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| Ok, but does your audio gear have rotons (metamaterials)? I mean this in all sincerety, there are many on this thread who are truly erudite in matters of physics and it's practioners. I also now have some understanding of the the concept of "meta". But having a background in marketing and advertising, I ... | |
| Does Steely Dan sound bright to you? Steely Dan sounds excellent on my system, through digital or analog sources. | |
| Best bang for buck integrated amp for $500 Get a used Arcam FMJ A19. Kinda on the "warm" side with a great MM phono stage. 50 WPC. Used ones range from $400 to $500. Otherwise, a used Rega Brio, not a new IO. Also 50 WPC with a good MM phono stage and a small footprint. I thought the Arcam... | |
| Speaker size and soundstage Electronics also play a part. I found that my Revel speakers had a wider sounstage with an Arcam amp, than with a comparable Cambridge Audio amp. | |
| SS Budget "Tone" Integrated Amplifiers I really liked my Arcam FMJ-A19. Great phono section. Kinda warm sounding, paired well with Paradigm's which were a bit forward. Probably will work well with B&W's and KEF's which also sound forward, to me. | |
| How to find the min and max bending radius of a cable. I found the max bending radius of my AQ King Cobras when one of the channels shorted out. | |
| Drivers and how to clean them: Notes from ScanSpeak I use a dry cotton cloth on my Revel aluminim drivers. Just enough pressure to dislodge dust, usually a gentle swipe. | |
| What is better, analog or digital? Oh boy, once again the mantra of this topic should be: "it depends". | |
| What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile? My joy is finding the least expensive equipment that reproduces music to my satisfaction. I guess that makes me a cheap-ass audiophile. | |
| Favorite obsolete formats..... I live in an area where there are still some excellent broadcast quality FM stations. Listening to music on some of these stations through a quality anaolg tuner is an amazing experience. | |
| 6.5 vs 8 vs 10 woofer Like just about any audio equipment assessment, the answer to what makes a perfect woofer diameter is: "it depends". | |
| Speakers The single most critical component The most important component of speakers? Your taste and preference. | |
| I have been on the hunt for the best turntable I can buy. Any suggestions? I recently bought a Philips AF877 for $75. I added some decent gold plated female RCA's and a ground lug. Lubed the main bearing, replaced the awful cuing mechanism with a beautiful Chinese made cuing arm and voila! Resonance free resin plinth, su... | |
| Surge protectors and power conditioners - Good idea or bad? I live in an older, poorly grounded home in old suburb with an overloaded grid. I have most of my equipment hooked to power conditioners, except my amp. I based this decision on advice from electronic "experts" that certainly know more than I do. ... | |
| Most harsh/shrill sounding speakers (vintage) Bowers & Wilkins 685's being pushed through a Rotel integrated. Ouch |