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| Musical Preference: US or UK? I live in NYC and I go to London fairly frequently for my job. I spend most of my spare time "soaking in" the atmosphere at the big music retailers (Virgin, Tower, etc.). I feel that the Brits "get it right" when it comes to selling music and in N... | |
| Is SACD dead? Did Audio Asylum already meet its quota for "SACD is dead" threads this week? As long as you listen to classical music and jazz and you are willing to purchase a SACD player ... no, it's not dead. As Kal said, it is tough keeping up with the numbe... | |
| outlaw 950 setup I would try calling Outlaw directly (1-866-OUTLAWA). You can also try the Outlaw web site and download the user's manual for the 950 preamp. Page 16 has the answer to your question, but it looks as though Outlaw is suggesting using eight speaker... | |
| Conrad johnson amp with Musical Fidelity pre Musical Fidelity seems to have its fair share of both fans and flamers. Because MF's products frequently show up in the hifi magazines in both the advertising and reviews sections, the flamers tend to have a field day. You are doing the right thin... | |
| Conrad johnson amp with Musical Fidelity pre I currently use a Musical Fidelity CD PRE 24 (3.2 preamp/cd player/DAC in one package) and pair it with a Prima Luna Prologue 5 tube power amp ... very musical and elegant sounding. I had a MF A3 integrated amp prior to this set-up ... very musica... | |
| Favorite HT in a Box or Similar... Lawrence:Try this website Accessories 4 Less . They are an authorized dealer/liquidator for Acoustic Research; Marantz; KEF; and a few others. They have two systems at the $300 that got positive reviews before being discontinued: the AR HC5 (silv... | |
| Slow upgrade from integrated - pre or power first? Tim:If the AUX 2 works in that way ... great ... wish I had had that option! That must have been a 2004 addition. If that is the case, then I would say go with the preamp first.Regards, Rich | |
| Slow upgrade from integrated - pre or power first? Tim:You realize of course that your MF A3.2 only has a PREAMP OUT and not a PREAMP IN, so you will not be able to use your MF A3.2 as a power amp with a new preamp. I learned this the hard way when I purchased a MF CD PRE24 (preamp/cd player combo... | |
| Linn Classik All-in-one box solutions Audio Analogue just came out with the Enigma , an all-in-one that was reviewed pretty highly and received a Best Buy in this month's HiFi Choice (Page 62). The unit has tubes, no less. Supposedly it looks and sounds great and the price is GBP850,... | |
| putting speaker vertical or horizontal? So, sometimes it pays to look at NHT's web-site. The M5 is a center channel speaker and should be placed horizontally. Regards, Rich | |
| putting speaker vertical or horizontal? NHT's speakers are designed to work in the vertical position. The placement of the woofers and tweeters on the speaker baffle does dictate how/when/where the sound will reach you. Placing the speaker on its side does change that. If you care to se... | |
| Is anyone listening to Laura Cantrell? Entrope:That's actually the rub though ... there are so many sub-genres within the Americana genre. Each sub-genre has its own characteristics. Whereas Alison Krauss is more bluegrass than any other genre (think fiddle), Laura Cantrall straddles t... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers for bookshelf placement Just an additional note about the NHT SB2's ... I didn't appreciate how nuanced these sealed box speakers could be until I paired them with a Prima Luna Prologue Two tube integrated amplifier. Most people would not pair a $1350 amp with $400 speak... | |
| Best bookshelf speakers for bookshelf placement For shelf placement, only acoustic suspension/sealed box or front ported monitors will work best ... you can't change physics, though marketing spiels may try. Question seriously any manufacturer that will claim that a rear ported or a "plugged" r... | |
| Is anyone listening to Laura Cantrell? Marty:Laura's music is definitely worth the listen. There is a simplicity of style, a delicate, sweet voice, and a lack of angst, which I find very appealing. She has put out 3 very good studio efforts:Not the Tremblin' Kind (2000)When the Roses B... |