franklin covers Dionne Warwick's "I Say A Little Prayer"Neil Sedaka covers his own "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do"Sergio Mendes covers the Beatles "Fool On The Hill"Pancho Sanchez covers Cal Tj... | |
| Infinity Renaissance 90 questions .still here. | |
| a good pre amp with remote usd6000 or less used .The Pass Labs X-02 is nowhere in the class of the Audio Research Ref3. Go with the Ref3, it is a stellar performer.. | |
| How to read speaker sensitivity rating? .Hifihvn...you are right on both counts. The Harmon site has the model number correct, but the parts are for the Kappa 9.1, not the original Kappa 9. The Kappa 9 does not have an 8 inch mid-bass driver...it has a Polygraph and a Polydome drivers t... |