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Looking for a $500 or so phono preamp -- BC23 ?
I meant to say ,everything was a level or two better with my 1500.00 Acoustech PH1P ,but the Jolida is very good for the money . 
krellpower1
I agree with RW , you have to match speakers to your room.I have heard Krells LAT speakers,and they sounded great in a very large showroom with all Krell electronics. They were being played pretty loud,no thin anemic sound !Very powerful and even ... 
What Is The Best And Cheapest Way To Clean Lp's?
Do you have a budget in mind? The Spin Clean ,looks like a good cheap way to clean LPs 79.99 at Music Direct or your prefered store 
Compare Paradigm speakers to....
I had the Studio 100v2 For a few years with some very decent gear.Never was happy with the sound,worked very good for HT,but not 2 ch w/tube pre.Heard the Monitor Audio Silvers and thought they were nicer .IMHO.Ive not heard the Sigs so I cannot c... 
Do you believe in Magic?
Not sure about magic,but I think its magical that we can capture music at all.How a music performance can go thru all that it does and come out recognizable .I know it can be explained ,,,,but to me ,still magical.Now on the other hand IMHO the th... 
Budget Chinese Tube amps - any good?
Ive had a Jolida 102-B for about 8 years that I use for a back up for my seperates.I have it playing now.My power amp is going in for repairs.The Jolida is stock except tubes,and it sounds very good! Very musical!Heavy little thing!Never regreted ... 
Budget Chinese Tube amps - any good?
Ive had a Jolida 102-B for about 8 years that I use for a back up for my seperates.I have it playing now.My power amp is going in for repairs.The Jolida is stock except tubes,and it sounds very good! Very musical!Heavy little thing!Never regreted ... 
Frank Zappa?
Apostrophe is my favorite.Im on my third LP,and had the CD once.When I was 14 Id turn off the lights in our family room ,play it a few times on our console stereo and listen with my eyes closed,my Mother thought I was nuts! She thought Frank was,,... 
Any one try moon audio BRSE monitor speakers
Ive not heard them.I looked on the Moon website,and could not find any info of where and who made them.I would contact Moon and ask a few questions while waiting for answers here.Sorry I could not be of more help.Ray 
2 Channel Audio Stores in Tampa/St Pete, FL
Sweet Home Audio,Brian Rovinsky in Clearwater ,been a while since ive been there. 
Modification that has proved to be transformative
Grannyring,I am amazed that a 10,000.00 pair of speakers came with 15.00 Chinese caps.You would think at that price point better parts would be a given.Im guessing that a certain amount of talent went into putting 10m speakers together,cabinet,dri... 
Best Speakers at RMAF 2011...?
What was the rest of the system showing with the Vapors? 
I-Mac for computer audio?
If you want to do some reading,do a search in the archives.There is some very good info there.I use an Imac with pretty good results.I would say,that if you are using the Imac for things other than audio as well,get at least 8GB of RAM.And have fu... 
Which song you would love to wake up to?
Sentimental Lady,from Fleetwood Mac,Bare Trees LP 
Speakers to pair with a Red Wine Audio Sig 15
I had the Sig 30.2 with a pair of Omega Super 3 XRS w/hemp driver 93 db .Smaller room than yours.Def. did not satisfy ,felt like the sound was too small for any music that I liked. Also hooked up the 30.2 to my Harmonic Precision Caravelles ,sound...