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| floorstanding speakers for NAD C-320BEE amp I have owned the NAD C320BEE for just over a year. Interestingly enough, I have only used the NAD with acoustic suspension/ sealed enclosure bookshelf speakers (the Acoustic Research 302 Classic Series and the NHT SB 2). If I were to extend this l... | |
| Review: NAD C-320BEE Amplifier Mosfetti:Hi. When I wrote the review last December, I was recovering from spine fusion surgery and so, I was listening to my stereo about 12 or so hours a day. I was really enjoying how my system sounded with the NAD ... but, I was getting annoyed... | |
| what headphones work for sports and activities? I have never cared much for the type of headphones that fit inside your ear. For exercise walking or stationary bike/treadmill use try either:1. Sennheiser PX 100 ($40 USD) ... a foldable, conventional open air design or 2. Koss KSC 50 ($20 USD) .... | |
| Real "Bookshelf" speaker 4 bookshelf or wall-mount Lotusm50:The worst scenario ... putting a speaker on a shelf inside a bookcase or wall unit or even on top of an armoire, for that matter, will pretty much kill the soundstage of the speaker. Sealed/acoustic suspension speakers will work out bette... | |
| New Epos els 3 mini monitor I have heard good things about the Wharfedale's floor stander ... the Diamond 8.3 (new, $350 http://www.audioadvisor.com). The 8.3's seemed to be a favorite of the Brit press ... especially with bass intensive electronica like Chemical Brothers, e... | |
| concert DVD recommendations I am not sure if this is your cup of angst or not ... but I am a big fan of Metallica's "S&M" (both the DVD & CD) ... their collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. "Clover" and "Hero" are especially stunning examples of th... | |
| "Appalachian Journey" SACD If you enjoyed Appalachian Journey and Mark O Connor's playing ... a must try is Mark O Connor's "Hot Swing Trio" ... available on SACD, as well. What Mark did for bluegrass on "Appalachian," he does for swing/jazz on this disc. Jane Monheit does ... | |
| iPod Confessional I could not agree more. I have been using the unit for about a year and find the IPOD's sound quality to be very pleasing. I swapped out the provided headphones and alternate between a pair of KOSS clip-ons and Sennheiser fold-ups. My only gripe i... | |
| New Epos els 3 mini monitor Stephan:I will use classical music as an example in answering your question. The EPOS ELS3 absolutely shine with piano and voice. The sound is very smooth ... very hi-fi. When you introduce the whole orchestra, the sound can become lean sounding b... | |
| speaker cables & Interconnects for NAD/PSB system Hi Redtree:Check out the following thread on a very similar topic from this week http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?fcabl&1063903275. Having a similar set-up, I would recommend Signal Cable http://www.signalcable.com. If you go this route... | |
| Old Classic Receivers: A Mistake to Buy? Kevziek:So, it has now been over a year since you started this thread and there have been numerous responses generally attesting to the more than acceptable sound and/or build quality of the old classic receivers. What did you wind up doing? Did y... | |
| Info / opinions re: Outlaw 1050 HT receiver No experience with the Outlaw. I have always liked the SONY ES line of HT receivers ... especially their "beefy" construction and their 5 year warranties. SONY has revamped the line ... which means that the old line is available at good discounts.... | |
| Power cables for vintage gear? As a practice, at the point when the vintage unit requires some servicing ... and most receivers and amps will have to be professionally serviced ... I have the technician upgrade the power cord. I have done this with both my Marantz units ... a 2... | |
| What was your first system, & did you like it? I got my first system when I was 13. It was a used Philco Victrola ... a one piece tube affair with detachable speakers and a drop down Voice of Music record player. Absolutely loved it ... cost me $50 ... but after awhile I became frustrated with... | |
| Rediscovering the Joy of Digital? Without engaging in the "which medium sounds better" debate, the portion of your thread that I identified with the most was:"With my digital, there's no futzing with VTA, no worries about an expensive and delicate stylus assembly, and I have insta... |