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| Pathos Classic One, new version, any good? Paul,I have a friend that owns the original (Avalon style) Sonatas and powers the with a Moth 45 tube amp at less than 2 watts channel. He has a fairly large room too! I'm sure the Pathos would power the Sonatas just fine. The Thiels may be a diff... | |
| 24/96 DAC + DVD Player - Help As usual, Sugarbrie is correct! Your transport/player needs to have an "upsampler" to output anything above 44.1K when playing a standard (redbook) CD.Interestingly, my Cary CD-308 is an "upsampling" player and outputs a 24/96 signal at the digita... | |
| Setting my subwoofer cutoff frequency Most HT receivers have bass management of some kind. For most low/mid-fi receivers that I've played with, the cutoff frequency was fixed by the receiver at 80 or 100hz. If you have your receiver setup set to SUB=yes/on, it is likely that the recei... | |
| need ideas to raise speaker stands You can go to Home Depot and get a couple of concrete "stepping stones". They come in various sizes like 12"x12", 18"x18" or 24"x24". They are about 2 inches thick. You could put some heavy duty cones under them to couple them to the floor if need... | |
| Opinions AV recievers under 1000 new or used I can't comment on all of the receivers listed as I have only owned the B&K AVR-202 from your list. However, I have also owned Denon AVR-3300 and Sony SRT-DB930 for HT receivers.Of those, the B&K was noticably better sounding for music and... | |
| Cincinnati, OH, any audiophiles? Howdy Gang,Tom here. I'm another Cincinnati Audiophile. I'm good friends with sbrown who replied earlier. I'm all for forming a small group. There are many people in/around Cincinnati that are into HiFi and several are fans of low-powered SET amps... | |
| Best Live Recordings:Performance and recording I love good live performances. Here are some of my favorites:Patricia Barber-Companion I have not liked any other PB records that I've heard, but Companion is one of my ABSOLUTE favorite records. This is an inspired performance and a very good rec... | |
| Monitor with a full range sound? Well, it kinda depends on what you mean by "full range". I've owned about 10 different stand mounted monitors (I like the imaging!) and the only one I've owned that I consider "healthy" in the bass department is my current pair of Reference 3A MM ... | |
| Power Cord; upgrade vs tweak I agree with Jahaira. Just build a quality DIY cable like the Bob Crump Asylum cable from AudioAsylum.com. The parts are easily available and you just need the bare Belden cable and the plug. It should cost about $20 and take less than one hour.Do... | |
| Very tube-friendly monitor speakers? Here are a few good choices for hi-effeciency speakers.Reference 3A MM De Capo- easy to drive with SET, but 8-10 watts would be a better match than 2-3 watts.Galante Rapsody- Great reviews, but expensive considering how similar the are to the Adir... | |
| do you have a sperate audio and HT system? GF,If you remember from a couple of years ago, I was also an advocate of your type of integrated system. I've done exactly as you have and had a nice 2-channel system with an HT bypass loop to add on an HT receiver. It worked very well and is a ve... | |
| Best CD tracks used to compare equipment? I would highly suggest using material that you are VERY familiar with. Regardless of the type or artist, if you are absolutely familiar with the track, you should be able to hear the difference.That said, I usually use some very familiar live reco... | |
| Sound control when finnishing a basement? There are readily available access panels that can be installed directly into your drywall. These panels are made of molded plastic and come in various sizes. Drywall the ceiling and put one of these panels wherever necessary. Also, the make great... | |
| Zen amp: Worth upgrading to Select version? If you post this message on the Decware forum, I'm sure you'll get many replies. I'm auditioning a Decware Zen Select in my system tomorrow. I can't wait!!http://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgiEnjoy,TIC | |
| Need Inexpensive shipping material I have found that styrofoam insulation works very well. Many speaker manufacturers use it. It can be cut to size and does not shift like packing peanuts.I purchased a 6 pack of 6'x12"x2" for a couple of buck at Home Depot. It's especially good to ... |