mwilson
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| Which speakers work close to back wall? Klipschorn | |
| How to keep housemates from using your rig? I have heard that a solution of cayenne pepper and water sprayed on the surface will discourage most housemates from perching. Wait - I forgot to ask, how many legs do your housemates have?Seriously, I feel for you. I had to reinforce my door in c... | |
| Bridge or not to bridge You can't bridge any of the Acurus amps. Their design philosophy was way too minimalist to allow that sort of option. | |
| Talk About Static Cling... It could be the slippage of the record against the mat. Record clamp makers claim that the record travels less rotational distance than the platter/mat does during playback, because the record slips slightly if not firmly coupled to the rotating p... | |
| How much should I spend? Up to some point you'll be helping the recording quality by using better cables. The real limiting factor is the quality of the A/D converter onboard the NAD. So I couldn't see going TOO nutty with cables for this. For recording quality, you'd onl... | |
| advice or suggestions for beginner on cables Editorial error (duh) - the monster cable (bulk) is $2-$3/foot retail. Street (ebay, best bet for lowest price, good luck on a trusty vendor though), it's $1-$1.50/foot.At this price against other low-price cables (a.plus 14 inwall, aquest 4+, but... | |
| advice or suggestions for beginner on cables I've spent quite a bit of time recently in the realm of this topic (producing systems for new audiophiles + commercial installation systems - both on the watchful dollar), and have a couple observations:Last I checked, a 100' spool of CL3 rated mo... | |
| advice or suggestions for beginner on cables I second Ajidamoo's suggestion - I use the Analysis Plus Oval 14 hometheater cables for ~ 50' underfloor runs to the rears and they're just great. I also have the bigger, better Oval 9's as my front speaker cables and absolutely love them. The Ova... | |
| What is your "evaluation cd"? Herbie Hancock: "Future Shock" (dynamics, fluidity, drive, air)Magma: "Udu Wudu" JVC 20bit (dynamics, transients, tone)those are the first two I always go for. | |
| Overdriving speakers, or clipping? Rwwear, very astute - I have already replaced the surrounds (a visiting toddler poked a finger through one of the surrounds, making me realize they were rotten - thanks kiddo, I really mean it!) The improvement in sound is obviously quite signific... | |
| B&K with bryston? Hi Z, Since the soapbox is free at the moment, I'll chime in a couple of my very own opinions, totally free of charge! ; )First, forget about the receivers. Time waster.Pre/pros are all a bit pricey, as you've noticed. You pay for them to develop ... | |
| best used amp pre-amp combo for a grand You could do much worse than a B&K amp (along the lines of ST1400 Series II @ 125w, Reference 4420 @ 200w) and Acurus RL11 remote-controlled preamp (one of Acurus' GOOD products -- forget about their amps though.) You'd probably still have som... | |
| Opera What is the best opera recording? If you are looking for a little adventure with opera, I suggest actually a DVD of the movie "Fitzcarraldo" by Werner Herzog, starring Klaus Kinski and featuring a soundtrack of music composed by German moog pioneer Popol Vuh (Florian Fricke), and ... | |
| B&K vs. Aragon I have owned both B&K and Acurus (Mondial's cheap line) amps. I currently own a B&K ST-140 and a B&K Reference 4420. I owned the Acurus A250 and 100x3. I extensively A/B'ed them, and found the B&Ks to be more laid-back and display ... | |
| What if you had an entire week..... 1. Magma "UDU WUDU" JVC 20bit2. Fates Warning "Awaken the Guardian"3. Nik Turner "Space Ritual Live" '944. Mountain "Flowers of Evil" (LP: Windfall)5. Khan "Space Shanty" (Deram)6. Gong "Downwind"7. Captain Beyond (ST)8. Voivod "Nothingface"9. Lee... |