rlwainwright
Responses from rlwainwright
| Spendor SP 1/2R - opinions? There are some S 1/2s on Agon right now for $1750...Also a very nice pair of S8s, now those would be some nice speaks for the money ($2k).... | |
| building the best system I can? First thing I'd do is not build the system around Studio 20s. Nice speakers, but you can certainly do better. We certainly need more info. about the # of channels, room, sources, expected use, etc....-RW- | |
| Whats it worth? Polk Audio speakers & Onkyo DV Google and/or FleaBay are your friend, my friend...-RW- | |
| Panasonic "Smart" HT Question There is probably a coax or TOSLINK connection coming from the TV which will carry the audio to an appropriate input on your HT system. And/or you might also look carefully at your TV's manual and see if a configuration setting is amiss...-RW- | |
| What do I need to run my maggies? Check out Emotiva XPA-5 amplifier with UMC-1 preprocessor or (soon to be released) UMC-200 or XMC-1 preprocessors. The Emo gear will cost you about $1400 total and will drive your Maggies effortlessly. Lots of Maggie owners at the Emotiva Lounge..... | |
| Sumo Polaris 310 Current Harman/Kardon amps like the Signature 2.0 have very high current ratings and can be had for $300-500...-RW- | |
| Repair a Sony SCD 777ES? Sony Repair is legendary for their bad service. And Sony Suctomer Service is equally as bad. After dealing - for 4 exasperating months!! - with Sony on the repair of a very expensive monitor, I sold the damn thing and vowed to NEVER buy another So... | |
| FLAC or AIFF? your choice for importing to Itunes. FLAC. It is a more universal solution and will future-proof your library better...-RW- | |
| DAC /pre Advise NEEDED urgently "...and it sounds amazing although the inexpensive cost loses it some points...."Wow! You disparage a good-sounding product because it *doesn't* cost more money? Did you really mean that or were you joking?-RW- | |
| Top 50 audiophile magazines to be reviewed in? Yes, let forum members review your tweaks. This means, of course, that you must send them out for review free of charge. If you are willing to do this, I am sure that you would get honest responses...-RW- | |
| Integrated amp for Focal micro utopia be I looked at a back-panel picture and noticed that the Peachtree has pre-out connectors. Couldn't you simply use those to drive a more powerful amp section? You might want to consider auditioning a Butler Audio TDB-2250 power amp hooked up to the P... | |
| Budget amps: 2nd system..... I used to have a Denon DRA-600, I really liked that receiver, good amp section, pretty decent phono section. I also have owned and/or sold NAD and H/K gear. Both have very good quality amp sections, the H/K is significantly more powerful. The NAD ... | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? You need to get outside more, dude. Using cables and such as "tone controls" is not the best way to achieve sonic nirvana. IMHO, of course...-RW- | |
| Parasound A51 - Different Temp Heatsinks? Don't sweat it, your amps obviously aren't...-RW- | |
| Burning Flac files to disc No difference as long as you do a verify operation at the end of burning to ensure bit-perfect copies...-RW- |