oliver_reid

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anyone have a Mitsubishi LT-30 / Diatone LT-3 threaded sub-weight for sale?
I have an old LT30 in need of refurbishment - most all the parts are there - belts, etc, need refurbishing.   Free if you pay the shipping  
I'm at the pearly gates and they tell me I can only bring in one jazz cd
for sonics  , consider Jazz at the Pawn Shop  
Advice from Audiogon family - best speaker $3k-$4k
ATC are the most accurate speakers, imo. See if you can stretch to the SCM19s ($4700) otherwise the SCM12s Later add a Dynaudio 18s sub  (~1800) ATC are a dominating presence in pro recording studios https://atc.audio https://www.dynaudio.co... 
Is There A Big Difference Between Subwoofers From Different Manufacturers
Put the Dynaudio 18s on your list, Dual opposed 9 in drivers in a sealed enclosure. $1800 and great value...    
Cable curmudgeon
Why the vitriol here? An experienced musician and lover of live music is simply doing his/her best to share an experience in a light-humored way. It's so hard to be PC on this board.  So I'll try:  "My opinion is that Audioquest are full of s**t"... 
SVS sub owners, Past and Present
I had a an SB 1000 - not bad  for $600 I replaced it with a Dynaudio 18s - $1800. This is a non-ported design with dual opposed 9in drivers. The improvement  was dramatic. The tonal definition of different types of bass instrument is much clearer... 
Balanced versus single ended
My amp (Arcam) has both XLR and Phono inputs. Preamp has only has phono. I will use 18in interconnects. Phono to XLR cables are available. Is there any value to using these vs phono to phono? Will most likely buy Worlds Best Mogami cables.    
Need Recommendations for a pair of Speakers around $1,000
Bid on these ?   https://www.ebay.com/itm/255519169143    
Why should audiophile deniers be allowed on an audiophile forum?
.. and if people are going to adduce scientific support for why a $10k power cable is worth the money, the explanation should very clear, accurate, and unmystical. The products benefit’s s/b be scientifically confirmable with double-blind testing... 
Why should audiophile deniers be allowed on an audiophile forum?
If we banned both audiophile deniers and science deniers this group would be a lot smaller :)  
Speakers for string Quartets
I have ATC SCM 19s mated (very well) with a Dynaudio 18s dual 9" sub The ATC’s are smooth and accurate with extended but not intrusive highs Where string notes drop into the sub range the sound is musical and precise - YoYo Ma’s Apalachian Journ... 
Thoughts on Hi-Fi news demo from the 80's?
It was at a hotel in north London. The session that I was at used Dire Straits - plus the chamber music tape recording. Maybe they did more than one session.  
component grounding
The new Arcam Amp I just got  (I am in th US) has a US mains style cable and plugs but the ground prong is absent, and the power socket on the amp has no ground element..      
Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good
Tracker -- Mark Knopfler Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell The Concert in Central Park - Simon and Garfunkel American Beauty - Grateful Dead Bach Brandenburg Concertos - 2 CDs Academy of St Martin’s in the Fields / Neville Mariner Mozart Piano ... 
Short list of musical subwoofers
My has Receiver (Arcam) has Dirac - so I bypassed the DSP It does have some presets designed to use with Dynaudio Studio monitors, I think you can set the rollof and apply paremtric EQ   There is a Consumer version th Sub 6 -it is the same but ...