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| Rolling Stones CD Remasters 2002? Only the London and Decca recordings of the Stones US and UK releases were remastered. So, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street, as well as your second group of recordings (which are currently on Virgin Records) were not re-issued.As for Beggar... | |
| Best vintage Marantz receivers? To add to Jea's response ... The pre-1978 Marantz models are the most desireable. Saul Marantz had sold his company back in the late 60's to Superscope. Superscope was a very benign owner and did not look to muck around with Marantz' original desi... | |
| Best vintage Marantz receivers? There were two series of the Marantz 22XX receivers. There were the receivers with the dark dial face made during the early 70's and those with the silver dial face made during the late 70's. Most of these later series Marantz receivers had a "B" ... | |
| Anyone familiar with Hegeman/Morrison speakers This would be a real test for internet content. The Hegeman speakers were reviewed in Rolling Stone in 1974 (if my memory is serving me correctly). The reviewer's observations were very similar to yours and he concluded by writing to skip the conc... | |
| System psychology, or just psyched out? Maybe you are just thinking about it all too much. If I didn't like it in the first place; why would I buy it? The general thrust of what has been communicated many times both here and in other forums, is that if I like and/or are satisfied with w... | |
| Integrated amp with phone and headphone jack? For a second system, the Outlaw RR2150 receiver ($600) would be awesome. I am using one with a small pair of REGA Ara monitors and a Cambridge Audio Azur 540 DVD player. Sweet system for about $1100. As an added bonus, the tuner section on the O... | |
| Tube amps & warm speakers? Consider the Prima Luna 2. I wrote a review here about 2 years ago and I was using the PL2 with Acoustic Research 302 speakers (sealed box, 3 way, 10 inch woofer, 85db sensitivity). I have also used the PL2 and PL5 with monitors from NHT, Omega,... | |
| First cd purchase It was back in late 1986/ early 1987 and I purchased two titles ... Turtles Greatest Hits (Rhino Records) and Placido Domingo Recital with Carlo Mario Giulini (DG Records). I used a SONY portable CD player hooked up to my stereo at first and then ... | |
| Short depth receiver or amp for bookshelf? Bookshelves affixed to a wall or inside a closed back bookcase are usually bad news with most rear ported speakers. The rear port needs room to sound its best and when it doesn't have the room to operate properly, the bass can sound smeared. Seale... | |
| Short depth receiver or amp for bookshelf? The NAD C320BEE is less than 12" deep. It is a good quality integrated amp that is worth considering. Pairs really well with NHT speakers. Regards, Rich | |
| Short depth receiver or amp for bookshelf? You can do better than the EPOS ELS-3 both soundwise and placement wise. Given what the space limitations are, you would be better off with speakers that are sealed/acoustic suspension or front ported, as you may need to go with shelf or near rear... | |
| Primaluna Prologue One power tube rolling I have the Prima Luna 2 integrated and Prima Luna 5 power amps. When I upgraded preamp tubes, Kevin Deal (Upscale owners) suggested NOS 12AU7 Sylvanias and 12AX7 Mullards. Excellent upgrade.As for the power tubes, it is recommended to only use the... | |
| CDP or universal? If you want to live life large with a universal, Crutchfield still has the Denon 3910 at half price for $800.Not the last word in redbook performance, but a really good machine nontheless.Regards, Rich | |
| Classic speakers to hunt down used Mitch:Accepting that there is a distinction between classic and vintage, you're talking at least 25 years to be considered vintage. For audio I would say the vintage eras are: hifi components: primarily made in USA (up to 1968); first Japanese wav... | |
| What direction do I take for an upgrade? Why not just get a powered sub-woofer and be done with it? The HK 3470's amp section is adequate enough and the Cambridge Audio 540 DVD player more than holds its own with both CD's and DVD's. For the time being, enjoy your music and when the urge... |