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| What is your speaker ownership history since 1995? A time for reflection. I have purchased all my speakers new. I separated from my first wife in 1990, which is where I start the counting of my hard-core membership in Audio HiFi. For brevity sakes, I will only include 2 of my 3 systems, though ... | |
| How many LP's Like you I gave away hundreds of LPs twenty years ago. While cleaning out my dad’s TV repair shop a few years ago, I came across a hundred or so LPs that I had left behind when I first married (1982) and decided to take the plunge again.I am up to... | |
| Pioneer sx-636 vintage reciever? The 636SX was my first receiver (along with EPI speakers and a Dual turntable) back in 1979.$40 for a 40 year old receiver that is working ok is fine, just don't expect the world from it. It was the lower mid end receiver in the Pioneer back then... | |
| Amp for Pioneer FS52's For new speakers ... The Wharfedale Diamond 210 or 220 would fit the bill nicely and would be in your price range. Try www.musicdirect.com.Music Direct also has the ELAC Debut series, as well that have been well reviewed.Listings here on Audiogon... | |
| Looking for vintage system suggestions (maranta, klipsch, etc...) Any interest in buying new equipment that has the vintage look and sound?Outlaw RR2160 @ $800http://www.outlawaudio.com/products/rr2160.htmlPro-ject Classic 25th Anniversary turntable w/ cartridge @ $1100http://www.needledoctor.com/Pro-Ject-Classi... | |
| Choosing tube power amp Original Prima Luna Prologue Owner (PL2 integrated and PL5 power amps) for the last 13 years with zero problems. Plenty of tube rolling options. I flirt with upgrading up the PL line, but these amps just keep plugging along, so no reason why.Ric... | |
| Good match for Rega Brio-R I have the Rega Brio R in my second system, which is also the system that gets played the most.I went a different path with single driver speakers, the Omega Super 7 Monitor MK2. I find the sound from single driver speakers very seductive. Vocal... | |
| Musical Fidelity KW550 Hi Max -You would be purchasing a headphone amplifier and that would be connected between the A5 cd player and the kw550 amp. You could then listen directly to your CD player and not bother with turning on the amp. I have used the Creek OBH 11 he... | |
| what to do with 1000+ CD's, many imports and live concerts The whole episode is very instructive as we baby boomers begin to age out. Leaving behind large collections of anything ... records, stereo equipment, comic books, figurines, etc without specific and responsible instructions for disposal is a huge... | |
| what to do with 1000+ CD's, many imports and live concerts Please read the op's responses ... these CDs are part of an estate and must be liquidated. Donations are not an option, unless (speculating here) all the heirs went along with the donation, which is not likely. Not sure how many who have suggest... | |
| what to do with 1000+ CD's, many imports and live concerts So, these are estate assets that are being liquidated with the proceeds distributed to heirs. What a thankless task. I would be tempted to sell the whole lot to a used record/ CD store in Manhattan (Academy Records or Bleecker Street Records). ... | |
| what to do with 1000+ CD's, many imports and live concerts Start by being honest with yourself ... how much time do you really wish to devote to this? Sorry for my abrupt directness.As with any small collectible, you are essentially limited to 4 options: 1) sell it piecemeal, where you may get the highe... | |
| Amps from the 1980's -- What gear holds up sonically? Reliably? The Adcom power amps of the late 1980's, (535, 545, and 555) were the transition for many of us from receivers to separates and the high (er) end.Rich | |
| Vibration control inside a cabinet I use both of these products for my amps, cd players, and turntables inside my bookcases, as well as underneath my speakers: Neoprene and cork padshttps://www.globalindustrial.com/p/fasteners/vibration-isolators/pads/neoprene-cork-pad-4-x-4-x-1Nat... | |
| 3 options: bookshelfs I owned the KEF C55s and they were wonderful speakers. British design, Canadian made. Paired them with ADCOM 545/ 500 II electronics. They were my divorce present to myself. Only issue I could see is that they are 27 years old. I would think ... |