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| fisher stereo Keep in mind that the older stereo compacts with RCA jacks for the speakers were rarely that powerful. Not sure what speakers you were planning to use, but they would need to be fairly efficient. Good luck. I had a SONY HP161 compact in HS &... | |
| Ever Been Too High? Ozzy might be on to something ... tubes. That is how I used the Sierras. Your vintage Sansui may be what was missing. Something less 'modern' sounding. Your other components sound like perfectly good stuff, certainly nothing shabby there. It c... | |
| Ever Been Too High? I owned the Sierra Ones for a number of years. I used them in a CD based system (XTZ Divine 100) and a Prima Luna PL2 integrated amp (tubes). The top end was never what I would typify as 'hot' sounding.So a question ... how do you have the speak... | |
| The Raven Has Landed Congratulations MC! Wish you well with the new Raven and for making me aware of the brand. Awaiting delivery of a Decware phono stage myself.Enjoy! Rich | |
| Pairing MA 5300 with Large Advents for 900 sq ft apartment? Welcome to Astoria. It's a great neighborhood.So ... where do you live ... how old is the building? Astoria is in an old neighborhood with many pre war (that's WWI, not necessarily WWII) buildings. What floor do you live on? A 20 X 30 living r... | |
| what happens if you record a type I cassette on type II setting, and vice versa? Best cassette tape makers ... I did well with TDK & Maxell for Type II cassettes. BASF was also ok for Type II. Never did much recording with Type I or IV tapes for that matter.Rich | |
| what happens if you record a type I cassette on type II setting, and vice versa? From Wikipedia ...Notches on top of the cassette shell indicate the type of tape within. Type I cassettes only have write-protect notches, Type II have an additional pair next to the write protection ones, and Type IV (metal) have a third set in t... | |
| Emotiva Hi Patrick -Depends to a degree on what version of the Emotiva CD player you are referring to. I have owned both the 2nd & 3rd versions. No experience with the current model (4th version). The 4th version has been in production for a few ye... | |
| Outlaw Audio RR2160 MKII--Knobs, buttons are made of ?? There were QC issues with the first released RR 2150's. Outlaw changed factories and things got much better.Rich | |
| SS Budget "Tone" Integrated Amplifiers @mermaid_smiles -So, all I know is that you have a small room. Don't know your budget or what you like to listen to. I had the Rega set up in a 15 x 10 x 8 1/2 room. It played plenty loud without coaxing the volume control much. I have recomm... | |
| SS Budget "Tone" Integrated Amplifiers Not certain that a budget for a new amp @ $1000 level gets you off the merry go-round for any appreciable length of time.With that said ... amps that I own or have owned that I have liked and have worked for me. I am a sucker for vocals and acous... | |
| Quality home theatre receiver with quality sound? If she is ok with spending a grand, how about the Outlaw RR2160.https://outlawaudio.com/shop/stereo-receivers/56-rr2160mkii-stereo-receiver.htmlI have had one in service since 2006. Rich | |
| Why do people say low power amps should be good for bookshelf speakers? Hi Robert -It is a combination of factors ... right? 1) Speaker sensitivity for sure. 2) The amplifier's continuous power output per channel measured across the full frequency range (WPC, 20 - 20,000 hz). 3) The size of your listening space. 4... | |
| Has Anyone Ever Run TWO Identical Pairs of Speakers ? @onhwy61 This what the OP has listed in Audio Asylum ... Den: Polk RT-2000p's for front, Polk CS-400 with a Dahlquist DQ-LP1 active crossover paired w/18" Hartley subwoofer custom built for Jon Dahlquist for Centre, & two pair of Polk LS f/x s... | |
| Burned Out So, my dad owned a TV Repair Shop from 1946 - 1980. He got sick and after he passed, we started to break up the business. I was left with a wall of tubes ... all types ... roughly half were TV only use tubes, the other half were Radio and Audio ... |