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Jerry Garcia, A Legacy?
Maybe it is because Garcia spent so much time jamming. Or there is just so much more recorded material of the Dead. The Dead could possibly have the most recorded live material available. Garcia certainly appeared to enjoy noodling on his guitar. ... 
Where's the trade off?
For my suggestions you would need to go used ... Musical Fidelity A308 or A32 or A3 integrated amps. When I moved up from a NAD C320BEE to a MF A3, it was like wow and I played cds all the time. Now I have Prima Luna tube amps in 2 of my systems a... 
Sonus faber Cremona M with Prima Luna DiaLogue One
So, I have a Prima Luna PL5 (power amp) with a Musical Fidelity CD PRE 24 preamp/ cd player and Opera 'Platea' speakers. Opera, Vienna Acoustic, and Sonus Faber are similar enough in terms of sound, tone, and efficiency, You will be totally OK wit... 
onkyo A 9555 help ASAP
Go to page 14 of the manual and go through the steps to turn on the unit. See if it helps. Attached is the Onkyo 9555 manual . Rich 
onkyo A 9555 help ASAP
You posted a thread on April 15th saying that you purchased an Onkyo 9555 for a friend and were looking for speakers. Are you referring to the same purchase?Rich 
Paradigm Atom S7 vs Monitor Audio MR2??
Here is another suggestion. Vanns has the Energy RC 10 , which has a retail of $600 for $220 with free shipping. I have owned these speakers and have used them happily in a secondary system. Attached is a review of the RC10 that might be of int... 
Choral Music Suggestions
Just in time ... Arkiv Music is having a sale on Choral Music this week.Rich 
Spendors comparable to Harbeth C7ES3?
I had a similar situation a few years back with the system in my TV room (second bedroom). The room measures 15 x 10 x 9. I live in an apartment, so playing music at low or low medium volumes is important. Associated equipment is a Prima Luna PL2 ... 
amp upgrade
You would still be using the tube preamp into the amplifier, so I am not sure how much of a difference you would hear by changing out the power amp. Is there something about the overall sound of your current system that you are looking to change?I... 
CDP or DAC/Transport for $1300 new?
I have been acquiring CD players over the last few months. I like CDs. I don't see myself ever embracing vinyl as my preferred listening source and I can't mentally wrap my head around converting my music over to a server system. Though, I really ... 
beginner budget set up
Without owning the Marantz or Mission, I wouldn't know. What precisely sounded so horrible? Today's entry level AV receivers are not designed for 'music only' reproduction. They are designed to make car crashes, explosions, and general movie mayhe... 
beginner budget set up
Two SUPER buys out there. Your total cost (before cables) is just under $400. For your amp, from Emotiva ... Emotiva mini X a-100 now on sale for $175.For your speakers, from Energy ... Energy RC10 at $220. At $220, the RC10's are a steal ($60... 
upgrade cables
Hi Steve:Before switching to the QED Silver Anniversary speaker cables, I was using Signal Cable Silver interconnects and speaker cables. The system was comprised of the same Outlaw receiver and the speakers were either Rega Aras or NHT SB2s. The ... 
upgrade cables
You will discover that for a budget CD player, the Onkyo 7030 is very sensitive to the cables used. I use the Onkyo in system that has an Outlaw RR2150 receiver and Totem Mites speakers. I initially tried both Better Cables Silver Serpent and the ... 
Primaluna tube gear
Geez ... where is this coming from? There are three PL items for sale now. There are rarely more than a handful for sale at any time. There are 30 plus Naim pieces for sale today ... would you sound the alarm for Naim? Many PL owners, threads, and...