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| I turn the big Half-Century today Happy Birthday Ernie! How about "Old Folks Boogie" (Little Feat, Time Loves a Hero), "Done Got Old" (Buddy Guy, Sweet Tea) and "Cum mortius in lingua mortua" (Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, Solti w/ Chicago Symphony)? Just kidding -- I'm r... | |
| Amp for Paradgim Studio 100 With the version 2's, I haven't noticed any real brightness -- my understanding is that the v2's are a big improvement over the originals in overall smoothness of response. My room is pretty "padded" -- lots of carpet and acoustic tile in the ceil... | |
| Confused about 7.1 Formats Jp, go to www.anthemav.com to get the specs, manual etc. on the AVM 20. If that doesn't work, go to www.sonicfrontiers.com. A 7.1 setup requires 7 speakers plus a powered subwoofer and seven channels of amplification. A 5.1 setup requires 5 speake... | |
| Amp for Paradgim Studio 100 I think the Sunfire is a fine amp for movies / surround sound. It is not overly colored -- a bit warm maybe. It is very good with vocals (i.e., dialog). But, I would not recommend it over the Bryston for sheer audio enjoyment. The Brystons (I've o... | |
| Confused about 7.1 Formats Audiotomb, that's great! Jplenhart, Anthem is a fine a/v processor/switch and will very likely allow you to use a 5.1 format or even a 3.1 format if you don't want rear speakers. The WAF goes way down as you increase the number of speakers. Ask th... | |
| Amp for Paradgim Studio 100 Agree about the 100's. I failed to note that I own the 100 v2 and really enjoy them -- using a Sunfire amp (which provides lots of power) and that is a very nice combination, though a bit less detailed than I prefer. I owned lots of Brystons and t... | |
| "Search Option" suggestion for AudioGon Oops! I may have misunderstood. My response targeted the home page search function for equipment purchases. Jewel, the search option for discussions may not lend itself very often to a price range. There are only a few threads (out of the thousand... | |
| Some thoughts about value in high-end audio Paul, Detlof -- well said. Objective performance measures don't exist and we consumers are highly subjective and passionate. Add to that the fragmented industry, easy entry to production, generally cozy co-existence of producer and reviewer (in pa... | |
| "Search Option" suggestion for AudioGon Great idea! Add an asking price range box (including "any") to click on in conjunction with the search. It may be tough to do the retail price since it is not always listed and may complicate the search (need to search on two price ranges with an ... | |
| Some thoughts about value in high-end audio Jayarr and Mvwine make a great points about R&D costs (in different forms). Even if the 5:1 ratio is something consumers would like manufacturers to pursue, let's keep all costs in mind -- including the return to the owners and advertising. Bu... | |
| Amp for Paradgim Studio 100 Click on (or copy to address line)to get some ideas in the five channel world that could apply: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1020531374&openusid&zzOzfly&4&&For two channel, the Musical Fidelity does get gre... | |
| George Lucas using B&W Nautilus 802 in his studio. I hope he moves the chair into the sweet spot every now and again! I was wondering why the right channel always sounded louder:-) What a great set-up! Can you spot a real audiophile as someone who puts an 802 center speaker in front of the screen?... | |
| Music to die to In a bit of a morbid mood are we? Gosh, I had a tough enough time picking wedding music! My deathbed music would be chosen more from the time of life I'd like to remember rather than from the music itself. I reserve the right to change my mind as ... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? Gumby, very nice! I wonder what can be done with my wife's mini-van? By the way, some of those hoses look a lot like my MIT cables -- maybe that's why I like the engine so much ;-) | |
| An unscientific poll: How often are you happy? I know it's not allowed here, but I did an A/B comparison between Dalwhinnie and Lagavulin on jazz/blues. With the Dalwhinnie, the midrange seemed to expand a bit and had more air. With the Lagavulin, the bass seemed to have a bit more heft. Switc... |