natalie

Responses from natalie

Retail vs. List Price
Electronics typically 25/35 off list to dealersSpeakers 50% off.Why do you think they allways tell you they are the most important piece in the chain.Vested interest.10% of new gear is pretty fair.Otherwise your dealers wont be in bizz.At 20 % off... 
Who has solved the HVAC air noise problem?
ROGER YOU SILLY WABBIT.THE TUBES WILL HEAT THE ROOM. 
Global Music Sales Fall- Solution go analog
WOULD MAKE TO MUCH SENSE + THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADMIT THAT THE BIG LIE BACK FIRED ON THEM.PERFECT SOUND FOREVER. 
Best Power Cord
hdmI have gotten over the need to spend big cash on cables.Thanks to the likes of Bob Crump who have their prioroties in order.I cant belive how many people I see attaching a 1k cord to a 1500.00 source. 
Best Power Cord
Crump Assylum Chord.As good as any 1k cable out there.Leaves more money for things like sources. 
Speaker cable suggestions for Rogue and Spendors?
If you can find out what is used internally on the spendors.It would be a great choice for Wire.There is something to be said for synergy. 
Rogue owners what speakers do you like?
Rouge and Coincident make a good match.Both products where reped by same dealer in Toronto.I have heard that the combo allways made nice music at shows.Very nice combo on Vinyl. 
Honest dealer in Canada
I can honestly say Alternative audio is worth a 10 hour drive.Make a weekend out of it.Anyone within 10 hours even more.Best audio store on the Planet. Globe Audio is 1/2 hour away or less.And Allied TV in Hamilton carries Rogue a personal favorit... 
Audiomat Solfege tube intigrate....Any experience?
I second the Rogue Tempest ovet it.Heard the Solfege its nice but not worth the money.I heard the stock Tempest and it is better. 
Is "The Audio Critic" magazine still around?
The truth resides closer in what the audio Critc says than what is written in stereopile.That means I dont agree with waht he says but at least he is not bought and paid for like the twits who write for stereopile. 
HELP Speakers sound brighter and 3D stage is lost
Move them out from the walls and dont toe them in also let the thing break in for a couple of hundred hours. 
Mods for DYNA ST-70, What do you think??
Leave it Stock.Only upgrade the passive parts. 
Dedicated AC lines???
Sean your right on Aluminum wire has been banned in Canada for a Long time.Its your worst possible choice and I have allways been told that 10GA Romex is a good choice. 
Stereophile looses Jonathan Scull
No loss,these mags stoped represeting the aveage listner many years ago.They are in bed with the MFGS and deserve the fate they get.Bound For Sound,Positive Feedback Audiophie Voice,UHF.They still do a good job and are better reads.They also cover... 
What's more important speakers or amplification?
SOURCE SOURCE SOURCE.Do good speakers make up for the bad signle an aveage source puts out no.They just make a bad signal sound bad.Conversly a great source will make an average speaker sound good and a truly great speaker sound great.The truth is...