rlwainwright
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| Questions About VPI Scout Motor Noise Use the Royal Purple and put the rest of the quart into your car - it is *very* good motor oil...-RW- | |
| Monitor Audio RX6 The Emo amp is very good for the money. Or you might investigate the new Sherbourn 8100 receiver, on-sale right now. Both Emotiva and Sherbourn are owned by parent company Jade Designs...-RW- | |
| my quest for computer desktop speakers Gallo Stradas are well-liked by many...-RW- | |
| Tube based surround sound amp??? I had a Butler TDB-5150 and loved it. But it is a power amp, not an integrated. You would still need a surround preamp/processor to complete the rig. And you'll never find a Butler for anywhere near $1,000. If you're lucky, maybe $1,500...Emotiva ... | |
| Chemistry question on aluminum Unless your listening room is situated on the face of the planet Mercury, I don't think I'd worry too much about high ambient temps...-RW- | |
| What should I upgrade next? Wow, nice system. Maybe you should spend some time/money on tweaking the room...-RW- | |
| SPEARS & MUNSIL HDTV DVD THAT I COULD LOAN? I think I have a copy of this, came with my Oppo BDP-93. If I can locate it, I will gladly send you a copy. It is also available on some of the more popular bit torrent sites - Kat.ph, ThePirateBay.org, etc. Do a Google search for "bit torrent"...... | |
| Want To Hear How Amazing Computer Audio Can Be? Nice system, homeboy! I've been into PC-based playback for a few years now, and I use it as an adjunct to playing shiny discs on my Oppo BDP-93. I fully agree with you, the sound quality that is available via 24 bit, 96/192 kHz is astonishing.And ... | |
| Jeff Rowland 2 or Classe 25 for Avalon Eclipse Ooops, I forgot the link for the Emotiva amp:http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/amplifiers/products/xpa-1l-RW- | |
| Jeff Rowland 2 or Classe 25 for Avalon Eclipse Aspac, there are *many* amplifiers available in your price range that would drive your speakers quite well. If I was making the purchase, I would err on the side of having plenty of power, 150 watts/ch. or more should do nicely.I have a 5.1 surrou... | |
| HOW USE A CD PLAYER WITH A PHONO ONLY PREAMP MoreGunk, as others have mentioned, you must have a preamp (or receiver) that has an input suitable for a CD player. The prices for these are all over the map, very nice preamps can be purchased for as little as $200-300 or you could spend the cos... | |
| Thought you might like this. Put some money in the hat, for goodness sakes!!-RW- | |
| Clayton M300 or Mcintosh MC601 I have to think the Mac will hold its value better...-RW- | |
| Cary or Theta for Merlin Speakers Look at Emotiva XPR-2 and XPR-5 if you want some excellent amps with serious build-quality and horsepower behind them...-RW- | |
| Who Will Stand the Test of Time? Are you serious? There is sooooo much music which came from the 60s-70s and is so memorable, hummable, whatever, that we will be hearing those for centuries. Certainly nor my favorite, but "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" just popped into mind ... |