rlwainwright
Responses from rlwainwright
| Looking to get started. please help Tekton speakers - VERY efficient, a 50 watt amp will blow you out of the room...-RW- | |
| Jplay vs Amarra, PC vs. Mac A free, simple alternative would be to change your Windows music player. Foobar2000 is completely free and works pretty well...-RW- | |
| To splice or not to splice? +1, Marakanetz! Worrying about the effects of cable splices with less than SOTA gear is an exercise in futility...-RW- | |
| Brio-R to PC? As long as the soundcard has analog inputs and can convert analog to digital, I don't see why not...-RW- | |
| Downloading & Converting Music In most cases, it would be cheaper to buy the original CD from Amazon and then rip your own MP3s if that is what you need for a portable or such. You then have the benefit of both the MP3 and the original disc.,,-RW- | |
| Soothing the night.... I use -32db earplugs, EarSoft to be exact. They work very well. You can buy them on FleaBay for about $22 for 200 pairs...-RW- | |
| For the same $, should I go integrated or power? Power amp, providing your DAC provides adequate preamp capability.Check out the Emotiva USP-1 if you need a preamp...http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/processors/products/usp1Power amp:http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/amplifiers/products/xpa2... | |
| What's the best balanced pre $2000? Emotiva XSP-1, fully-balanced, differential, reference preamp, 5 year warranty, $899...http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/processors/products/xsp1-RW- | |
| DBX Soundfield V tweeter replacement Buy new speakers. Trying to fit a non-OEM tweeter will result in a sonic nightmare...-RW- | |
| Why do some audiophiles beat up McIntosh? People mostly trash Harleys because they are (way) over-priced, under-performing driveway candy. Nowadays, Cadillacs are very nicely built and perform quite well. And McIntosh has always been very well-built gear that holds its value.And it's not ... | |
| 7.1 SETUP Apparently Tekton Design has a new HT package using Pendragon speakers for $6500. These speakers have gotten *rave* reviews and are also very efficient. I would think this setup would be *killer* with your receiver...-RW- | |
| Looking for a Nice Simple Good Sounding Preamp... The Emotiva XSP-1 preamp gets rave reviews, has 30 day in-home trial, and 5 year warranty. $899....-RW- | |
| Good Small Speakers for travel set with DTA-100A You need to define "won't break the bank"...-RW- | |
| recommend an amplifier for rockport mira 1 Maybe a Butler TDB-2250? Go to ButlerAudio.com for more info...-RW- | |
| What are Epicure 3.0 Pyramid speakers worth? Based on the age of the speakers, non-original drivers, l-pad, I think your best bet is to keep 'em and use them as patio or garage speakers. I doubt you could get even $150 for them as-is...-RW- |