n80
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| CD player just tanked. Back on topic, I got the Sony CD back home and got it all plugged in and everything works fine. It is probably all in my head but it does not seem to sound as good as the Arcam. It sounds sharp and precise but the bass seems a little more subdued ... | |
| CD player just tanked. Well, I was thinking I'd just get these and be done with it:https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis927ci-wilson-audio-alexandria-xlf-mint-one-owner-full-rangeBut last week there was a set of used speakers for around $450,000 and knowing they're out ... | |
| CD player just tanked. celander, the funny thing is is that I my in law gave me all this stuff because my old tuner/receiver was acting up. As I was researching this equipment someone recommended shooting some DeOxit into the pots of the old receiver and now it works li... | |
| CD player just tanked. Very true. The less I spend here the more I can spend on race tires and Nikon lenses. | |
| CD player just tanked. It is the CD player. This morning there is nothing but static coming through it even when it is not on play. On play the static changes and you can hear some faint music through it. I changed it over to the auxiliary inputs on the pre-amp and it i... | |
| How to find the good CD recordings? Off topic, but my late uncle, a neurologist in New Orleans, was a classical music aficionado first and probably an audiophile second. I remember his Klipsch speakers from the 1970s and that his components were McIntosh.For a long time one whole wa... | |
| How to find the good CD recordings? I looked up my Zeppelin CDs on the dynamic range database. My 1990 Zep I Diament did not rate very well, but II and III by Diament and IV by Page all rated very high.I'm going to look for a Physical Graffiti CD next. I'll use the database but open... | |
| New to this. How do I stack my stuff? Thanks shadowcat. The first reflection point on my left is curtains. On my right it is a 6x6' expanse of brick behind a large couch. That would be the main area that would need attention.My wife is not going to go for panels, even decorative ones.... | |
| How to find the good CD recordings? Thanks for all the great advice and discussion folks. I'm still all ears.Okay Nicholas, how about dropping the names of your 5 favorite prog rock CDs? Or more if you have the time. | |
| New to this. How do I stack my stuff? kahlenz, I have done just that. The amp is too big and heavy for it so it will stay on the floor on the feet I made for it.As far as speaker position, I spent a lot of time last night moving them around (and I am sore for the effort). There isn't ... | |
| New to this. How do I stack my stuff? shadowcat, another question. I hear people talking about room treatments and acoustic panels etc. Is the goal to get the room acoustically inert, maybe wrong term, but to minimize any 'echo'?The whole back wall, behind my listening chair, is fairl... | |
| New to this. How do I stack my stuff? shadowcat, sorry to hear about your wife. We've been married 30 years. We lost my mother-in-law 3 years ago and my dad this month and have seen how hard it is for each of their spouses to deal with that loss. | |
| New to this. How do I stack my stuff? I will certainly take this into consideration but locating the components elsewhere is probably going to be a problem even if I had longer cables.Also, only the cables from the pre-amp to the amp are XLR cables. The cables from the pre-amp to the ... | |
| BEST budget system. What is yours? Audio Research LS16 tube pre-amp - freeMadrigal Proceed HPA2 amp - freeArcam CD92 CDP - freeAerial Acoustics 7B speakers - freeTransparent cables throughout - freeTotal:$0.00Finding audio gear in your brother-in-law’s basement that he doesn’t want... | |
| New to this. How do I stack my stuff? I’m looking into some of the audio test files, etc. I can move the chair around fairly easily.I will have to admit that my wife gets more blame than her due. She has been pretty patient with all this and truth be told, at this stage of the hobby (... |