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| 20 Best Naxos Releases Iggy:When I started to explore classical music in a big way about 3 years ago, I searched out the Naxos label because of the number of performances (over 2000) and the inexpensive price. After a while though, I found that there were better perform... | |
| How much $ to "match" digital in my system? My hunch is that since your system ... and I will use your words here ... is "mid fi purgatory" ... that you would be looking to (and it probably makes some sense to) purchase a turntable that is mid-fi, as well. If your integrated amplifier does ... | |
| Primaluna Two : cables, tube rolling ... Masi:I have owned the Prima Luna Prologue Two (integrated amp) for 10 months and the Prologue Five (power amp) for 5 months. After about 3 months, I replaced the stock tubes on the Prologue Two with Svetlana K88's; NOS Sylvania 12AX7's; and NOS Mu... | |
| Review ... Neil Diamond's "12 Songs" Tom and/or Ryan:Nothing to fire away about. Neil's original 60's persona ... singer/songwriter; black jeans; boots; guitar slung over the shoulder ... has long been viewed as the predecessor for the young Springsteen; young Billy Joel; etc. It's a... | |
| XM radio tuner for home Mike:I have read a lot of good press on the Polk unit and if I were to go the XM route, that is probably the unit that I would buy. I might also be tempted to upgrade the bedroom receiver and purchase a Yamaha 657, which is XM-ready.I went the Sir... | |
| whats changed in audio & is it better Mike:The introduction of the web has produced some very real changes: 1. sped up a change that had been in process for the last 25 years ... there are less brick and mortar stores. The physical stores that remain are distinctively more high-end. 2... | |
| Help Speakers trapped on bookshelves Roger:Well ... sometimes audiophiles (assuming that I am one) do go into speaker set-up knowing that there are major compromises to be made. The speakers in my bedroom system are on top of a bookcase that is 70 inches high. So, I would need to sta... | |
| Help Speakers trapped on bookshelves Roger:There is always the $200 or so solution. Try a pair of basic Orb Speakers or the Nucleus Micro Speakers from Gallo. These little cubes were made for set-ups like yours and their design actually compensates for the associated room anomali... | |
| Help Speakers trapped on bookshelves Roger:I have a similar situation with my 2 channel HT system. For this type of placement, acoustic suspension speakers (like the NHT SB2) or front ported speakers (like the Omega Super 3; Wharefedale Diamond 9.1) will work best. Rear ported speake... | |
| A good inexpensive integrated for Totem Sttaf's Shawn:$400 will get you the NAD C320BEE, brand new. I have owned one for 3 years, am very satisfied with its performance, and at the time I posted a review of it here . I have used it with speakers rated as low as 85db in similar sized rooms with... | |
| College budget reveiver help Some HT receivers that have gotten very good reviews lately: Yamaha 657 ($600 - Perfect Sound); Denon 2805 ($800 - What HiFi) though you can pick up the discontinued 3805 for about $1000; Onkyo 303 ($300 - Sensible Sound). Also, Outlaw Audio, wh... | |
| Review ... Neil Diamond's "12 Songs" Tfk:I don't think that "12 Songs" is out on vinyl and for some reason, I tend to doubt that it will come out on vinyl. For whatever reasons, Neil's Columbia/SONY catalog only seems to be available on CD. Not one of Neil's albums ever made it to SA... | |
| Review ... Neil Diamond's "12 Songs" Tomryan and Pehare: There is no reason to flame Neil for either his "Last Waltz" appearance or his "Headed to the Future" phase. If you read his interviews over the years, Neil has agonized over being relevant and that sometimes saw him going down... | |
| What was you most expensive accidental damage? Mint:Fried a Harman Kardon 3380 receiver ($250) by shorting the speakers wires (#1). While they were here, Sylvester (the cat) clawed out a pair of EPI 100's ($150 - 1979 money) and Vino (the cat) clawed out a pair of KEF Q55's ($600), as well as ... | |
| Speaker recommendation to match Prima Luna amp? Hello Oregon:I have matched the Prima Luna Prologue Two with Omega Super 3 monitors (95 db sensitivity); NHT SB2 moniors (85db sensitivity); and Acoustic Research 302 full range speakers (85db sensitivity) and have been satisfied with all 3 pairin... |