rlwainwright
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| soundcraftsmen 900x2 lack of clarity? Yeah, please don't take offense, but back when I was selling hi-end gear, we used to call Soundcraftsman "SoundsCrapMan".There are many well-regarded MOSFET amps available, start Googling and I think you'll find many candidates from which to choos... | |
| The End Of Out-Of-Print Music At least CDs don't degrade every time you play them...-RW- | |
| Neil Young's Pono music player raises millions "Oh yeah, what about those DAT players and mini discs! Snooze."Tom, if you've ever listened to a DAT or MiniDisc player you would know that the fidelity they provide is far superior to even the best analog tape medium. And they are portable, just ... | |
| Neil Young's Pono music player raises millions "Do you really think the Stones, Beatles, Floyd, Monk, Coltrane, Sinatra, Evans, Basie etc, etc. recorded anything over 14-16 bit? "They did not record to any digital format, they all used open reel tape. And if the original tapes are available an... | |
| To all that worked in audio salons. I worked at Audio Assoc. and AudioKrafters in the late 70s, early 80s. We used a lot of Telarc discs, Sheffields, Nautilus, and even a Yamaha demo disc. The Yamaha disc was surprisingly good.Some "popular" music we used was Dan Fogelberg and Tim W... | |
| Speakers First? The speaker/amp combo is *hardly* the most important interface. That belongs to the speaker/room interface. Don't get that right and there is nothing you can do...-RW- | |
| how due i improve sound quality?? $100 for a USB cable to stream 320 MP3s? Sheesh!-RW- | |
| DAC newbie question There is an Oppo BDP-95 here on Agon for $725, you'd do well to grab it before it's gone. Also, there is a BDP-103 for sale here at $425. Another stellar performer at a very good price...http://app.audiogon.com/listings/cd-sacd-players-oppo-bdp-95... | |
| Five channel amp setup help - Parasound A51 You could try getting a couple of computer fans and then cutting out some holes in the rear panel to allow them to exhaust the heat. This is a fairly inexpensive solution, should cost you about $25 total...-RW- | |
| Wit's end with Gallo 3.1s Ooooops! I meant Sherwood R972 receiver. Sorry about that. Here's a guy selling one for $500 delivered:http://www.avsforum.com/t/1423485/sherwood-r-972-trinnov-like-new-RW- | |
| Wit's end with Gallo 3.1s Sometimes a shitty room is just a shitty room, no fixes possible. However, one thing that has not been mentioned is the use of something like Trinnov or Dirac room correction.The Trinnov can be had by purchasing a Sherbourn 972 receiver for around... | |
| Afraid to buy new speakers The Gallo Reference AV speakers are designed to use the wall as a backplane. Read up on them, they may be exactly what you are looking for...http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/gallo6/av.html-RW- | |
| Wit's end with Gallo 3.1s Stick with the Celestions until you get out of that room - problem solved...-RW- | |
| Exemplary active nearfield speakers under $1k? Here is another recommendation for the Emotiva AirMotiv speakers. They are active speakers, having their own built-in amps. The AirMotiv 5s are $449/pr. and the AirMotiv 6s are $699/pr. The main difference between the two models is in the woofer s... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Lacee wrote: "So irregardless of what you think audio is all about,it means somethingelse to others."Surely, Lacee, you know that "irregardless" is not a word? How can anyone place any value on your proclamations when you obviously don't even know... |