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Whats playing on your system today?
Adrian Belew - "Here", Received as a birthday present today. Really great record..... 
Vandersteen
What is the rest of the equipment in your system? What previous speakers did you use?Vandy's are pretty darn good speakers. There are 4 likely possibilities:1. Your setup is off.2. Some other component in your system is causing the issues you hear... 
My vintage JBLs vs new B&W, PMC etc.
What lak said......BTW, what was the price of the JBL's 30 years ago? I'm guessing they were not cheap speakers.I'm using a pair of Infinity RS 1.5's that are 35 years old. They sound great. They don't have the accuracy and precision of some of th... 
Tune of the Day
slaw,I love Alison Moyet! Great voice. The YAZ albums, as well as her solo albums, are old favorites of mine. 
Why so much less for the new Oppo UDP-203?
With the 9x series, Oppo first released the 93, then the higher fidelity 95 variant. Same with the 10x series as they first released the 103, then the higher fidelity 105. It is very possible that they with do the same with the 203, first releasin... 
Whats a good Integrated with a good phono section
Arcam is good, but for some models the phono card is optional. I had an Arcam Alpha 10 and loved it. I now have a Rega Elicit-R and it is fantastic, but a few hundred dollars over the $1200 max budget. 
Good Receivers for Infinity Kappa 7.1 speakers
luis,I was not familiar with the Nakamichi AV-10, so I did a bit of research. Based on that, I did not see anything particularly special about the Nak AV-10. I would think that any comparably priced high-end HT receiver would suffice.However, the ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Wallflowers - "Bringing Down the Horse"Neil Young - "After the Gold Rush" 
Tune of the Day
Jimbo Mathus - "Tennessee Walker Mare" Real, authentic music and story telling.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiArgBVNMhQ 
Good Receivers for Infinity Kappa 7.1 speakers
luis,Do you need a multi-channel HT receiver or is a 2-channel stereo receiver OK? If a 2-channel receiver is OK, something like the Nakamichi  TA-4A would be awesome. However, with any vintage receiver they may need servicing or an overhaul to in... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Concrete Blonde - "Bloodletting" 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Concrete Blonde - "Bloodletting" 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
XTC - English Settlement - Melt the guns, Melt the guns, Melt the guns and never more to fire them, Melt the guns, Melt the Guns, Melt the guns and never more desire them..... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Crack the Sky - S/TCrack the Sky - White MusicSteve Miller Band - BingoIncredible Bongo Band - Bongo RockGot 'em all for Christmas 
Tune of the Day
Steve Miller Band - Hey Yeah! From the album Bingo. Outstanding...