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| California electrical shortage audio I usually leave on everything that doesn't have moving parts, like the preamp, DAC, and power amps. I used to leave everything on, but some tape decks and cd players have motors that continue to spin, and then belts and motors wear out too fast. I... | |
| New B W 800 Nautilus speakers I heard that they are building them to compete with the Revel Ultima Salon and would be $16000. I understood them to look roughly like the current N802, but with (2) 10" woofers instead of the (2) 8" - but otherwise the same Nautalus head and twee... | |
| B W monitors too bright? My first impression of the N801 and N802 was that they were a bit harsh at the top end. That dealer's system with all Krell front end, but even after listening to them a while there that day, I didn't notice it as much. When talking to other deale... | |
| Is My Room Large Enough? These are all good posted suggestions. I heard a small room about this size with acoustic treatment at a dealer and it was amazing - probably one of the best overall systems that I've heard - including the room treatment and the equpiment together... | |
| Why are my cables balanced ? Sometimes the same cable could be used as either balanced or single ended - i.e. it may have 3 conductors in it, but the shield is just hanging loose in the RCA connector - it is only really balanced if it has an XLR connector. In a real balanced ... | |
| Which Solid State amp 2k used? Krell? The Bryston's have good command of the bass region. You can often find a 4B-ST for under $2000. If you have a bit more to spend and want more power, you might be able to find a pair of 7B-ST monoblocks for around $3500. | |
| Balanced vs RCA Interconnects I recently switched to balanced interconnects between the CD/preamp and preamp/amp. I was integrating my preamp with my home theater processor in order to try to get a better mix of music and theater sounds in the same room. With the single ended ... | |
| Parasound HCA2200II , Yeah or No-Way! I have owned the Parasound HCA 2200II for several years now. It was a big improvement over my Adcom 545 II and my brief encounter with the 555 II. I had a 545II for a long time and wanted a more powerful amp when I moved into a house with a big ro... | |
| Revel Studio,B&W 802's,Ect.... I recently auditioned the N801, N802, Revel Studio and Revel Salon. The Salon's were in a separate room, and really beyond the price range of the others, but the other three I was able to listen to in the same room on the same equipment. I felt th... | |
| Would a UPS be as good as the PS power? I have an APC SmartUPS 2200 on my system. I had a lot of trouble at this house with short power outages, usually just a few seconds, and besides being annoying when the DVD player resets etc, its not good for the equipment when the power comes bac... | |
| Comment- "CD" Quality of DirectTV&DishN. I agree - the "CD Quality" is just marketing. It tends to get slapped on any digital audio format - CD is digital, this is digital, therefore, it must be CD quality. Since the video is MPEG-2, I suppose the music stations are MP2 or MP3 format - l... |