rlwainwright
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| What are these vintage speakers? In fact, the receiver pictured with the speakers looks like a Heathkit AR-15. Man, I loved that system. I really miss the days when audio electronics came swathed in walnut or rosewood cabinets. It would be nice for a modern mfgr. to offer real wo... | |
| What are these vintage speakers? Wow, that's wild! We had those speakers when I was a kid, they are Heathkit. We had them paired with the Heathkit AR-15 receiver, 50 watts/ch. as I recall. This was a pretty hi-end system back in those daze. Thanks for the rekindled memories!!-RW- | |
| Best $600 integrated for Monitor Audio RX-2? Look for an integrated that provides ample power (sufficient headroom for transients) and one that supplies generous amounts of current in that power rating. This generally results in a "fuller" and "ballsier" sound that doesn't fall flat on its f... | |
| Need HELP with center channel choice "What I can tell you though is that typically the center channel is something like 13db down from the LR fronts."Hopefully, this is a typo. There is NO way the center channel is 13db down from the mains. So, I'm gonna assume you meant to type "3db... | |
| Advise Needed For USB Cable 5m Long For OPPO 105 Check with Monoprice.com, they have a very good selection of decent cables. Here's a link:http://www.monoprice.com/Search/Index?keyword=usb+cable-RW- | |
| Harmon Kardon Seven Twenty Nocturne The chances are very good that the caps are leaking and/or need to be replaced. Additionally, you may want to consider connecting it to a variac and bringing up the voltage slowly when you first power it on.Your best bet would be to take it to a l... | |
| Vincent Paul Home Theater Systems This is bargain basement drek, run away as fast as you can. If you are looking for a pre-configured home theater system, stick with one of the well-known brands like Yamaha, Sony, Onkyo, etc.If you don't mind spending some time assembling a multi-... | |
| oppo's volume control The newer Oppo units (BDP-93/95/103/105) all process the volume at 32 bits internally in the DAC chip(s). This means that you can safely attenuate the volume quite a bit without losing any bits.I have a BDP-93 which I connected directly to my amp ... | |
| Home Theater IMAX Experience w/ A Robinson-Youtube It would be helpful if you would provide a link...-RW- | |
| Smoke contaminated component You can use either the Febreze or Ozium products. Both are available at FleaBay, Walmart, and Target...-RW- | |
| New OPPO DAC/Headphone AMP looks impressive Outdated? Are you serious? Whatever happened to having something that is tried and true? And, coming from Oppo, you know that they will be constantly improving the product. This looks like a terrific piece of kit and a pretty nice match for their ... | |
| best-ish integrated amp for movie and tv watching. I think I'd be inclined to go with the HK 990. It has a terrific amp section - ultrawide bandwidth design, lots of current (great for authoritative bass), and plenty of power. In addition, it has room correction capabilities as well as dual subwoo... | |
| What's a great SS amp to pair with the CJ CT-5? You might want to take a look at the Emotiva XPA-1L Class A, AB amp. And it has more than eough power to drive your speakers to thunderous levels. It is currently on sale and has received very favorable reviews. Emotiva have a 30 in-home trial so ... | |
| Quality 2 channel analog out in Oppo's besides 105 Kal's recommendations are spot-on except that you'll not find either of those models available for less than $400. If you can find an 83 or 95 for $300 to $500 you should jump on it, it will surely sell very quickly...You might want to consider so... | |
| soundcraftsmen 900x2 lack of clarity? Wow, I just did a search here on A'gon for Butler and there is a TDB-2250 selling for $1,300. That is a *smokin'* deal on a very good amp. If you can afford it, I recommend you jump on that one!!PS: MSRP is $2,995... |