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| Please help me! Hi TJ - Don't sell anything just yet. You have some good components. It would be better to figure out what is it that you want your system to do. You mentioned that you are experiencing some fatigue and are no longer able to listen to your ste... | |
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? Banana plugs ... idiot proof connectivity. I had a receiver short out when bare wire ends touched each other. Rich | |
| Suggestions on improvement If I were to change anything, it would be the CD player. It is not in the same league as your amp and speakers. Which means you would be spending way more than a grand to improve it. So don't do it. I am not sure it would be worth it as your s... | |
| Orchestrated Rock...Uriah Heep and others Procol Harum - 'Live in Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra' Elton John - 'Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra' Electric Light Orchestra - 'Eldorado' Metallica - 'S&M' 4 that I can think of offhand. Procol Ha... | |
| Sharp 7700 CD MK II Amp question Hi - Sharp Electronics is one of those Japanese (at least back in the day) based corporations that make the full range of consumer electronics from TVs to microwaves to calculators. Think Hitachi. Sharp made stereos, but once you graduated f... | |
| Marantz 3300 - Fanboy issues, buyer beware..... I chased vintage Marantz receivers almost two decades ago. Granted, $150 max would get you a Marantz 22XX series receiver in decent enough shape, but there would be an outlay of almost what you paid for the receiver to repair the receiver at some... | |
| Elvis Costello's favorite album of his own. Armed Forces is my favorite as well. Released in my senior year in college. Album came with a promotional EP that featured a live recording of 'Alison.' So so good. To my tastes, Costello has never equaled this recording, though I am partial... | |
| Seeking wisdom - high efficiency, low- to mid-db, music-first speakers Hi - Have gone through my share of bookshelf speakers over the past 20 years. I have 3 systems in use, two of which utilize bookshelf speakers. I also live in an apartment and listen at the same levels that you mentioned in your post. These ar... | |
| Starting Over and I need your help Your Omega 7 speakers are speakers you can build around. I maintain that they are the sleepers of the Omega line and I actually prefer them to the Alnico models. I would be surprised if your amp were not the piece letting you down. Even though ... | |
| Shouldn’t Do This, but… Wow. I would double down on my bet on electrical work either done by the owner or by some neighborhood guy. Most electricians would either pull out the knob & tube wiring or disconnect it. Doubt there were permits, if work were done. No re... | |
| Shouldn’t Do This, but… Any chance that you are in a 2 or 3 family house and are renting a created apartment? That would explain a common fuse box/ breaker panel in the basement and not one in your apartment. Lotsa luck with this one. Good chance these were hom... | |
| What sort of upgrade from Rega Brio to go with my Dynaudio's X12? Consider the Heaven 11 Billie integrated amplifier mentioned above. Not pushing it, just very satisfied with it. Complete with DAC and phono. Rich | |
| Recommendations for really well-recorded music for high-end audio system demo Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio - 'In Full Swing' Many different styles, all cuts well recorded, especially the Jane Monheit ones. https://www.amazon.com/Full-Swing-Mark-OConnors-Trio/dp/B00007I2KT | |
| What sort of upgrade from Rega Brio to go with my Dynaudio's X12? Did not mention in my response that I used the Rega Brio (newer, half sized form) for several years and was never enthralled with it. I chalked it up to the speakers that I was using (Omega single drivers), which tend to do better with tubes. Sw... | |
| sibilance in system Hi - What are your thoughts on your main speakers ... the Omega Super 6 Alnico floor standers? Omegas take forever to break in. The Omegas are praised for how well they do vocals, yet I never warmed up to the Alnicos. I have owned a number o... |