rlwainwright
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| Power Amp for Paradigm Reference Studio 100 v2 I had a pair of their bigger brothers, the Studio 80 V2. And it is true, they definitely like to see a high current amp. I ran mine in a multichannel system with an HK pwoer amp that had enormous current. This combo sounded very good indeed for th... | |
| New direct drive turntables? That GrooveMaster is *gorgeous*!! Is it priced in the $1k range?I've always loved the vintage Denon DP series. A DP60, 62, 70, etc. are terrific tables: great performance, built like tanks, and pretty darn good looking. I bet you could find a very... | |
| Help with Preamp selection "Last thought -- given the price level of your components you might be under spending on the cables and interconnects. Would be a shame to possibly compromise the performance of all your $$$ electronics with cheap wires."And yet, Nelson Pass himse... | |
| Amp recommendation 4 MBQuart Vera VS05 bookshelves Maybe give this Dayton Tripath amp a try, it's only $99 and kicks out 40 watts/ch. - should be enough to get those Quarts boogeying:http://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-dta-120-class-t-mini-amplifier-60-wpc--300-3800?utm_source=google&utm... | |
| SS amp rec's for B&W CDM 7 NT's Take a look at the Emotiva power amps. The XPA-1L is especially nice for only $599 and comes with a 5 year warranty and 30 day in-home trial:250 watts @ 8 ohm (0.1% THD)500 watts @ 4 ohm (0.1% THD)35 watts @ 8 ohm; Class A operationNote: In Class ... | |
| Beware How I was ripped off I was scammed for a Seiko watch from Singapore - ended up getting an empty box. PayPal told me to go pound sand. I lost only $110, but I'll never use PayPal again. Buyer beware! | |
| Ching Cheng Power Cords Lots of folks like the Pangeas. I recently purchased 3 power cords from Monoprice.com and they are well-built 14 gauge cords. 10 ft. cords were $4.88 ea. and 6 ft. cords were $3.33 ea.Great cords, great price, and Monoprice had 'em to my door with... | |
| REVIEW: Soundsmith Denon DL103 Good on ya, Willie! Soundsmith has a well-deserved reputation for re-building and improving existing designs. It sounds like you made a wise investment which is allowing you to have a new appreciation for your existing albums... | |
| where do i begin? It is also possible to find online files of your vinyl albums where someone else has already done the digitizing for you. I would investigate this first to see what is available to you. Digitizing 1,000+ LPs is no small task and will probably take... | |
| System upgrade advice I used to have Paradigm Studio 80s and liked them, especially for the price paid. However, my current Gallo Reference 3.1s and Reference AVs are far superior in all respects.The Gallo CDT tweeter is a thing of beauty and one of the best I've ever ... | |
| Looking for speakers under 3000.00 used The biggest sweet spots I have ever heard came from two very different speakers: Ohm and Gallo. The Ohms were the lowly Walsh 2s I bought using my salesman's comp. price and the Gallos (Reference 3.1s) I purchased here on Audiogon after hearing a ... | |
| Anthem Statement D2 OR Marantz AV7702 OR Emo XMC-1 I'd go for the Emo XMC-1: Dirac room correction, 5 year warranty, and 30 day in-home trial..... | |
| Starting out Audiophile separates? The Emotiva UMC-200 would be an excellent preprocessor choice for you. It lists for $699 but if you join their E-Club for $50 they'll knock 25% off the price. They also have a terrific 7.1 channel receiver for only $499, the Flex 8100. It has 65 w... | |
| Fading sound and/orvoice, then popping Sounds like the Nak is dying on you. Time to fix it or get a new receiver... | |
| Bookshelf speaker recommendation +1 on the GoldenEars. Also, the Gallo Stradas are superb speakers - *excellent* tweeters mated to carbon fibre mid/bass units. And they are *very well-built... |