ptt660
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| PSB or stick with vintage ADS I have used ADS speakers for years (L570, L880, L520) and that sound is unique. Recently i have moved on to other speakers like Silverline and Focal. The bass on the ADS always sounded tight and articulate due to their sealed acoustic suspension d... | |
| Review: Keces DA-151 USB DAC DA converter Nice review which echoes my sentiments as well. I ordered the Keces on wednesday nite and it arrived at my doorstep in the Boston, Ma. locale on Saturday. LESS than 3 full days overseas. Who woulda thunk?Compared to my Onkyo dx-7555 cd player with... | |
| What would you buy Sub $350 Firewire/USB DAC In my search, i finally decided on the Keces da-151 and i am very pleased. Even though it has the "pedestrian" burr-brown 2702 dac that seems to get flogged here often, the implementation won me over. This piece is a one input, usb only device and... | |
| Best stereo recievers of the 1970's? sugarbrie mentioned the tuner section on those old onkyo receivers and i will second that. i have an onkyo tx-2500 circa 77/78 that locks in on stations with their servo-lock feature. beat some of the cheap dedicated tuners i have owned. oh, and t... | |
| help me build a system for $1200 ouch! i hate when that happens. | |
| help me build a system for $1200 John, a couple of thoughts to go along with some excellent feedback here. i have had the quad 11L's in a room similar in dimensions to your's. If you choose the quad's, I feel you would be better served moving up to the bigger 12L's for improved b... | |
| PC-Audio vs. High-end CD Player-GAME OVER i agree with tpk. i will convert once the cost of implementing a pc based system comes down to a reasonable cost. a couple of hard drives, a quality external dac, and god knows what else will easily run well over 2k. i will let you guys pay those ... | |
| Best Value Speaker Model for the Buck? i gotta put a plug in for the new focal chorus 806v and 807v monitors for $800 and $1000 respectively. the level of resolution, speed and clarity you hear at these prices is amazing. of course i AM biased since i picked up a pair of 806v's recentl... | |
| Accurate vs Musical To me, accurate and musical are one and the same when you are listening to a well recorded cd/album on a decent pair of speakers. However, they are not the same when listening to a poorly recorded piece of music with bloated bass, sibilant vocals,... | |
| Best guitar explosion of all time My vote nowadays leans to Vernon Reid's absolutely frenetic solo on "cult of personality" from Living Colour's first album, Vivid. When i first heard this one i stood straight up in my chair and muttered...holy sh*t!regards,Paul | |
| 'Racks'. Important? Best bang for $$? i can understand the importance of a quality rack in a high-end system to isolate floor borne vibrations such as nearby foot traffic. god knows i could use one since i currently have a "walmart special" rack. maybe i am wrong, but i would think th... | |
| Tubes and Rock and Roll, Can they go together? being a guitarist, i look at it this way. tube guitar amps are the BEST way to get that great classic rock tone ala zepp, ac/dc, sabbath, cream ect. | |
| Onkyo 9555 try either jandr.com or amazon.com. i am tempted myself. i have a couple of ancient onkyo receivers hanging around that refuse to die so i trust their reliability.regards,Paul | |
| rothwell attenuators..effect on sound? thanks for the input guys. i thought initially that i would buy a cd player with volume control to get around this excess gain issue. but now i am considering in-line rca attenuators if i buy a cd player with a fixed output level. looks like i hav... | |
| my rant on new single disc players under $500 will do! |