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| Best $300 Speaker Used I am a big Acoustic Research fan. Take a look at www.accessories4less.com. They have the AR 11 towers (part of their Hi Res series, in either black or cherry) for about $400 a pair new (they are $900 speakers) ... My experience with them is in a H... | |
| Receiver Help for Neophite Denon 2802's HT performance is very good. For music only CD playback, it is fair. As for the FM tuner, it is poor. I am using the Denon with AR 302 speakers (Front) and the matching AR center channel; SONY 560 DVD; Music Hall CD player. Overall, I... | |
| Speakers for odd room. Please help Sounds like my old bedroom in Astoria (10X10.5X8.5) ...what I did in that room was the following:centered the bed against the long back wall; used a low boy type bookcase (30X36X12) as a nightstand, along the left adjoining wall; used a high boy s... | |
| Sony SCD-C555ES good for redbook? Your limited in the SACD's that you can buy. Music Direct (the web-site is not musicdirect.com, but it is either amusicdirect or musicdirecta) is the most complete source, as it is mostly SONY/Columbia & Chesky pushing out SACD's. So, Santana'... | |
| Sony SCD-C555ES good for redbook? Like the unit a lot. I use it with ADCOM AMP/PREAMP/TUNER equipment circa 1990; AR-302 speakers; and IXOS cables & IXOS speaker wire. SACD best sounds from Louis Armstrong Fats and Blood Sweat & Tears. Redbook equally good. Clean, clear, d... | |
| Do ixos cables need burn in time? Have been using the IXOS GAMMA 6003 speaker cable for the last 6 months and I have a few observations:1. The sound will round out over a month or so.2. The sound improvement is equipment dependent. My main music system is composed of: ADCOM AMP/PR... | |
| bad for an amplifier when there is no speakers ? My dad ran a tv and radio repair shop for many years in Brooklyn. As I remember one of his lessons ... it is ok to have the amp on, but potentially bad to have the gain (volume) passed 0. My dad had experiences with frying an amp with the power on... | |
| Adcom Preamp...what is 'contour' button for? The contour button must be depressed, if you want the high and low filters to work. If you need a user's manual, provide me with a fax number and I can fax you a copy. I have a 12 year old Adcom Tuner/Preamp.Regards | |
| Advice for the Budget 'Phile try this site ... Accessories4less.com ... they are the authorized liquidation site for Acoustic Research ... they have the AR302's for $300/pair new ... the 302's were a Stereophile class C or D back in 1995/1996 ... have owned them for the last ... | |
| Fired up the TT for the first time I am not looking to start a war or anything like that ... just looking to share honestly and see what might be wrong with my memory. As I remember the vinyl experience, it was always a function of how good your taping facilities were. Even with go... | |
| Budget system recommendations I would not go used ... I would also go for flexibility and potential future use and go for AV compatible equipment ... For speakers, try Acoustic Research 302. Original MSRP is $1000; internet price is $250 (www.accessories4less.com); Go with a q... | |
| Is anyone familiar with Ixos cables? The IXOS silver series averaged a 4 out of 5 stars by What Hi Fi and Hi Fi Choice (2 British magazines). I have been using them in an ADCOM AMP/PREAMP/TUNER (circa 1990); AR302 (circa 1995); and a SONY ES CD PLAYER (circa 1998) set-up and am very ... | |
| Mission 77c1 Believe that Mission discontinued this line about 2 years ago. Try www.jandr.com, they carry the next generation of Mission. | |
| Marble to place speakers on? My speakers are AR 302's. They measure 24X12X12. I needed 8 to 10 inches of height. Stands would not do, as I have 5 cats and the cats tend to lean against the speakers and topple them. So, I did the following: I built stands using frosted glass b... |