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| You know you're an audiophile if-- ... you have an instant gut wrenching reaction when somebody says they just bought a new Bose sound system. | |
| Apogee Diva Ribbon Speakers - I need an amp I use a McCormack DNA 500 amp with my Duetta Sig's, it's a powerhouse but he has other models that will work just as well. Try one of his models that will give you at least 200W into your speaker load and you should be just fine. If you want some ... | |
| Floor protectors - Under speaker spikes Try getting some nylon nuts and bolts from your local hardware store. Screw out your spikes and screw in the bolts (cut them to proper length - don;t keep them too long). Us the nuts to secure them once levelled. These will not harm your floor and... | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D I've heard a lot of systems and a lot of combinations (pre and amp) of tubes w/ tubes, SS w/ tubes (both ways) and SS alone. In general I prefer "some" tubes in the system to SS alone, basically because tubes seem to add harmonic texture. Whether ... | |
| Still mystified by mega expensive power cords Yes, some manufacturers price their products in the stratosphere, probably because they work as advertised (but not always) and they compete at that price point (a healthy laugh here but there is definitely a healthy market for high priced product... | |
| Dynavector XV-1s vrs Transfiguration Proteus Have heard the XV-1s vs. the Transfiguration Aria (now gone). Both are great cartridges (duh) and do "everything" right, but to my ears the Transfiguration was more musical and the Dynavector more analytical overall. | |
| Best beer I love the sample packs that many manufacturers put out. I get to try a bunch of great beers and not get stuck with just one type in the fridge when I'm feeling like another. Sam AdamsMagic HatDogfish Head | |
| VPI Classic Platter - Polishing?? If you want to see the ceramic platter take a look at my systems page on the turntable link."Apogees in the House"Enjoy,Bob | |
| Outdoor speakers Look at NEAR speakers. So good they deserve to be inside the house! | |
| Anyone hear or own Volti Audio Vittora speakers? I haven't heard the Volti's per se, but I have heard a friend's Klipshorns that have been upgraded to the Volti midrange and tweeter horn and drivers and a new 15" woofer in the Klipsh cabinet. So in effect it is a slightly larger Volti with parts... | |
| Tube vs. SS Dilemma I think smaller fish taste better :-) | |
| Tube vs. SS Dilemma BTW - I am using a tubed pre (Audioprism Mantissa) with my McCormack to good effect. Nice transparency and some additional bloom and spaciousness from the tubes. | |
| Tube vs. SS Dilemma I have owned the McCormack DNA .5 rev A and now own a DNA 500. I would not typically call either one "warm" but I do believe that one of their best traits is a very nice and musical and extended bottom end. If the bass is good and deep then you mi... | |
| Looking to sell my LP Collection My suggestion would be to enlist the help of your college kinds. Get them to actually own the process of selling them via e-bay ... researching a reasonable selling price, setting up the ads, packaging and delivery. Then you pay them a % of the pr... | |
| The Audiophile's Wife no longer putting it out? I check out her blog each and every Monday morning. I will certainly miss her.Grannyring - please do something so excessively audiophile ASAP that she HAS to keep writing about your exploits. |