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| What sends shivers down your spine when you play it on your system? 1) Almost any cut from Aaron Neville's 'Warm Your Heart' OK, "Feels Like Rain'. 2) Jewel channeling Janis Joplin while singing 'Have a Little Faith in Me' from the Phenomenon movie soundtrack. It sneaks up on you, then wham, It's Janis with BB&... | |
| MM Cartridge Talk When you say 'MM' do you really mean it to be limited to MM or can we include MI (Grado, Soundsmith) and H/O MC (Hana EH, SH, Sumiko Blue Point #2, Dynavector 10XL)?All those are roughly comparable to the Ortofon 2M Black or Bronze, and don't requ... | |
| MM Cartridge Talk ADC XLMs sounded great - smooooth and far more detail than a Shure V-15MkIv, but had a nasty habit of the suspension just failing - about half the ones we ever sold just collapsed. The other half were wonderful. They were extremely compliant, and ... | |
| What is the best audiophile speaker for a tiny square room? This is a classic case for a minimonitor. The KEF LS-50 is at or near the top of that list, and the new 'Meta' version, even more so. To that I would add a small subwoofer, perhaps a REL. Especially in a small room, a 2.1 setup is easier to balanc... | |
| Is 1990's equipment vintage? Let's distinguish between 'vintage' and old junk. Let's use 1990 as an arbitrary curt-off date. This is by no means exhaustive, but this is some equipment I consider vintage, collectable, and worth restoring.Any American-made tube gear - Vintage ... | |
| Own many mid-game speakers or a few end-game speakers. I'd want to mix it up with at least 3 different genres of speakers. First, a set of panel dipoles, Magnepan 20.7 or 30.7. No box can ever offer the spaciousness of a panel. Next I'd go for a mid-size full range with great dynamics, Wilson Yvette o... | |
| Versatile, non-fatiguing speakers for a small room under $1500 used or new: advice needed! Lots of good choices here, Certainly I’d look at the new GoldenEar BRX and the Martin Logan 35XTi, perhaps a 2.5 floorstander with 5" drivers like a Monitor Audio Bronze or Silver 200 series, they flank you pricepoint by a couple hundred dollars e... | |
| Help with TT ideas for my first TT Pro-Ject The Classic SB as offered with a Sumiko Blue Point Special HO moving-coil is awfully attractive for $1200. I don't care for Rega tables or carts, but I do like their tonearms. Clearaudios beautiful, but beyond that they always seem pretty... | |
| Speaker upgrade question. I would consider a pair of Magnepan 1.7s and an REL subwoofer. It's hard to seriously improve on a KEF reference speaker with another box but Magnepans are a whole new game. Detail, image size, and space you can only get with a panel dipole. With ... | |
| ...bookshelf speakers that sound good at low volume... Yamaha amps have almost always had a variable loudness control. This allows you to dial in as much loudness compensation as your situation requires. This will really help you get the sound you're looking for. | |
| Want to setup basic home audio system I'll cut to the chase. The NAD C 328 is the most capable, best sounding amp in its price range. Period. It will handle your streaming today, and later, vinyl better than most amps double its price. NAD has been doing that for over 40 years. Some... | |
| Cartridge Opinions - Sorry With your rig, I would stay away from anything with a Shibata or microline stylus. They require spot on alignment and longer (lower tracking error) arms. The Hana 'E' (for elliptical) H (High Output) is a screaming deal. Forgiving stylus profil... | |
| A/V Receiver Recommendation for a newby. Anthem if you can afford it, Marantz if you can't. Personally, I think Marantz has been doing a great job for the last few years in both the mid-price and higher end spaces. My only issue: I get the 'porthole' styling as a nod to earlier - wayyy e... | |
| Newbie to the awesome audiophile world All pretty good discussion, but at the end of the day, for $1,000 it will come down to a pretty short list of integrated amps. Mine would include:1) NAD 368 - 80WPC, much more peak, modular upgradeability, decent phono stage, lots of awards2) Mara... | |
| Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers? Well, you sincerely failed. |