niki_69
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| Active Speaker Recommendation B&H also have the Yamaha MSP 7 for a very,very good price.Yamaha and VXT6 would be my first choice. Above that,check the new Focal CMS 50. | |
| Best floorstanding speakers less than $500 Check out the JBL E50 bookshelfs,or if you can score used pair of the older S38 model.Both modells are very good for rock and they will be good match for the Onix.Good luck. | |
| Best amp for AKG K701 used/new? Check out Woo Audio WA 3+ model.Tube based headphone amp for low impedance headphones,unbalanced input only.They are located in Queens,NYC. | |
| Hi-End for Black Metal? Black Metal on Audiogon forum(What is the world coming to?)..For anyone remotely interested, check Arcturus "La masquerade InfernAle", Kovenant" Nexus Polaris"...just short example of what Black Metal musicians are capable of.. | |
| Best Powered Monitors What is your budget? At $500 max,look for Yamaha MSP 5(avoid anything else).At $1000-KRK vxt 6-8,Yamaha MSP 7,Event asp 8.Mackie HR are worth checking too.Adam A7 are very revealing,due to the ribbon tweeter.Also check the new JBL 2xxx series.Betw... | |
| Mytek Digital Stereo 96 DAC, anyone ? Hi,Greeni.Friend of mine had the Mytek for a year(home studio).I,ve heard it several times.Top shelf performance.It has the best of both Lavry Da-10 and Benchmark DAC-1(at the same price point).The HF extension is more pronounced(compared to the L... | |
| What's up with Harmon Kardon receiver line? Yes...not available in the states.HK 3490 is not even close(priced at $299).The price for the HK990 is $2000.To return to the OP question,may be the problem is the marketing strategy for the USA alone.I see HK in the systems/photo on some European... | |
| What's up with Harmon Kardon receiver line? I,m not shure about their receiver line, but their new stereo integrated, model HK 990, caught my attention.2/150W at 8 ohms,2/300 at 4 ohms,100 amps high curent design,balanced inputs and outputs,DIGITAL and USB inputs,DAB radio and phono stage,2... | |
| Phono stage for Arcam A90 Contact Arcam or any of its dealers for the optional phono stage (MM/MC) for the Diva/FMJ series.The price was around $ 150. Good luck. | |
| Best U.S.A. speakers? Barefoot MM27 active monitors(using Bryston amps).The new reference monitors for recording studios worldwide...yes,they are that good.Hand made in California,USA. | |
| All things apple tv Hi,Mbehner.Check the Macrumors.com forum for Apple TV info. There is also big thread at the Headfi.com(dedicated source components)-Apple TV as a music source-.The later is for music only.Good luck. | |
| "Budget" pre tube with SS power amp Manley Shrimp and VTL 2.2 are good options for used tube preamps.Also check the Cary preamps,they are in your price range and have remote control(not shure about phono stage). Cayin tube integrated have been received very well,may be you can go wi... | |
| Looking for a 5 channel amp that is warm sounding Now is a good time to change your pre-pro.Take a look at the new offerings from Marantz or Pioneer.There is a silver used Arcam AVP350 on A,gon right now,that would be my first choice for used units(very good for music and HT). Good luck. | |
| Sonus Faber Concertino or B&W 805 or else The combination of MF/A85 with B&w 805 would be dry and analitical..even for jazz music.The power of A85 is not enough for the 805.While the analog section of the Arcam is very good(I,m using their FMJ preamp,now for sale),their amps are not t... | |
| Arcam Owners... Check out AVforum.com,there is the club Arcam subsection.I also own the C-30 preamp and is great sounding SS preamp.Compared to RC-1070,it has much better separation,dynamics and lower noise floor.The newer model,C-31 is said to be even better in ... |