rcprince
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| Digital volume control, WADIA style The nice thing about the Wadia's digital volume control is that you can increase the player's base level output internally so that you never have to go below 70 on the control and lose any bits. | |
| Matching components. Rotel & Audible Illusions. I have heard the AI/Rotel combination (different model amp, but same company) and it sounds very good together; a very synergistic match. I'll leave it to the more technically inclined to tell me if I got this right, but my recollection is you'd l... | |
| component order on a rack? The only things I would add are I don't think you'll mind the CD player over the preamp, but I suggest turning it and the tuner off when listening to your turntable to minimize the digital noise, and watch out with the preamp being right over the ... | |
| Audio Matiere/Audio Sculpture I believe it is one and the same company, just a rough translation of "matiere" for use in some countries. Not sure if they're officially still in business, but Jean Jacques has moved on to Audio Aero, where you will notice a distinct similarity b... | |
| Best CD's of 2001: Classical My personal opinion is that musicians in major symphony orchestras are underpaid in relation to the time, talent and dedication that it takes to get to where they are. So, unfortunately, are teachers (and more so). However, the point I am (and I b... | |
| Best CD's of 2001: Classical Yes, unfortunately, which is a shame. One of the reasons Naxos can do all the recordings they do is the orchestras they use are far cheaper to pay. I wonder if what the SFO Symphony and NY Philharmonic orchestras are doing now with making and sell... | |
| French CD players' sound ? I have heard the Audio Meca Keops and found it to be an extremely musical player, well worth giving an audition. And if you have the cash, the Audio Aero Capitole is probably the best of the lot, from the buzz it's gotten on the net. I haven't hea... | |
| Optimum seats for a concert? At the NJPAC, most seats have excellent acoustics, although the best I ever sat in were in the first tier balcony, front row. My subscription seats there are in Row J of the orchestra, as that's my preferred distance from the orchestra; you get th... | |
| may i put an hdtv over a fireplace? Considering what I've seen on TV these days, how about IN the fireplace??? Come on now, you were waiting for that one, weren't you? | |
| Isolation Sand Boxes Buckingham, BIG mistake with the Florida sand, far too coarse for your purposes. If you can make it to the Sahara, now there's the ultimate... | |
| Best match electrostats for Jadis JA-30 Detlof, I must have missed something, what did Tateb get, Quads? | |
| Tube damping? I have used both the Ensemble Tube Sox and the Top Hats for my small signal tubes, neither of which are inexpensive. I find the Top Hats to do a better job of focusing the sound and images; the effect is not huge but makes a difference to me. I th... | |
| I need to be wowed If you're principally into classical, I'm not sure how they'll look in that room (which looks GREAT!) but I'd suggest you listen to the speakers John Marks likes with the Plinius, the Shahinian speakers (Obelisks or other types). Unlike most other... | |
| Turntable suggestions? I'm curious how your Dual would sound in your system, but you'd have to get a phono stage to play it. For $2500 total, I'd suggest a Well Tempered Classic table (comes with its own arm), maybe an Audio Research PH-3 phono stage (should work well w... | |
| Turntable suggestions? Rosstaman, are you saying $2500 just for the table, or are you factoring in any of the arm, cartridge and/or outboard phono stage you'll need into that price range? With the level of equipment you've got, I'd suggest something in the Basis 2500/Ov... |