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| Cheap amp $300 to use with Vandersteen 2ces It's your money and your ears.I would live with the Rotel for a couple weeks and THEN decide if I'm happy or not.If not,why? Knowing the answer to that question will ease your search for an upgrade.Happy Hunting. | |
| At Last Bach Really Hits the Spot Three more:The Well Tempered Claveir,Books One and Two. Ralph Kirkpatrich,DG((Each book includes a prelude and fugue in each of the 24 major and minor keys.))Musical Offering.((Late in his life,Bach wrote these for Frederick the Great,as an introd... | |
| Patrick Lugnut Malone, 1950--2005 Sorry to hear it. My condolences to his family. | |
| What components would you take to a desert island? A vertical Steinway piano,and a set of tuning and regluation tools,and replacement parts,though Albert Porter has a point about companionship. | |
| Do you care about the LOOK??? My wife does,which is why the electonics are in a nice looking cabinet with hinged doors. | |
| Piano only... Two Words: *Art Tatum* | |
| "best" version for "Toccata and Fugue D minor? I haven't heard them all,but of the ones I have,I like the E.Power Biggs recording.(The redbook cd would be taken from an analogue tape master but the musical quality of the performance justifies it to me.) | |
| How do you determine how much to spend on speakers In my system,I spent about half my budget on speakers,about a quarter for amplification,and about a quarter for sources. I used supplied innerconnects and 16g hearter cord from the hardware store as speaker wire.I have no quibble with those who wo... | |
| With all your knowlege you have gained over time, I follow the Vanguard website and read most of their informative posts.One that stuck out was written by a Vanguard executive whose single mother cleaned houses for a living and put her children through college. Her process? 1.Buy used. 2.Save mon... | |
| What are the Best FM tuners? No one else has said it yet,so I will say it.No tuner is better that its antenna and the quality of the broadcast signal.It is by no means the best,but I like the flywheel accuracy tuning on my Matantz ST-17. It's connected to a chimney mounted,tu... | |
| What is the best value you have encountered? At an impressionable age,I was exposed to my father's Heathkits. They were outstanding values.I prefer panels(Maggies)to boxes, but for boxes,the Madisound stuff is a good value for money spent.AVA's Omega Star line pieces are roughly half the pri... | |
| Any good pointers for room treatments with maggies This first part I stole from a Frank Van Alstine post. Good wallpaper stores in large cities sell acoustic wall paper. Ask them to show you the sample book. You(or your spouse) can select the color or pattern. Applied acoustic wallpaper is reasona... | |
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