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| Small System Rebuild. Need Integrated Amp Music Direct has the Marantz 6004 integrated for $400, reduced from $600. Hard to go wrong at this price. Rich | |
| Help for a vinyl novice I went through the same thought process last year as you are going through now. I ultimately purchased a Pro-ject Debut Carbon turntable, Musical Fidelity V-LPS phono stage, and the acrylic platter upgrade. All in, the cost was about $650 all new.... | |
| Replace 12AU7 with 6SN7 ? With all due respect, do you think that anything that any of us could offer as an opinion to you would mean more than what the manufacturer said to you as fact? I am not going out of my way to be rude, I would just think that the manufacturer's wo... | |
| pioneer sx636 reciever This was my first real audio component. I always thought the tuner was very good, but the amplifier section was just ok and after a few years, I went with separates. When I did restore a vintage receiver, it was a Marantz 2216B and later a Marantz... | |
| MusicalFidelity A300 integrated: Worth the money? The MF A300 and for that matter the MF 308 amps are definitely worth tracking down. Exceptionally clean sounding amps. Plenty of power. Superb construction. I would also recommend the MF CD PRE 24 preamp/ cd player as your front end and source. I ... | |
| What's In Your Tape Cassette Deck Tonight? Back in the 70's and 80's, you would make cassette versions of your LPs to listen to as you had to preserve your LPs for special listening occasions. US LP production quality had become very mediocre. Extremely warped records with noisy surfaces w... | |
| Vintage Wharfdale speakers? Pretty simple then ... just be honest about not having the space for the speakers. Don't make it about the sound as you already have speakers you like. Offer to help him sell them or alternatively, out of respect for you neighbor, offer to post th... | |
| The best monitor under 1500 For a traditional set-up, I would recommend the Ascend Acoustic Sierra 1 . There is a pair here on Audiogon for $750 . These speakers have bamboo cabinets, which tend to be particularly immune from vibrations. You could also go the powered speak... | |
| Auvio speaker wire from radio shack? Less luck with the speaker wire, which I thought sounded not as distinct and sharp in my bedroom system. I have had decent success with the stereo and AV interconnects, as Audioquest manufactures some of them.Rich | |
| Elvis Presley's Albums - Recommendations needed For his greatest hits, the CD to get would be:- Elvis: 30 #1 HitsTwo additional CDs which show Elvis post '68 comeback in great form: - From Elvis in Memphis- Elvis Back in MemphisRich | |
| Phono Stage Recommendation/ Advice I use the MF V-LPS with my Pro-ject Debut Carbon and am very pleased with it. Nice performer for the price. It is paired with a MF CD PRE 24 preamp/ cd player, Prima Luna PL5 tube amp, and Opera Plateau speakers. Compliments the system very well. ... | |
| Which $500 Speaker Next? I would look at the Omega Super 3i for $595 or the Omega Super 3T for $495. These are single driver, crossover less speakers. I have had either the Super 3i or 3T in my bedroom system for the last 9 years. Excellent with vocals, guitars, and ac... | |
| What CD sound is the best? Late to the game, but my comments ...It is not even close when comes to King Crimson's Court. The 40th Anniversary edition not only sounds superior to all other CD editions, but also sounds the closest to the original vinyl from 1968. The 30th ann... | |
| New speakers for an old receiver I am using a Marantz 2216B receiver with Omega Super T . The source is a Magnavox 630 cd player, which I owned 20+ years ago and was able to score a NOS one on eBay. The Omegas are high efficiency and easy to drive. The Omegas strong suit is voca... | |
| Album of the year I am not sure if this would classify as a reissue or not, but my vote goes for:Bob DylanAnother Self PortraitThe Bootleg Series Vol 10.Rich |