newmanoc
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| $3000 on Analog system - how to spread? Get a Dynavector P 75 phono stage (used $400, new $600 , i.e. %13-%20 of your budget). I agree with others you simply don't need more phono stage than this unless you have much more invested in your analog gear. The P 75 is much better than other ... | |
| Point of diminishing returns Excellent answer, Drubin. | |
| Your vote: Most Useless Audio Adjective "Liquid" and "organic" are equally bad offenders for me, but I absolutely don't get the tube gear I've heard so that is not a big surprise. On the other hand, I know what I mean when I use the term PRaT, though it has a dodgy marketing background ... | |
| Pet Peeves - my Rants and Raves I have a rule of thumb that if a man can't admit to enjoying at least one song by ABBA, John Denver, and the Carpenters, then the maturity and independence of his musical taste is a little suspect. As we grew up we all knew scores of people whose ... | |
| what else-$$ ????? I guess that would have to be small, porcelain dolls. Or beanie babies, perhaps. Or antique duck calls - there are just so many worthy contenders. | |
| WILSON AUDIO/ cost vs. value "... all the Wilson bashing threads I've been seeing just strike me as sour grapes."I am fortunate enough at present to be able to afford Wilson speakers if I chose to, as are a great many other people who also don't like them. I am sure there are... | |
| This should be controversial....hearing tests... The original post not so subtly implies that the differences of opinion on Audiogon are related to varying degrees of hearing loss in its members. If that is what you meant to say, Nudaddy, you are obviously wrong. People with equally good hearing... | |
| Conservative Politics & Rock Music I really don't get some of the comments above that move from the premise that rock and roll has strong anti-establishment roots to the assertion that someone with a political viewpoint defined as conservative in today's political vernacular can't ... | |
| How to get rid of hum from Linn LK140 I would advise that if you have a Linn dealer in your area, go let them hear the amp and ask them what they think. If you choose to, they can send the amp to Linn for you for service. If there is any repair needed, Linn will do it for a flat fee o... | |
| Biamping Questions There are a ton of options, but I would caution you to avoid spending too much. Buy some good cable at a reasonable price and spend the rest of your money on other aspects of your system. Cables are an expensive way to tune your system - better to... | |
| What's the best CD/DVD player under $1000? You need to audition all you can, of course. In those auditions be sure you compare your Denon to an Arcam DVD 78 and DVD 79. I personally find them (by far) the best at audio and DVD combined in the price range. They can be had used for around $6... | |
| do blind tests have any practical significance Onhwy61:I agree, I think you might possibly get more bang out of say a 4k power cord than out of blinding yourself, but below 3k? No way. But I really think you have got to spend 6k on a power cord before you can say for sure you've done more for ... | |
| Going Aktiv I think it is a little more complicated than this with these particular speakers (unlike with the newer Espeks). I would strongly recommend you call a Linn shop and have them do this for you. If you live in an area where there is no Linn dealer, I... | |
| What so special about electro-static speaker On the subject of Maggies, they really do need major power to get the most out of them, but even then I personally don't care for them much. I just can't hear the detail and crispness from them I get from other speakers I like much better (for exa... | |
| All Rega system Great stuff. I really love the new R series speakers in particular. If you can afford to add a pair of R 5's to your all Rega system ($1100) without shorting yourself on the quality of the other components you are likely to be very happy. |