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| Should I add a stereo preamp? Hi Danny:What is the source that you are using and what specifically are you attempting to improve on? A few weeks back, there was a thread by a poster who had invested about $7k in amps & speakers, but was driving the whole rig with an inexpe... | |
| Need help picking a CD Player You could try a used Musical Fidelity CD PRE 24 . One in good condition would be in the $1000 - $1200 range.The beauty of this component, in addition to the performance of the CD player, is the excellent preamp. Built like a tank. Check out the a... | |
| bookshelf for classical music under $2000 Disagree on the Totems. Would look at Ascend Acoustics, Opera, and Rega.Rich | |
| Disappointing Albums of 2012 Fortunately, I stayed away from the 7 albums that you listed. I felt sorry in a way for Kathleen Edwards. I was always a fan of hers and was suspicious of all the press that her new album was getting and quite frankly, the previews did not sound t... | |
| Modded Cambridge 550C Very good?? or just OK? I owned the CA Azur 550 for a number of years. It was a good player that did nothing wrong. To my tastes though, it was clearly a notch or so below the level of the Rega Apollo that I have and that you are currently using. I used the 550 in a seco... | |
| Prima luna Owners - What Speakers are you using Some background ... I am using the PL2 with Ascend Acoustic Sierra 1s and a Rega Apollo CD player. The interconnects are Audioquest Black Mamba II and the speaker cables are QED Silver Anniversary. I have tube rolled a bit over the 7 years that I ... | |
| Need Help Matching Speakers to Amp Did you really think that partnering $7K worth of amplifier and speakers was going to sound good with a cheap Blu Ray player and a cable hook-up? If this were clothes shopping, this is like pairing Hush Puppies mall walkers with a Brioni suit. So,... | |
| Need Help Matching Speakers to Amp What is your source ... vinyl, cds, or digital files. If CDs, maybe a CD player like the Emotiva ERC-2 could provide the detail that you are looking for.Rich | |
| Ram reissiue Purchased the CD special edition. Mixed bag on the remastering. What was the original Side 1 of the RAM album was remastered poorly. Of course, this assumes that they had good masters to work with. The worst example is 'Smile Away', the Side 1 clo... | |
| Which monitor speaker to choose?? Over the last 10 years, I have used the following in a room a little bigger than the size of yours: Ascend Sierras, Spendor SA1, Totem Mites, Energy RC10, Rega Ara, NHT SB2. The source components for most of these years have been a tube amp (Prima... | |
| Fine trumpet , alto sax recordings? Try 'Musician' by Ernie Watts. Probably my all time smooth jazz alto sax album since it was released 25 years ago. The CD version was just released on Wounded Bird records. 'One Love' is one of my favorite instrumentals. The CD 'Sanctuary' is go... | |
| Meridian 508.24 CD plyer. Is it really that good? Hi Jim:Sorry, I do not have any experience with the Meridian. I have always been skeptical about spending serious money on older CD players.This may make it easier. If in this situation, you were to replace CD player with the name of something els... | |
| Rita Wilson-"AM/FM" Oh well, yes Rita's voice does sound pretty, but do we really need another MOR album of baby boomers' pop hits? Two of the problems that I have with these efforts are that the originals are superior and there are deserving young musicians who are ... | |
| Idol fans weigh in After 10 years, the show has produced only 3 artists worth anything ... Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Jennifer Hudson (who didn't win). That should pretty much sum it up. As for this year, the final five are ok singers. But face it, the on... | |
| To Power Down, or Not to Power Down I power up the tube amps when I start listening for the day and shut the amps off at the end of the day. If I know that I am finished for the day, I shut the amps off. I try not to leave the amps on if I am leaving the apartment for more than an h... |